Wow…I am definitely pooped after a whole week of shooting. For anyone that doesn’t know, I was the official event photographer for DOMAINfest Global 2010 Conference that was held at the Fairmont Miramar Hotel in Santa Monica. It was a 3-day conference with networking parties at night, a couple of which were at The Getty and The Playboy Mansion.
The Fairmont Miramar Hotel is a very awesome and beautiful hotel. As the event photographer, I was able to roam about the facilities and shoot to my heart’s content without any security guys asking if I was a terrorist (I’m sure every photographer knows what I’m talking about). The hotel did a very nice job with the confence, including the exhibit hall, session hall, breakfast and lunches (which was held outside around their enourmous fig tree), plus all their polite and courteous staff.
The first party was held on the hotel grounds and the did a fabulous job. They transformed the room where breakfast and lunch were into something very much like a classy dance club.
The second nights party was at The Getty. They had food and a couple of the galleries were open for us. It was just a very classy night.
And the last party…wow! This was at the Playboy Mansion. *sigh* …the curse of being a photographer. Beautiful mansion, beautiful food, and of course beautiful people. I’m not just talking about just the models and playmates when I say beautiful people but the domainers, sponsors, and attendees of DOMAINfest. These people are a happy and fun bunch. Everyone has this positive energy flowing and it’s just great fun taking pictures of and hanging out with them.
I used my Nikon D700, an SB-24 flash, and rented 2 lenses for the entire event. The lenses I rented were the Nikon 14-24 f2.8 and the Nikon 70-200 f2.8. Having shot events before, I knew I needed a wide angle for shooting individuals in crowded spaces (exhibit hall) as well as trying to capture the entire breadth of a room (session hall). For getting closeups of people interacting with each other, speakers and panelists, and the keynoter of the event (which was Tony Hsieh, CEO of zappos.com), I chose to go with the 70-200. Both these lenses are fast and sharp…only thing is the 70-200 lens is one heavy sucka! If you are going to be using this lens and are hand holding it like I did, make sure to invest in a wrist brace.
I know, where are the pictures right?? They are coming, I promise. I’m a photographer and it’s in my blood to scrutinize each picture I take…and I took alot! Follow me on Twitter to keep updated on my blog.
Here’s to a wonderful week of DOMAINfest! Can’t wait til next year!
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