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 banking messages, my role in this respect is not very evocative to manage and maintain the website society and everything related to the image.
I also realize the images a different destination (press, promotion, internal and external communication).
Each year the company organizes the largest exhibition of financial services, this year the show takes place in Vienna.
I had planned last year to make an article about it (the show was held in Boston) and finally the time I missed.
I therefore propose this year a report on the progress of the cover of this type of event
To give you an idea of the magnitude of this type of room: 8,000 km2 of several huge stands 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 people including me) and finally ensure the making available of these images on the different communication channels (internal press, website, projection screens placed throughout all the various Hall of the exhibition.
The fieldwork is enormous, the busy days, I usually start around 8 am on time to swallow a quick breakfast and jump in a taxi to finish the evening with the preparation of images to 22 hours.
My work on site is divided into three distinct types of images, the coverage of conference, contract signings and pictures of "branding", images that will be used primarily in various forms to promote the image of the company 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 the reportage and portraits, the 85mm for portraits tighter and images conference when the light has come to be more discreet and finally the 80/200 2.8 for images of speakers on stage.
The images are then transferred to late afternoon on my macbookpro for a first rough classification and development (in C1) and three external drives backed up to prevent loss or theft of equipment.
To carry it off, I went from Lowepro CompuTrekker home to rolling CompuTrekker grade offers more capacity, but more importantly the ability to roll the bag and therefore less tiring on the equipment every day (19 pounds 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 equipment on site content is poured into a shoulder bag and the Lowepro belt in which allows me to maintain a high mobility.
Cover this type of event also requires a good planning, it is not uncommon that you end up with four presentations taking place at the same time at opposite sides of the room, knowing that there is almost 1 km between first and last room ... the goal is obviously to have a maximum of speakers in the photo, 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 enter a conference room by being discrete, the first overall picture "panel" to ensure to have all players on the same image, we place ourselves and we try to photograph for each player jump into the next conference as soon as possible and so
The great enemy of this week was the dust, I was facing a little problem so far, but a force to change lenses on the floor on a carpet in charge of static electricity, the sensor fast becoming a real vacuum cleaner, I was already praised " the Artic Butterfly "basically a brush mounted on a motor (to turn the brush for 15 seconds to load static and remove the dust that is on it and then make two passes over the sensor) the brush is sold at a price quite prohibitive but, having tested its effectiveness every day is real.
The radius of the new properties I just played with autopano pro to make some assemblies 360 ° (panorama 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 on the island of 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) the release of the release of Capture One Pro V4.
Long-awaited version which (according to the press release) should bring a lot of new features:
- Correction of the distortion, chromatic aberrations.
- Reduction or strengthening of vignetting
- Customization of the working environment (management of multiple monitors)
- Selective color correction, special tools for correcting skin tones,
A comparison between the version and C1V4 C1V4 Pro is available here
I enjoyed the weekend to rest and wandering in Vienna, weather sad, gray, rain, wind, cold short, nothing that gives a huge desire to leave his box after a week of non stop picture! I still made some pictures with little relevance to Vienna that I propose below.
Evening concerts in Vienna with
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 bored. I wish to know your opinion on the major differences between these types of events and the many covers of marriage you have already made (in your pictures and in your preparation, I feel that there are some similarities ).
I add two things:
- Have you shortly for the project (personal or professional) to cover other forms of story? (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 look a little more than nine
- Will you continue to shoot only sessions oriented "portraits" like 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 reporting very good, thank you to discover a little more of your work every day.
I am also glad you t'essaye also pan, as I could panographies if you need it t'aiguiller on softs and / or shoot techniques.
Until we have fixed my blog, I invite 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 quickly tiring.
Especially scrolling on the right way.
It's nice and clean eh, but I just closed before reaching the 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
Interresting series.
I do not agree with the post above me.
I think the number of photos reflects the mood and the preparation of the event until its closing.
I love the creativity of your shots, the subject can be boring fast I think you're out thee like a king.
It makes me bizar to see so many ties and corporate look, here it is 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 aims to be an event, capturing moments taking esthetic to stay consistent. I am aware that the images are poor enough emotionally but is not the goal.
I stay far behind and that is what is expected of me. In a marriage I am much more present in my images, there is dialogue, exchange of proximity. In terms of preparation is enough semblabe, the equipment is the same, the locations are now ect ...
- Right now I feel I no longer have time for nothing, I have very concrete ideas, 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 with respect to 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 panographies
? Your big picture from the plane! for the equipment I have a good tripod and head Bilora graduated (which weighs a dead donkey), my home manfrotto ball joystick 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 fairly high for my current needs.
Krysalia, but clear!
G: Somewhat agree, difficult to cut 4000 images, the goal here is more to transcribe a complete converture, it is clear that if I had to present it in a portfolio would be 20 images
I allow myself to share a little more on the blog, you have free to close early 
delphine: Even me, I was in suit and tie ...
September 24th, 2008 at 24:48
Yep it looked pretty huge as reunification
I do not see quite what to criticize from the fact that it is always clean and put ...
PDC can be a few little too short on some (I think especially that of the head cucina who pretends to be mean).
I like the artist's street, it's simple and really beautiful.
However I think personally that there may be a use of 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, what software / technique?
Can you briefly explain how you autopano rules (output format) and then if you do post-processing (curves, sharpening, ...)
Otherwise, too much dmg to not have expected out of 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 to me more modular (detachable handle power supply) and complete (popup flash, low-pass filter dust) for similar results in D3.
Salim.
September 24th, 2008 at 2:12
Ksh: Thank you, given the problems of dust, I was hesitant to screw 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 "real" wide angle optics in my park. I know that 14/24 is over the top, I'm looking for now an affordable alternative.
Salim: No I do not tinker add Exif, for the small pano of Scotland I have a little curve in S.
Distaste for the D3 with the release of D700?, No, I paid a price that I considered just according to the specifications of a case.
The only downside for me is the center of D3 collimators. I like a heavy box with a good grip, it allows me to work at lower speeds than a box lege.
I regret the lack of remote control flashes it was convenient to 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 question, did you not piss for making pictures in an airport?
I know the place and it's huge.
I did some pictures in a personal way Topresa in paris, and seeing the pros I thought he had to loose!
bravo
September 24th, 2008 at 5:58
Tell me you're past the macbook pro ... You have treated the whole series live on 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! The excellent work!
For once the middle of a corporate finance colors (which I find too heavy 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-prod: injected directly you your raw or you develop in an intermediate format (tiff 16 bits)?
what is your output format (before export web): psd, tiff, jpeg?
It should perhaps be a tutorial ...
I love your image BEN_3977 (nothing to do with autopano): simple but super effective.
You got a 5th artistic sense!
By the way, you're still angry with RS, including v2 (and soon 2.1). Localized retouching is still very practical, 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 at the composition of the image.
It must be a pleasant sight 24 x 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 Exhibition Center, so no pictures of the airport
To have received a pedometer on one of the stands I know that I have the run wednesday 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 ca slap a bit for the color was gray to compensate 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 the head graduated with fish and 5 taken. I export my images from C1 to I import JPEG and autopano (for information quality site Arnaud Frich is a reference for me http://www.arnaudfrichphoto.com )
For LR, I am more angry with the application since the appearance of the profiles of the beta 2 version, I do not really have time for localized editing tool I need the fastest and most "to the point" so I can stay with C1 (I expect the update to the V4 pro forward)
Guido: Thanks! A beautiful sight it was more fun in every shot, I had the opportunity to put the nose in a D70 and it was a shock
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 colored 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. Still, 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 in which you have the boss.
I also reports that the light of several default to conferences or just the scene is lit ...
Not my favorite series, but at least for the corporate ... it's good corporate
September 27th, 2008 at 4:20
As usual, I love it! Then the colors WAOUW!
Worthy of a newspaper series
September 28th, 2008 at 1:00
Little info.
As for the sensor cleaning dry (like 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, what is "dry cleanable", 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 important thing for me is I keep an approach "story" while working in a more graphical search
Stefan: Well, everyone is in his "trick" and démerder to something good!
Dati: The light was very present, I worked in conditions worse
Lau: Thank you!
Betrand: 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 touch on the 3977? The blacks are so deep that looks like a layer cut with a cutter.
One does not account too small but I feel like 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 is not necessarily top works but not too bad.
October 8th, 2008 at 2:05
Why do not you are using direct your 80-200mm 2.8 in place of the 85mm? it is because of pique or more due to the opening?
October 10th, 2008 at 10:26
Thierry S: not for image editing, it is simply impossible in terms of time!. I have relatively little chromatic aberration in the case of reporting like this I do not correct because it is simply impossible given the image stream.
Masden: Piqué, opening
October 19th, 2008 at 6:02
I really admire your work,
I am 17 and the profession that you practice a lot m'interresse! 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 whining every time before your photos ...
May 12th, 2009 at 6:43
great series ...
happened to your blog by chance, I am not dissatisfied with my short visit ... I thought that the photos "corporate" were among the most difficult to achieve, I'm stuck!
everything is particularly "right" I find the colors, light, views often original and the depth of field that adds something to read ... nice work, I can not wait to see the rest!
Mr Din - casual shooter