Nectar welcomes Santa to their BrandBox location in Tysons Corner Center
Tysons Corner Center
On the blog, this is a post about the 2019 Santa Brandbox visit! Since this was the first event with Santa this season, I was excited about catching up. At this time, the BrandBox marketing team wanted to get photos of Santa visiting the stores as they ramp up for the holidays. Concurrently, there are a couple of stores that are not quite ready for opening. Being that Santa is familiar with construction work, he visited some of the new spaces to check on their progress. On a side note, I have a time lapse of the construction of one of the spaces, so maybe Santa will be in a couple of frames! I am excited about being the paparazzo for Santa again this year.
Dancing at Gilly Hicks at BrandBox at Tysons Corner CenterSaying hello to Santa at the sequins wall at Tysons Corner CenterSanta BrandBox 2019 visit to Candid at Tysons Corner CenterCandid visited by Santa at their BrandBox location in Tysons Corner CenterSanta picks up a Lovepop card at Tysons Corner CenterStarbucks getting some lunchtime help from Santa at their Tysons Corner Center location
I photographed a completed kitchen and bath project for LUSH interior design at a home in Alexandria. Since this was my first time working with Emilie, I was anxious about creating great images for her. Luckily, as soon as I saw her completed projects, I knew it would be great. Above all, her design for this kitchen and bathroom was amazing! Compared to the ‘before’ images that she showed me, these two rooms are more modern, light and airy. Going with that vibe, I had an objective for these photos.
When going to the bathroom, I could see beautiful materials and fixtures that were chosen for the space. The dark blue cabinet really balanced against the white tiles on the floors and walls. From a photography standpoint, I wanted to convey how airy and spacious the room felt. Walking in from a dark bathroom was a big contrast in light. It is easy to see how this talented designer transforms rooms to be more modern, functional, and beautiful!
The Tysons Chamber held the 2019 Tysons 2050 this week at the McLean Hilton in short to envision the future. Being a signature event for the Chamber, a lot of work went into this evening to demonstrate the reach of the Chamber. Not only were there 3 different panels of speakers, but the atrium had a technology expo with area companies presenting. Similarly to previous years, Live, Work, and Play panels spoke in the ballroom. Given that some large projects were recently approved, there was a buzz in the room. Visions of 2050 were already in motion at the present time!
Prior to the start of the panel presentations, there was plenty of time for networking. Given that making connections is the main goal of the Chamber, this achieved that end. Equally important to the panel photos is seeing how and where people make business connections. Afterwards I sent these images to the marketing committee. On this occasion there was plenty to showcase why people should join.
Since I could not make last year’s event, this was a new setup for me. Although I have been in this ballroom many times for dance events, this was a new physical layout. Thus I knew where to setup lights so I could make some better images in this dark room!
