Posts Tagged ‘presentation’

The Power of Place

Speakers from the Power of Place event at the Tysons Tower Club ©TimeLine Media
Speakers from the Power of Place event at the Tysons Tower Club ©TimeLine Media

Tysons Tower Club

Last month, I photographed Fairfax County: The Power of Place – an event produced by the Fairfax Couty Economic Development Authority. On this occasion, the venue was the beautiful Tower Club in Tysons. When you need to impress visitors to the area, this is the best location to put your best foot forward. To that end, the County was hosting visitors from an international convention in downtown DC. Meanwhile, speakers included representatives from businesses that have prospered in the area. Indeed, the setup of the conference room was perfect for photos. Though there was a strong light coming through the windows, they situated the speakers facing the light making good exposures easy to manage!

Tysons Tower Club for a presentation event by the FCEDA ©TimeLine Media
Tysons Tower Club for a presentation event by the FCEDA ©TimeLine Media
Jan Mul, FCEDA speaking at the Tysons Tower Club ©TimeLine Media
Jan Mul, FCEDA speaking at the Tysons Tower Club ©TimeLine Media
Carolyn Eichler, Capgemini Government Solutions speaking at the Tower Club in Tysons, VA ©TimeLine Media
Carolyn Eichler, Capgemini Government Solutions speaking at the Tower Club in Tysons, VA ©TimeLine Media
Steve Tozier, Ernst & Young speaking at the Tysons Tower Club ©TimeLine Media
Steve Tozier, Ernst & Young speaking at the Tysons Tower Club ©TimeLine Media
Benjamin Lin, Favor TechConsulting speaking at the Tysons Tower Club ©TimeLine Media
Benjamin Lin, Favor TechConsulting speaking at the Tysons Tower Club ©TimeLine Media
Juhi Naithani, FCEDA speaking at The Power of Place event at Tysons Tower Club ©TimeLine Media
Juhi Naithani, FCEDA speaking at the Tysons Tower Club ©TimeLine Media
Networking at the FCEDA The Power of Place event at the Tysons Tower Club ©TimeLine Media
Networking at the FCEDA event at the Tysons Tower Club ©TimeLine Media
FCEDA team after the Power of Place event in Tysons ©TimeLine Media
FCEDA team after the Power of Place event in Tysons ©TimeLine Media

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Laurie On-Location Session

On site shoot with a business coaching session ©TimeLine Media
On site shoot with Laurie doing a business coaching session ©TimeLine Media

Washington, DC

This post is from an on-location session of Laurie Richard doing some business coaching. At this time, I met her at a modern office building in downtown Washington, DC. By the time I arrived, she had already been teaching for most of the day. When they came back from break, she started her last block for the day.

Conference room for a business coaching session with Laurie Richards ©TimeLine Media
Conference room for a business coaching session with Laurie Richards ©TimeLine Media
Photographing Laurie as she teaches a business coaching session in Washington, DC ©TimeLine Media
Laurie On-Location Session at a business seminar in Washington, DC ©TimeLine Media

Watching professionals at work is really eye-opening and one of the privileges of being a photographer. Whenever I am assigned this kind of project, photos are my number one priority. Concurrently, I pay attention to the material presented. Not only does this keep me engaged with what is going on, but it does help in getting better photos. Authentic photos are always better as they translate better to viewers than completely set up images. When following along with the presentation, it helps you to previsualize the images you want to make and creates results that your clients are looking for!

Photographing Laurie as she teaches a business coaching session in Washington, DC ©TimeLine Media
Photographing Laurie as she teaches a business coaching session in Washington, DC ©TimeLine Media
Photographing Laurie as she teaches a business coaching session in Washington, DC ©TimeLine Media

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Open Mic Night TEDxTysons

Contestants and TEDxTysons staff at the Open Mic Night in McLean, VA ©TimeLIne Media
Contestants and TEDxTysons staff and contestants at the Alden Theatre in McLean, VA ©TimeLine Media

Alden Theatre, McLean, Virginia

Recently I photographed an Open Mic Night event for TEDxTysons. In similar fashion to popular talent shows on TV, potential speakers are pulled out of the audience. Even though they would not be giving a full talk, they would give a preview for judges and the audience to review. There was an initial call for applications so there was some culling before the event. 25 speakers then had their chance in front of the audience to pitch their talk.

Alden Theatre stage set for a TEDx event ©TimeLine Media
Alden Theatre stage set for a TEDx event ©TimeLine Media

Open Mic Night TEDxTysons – Speakers

At stake during this event was an opportunity to give a full talk at the upcoming main event this fall! Not only were they competing against each other, but there was an encouraging spirit in the crowd. Even with all the culling, there was still just a small chance of having the main stage this fall. Contestants were encouraging and supportive throughout the night. For sure, even if they were not picked this time, there are future TEDx speakers that gave their first looks tonight!

Open Mic Night TEDxTysons
Open Mic Night TEDxTysons
Open Mic Night TEDxTysons
Contestants pitch their TEDx talks to the audience at the Alden Theatre ©TimeLine Media
Contestants pitch their TEDx talks to the audience at the Alden Theatre ©TimeLine Media
Susan McCorkindale - winner of the Open Mic Night golden ticket ©TimeLine Media
Susan McCorkindale – winner of the Open Mic Night golden ticket ©TimeLine Media

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