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Client Spotlight: WestJet wins Best Event Produced for a Corporation by an in House Team or Planner

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We are thrilled to share that our friends at WestJet’s CARE team were honoured with the 2016 Canadian Event Industry Award for Best Event Produced for a Corporation by an in House Team or Planner. The team has won numerous national and international awards for this event over the years. This year’s event, Swing From The Chandelier, was held at Calgary’s Telus Convention Centre on Saturday, December 5, 2015 and it was also finalist in four other categories: Most Outstanding Event Over $200,000, Best Event Decor $30,000 – $80,000 (OneWest Events Inc.), Best Entertainment Production (MYX Group Inc.) and Best Event Photography. We thought that you’d like to take a peak; check out the images below!

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Event Partners: One West Events, MYX Group, FMAV, Telus Convention Centre

Leblond Studio Team:

  • Event Photographers: Stephanie Leblond and Rich Akitt
  • Red Carpet Photo Team: Svetlana Yanova and Tracy Griffiths
  • Onsite Photo Editor: Alisa Boysis
  • Post-Production: Photo Editing: Shelbi Noble
  • Post-Production – Technical: Rich Akitt
  • Post-Production – Creative: Stef Leblond
  • Logistics and Onsite Assistant: Marie-eve McDonaugh

 

Client Spotlight: Site6 wins Best Brand/Product Launch in Canada

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This was such a fun event to capture: the Beamdog’s Adventure Y Launch Party in Edmonton last summer! No wonder that our friends at Site 6 Events won the 2016 Canadian Event Industry Award for Best Brand or Product Launch for this project.

The media launch and unveiling of Siege of Dragonspear for Beamdog, a prominent Edmonton game developer, was held at the Art Gallery of Alberta on July 9th of 2015. Code-named Adventure Y, the game resurrects the 18-year-old video game franchise “Baldur’s Gate” which has a loyal and dedicated world-wide fan base.

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Leblond Studio Team:

  • Photographer: Bruce Clarke
  • Post-Production – Technical: Rich Akitt
  • Post-Production – Creative: Stef Leblond
  • Logistics: Marie-eve McDonaugh

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Client Spotlight: Boom Goes The Drum wins national award for Best Fundraising Event for a High Profile Charity

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Our dear friends at Boom Goes The Drum have reasons to celebrate. They were honoured last week at the Canadian Event Industry Awards gala, where their LOOK2015 event won in the Best Fundraising Event for a High Profile Charity category. LOOK2015 was an artistically fuelled fundraiser which featured media darling Dan Levvy, and New Yorker staff writer, Adam Gopnik.

We were grateful for the opportunity to capture this amazing event, working alongside many of our favourite fellow suppliers and friends at Hotel Arts, FMAV, One West Events, Designing On The Edge, and Givergy.

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Client Spotlight: POP Kollaborative wins national award for Best Corporate Team Building Event

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We are thrilled to share the great news that POP Kollaborative won the 2016 Canadian Event Industry Award for Best Corporate Team Building Event. The awards gala was held last week at the Grand Luxe Event Boutique in Toronto and celebrated the best in the industry. POP won the award for their work producing the Catalyst Leadership Conference last April at WinSport in Calgary.

We were grateful for the opportunity to capture this amazing event, working alongside many of our favourite fellow suppliers and friends at Decor and More, ProShow, FM Systems, Go West Creative, the Idea Hunter, Fuze Entertainment, Ambassador Limousines, SOS Charging Solutions and DJ JonSpade.

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How to brief your event photographer in less than 30 seconds

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It’s ramp up time for event planners these days, with corporate holiday parties about to hit the city. Some info was exchanged during the booking process and you may have given lots, some, or bare bones info to your photographer at this point. Now that event day is around the corner, here’s how to get him or her set up for success very quickly.

Holiday event decor photo by Leblond Studio Inc.

1. Start and end time

By this I mean, what time does the event start and end, AND what time does your photographer start and end. Avoid confusion by mentioning both. Agree as well as on the time of arrival of your photographer. Typically our team arrives 15 minutes before start, unless we have lighting gear to set up in which case we’ll be there up to 1 hour early. This is set up time and so if you’d like to meet with the photo team, mention it so that time can be allocated.

2. Venue name and address

Some hotels for example may have more than one location (downtown, by the airport, etc) and so avoid costly mistakes by confirming the address.

3. Dress code

Once you are confident that your photo team knows where and when to show up, tell them how to show up. At times, it’s pretty obvious such as a Stampede party or a fundraising gala. While the all black is usually a safe default, it can really make us stick out in some situations. It’s very awkward to show up in black gala wear only to realize that everyone is in yoga pants, in jeans and glitters (not uncommon in Calgary), or leather and chains (ok that would be a fun holiday party!). The goal is for us to blend in with the guests, and at the same time, look like we’re part of your team.

Holiday event food station photo by Leblond Studio Inc.

4. Your top photo priority

We know that you’d love everything photographed and we’ll aim for that, but giving us your top priority will help us make the right decision when many things are happening at once. Do you care most about guests, décor, food or entertainment? It also helps to know if you’re hiring us for your own marketing or award submissions, or if the client is paying the bill.

5. What is the event about and who’s the client?

Is it a celebration for employees, clients, a marketing launch, or something else. Knowing the purpose of the event will help us understand what elements are most important and better tell the story.

Smarty-pants move: If you have a very detailed production schedule, points 1, 2 and 5 are likely listed there already. Share that document which you’ve already tweaked for hours and you’ll just need to confirm dress code and your photo priority! Done!

Now I’m curious…what is your top photo priority? What do you care most about and love seeing photos of? Please leave us a comment below!

Holiday event entertainment photo by Leblond Studio Inc.

Photos in this post are from a corporate holiday event produced by e=mc² events.

 

Buy one, Give one

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Since May 2014, Leblond Studio supports Mealshare by providing food images and other digital assets through event coverage to help them communicate their mission visually. As well, we have made an additional commitment this holiday season:

For every hour onsite by one of our event photographers in November and December, across Canada, we will donate one meal to someone in need through Mealshare.

It’s our own twist on their “Buy One, Give One” model! We hope that you’ll check them out and will find creative ways to incorporate them into your next event. Imagine the positive impact that one large gala could have…and what if an entire industry got behind this?

The Mealshare team at the Calgary drop in centre.

The Mealshare team at the Calgary drop in centre.

 

 

Leblond Studio wins two international awards

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We are so thrilled to announce that we were honoured with two international industry awards at the 2014 Esprit awards gala during the ISES Live conference in Seattle last week. We won the Esprit for Best Event Photography award for our work at the 2013 WestJet Christmas event, and the Esprit for Best Team Effort $75,000-$150,000 along with POP Kollaborative and our fellow suppliers of the event Society. Here are some images from the exciting evening!

 

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