Crowd on yoga mats before a giant graffiti-mural projection at a POPSUGAR wellness activation — Los Angeles — POPSUGAR POPSUGAR “Body Garage” wellness activation.

Los Angeles event photographer for brands, agencies & private clients

I'm Kyle Espeleta. I shoot events — sixteen years of it, Wall Street to Hollywood.

The photos are clean. The turnaround is fast.

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16+Years in the field

48hrStandard delivery

COI✓$1M liability · sent in advance

2–4+ videoScalable crew & videographers

Selected frames

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Cast of The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent — Nicolas Cage, Pedro Pascal, Tiffany Haddish, and Ike Barinholtz — on the blue carpet at the Lionsgate premiere — **Premiere** — Nicolas Cage, “Massive Talent”

Margot Robbie photographed at the ELLE Women in Hollywood event — **Red carpet** — Margot Robbie, ELLE Women in Hollywood

Gavin Newsom laughing on stage during a Politico Playbook Elections panel with AARP branding — **Political** — Gavin Newsom, Politico

Performers spinning illuminated hoops on the arena floor under purple stage lighting at a corporate live show — **Live show** — Arena hoop performance

Two speakers in conversation on stools under white light beams on stage at the Fisker auto reveal — **Auto reveal** — Fisker, on stage

almay activation portrait — **Beauty** — Almay activation

Keynote session at a Havas Media conference in Century City — **Keynote** — Havas Media, Century City

Two DJs posing together under pink light at a record release party — **Record release** — The DJs

Halle Berry on the carpet at the Moonfall premiere backdrop, with a giant moon sphere and a Lexus display, outside the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood — **Premiere** — Moonfall, TCL Chinese Theatre

A speaker with arms raised leading a packed ballroom of attendees on their feet at a Los Angeles wellness summit — **Conference** — Wellness summit, ballroom session

Guests mingling inside Walt Disney Concert Hall at an LA Philharmonic gala reception — **Walt Disney Concert Hall** — LA Phil gala

Former Secretary of State John Kerry speaking at a podium with seated panelists and a U.S. flag on stage at the Pacific Council on International Policy — **Political** — John Kerry, Pacific Council

Black-and-white wide view of guests mingling in the plaza beside the Instagram Illuminate signage at LACMA, an evening of light, photography and art in Los Angeles — **Activation** — Instagram × LACMA

Influencer Ashlee Keating in a yellow dress on the yellow carpet against the SNAPPYS backdrop at Snapchat’s creator awards in Santa Monica — **Yellow carpet** — Ashlee Keating, The Snappys

Corporate event on the field at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum for U.S. Travel — **Landmark** — U.S. Travel, LA Coliseum

Crowds riding the escalator beneath the Anime Expo Los Angeles banner inside the Los Angeles Convention Center — **Convention** — Anime Expo, LA Convention Center

New Porsche staged at an auto reveal — **Automotive** — Porsche reveal

Two couples kissing at midnight under marquee lights at a private New Year’s Eve party — **Private party** — New Year’s Eve, midnight

What I shoot

A creator posing beside a Sephora director’s chair at the Sephora Squad activation backdrop

Event photographyActivations, premieres, galas, fundraisers, product launches, and beauty and influencer events — plus the stuff that doesn't fit a category. The gallery gets the people, the energy, and the thing your client built.Celebrity events · Red carpets · Branded pop-ups · Launches · Galas 02

A presenter on stage before a large screen at a Salesforce keynote with a seated audience

Corporate conferencesCorporate event photography — keynotes, breakouts, executive panels, sponsor activations, awards, and the small stuff that makes the gallery useful afterward. For comms teams, selects can go out before the room clears.Keynotes · Panels · Trade shows · Expos 03

Private partiesBirthdays, estates, holiday parties, after-parties, and private celebrations. Cover it without turning the night into a photo shoot.Birthdays · Estates · Holiday parties · After-parties

Coverage published in

The New York Times Forbes WIRED Variety The Hollywood Reporter

Former Getty Images contributor — red carpets and press events for the FilmMagic entertainment wire.

All press & editorial ↗

Los Angeles — BELLA+CANVAS

Client record

Kyle has been our go-to photographer for over five years. He’s professional, responsive, and down to earth — a winning combination for us and our high-profile speakers: Secretaries of State, Presidents, foreign leaders.

Alexandre Moore — Pacific Council · 5.0 on Google, 46 reviews

The approach

Coverage for PR, marketing, production, and comms teams

I'm Kyle Espeleta, a Los Angeles event photographer. I've shot everything from executive conferences, premieres, and political rooms to small-scale brand dinners in natural light. The events are all over the map, but the job barely changes. What I'm really trying to do is get you exactly what you need without a big hassle. Get the room. Get the people. Get the branding and vibe. Get the proof that it happened. Don't bug the people who are actually there to work, speak, raise money, launch something, or enjoy themselves.

A lot of event photography is not about being noticed. My primary shooting style is docu/journalistic — fully staying out of the way, catching what's happening, but then switching modes to when suddenly you need two hundred people to stop talking and look at the camera for a team shot, or a CEO, a sponsor wall, and a keynote moment all handled in ninety seconds. That's the job in a nutshell.

I learned the basics in rooms that weren't very casual: Wall Street investor conferences, political summits, film premieres, NDA tech events. Years of that shaped how I work as an event photographer in Los Angeles today. A photo is a photo. But it should be genuinely good, useful, and arrive while the event still matters.

Tell me about your event →

Actress Maude Apatow in a black gown on the red carpet at a Clarins event, against a red CLARINS step-and-repeat — LOS ANGELES — CLARINSClarins red-carpet event — Maude Apatow.

Selected Work

Gita O’Neill, James Zenner, Molly Rysman, Alex Visotzky and Prophet Walker on stage for the California at the Crossroads housing justice panel at the JCOD Summit in Inglewood — INGLEWOOD — JCOD SUMMITThe “California at the Crossroads” housing justice panel at the JCOD Summit — Gita O’Neill, James Zenner, Molly Rysman, Alex Visotzky and Prophet Walker.

A presenter on stage gesturing beside the silver Fisker Ronin on a rotating platform against a red screen reading Ronin — LOS ANGELES — FISKERThe Fisker Ronin reveal.

2U co-founder Chip Paucek in a light-blue blazer on stage against the SOUL company-meeting backdrop — 2U — SOUL COMPANY MEETINGChip Paucek at the 2U SOUL company meeting.

A speaker on stage before a full auditorium under blue stage light at a corporate general-session keynote — LOS ANGELES — GENERAL SESSIONA packed general-session keynote.

Fireside chat on stage at a 5th Wall investor summit — LOS ANGELES — 5TH WALLFireside chat, 5th Wall summit.

Three guests posing on the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce and Bank of America step-and-repeat at a corporate event in Los Angeles — LOS ANGELES — L.A. AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCEOn the step-and-repeat at an L.A. Area Chamber of Commerce event.

Range Rover unveiled before an audience at an auto event in Hollywood — HOLLYWOOD — RANGE ROVERA Range Rover reveal before the audience.

LOS ANGELES — SEPHORASephora Squad, on the table.

LOS ANGELES — ALMAYJordyn Woods at the Almay Cosmic Collection.

Richard Branson in a leather jacket on the red carpet in front of a Virgin Atlantic step-and-repeat — LOS ANGELES — VIRGINSir Richard Branson on the Virgin red carpet.

A guest in the driver’s seat exploring the Range Rover infotainment display at a Range Rover event in Hollywood — HOLLYWOOD — RANGE ROVERA guest explores the cabin tech.

LOS ANGELES — VR ACTIVATIONA guest in the headset at a VR activation.

Snap CTO Bobby Murphy speaking on stage at the Augmented World Expo in Long Beach — LONG BEACH — AUGMENTED WORLD EXPOBobby Murphy at Augmented World Expo.

Jennifer Lawrence on the red carpet at the ELLE Women in Hollywood event — HOLLYWOOD — ELLE WOMEN IN HOLLYWOODELLE Women in Hollywood — Jennifer Lawrence.

LOS ANGELES — UN WOMENNicole Kidman at a UN Women event.

Jackie Chan at a Hong Kong Airlines route launch event, holding a Vancouver–Hong Kong sign — LOS ANGELES — HONG KONG AIRLINESJackie Chan, Hong Kong Airlines launch.

Demi Moore photographed at a Vanity Fair event, beside her magazine cover — BEVERLY HILLS — VANITY FAIRDemi Moore at a Vanity Fair event.

Football honoree Nick Singleton waving on stage in front of a curved LED wall showing his portrait at the Gatorade Athlete of the Year awards in Los Angeles — LOS ANGELES — GATORADE AOYNick Singleton at Gatorade Athlete of the Year.

CARLSBAD — IN GOOP HEALTHJustina Blakeney, Gwyneth Paltrow & Emma Grede at In goop Health.

Guests mingling at a rooftop reception overlooking the Downtown Los Angeles skyline at golden hour — DOWNTOWN LA — ROOFTOP RECEPTIONGolden hour over a Downtown LA rooftop reception.

Chrissy Teigen at the EEEEEATSCON food festival — LOS ANGELES — EEEEEATSCONEEEEEATSCON — Chrissy Teigen.

Mia Goth photographed at a Vanity Fair red carpet event in Hollywood — HOLLYWOOD — VANITY FAIRVanity Fair event — Mia Goth.

Guests at a golden-hour rooftop reception for the 700 Broadway grand opening in Santa Monica — SANTA MONICA — 700 BROADWAYGolden-hour rooftop reception at the 700 Broadway opening.

A softly lit modern lounge set with red accent lighting for a premiere after-party in Downtown Los Angeles

Midday desert sun, DTLA sunset rooftops, tricky LED walls, grand ballrooms — clients ask if I’m okay shooting their lighting. Always yes — sixteen years in, whatever a room does with light, I’ve dealt with it before.

Comedian Matt Friend on stage in a tuxedo in front of a giant gold SNAPPYS screen at Snapchat’s creator awards in Santa Monica — SANTA MONICA — THE SNAPPYSMatt Friend on stage at The Snappys.

A large corporate group waving together on the field at SoFi Stadium with the stadium name and Rams branding behind them — INGLEWOOD — SOFI STADIUMA corporate team on the field at SoFi Stadium.

Former U.S. President George W. Bush seated on stage in conversation at a Pacific Council event in Downtown Los Angeles — DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELESFormer President George W. Bush in conversation at a Pacific Council event.

Gov. Gavin Newsom speaking at a political summit, photographed for Politico — CALIFORNIA — POLITICOPolitical summit coverage for Politico.

LOS ANGELES — VIRGINVirgin event — Richard Branson.

Attendees at demo stations on the Salesforce Einstein Analytics trade show floor — CORPORATE — TRADE SHOWDemo stations on the Salesforce expo floor.

A speaker on a large main stage before a giant screen reading “Our Responsibility, Our Value, And All Of You” at the 2U conference in Las Vegas — LAS VEGAS — 2U CONFERENCEMain-stage keynote, 2U conference.

Taylor Hill and Michael Stephen Shank at a Ralph Lauren influencer event in West Hollywood — WEST HOLLYWOOD — RALPH LAURENTaylor Hill and Michael Stephen Shank at the Ralph Lauren influencer event, West Hollywood.

Influencer Taylor Hill in a hat posing beside the Ralph Lauren Romance Valentine’s shop signage and fragrance window at Ovation Hollywood — HOLLYWOOD — RALPH LAUREN ROMANCETaylor Hill at Ralph Lauren Romance.

More work

See the full galleries.

Everything above is a selection. Each gallery goes deep on one kind of room — tap through.

Reese Witherspoon in a black lace dress against a silver Art Deco backdrop at the ELLE Women in Hollywood event

Activations · Galas · Red carpetsEvent Photography →

A corporate awards ceremony in a glass-walled venue in downtown Los Angeles

Keynotes · Summits · Multi-day conventionsCorporate Conferences →

Estate pool with floating lotus lanterns at a private party in the Hollywood Hills at night

Birthdays · Estates · After-partiesPrivate Parties →

Los Angeles event photographer Kyle Espeleta shooting a red carpet arrival at night

What you're hiring

One less thing to manage.

This is usually the real value. I show up early. I dress for the room. I read the schedule, the shot list, and the room. I ask the few questions I might have — usually through the logistics lead — then I get out of the way. You're already managing vendors, talent, executives, and the venue. Don't add me to the list.

I know not to eat from the guest buffet. I know not to interrupt a speaker. I know when a “quick photo” is not quick for the person being pulled into it. And I don't complain about one client to another — whoever badmouths the last client to you will do the same about you to the next. None of that is about the camera — it's just having done this a long time.

What clients say

Booked again. Referred again.

5.0 on Google · 46 reviews · read them on Google →

The photos were fantastic — all taken in low or colored light, which is very difficult to do — and a link to the full gallery was in our hands within 48 hours.

Jeremy TalbotOrganization holiday event

We’ve worked with other “professional” photographers who felt intrusive, like our guests were there for them. Kyle was anything but — he made everyone feel comfortable.

Kris AvedisianPrivate event

Kyle arrived early and did a fantastic job keeping to our schedule and planned shot list. The end results were fantastic!

Mina VazirianEvent coverage

The Team

The Photography Team

Kyle Espeleta, lead event photographer in Los Angeles

Kyle EspeletaLead Photographer

Event photography — Wall Street conferences to Hollywood premieres

Since 2010 (time flies) I’ve worked with PR teams, marketing teams, production companies, agencies, nonprofits, corporate clients, and private clients who need clean coverage without extra drama or hassle. My background started in New York finance, photographing investor conferences and political rooms where discretion wasn’t really an option. After moving to Los Angeles, the work expanded into entertainment, brand activations, tech summits, galas, premieres, and private events. It’s all the same muscle: read the room, solve the light, don’t become the problem, deliver the goods.

Portrait of a young man with dark hair, wearing glasses and a navy blue polka-dot shirt against a white background

Franz MahrAssociate Photographer

Tech activations, executive conferences & global summits

Franz handles large-scale tech events, executive conferences, activations, and global summits — his portfolio includes documenting global initiatives for the World Bank. He is especially strong in complex environments where the lighting, branding, and room flow all need to stay consistent across a large gallery.

A woman with wavy hair and bangs, wearing a jacket over a T-shirt, standing outdoors near leafy bushes

Sarah SebringAssociate Photographer

Non-profit galas & private celebrations

Sarah is strong on nonprofit galas, private events, donor rooms, and candid guest coverage. She shoots quietly, reads people well, and gets the small human moments without making guests feel watched.

Multi-day conferences

Four days, twelve breakouts, one gallery.

Multi-day conferences are the biggest thing I do, so here's the whole picture in one place — what the days actually look like, who shows up, what lands in your hands afterward, and what it costs.

What four days actually looks like

A multi-day program isn't one big event. It's twenty small ones stacked on each other. General session in the morning, then twelve breakouts running at the same time in twelve rooms — and you've got the length of one session to get each one. Walk in, get the speaker while they're actually speaking and not mid-blink, get a wide that shows a full room, get the branding, get out before you're the thing people are looking at. Next room. Then the expo floor, then the reception, then an awards dinner with a band, and the next morning it starts over.

Knowing that rhythm is most of the job. If you've run it before, you're already moving toward room seven when the schedule slips — and it always slips. If you haven't, you're in the hallway reading a floor map while the panel you needed wraps up.

Who shows up

The same crew, every day of it. Me plus one or two associate photographers I've worked with for years — people I've already run big programs with, matched to what your event actually is. Not a rotating pool booked off a list the week before, which matters by day three, when whoever's on your event already knows your speakers and your rooms.

It scales to the program: more shooters for concurrent tracks, an on-site editor culling and coloring live so press-ready files go out during the event, a headshot station or live on-site printing when a program calls for it — I assemble that crew and run it inside the same coverage plan. Plenty of programs don't need any of it, and I'll say so. It scales past stills too. My video partner Lake Effect Films works alongside us off the same run-of-show, so photo and video get planned together instead of two vendors fighting for the same spot at the front of the stage. One point of contact for all of it.

What comes back

Selects go out day-of, every day, so your team has something to post and send while the event is still happening. The full edited set follows — 48 hours on a normal job, 5 to 7 days on a big multi-day, because a few thousand frames a day across several halls takes that long to cull and color honestly. Figure 60–200 edited images per hour of coverage, delivered as a Dropbox link to high-res JPGs with full usage rights for press, social, sponsor decks, and internal use.

Every hall gets color-matched, so day one and day four read as the same event rather than two galleries that happen to share a logo. On keynote frames the screen behind the speaker stays readable — a lit LED wall and the person in front of it are two different exposures, and getting only one right is how you end up with a white rectangle where the slide was. Sponsor signage gets shot with people actually using the booth in the same frame, because that's the picture a renewal conversation gets built on.

The logistics you shouldn't have to think about

$1M general liability, with a COI naming your venue as additional insured, sent before doors at no extra cost. I've worked the Los Angeles, Anaheim, and Long Beach convention centers enough to know the load-in windows, the badge rules, and which halls light badly — the breakouts are usually worse than the main stage. I build the shot list off your run-of-show, ask the couple of questions I have through your logistics lead, and then get out of your way. You have enough to manage on day one; the photographer shouldn't be on that list.

What it costs

Big multi-day programs get quoted custom, because crew size and how many rooms run at once drive the number more than the hours do. The math underneath is the same public card — $2,400 a day, overtime past ten at $300 an hour — priced here rather than discovered on an invoice, and quoted as one number for the whole program. Send the run-of-show, or honestly just the dates and the venue, and you'll have the whole thing priced the same day. More detail on the corporate conference page.

Video partner

Need video too? My video partner, Lake Effect Films.

Photography is what I do. But plenty of events — most, in fact — need motion as well: recap edits, brand films, sizzle reels, conference coverage, interviews, and social video. Lake Effect Films handles that side (they're awesome — RED and Sony Venice, brands like Samsung, PUMA, and Ferrari), and we work as one coordinated stills-and-motion team when the event needs both. Their reel:

Video still from the Lake Effect Films event highlight reel

Photo & video for your event — how the video partnership works →

The clients

Brands that have trusted the coverage.

GoogleInstagramTikTokSnapchatSamsungVerizonAT&TDisneyNetflixPOPSUGARIMAXPBSSalesforceMorgan StanleySoFiSotheby’s2UUCLANorthwesternBuzzFeedMilken InstituteUN WomenGoopSephoraVersaceRalph LaurenAlmayPaul MitchellClarinsGatoradePepsiBacardiStoliNissanRange RoverPorscheHyundaiFiskerVirginAutomotive NewsColdwell BankerCentury 21InmanGoDaddyHavasThe Wonderful CompanyPoliticoELLEEsquireCosmopolitanVanity FairThe InfatuationVisit CaliforniaFood NetworkChivasExpedia

I've photographed presidents, heads of state, CIA officials, A-list actors, technology under NDA, FIFA World Cup VIP suites (those stay private), concerts, corporate executives, private donors, influencers, founders, athletes, and small backyard events where the client just wanted the night documented well. None of it is precious. It needs a steady hand, clean coverage, and no missed essentials.

Where I shoot

Regional Service Areas

Downtown LALA Convention Center · JW Marriott L.A. LIVE · The California Club · corporate towers
HollywoodDolby Theatre · TCL Chinese Theatre · Hollywood Blvd premieres · studio events
Beverly HillsThe Beverly Hilton · Greystone Mansion · Fairmont Century Plaza · luxury brand work
Santa MonicaSnapchat HQ · rooftop events · beachfront galas · brand activations
West HollywoodInfluencer launches · press events · private parties · nightlife-adjacent brand events
Century City & Culver CityCorporate summits · panels · studio-lot activations · agency events
Pasadena & the ValleysFundraisers · nonprofit galas · private celebrations · school & foundation work
Ventura County & beyondAgoura · Westlake · Calabasas · Thousand Oaks · Camarillo · broader SoCal

I’ve worked as a Los Angeles event photographer for sixteen years — corporate event photography, brand activations, red carpets, and private events, with work published in the New York Times, Forbes, and Variety. Same-day selects, 48-hour galleries, and COI-ready coverage across LA and Ventura County.

Rates

Rates & Deliverables

Lead photographerfrom $300/hr · 2-hr min
Additional shooter$275/hr
Full day (up to 10 hrs)$2,400 flat
Overtime (past 10 hrs)$300/hr · half-hour increments
Multi-day programs$2,400/day · one quote for the run
Next-Day Rush (full gallery)$350 flat
Social Selects (10–15 same-day images)$150 flat
Travelfree in LA & Ventura · beyond, quoted by location
Insurance$1M general liability · COI on request

A full day is $2,400 flat and covers up to ten hours — cheaper than stacking hourly once you're past eight. Past ten hours, overtime is $300 an hour in half-hour increments, published right here so nothing on the invoice is a surprise. Multi-day programs run on the same day rate and get quoted as one number for the whole program. For big multi-track conferences I recommend a second shooter — or a synchronized team — for full coverage; one camera can stretch a long way, but a team is how a large program comes back complete.

Download the one-page producer kit (PDF) — rates, deliverables & specs for your vendor file →

Why hire a specialist event photographer

Because event photography isn't portrait photography with more people. It's a live job. The light changes. The schedule slips. Someone important arrives early — or not at all (they know who they are). Someone else leaves in seven minutes. The keynote runs long. The sponsor wants one thing, the PR person wants another, and the room still has to look better in photos than it felt in real life. Not easy, but it's normal. I've most likely already dealt with the problems your event is going to have: dark hotel ballrooms, mixed stage lighting, rushed executives, step-and-repeats in bad locations, panels with people looking down the entire time, huge rooms that need to look full, small rooms that need to look intentional, and timelines that are more optimistic than real. That's why teams hire someone who only does this kind of work.

LOS ANGELES — FISKER

What the coverage includes

Establishing shots: venue exteriors, room wides, signage, stage, sponsor areas, branded environments, table setups, product displays — anything that proves scale. People: speakers, executives, guests, VIPs, honorees, talent, donors, panels, audience reactions, arrivals, networking, and candid moments that don't look forced. Brand & sponsor proof: clean images of logos, signage, activations, product placement, and step-and-repeat coverage — everything a recap deck or internal report needs. Editorial moments: the images that make the event feel dynamic — laughing, reactions, applause, body language, handshakes, quiet side conversations. Whether it's a corporate conference or a brand activation, gala, or red carpet, the gallery is built around how your team will actually use it.

Gatorade High School Athlete of the Year honorees with trophies at the AOY step-and-repeat — LOS ANGELES — GATORADE AOY

Deliverables

Standard 48-hour turnaround, with same-day social selects when press or social can't wait — big multi-day conferences are the exception, where selects go out day-of and the full set takes 5 to 7 days. Typically 60–200 edited images per hour of coverage, delivered as a Dropbox link to high-res JPGs — a private online gallery on request. Full usage rights included — web, press, social, internal, and deck usage. RAW-origin files with camera metadata intact, no AI-generated event renders, shot on professional Sony systems. Coverage scales to what you need — from one photographer to a custom multi-photographer setup with an on-site editor delivering live edits during the event, plus a headshot station or live on-site printing for the programs that call for it — I assemble that crew and run it inside the same plan (many programs don't need it, and I'll say so). No travel fees across LA and Ventura counties, and a COI for any major venue. See transparent rates and delivery options, or tell me about your event — both are on this page.

Host Matt Friend on stage at the SNAPPYS awards show at Snapchat HQ in Santa Monica — SANTA MONICA — SNAPCHAT HQ

Multi-day conferences and conventions

Conferences and conventions are the bulk of the work — multi-day, multi-track programs at the Los Angeles, Anaheim, and Long Beach convention centers, plus hotel ballrooms across Downtown, Century City, and Beverly Hills. A scalable team covers concurrent tracks, keynotes, the expo floor, and the evening program, and every hall gets color-matched so the whole run reads as one event. Full details are in the multi-day conference section above, or on the corporate conference page.

Attendees on escalators under a keynote banner in the LA Convention Center lobby — DOWNTOWN LA — CONVENTION CENTER

Guides & journal

Planning an event? Start here.

Guide · Basics What is event photography?

Engaged audience under colored light at a Havas Media conference in Century City

Guide · Rates What an event photographer costs in LA

Attendees at a Salesforce branded corporate event

Guide · Hiring How to hire an event photographer

Private party at the Greystone Mansion in Beverly Hills

Guide · Private Events Hiring a private party photographer

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

How much does an event photographer cost in Los Angeles?

$300 an hour, two-hour minimum. A full day — up to ten hours — is $2,400 flat; past ten hours, overtime is $300 an hour in half-hour increments, stated up front. Multi-day programs run on the same day rate, quoted as one number for the whole program. Full breakdown in my guide to what an event photographer costs in LA.

How fast will I get the photos?

Full gallery within 48 hours. If you need a few hero shots the same night — press or social that can't wait — I pull selects and send them day-of. Really big multi-day events run a bit longer for the full set, usually 5 to 7 days. More in my guide on delivery turnaround.

How do I get the files, and can I use them?

You get a Dropbox link to high-res edited JPGs — download, share, drop them into a deck. The usage rights come with it: web, press, social, internal, sponsor. I keep the copyright and don't hand over RAWs, but for whatever the photos need to do afterward, you're covered. See what the contract covers.

How many photos do I get?

Depends on the event — roughly 60 to 200 edited images per hour. A packed conference with a long shot list lands high; a quiet rooftop mingle lands low. I don't hard-cap it. If a frame's strong and useful, it's in. More on how the count works.

Are you insured? Can you send a COI?

Yep. $1 million general liability through Hiscox, and I can send a certificate of insurance naming your venue as additional insured — just tell me who to name and by when. Most venues want it a few days out. The Los Angeles, Anaheim, and Long Beach convention centers all require it before you set foot inside. No sweat.

What kinds of events do you shoot?

Corporate conferences, brand activations, galas, red carpets, product launches, and private parties. Sixteen years in, I've shot most kinds of rooms. Start with corporate event photography, event video, or private parties.

Contact

Tell me about your event.

5.0 on Google · 46 reviews · $1M liability, COI on request