As an NYC event photographer my job is to tell the story of my client's culture, their people, and what makes them unique. Photographing both the big moments and small moments, along with everything in between, is the way to properly photograph an event.
Our team of professional photographers have extensive experience covering Award Ceremonies and Galas, Conferences and Meetings, Fundraisers and Charity Events, Marketing and PR Events, Cocktail receptions, College and University Events, Luncheons, Formal Dinners, Holiday Parties, Company Retreats and Employee Appreciation Events, and so much more. Tonight’s fundraiser honored several first generation American’s making strides in their communities.
As Professional NYC Event Photographers, we have experience photographing a wide array of brand activations and experiential events. Our approach to capturing these important moments for your brand is to capture the 5 Ws; Who, What, When, Where, and Why of the event. We want our photos to show people engaged with your product/ brand, engaged with your people, and having a good time. While it’s easy to take a photo, it takes an experienced professional photographer to take an engaging photo with value.
Jonathan Heisler Photography always brings a unique mix of technical expertise and a friendly, down-to-earth working style to every assignment. Alone or with a team of event photographers, we work seamlessly to capture your event from start to finish. Jonathan Heisler Photography incorporates wide environment photos showcasing your venue and crowd size, large group shots, close up detail photos, candids, and numerous creative point of view photos offering new perspectives. Jonathan Heisler is NYC’s Event Photographer.
Clients: Lush
Photographing the former Attorney General at the University Club comprised of capturing a meet and greet, a formal speaking session, and a book signing. When photographing events, no matter who the subject is or the event, I always try to show emotion and energy in my photos. It’s so easy to capture attendees looking bored and uninterested. A quality event photographer searches for and capture the little moments that matter the most; smiles, laughing, clapping, hand waving.
Client: The Federalist Society
Photographing the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is such a unique NYC experience. It always brings back so many memories. There was my first time photographing on the floor of the NYSE for the London Business School, I had just graduated college, and then there was the last time I photographed at the NYSE.
Knowing how and where to photograph at the stock exchange is key, just like any event. As a corporate event photographer, whether it’s my first or tenth time at a location, the key to success is knowing where and when you can and can not photograph. Treat every opportunity to capture key photos as the only time you have. On today’s assignment, I photographing for a repeat client, a NYC based consulting firm and their clients, Avalon and Vertical.
Vertical, an all electric vertical aviation company was launching their IPO. My goals of the assignment were to capture the CEO of Avalon, an aviation leasing company and a major investor/ supporting of Vertical, and the CEO of Vertical interacting with one another. I also had to capturing several key group photos, moments (opening bell, a speech, etc,..) and the overall feel of the day.
Once off of the floor of the NYSE both CEO's went in to a private backroom to field questions from journalists all over the world.
Photographing at Le Bernardin by chef Eric Ripert is always in honor. Last time I photographed a dinner at this world famous 5 star rated Manhattan, NY restaurant was in 2017 for a closed door, off the record event with former President George W. Bush. Tonight’s dinner was for a global consulting and finance firm to celebrate the world opening up post-COVID, surviving the past 20 months of tumultuous times, and coming together to see one another again.
Photos of people eating (shoveling food in to their mouths) makes for awkward photos. The best way to have your evening photographed is to have your photographer photograph the before dinner, the after dinner, and the moments in between. For tonight’s dinner event, I photographed the reception, parts of the dinner, a musical guests, and several small speeches.
Whether it’s myself, or my team of professional photographers out on an assignment, we are constantly scanning the room looking for the next photo. We wait for people to smile, to laugh, to talk with their hands, and to embrace one another. These moments make great photographs, and tell the story of your event as a fun time.
