Over the years I’ve photographed a lot of corporate events. They’re always good fun and as per usual with all types of photography, I really enjoy capturing all those perfect moments. From those applause shots of the whole crowd, to a chuckle when the speaker’s joke lands or the concentrated face of an employee who’s listening to interesting speech and is learning something important. I really enjoy capturing those moments and making your event look like the success it was.
Getting a great variety of each event is also important and at specific events I might even get a brief of the type of shots they are hoping to get or if there are any event specific shots they need. I’m always happy to follow those or to incorporate them with my ideas and vision.
Since I’ve photographed so many different types of corporate events, I thought I’d break it up into the following categories.
Conferences and Presentations
Sigmar Recruitment hosts a number of Talent Summit events across Ireland every year, and I’ve been lucky enough to photograph quite a few of them. Both in Cork and also in Galway.
Getting really high-quality shots that really capture the essence of the event is so important for LinkedIn and other social media platforms these days. These events regularly feature the Lord Mayor of Cork as well as high-ranking business owners, like the owner of Musgraves and representatives of BOI and even international guests.
Award Ceremonies
Isn’t this a lovely occasion, being able to award people for their hard work? And even more so when the event is being hosted by the Cork Volunteer Centre and everyone has dedicated their time and hard work for a good cause and for free?
Taking place in the gorgeous St Peter’s, the whole ceremony was a lovely celebration of making a difference and acknowledging those people who put others before themselves.
The Ukrainian choir also performed a number of songs as a thank you for all the support they had received.
Conference and Award Ceremony
Combining the previous two events, we have this event at the Vienna Woods Hotel. Cadence were holding their Innovation Conference and were also awarding their top employees with some awards. Ranging from ‘Rising Star’ to ‘Best Presenter’ and more!
Christmas Party
Is there a better way to wrap up the year than with a Christmas party? At Facebook/Meta, employees were encouraged to bring their family and kids for the evening. The whole place was packed! There was face painting and balloon animals for the kids, and so many games and even a gift bag for each kid.
And having the couches set up for family photos with a nice Christmas themed brackground was very thoughtful and much appreciated by the employees. Each family could then get a nice family photo.
The band were made up of employees as well and later on DJ provided the tunes for both adults and kids to hit the dance floor. As it got late, the DJ broke out the karaoke, which was a big hit!
Corporate Summer Party / Fun Day
Hair down, music, good food, games. That’s what these summer parties are all about! It’s always nice seeing companies thanking their employees with these big gestures. My aim is to document all the fun activities and to capture a well rounded set of photos of the whole event. With family members also being invited, it’s a great opportunity for everyone to get a fun family photo too.
If you want to see more of this, more casual style, check out this blog post that is all about their previous Summer BBQ.
Corporate Sports Events
And then we have the corporate sports events. This event was hosted by the Irish concrete manufacturer; Kilsaran. As a thank you to their suppliers, they booked the famous Fota golf course for the day. The lucky ones got to play golf, followed by a lovely dinner and drinks. I got to take their group photos just before they headed off to the first hole.
Business Opening Ceremonies
TechStar is an electronics shop and repair centre with quite a few different locations across Ireland. For the opening of their one shop, they decided to have a big launch party/opening ceremony. With a free raffle and prizes, I was there to capture the whole event and the lucky winners!
McMahons Builders Providers also opened another branch in Carrigaline. Of course we had to make sure that we got some great shots of the ribbon being cut!
Contact
If your company is planning a corporate event and you’re looking for a photographer, you’re more than welcome to write me an email here and check my availability. I’m looking forward to hearing from you!