EVENTS & TEAMBUILDING
Sometimes I am on assignment to photograph corporate training events, award ceremonies and sport events. I find this type of assignments very fun and challenging. Spending days immersed in the special atmosphere of an event and having to document it photographically tickles my innate curiosity about people and the organizations that these groups live every day in their Corporations.
During team-building events, the experiential education of groups of employees or managers from leading companies often leads to the emergence of personal and relational dynamics. As a psychologist and photographer, I find myself in a particularly interesting position to capture the special moments of the day.
I had the opportunity to work with my friends from Eventmedia.it, an agency in Rome that specializes in organizing various training formats. I participated in several days of training and events as both a staff member and photographer, held in prestigious and beautiful locations in Italy and abroad.
Being a photographer at these events is always a challenge, as the scenarios can vary greatly and require a solid background to produce good work. You must be able to handle a range of different situations and settings, from the classic classroom or stage with low lighting where the use of flash may not be the best solution.
Fortunately, my previous experience of photographing in theaters provided me with the necessary skills to navigate these challenges. However, it’s undeniable that good camera equipment is essential, allowing for the use of high ISO settings and apertures of at least 2.8.
Opposite situation happens during sporting events, where it is essential to catch the most difficult moments of the various tests and performance, with fast times and discrete depth of field. Often I need to work with two camera bodies since the time available for lenses changing does not exist and also to have an immediate backup in the unlikely event of a technical problem on one a camera. Trying to give a “reportage mood” to the shooting makes the work particularly dynamic and attractive, conveying to the viewer the mood of enthusiasm and vitality that characterized the event. Oblique planes, close ups, extreme use of wide angle lenses, panning, zooming out, intentional blur, are often used in order to give “movement” to the images. A well-balanced use of post production is always important to provide the customer with a good final set of technically perfect and professional looking pics.
