Financial Conference in Vienna
September 24th, 2008
Last week I was in Vienna for work, I work the week as "Corporate Communication Specialist" for a financial company specializing in messages bank, my role in this respect is not intuitive enough to manage and maintain the website society and everything related to the image.
I also realize destination has different images (print, promotional, internal and external communication).
Each year the company organizes the largest fair of financial services, this year the fair takes place in Vienna.
I had planned last year to make an article about it (the show took place in Boston) and finally the time I missed.
I therefore propose this year a report on the progress of the coverage of this event type
To give you an idea of the magnitude of this type of room: 8,000 km2 on several huge booths representing all the major players in the field of finance.
My role on site is divided into three areas, I am responsible for it comes from near and far to photos, schedule management "team" internal photographers (3 persons including me) and finally ensure the making available of these images on various communication channels (internal press, website, projection screens placed throughout all the various Hall of exposure.
The fieldwork is huge, busy days, I usually start around 8 am on time to eat a quick breakfast and jump in a taxi to finish the evening with the preparation of images to 22 hours.
My fieldwork is divided into three distinct types of images, conference coverage, the contract signing and images of "branding"; images that will be used in various forms primarily to promote the company image and event in itself.
Hardware: The Nikon D3 (D200 in an emergency case) the 16 mm fisheye, the 12/24 taken primarily for large, 50 mm for reportage and portraits, the 85mm for portraits tighter and images conference when the light comes to be more discreet and finally the 80/200 2.8 for images of speakers on stage.
The images are then transferred in late afternoon on my macbookpro for a first rough classification and development (as C1) and three external drives backed up to avoid loss or theft of equipment.
To carry it off, I went from home CompuTrekker Lowepro rolling at CompuTrekker offers more capacity but rank, especially the ability to roll the bag and therefore less tiring carrying equipment daily (19 kilos to be exact , according to the balance of checkin) on the site.
Note that the bag even though it is advertised as complying with regulations for travel in the cabin is too big when loaded.
Once the material on site content is dumped into a shoulder bag and the Lowepro belt in allowing me to maintain a high mobility.
Cover this type of event also requires good planning, it is not unusual to end up with four presentations at the same time taking place at opposite sides of the room, knowing that there is almost 1 km between first and the last room ... the aim is obviously to have a maximum of speakers in picture, knowing that most of these presentations are based on the principle of the discussion before the public should try to get a snapshot of each with a expression of discussion.
In practice this gives it, we go into a conference room, not obtrusive, the first overall picture "panel" to ensure all players have the same image, we place ourselves and we try to photograph for each participant jump into the next conference as soon as possible and so
The great enemy of this week was the dust, I was very little has faced this problem until now, but has power to change lenses on the floor has a carpet electrostatically charged, the sensor fast becoming a real vacuum cleaner dust, I was already touted as " the Artic Butterfly "basically a brush mounted on a motor (rotating the brush for 15 seconds for the static charge and remove dust that resides on it and then make two passes over the sensor) the brush is sold at a price quite prohibitive but, having tested for its effectiveness every day is very real.
The radius of the new properties I just played with autopano pro to do some assemblies 360 ° (panoramic stitching software efficient enough) that I have trial version, I did some quick tests before leaving and the software is very powerful, an example of a 360 bridge to Skye in Scotland.
The sight of a stand, before - after
Small note last minute, I just received (as all subscribers of the news letter of PhaseOne) their press release of the release of Capture One Pro V4.
Highly anticipated release and which (according to the press release) should provide a lot of news:
- Correction of distortion, chromatic aberrations.
- Reduction or strengthening of vignetting
- Customization of the working environment (management of multiple monitors)
- Selective Color Correction, specific tool for correcting skin tones,
A comparison between version and C1V4 C1V4 Pro is available here
I enjoyed the weekend to rest and have a walk in Vienna, weather pretty sad, gray, rain, wind, cold short, nothing that gives a huge desire to leave his box after a week of nonstop picture! I still made some pictures with little relevance to Vienna that I propose below.
Evening with concerts in Vienna
The sushi Do and Co
A street artist
September 24th, 2008 at 8:29
Hello Msieur,
Again, I like how you're doing in this context where many of us would be bored. I would have liked to know your opinion on the major differences between these types of events and numerous covers of wedding you've ever made (in your shots and in your preparation, I feel that there are some similarities ).
I add two things:
- Have you shortly to project (personal or professional) to cover other forms of journalism? (Style in which you excel). I'll be curious to see you work in a sporting event, reporting on trades less 'corporate', etc. ... in short subjects for which you would have a look a little more than nine
- Will you continue to shoot only sessions oriented "portraits" as you did before? (I am curious to see you explore more fully the available light with the D3, which should allow a lot of things)
Thank you!
oneup / Nico
September 24th, 2008 at 9:08
Ben very good reporting, thank you to discover more of your work every day.
I am also glad that you also try to pan, being panographe I could if you need it you refer to the apps and / or shoot techniques.
Until we have fixed my blog, I invited you and your readers to do a lil scenic flight over the north Brittany:
http://www.360ouest.com/photo.php?id=542
A +
September 24th, 2008 at 9:58
the least we can say is that you do in the varied
[: Xp1700]
September 24th, 2008 at 11:39
One regret:
Too many photos.
It's pretty tiring quickly.
Especially scrolling on the right way.
It's nice and clean eh, but I just closed before reaching half.
This is not an adequate system to show as many images at once, sorry ...
Take it ez
G
September 24th, 2008 at 11:48
Series interesting.
I do not agree with the post above me.
I find that the number of photos reflects the mood and the preparation of the event until its closing.
I like the creativity of your shots, the subject can be boring fast I think you you stung like a king.
It makes me bizar to see so many ties and corporate look, here it's more barefoot guys with big tattoos
September 24th, 2008 at 11:58
oneup: thank you for your comment.
Let's say the major difference is the proximity and play with people on this image. In the case of this type of reporting is the goal of representing an event, capturing moments of taking estéthiquement to stay consistent. I am aware that the images are rather poor emotional development but talking is not the goal.
I stay far behind and that's what you want from me. In a marriage I am much more present in my images, there's dialogue, exchange of proximity. In terms of preparation is enough semblabe, the equipment is the same, the locations are now ect ...
- At the moment I feel I no longer have time for nothing, I have ideas very concrete, more personal projects and very little time to organize them. I work on elements sellers thinking about the future, it will soon have to make choices and live with these frustrations.
- I am very frustrated vis a vis the portrait, it is clear that I really want to progress in this area and point me in new ways for me, the problem of time is quite recurrent.
Vincent: It is ca panographe
? huge tone image from the plane! for the equipment I have a good tripod and a head graduated Bilora (which weighs a dead donkey), my joystick at manfrotto ball does not keep the same plan in a rotation, I'm a fiddle rail allow me to have a point neudal as fair as possible, for the moment I'm not interested in the vertical pano, the fish covers well enough height for my current needs.
Krysalia: but clear!
G: Quite agree, difficult to cut pictures in 4000, the goal here is to transcribe a more complete converture, it is clear that if I were to present it in a portfolio would be 20 images
I am allowed to share a little more on the blog, you have free to close early 
delphine: Even I was in suit and tie ...
September 24th, 2008 at 24:48
Yep it looked pretty huge as reunification
I see quite what to criticize except that it is always clean and put ...
PDC may be some a little too short on some (I think especially that of the head cuisto who pretends to be bad).
I like the artist's street, it's simple and really beautiful.
However I personally think that there may be a use of the fish eyes, what do you think?
Bye
September 24th, 2008 at 1:50
Hi Benjamin,
Your image contains autopano Exifs complete.
Did you added manually?
If yes, with what app / technique?
Can you explain how you soon autopano rules (output format) and then if you do post-processing (curves, sharpening, ...)
Otherwise, too much dmg from not having waited out the D700 (I guess tt the world you ask)?
I owned a D2H and the weight is unfortunately often a handicap in many situations.
The D700 seems more modular (detachable handle power supply) and complete (popup flash, low-pass filter dust) for similar results at D3.
Salim.
September 24th, 2008 at 2:12
Ksh: Thank you, given the problems of dust, I was a little afraid of screwing my diaph
Yep, probably too many fish in the selection (the complete set of about 3000 images the fish is more discreet) the real problem is the lack of a "true" wide angle optics in my park. I know the 14/24 is over the top, I'm looking for now an affordable alternative.
Salim: No I do not tinker to add Exif, for the small pano of Scotland I have a small S-curve
Bummed to the D3 with the release of the D700?, No, I paid a price that I considered just according to the specifications of a box.
The only drawback for me is the centering of the D3 collimators. I like a heavy box with a good grip, it allows me to work at speeds lower than a box légé.
I regret the lack of remote control flashes that came in handy on the D200. I bought an SU800 to be able to control my flash Nikon has to overcome this problem.
September 24th, 2008 at 3:53
Still a lot of nice things, it is almost like it.
A small matter, you've not done to annoy making pictures in an airport?
I know the place well and it's huge.
I did some pictures in a personal way Topresa in paris, and seeing the pros I thought he had to run like hell!
bravo
September 24th, 2008 at 5:58
Tell me you went to the macbook pro ... You have treated the entire series directly above or with an external monitor? It is not too debilitating level colors on a laptop screen?
Otherwise it is on that emotional level is not great, for it is against technically very clean.
Hoping that one day you can go through with your plans a photo
September 24th, 2008 at 6:44
Very nice! A great job!
For once the corporate finance environment has colors (which I find a bit too strong for my taste, if I may)
In these times of subprime depressing ...
And I know what I say, I am a specialist for a large investment bank in the north.
September 24th, 2008 at 11:49
How do you use Autopano in general?
to shoot: hands, feet, how do you take your marks
in post-production: you inject directly you develop your raw or in an intermediate format (tiff 16 bits)?
what is your output format (web before export): psd, tiff, jpeg?
It should perhaps be a tutorial ...
I love your picture BEN_3977 (nothing to do with autopano): simple but super effective.
You got a 5th artistic sense!
In fact, you're still angry with RS, including v2 (and soon 2.1). Localized retouching is still very convenient, but should not be abused.
September 25th, 2008 at 11:33
Superb! Very professional, very clean, very well framed.
There is a very good job in terms of picture composition.
It must be a pleasant sight 24 × 36 FF!
(The size of the viewfinder is the only regret I have from the time of the film ... I have a EOS400D ...)
September 25th, 2008 at 4:45
Rako: The security gates were at the entrance of the exibition center, so no photos of the airport
To have received a pedometer on one of the stands I know that I have wednesday mare over 20km in one day 
Pifgadget: I have a mbp for 1 year or so, for I had a color external display calibrated to the eye ...
Bertrand: I like it when a few claps for the colors, it was to offset the gray in which finance is at the moment
Christian: I am very far from being accustomed to panos, for now it's just on a level with a graduated head with the fish and 5 sockets. I export my images from C1 Jpeg and I import into autopano (for information quality site Arnaud Frich remains my yardstick http://www.arnaudfrichphoto.com )
For RS, I am more angry with the application since the appearance of profiles of beta 2 version, I did not really have time for localized editing and I need a tool the fastest and most "Right Way" so I can stay with C1 (I expect the update to V4 pro forward)
Guido: Thanks! A beautiful sight is the most fun has every shot, I had the opportunity to put his nose in a D70 and I was shocked
September 25th, 2008 at 7:58
Very nice series, very graphic
I especially like the first that really look like the picture of industrial / corporate.
Many photos meet the visual advertising. I think of the portrait with multicolored lines in the background.
Jean-Romain
http://www.jrpac.com
September 26th, 2008 at 12:23
Superb series, any photos with something interesting. Which in view of the subject should not always be obvious. Nevertheless, your subjects immersed in finance and you in the picture, although being in the same place, you had to really move in two parallel world.
September 26th, 2008 at 11:11
Owl series despite the urgency with which you have the bosse.
I also reports that in the light of how many times default conferences where the scene is lit just ...
Not my favorite series but at least for the corporate ... this is a good corporate
September 27th, 2008 at 4:20
As usual, I love it! Then the colors wow!
A journal worthy of this series
September 28th, 2008 at 1:00
Little info.
Regarding sensor cleaning dry (as with your brush VisibleDust).
For 29 EUR, I use the same principle but for less then. This is the SensorSweep (see: http://www.pinoyphotography.org/forum/index.php?topic=21573.0) .
Frankly, for what is "dry cleanable" is not bad at all!
See before / after on my D200: http://www.webab.be/capteur
Spread the word
October 1st, 2008 at 10:46
Jean-Romain: The key is to approach me I keep a "story" while working in a more graphical search
Stefan: Well, everyone is in his "trick" and démerde to something good!
Dati: The light was very much there, I worked in far worse conditions
Lau: Thank you!
Bertrand: Thanks for the info, I did not know this solution and for the price it seems a good option!
October 3rd, 2008 at 10:39
Have you made a editing on the 3977? The blacks are so deep it looks like a layer cut with a cutter.
One does not account too small but I feel that bcp images suffer from chromatic aberration (especially in the corners), which is not surprising with older optical (untreated digital) and FF with large openings.
Do you realize some corrections? Personally, I sometimes use the LR correction that is not necessarily top but works pretty well.
October 8th, 2008 at 2:05
Why you are using not direct your 80-200mm 2.8 instead of 85mm? it is because of pique or more because of the opening?
October 10th, 2008 at 10:26
Thierry S: not editing by frame, it is simply impossible in terms of time!. I have very little chromatic aberration, in the case of reporting like this I do not correct, because it is simply impossible given the image stream.
Masden: Pique, opening
October 19th, 2008 at 6:02
I really admire your work,
I am 17 and the loom you practice interress me tremendously! Do you know the way to follow to achieve this, schools have to do .. ?
Thank you for your answer
V.
November 27th, 2008 at 3:28
I was blubbering every time before your photos ...
May 12th, 2009 at 6:43
great series ...
happened to your blog by chance, I'm not unhappy with my little visit ... I thought that the photos "corporate" were among the most difficult to achieve, I'm stuck!
is any particular "right" I find the colors, light, views and often original depth of field that adds something to read ... nice work, I can not wait to see the rest!
Mr Din - casual shooter