event photography in Houston
Every event you can count on!
Event Photographers, Albert Chen and his team, specialize in serving corporate event, conference, convention, award ceremony, and/or expo. From the event size of hundreds to thousands participants, we have the right skills, equipments, and experiences to handle all situations. No matter your event is held indoor or outdoor, day or night, rain or shine, we got you covered. We not just take photos but capture the story of the your event. More importantly, we always make sure all the important moments of your event are captured nicely and artistically so you can rest assure that your event photos are timeless and memorable.
The event photos showcased on our website are real event cases from our previous clients. And, we are fortunate enough to have gained trusts from many large corporations (some fortune 500 and global 500 companies) and organizations to shoot for their major events at George R. Brown convention center, major Hotel conference rooms in downtown Houston, and Galleria areas. Albert Chen has also shot for some major festivals in the greater Houston areas such as Wings over Houston, the Light festival, the Rodeo, Japanese festival, and many more.
While we specialize in photo-shooting large events, we also serve event photography for any size to suit client's needs. Other types of event photography we have shot include store grand opening events, ground breaking events, ship naming events, product activation, commercial and marketing events, professional game events, company meetings, fashion show events, fund-raising events, charity events, retirement parties, milestone and birthday parties, company or family reunions, employee appreciation parties, gender reveal parties, bridal parties, wedding parties, baby shower events, sport and tournament events, holiday parties, performing arts production event, just name a few.
The event photos showcased on our website are real event cases from our previous clients. And, we are fortunate enough to have gained trusts from many large corporations (some fortune 500 and global 500 companies) and organizations to shoot for their major events at George R. Brown convention center, major Hotel conference rooms in downtown Houston, and Galleria areas. Albert Chen has also shot for some major festivals in the greater Houston areas such as Wings over Houston, the Light festival, the Rodeo, Japanese festival, and many more.
While we specialize in photo-shooting large events, we also serve event photography for any size to suit client's needs. Other types of event photography we have shot include store grand opening events, ground breaking events, ship naming events, product activation, commercial and marketing events, professional game events, company meetings, fashion show events, fund-raising events, charity events, retirement parties, milestone and birthday parties, company or family reunions, employee appreciation parties, gender reveal parties, bridal parties, wedding parties, baby shower events, sport and tournament events, holiday parties, performing arts production event, just name a few.
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Is your company insured and a legal entity?
Yes, our company is fully insured with general liability and professional insurance. We are registered legal entity of L.L.C. in the state of Texas.
My event venue is a low-light venue, will you be able to take good quality photos in that environment?
Absolutely, we are fully cable of handling all types of lighting environment and have tremendous experiences photo-shooting in low-light environment. Please visit our corporate event and conference page for examples, or click here.
Do I have to sign a contract with you for an event photoshoot?
Yes, we do provide a contract or booking confirmation for all of our event photography projects. For larger events, a detailed contract will need to be signed from both parties. However, for small events, in order to streamline the process, we normally provide an email contract for clients to review and confirm the details. Once the contract is signed or booking is confirmed, both parties will follow all the details documented in the contract or booking confirmation. Any changes moving forward will require consent on both parties for an amendment.
How do I secure my booking date and time?
We require 50% of non-refundable deposit to book. Payments can be made via Zelle, Paypal (with 4% process fee), Venmo, or check. Upon deposit is made, the date and time is secured. We also have backup photographer to fill the role in case something happens for the lead photographer. The deposit is non-refundable but it can reschedule with three weeks' notice prior to the original booking date and without any other fees. And, this will be subject to lead photographer’s availability for the reschedule. If he is not available, one of the photographers from Albert Chen Photography’s team will fill the role.
What's your hourly rate?
We rate your event photography service as a package of a project rather than an hourly service. This is because to complete the project, it not only involves the shooting time, but also the editing time, travel time, and other expenses to run a photography company such as equipment investment, photo platform deployment, etc. And, more importantly, our top-niche event photoshoot experiences, skills, and excellent customer services will account for your event a success. To keep it simple, considering the editing time is normally twice to triple as much as the shooting time along with all factors mentioned above, you will find our rate is reasonable for the quality of services we provide. Your call on our service is an investment to ensure the quality event photos are timeless, story-telling, and memorable.
Do you provide discounted rate for non-profit organization?
For certain types of non-profit organizations, we may be able to provide a discounted rate. This is subject to our availability. We love and are happy to contribute to our community and work with highly social responsible organizations. If you are representing a non-profit organization, please do mention it when you contact us.
What's your minimum requirement for hours of service.
3 hours.
The deposit is non-refundable, what if unforeseen circumstances occur?
For unforeseen circumstances like weather, venue emergency, a full refund for the deposit will be made.
Can I reschedule my booking if my event date is changed?
Yes, you can reschedule event booking date(s) with three weeks notice without a fee.
Can I extend my booking time on the event date?
Normally, we can accommodate booking time extension with additional fee, and this is subject to our availability. For multi-day conference and convention, we have high flexibility to meet your intensive needs.
What's your turnaround timeframe for delivering the photos?
Our turnaround time is fairly rapid. Normally within 3 business days for small event, 3-5 business days for mid-event, and 2-3 weeks for a multi-day conference or convention.
What's your delivery method? Can I provide a designated virtual folder for you to upload the photos?
We deliver your photos in a secured, email registration and download pin required, professional gallery for you to view, share, and download the photos. You can also provide a designated virtual folder for us to upload the photos.
Do you have rush delivery option?
Yes, if you are in a rush to get your photos out to publish. We can rush process your photos at some costs. The costs will depend on the scopes and timeframe that are needed to complete the edits.
Do you provide same day highlights/sneakpeeks for your social media feed?
Yes, we have delivered a streamlined process to meet your needs. We can quickly select and edit up to 10 photos each day of your conference or convention, either by the mid-day or end of the day. This will rate separately.
Do you have multiple photographers to serve if our event is fairly large?
Definitely, we have been shooting event photography for many large companies and organizations. The size was from hundreds to over a thousand participants. If you need multiple photographers, just let us know in your request, we can accommodate your needs.
We would like to provide professional headshots to our guests in the event. Can your company do it?
Of course, we also specialize in photo-shooting on-location, professional headshots. We can setup a mobile studio with lighting kits and a backdrop at your event location. The benefit of having us shoot for your on-site headshot is that you will have a consistent look of professional headshots. Check out our professional headshot page for examples, click here.
Do you also provide videography service?
Yes, we also have experienced professional videographer(s) to serve your need.
Do you provide RAW files that we can edit by our own?
As a professional company, we only deliver our best quality photos. Editing is part of process to achieve such a task. Since the RAWs are unfinished products, we normally DO NOT provide RAW files to clients. However, we understand some marketing agencies may have such a demand for specific purposes. Therefore, for any RAW file requests, 50% of the total project charge will apply on top of the original quote.
Do you provide non-disclosure agreement?
We normally select some photos to showcase our work on our website or social media so future clients can reference the quality of work we provide. However, we also have some flexibility for companies who need some confidentiality about the photos and would like to seek for signing a non-disclosure agreement (NDA). With NDA, we will charge for a fee as we won't be able to showcase our work for your event to future clients.
Do you provide copyright transfer for us to fully own the photos?
By U.S. law, the copyright of the photos belongs to the creator, which is the photographer even if you paid for the photography project. However, based on a contract, we normally provide unlimited print right for digital photos we deliver. If your company is seeking for fully own the photos, we can accommodate a copyright transfer with a fee. Please consult with us for this rate before signing the contract.
Yes, our company is fully insured with general liability and professional insurance. We are registered legal entity of L.L.C. in the state of Texas.
My event venue is a low-light venue, will you be able to take good quality photos in that environment?
Absolutely, we are fully cable of handling all types of lighting environment and have tremendous experiences photo-shooting in low-light environment. Please visit our corporate event and conference page for examples, or click here.
Do I have to sign a contract with you for an event photoshoot?
Yes, we do provide a contract or booking confirmation for all of our event photography projects. For larger events, a detailed contract will need to be signed from both parties. However, for small events, in order to streamline the process, we normally provide an email contract for clients to review and confirm the details. Once the contract is signed or booking is confirmed, both parties will follow all the details documented in the contract or booking confirmation. Any changes moving forward will require consent on both parties for an amendment.
How do I secure my booking date and time?
We require 50% of non-refundable deposit to book. Payments can be made via Zelle, Paypal (with 4% process fee), Venmo, or check. Upon deposit is made, the date and time is secured. We also have backup photographer to fill the role in case something happens for the lead photographer. The deposit is non-refundable but it can reschedule with three weeks' notice prior to the original booking date and without any other fees. And, this will be subject to lead photographer’s availability for the reschedule. If he is not available, one of the photographers from Albert Chen Photography’s team will fill the role.
What's your hourly rate?
We rate your event photography service as a package of a project rather than an hourly service. This is because to complete the project, it not only involves the shooting time, but also the editing time, travel time, and other expenses to run a photography company such as equipment investment, photo platform deployment, etc. And, more importantly, our top-niche event photoshoot experiences, skills, and excellent customer services will account for your event a success. To keep it simple, considering the editing time is normally twice to triple as much as the shooting time along with all factors mentioned above, you will find our rate is reasonable for the quality of services we provide. Your call on our service is an investment to ensure the quality event photos are timeless, story-telling, and memorable.
Do you provide discounted rate for non-profit organization?
For certain types of non-profit organizations, we may be able to provide a discounted rate. This is subject to our availability. We love and are happy to contribute to our community and work with highly social responsible organizations. If you are representing a non-profit organization, please do mention it when you contact us.
What's your minimum requirement for hours of service.
3 hours.
The deposit is non-refundable, what if unforeseen circumstances occur?
For unforeseen circumstances like weather, venue emergency, a full refund for the deposit will be made.
Can I reschedule my booking if my event date is changed?
Yes, you can reschedule event booking date(s) with three weeks notice without a fee.
Can I extend my booking time on the event date?
Normally, we can accommodate booking time extension with additional fee, and this is subject to our availability. For multi-day conference and convention, we have high flexibility to meet your intensive needs.
What's your turnaround timeframe for delivering the photos?
Our turnaround time is fairly rapid. Normally within 3 business days for small event, 3-5 business days for mid-event, and 2-3 weeks for a multi-day conference or convention.
What's your delivery method? Can I provide a designated virtual folder for you to upload the photos?
We deliver your photos in a secured, email registration and download pin required, professional gallery for you to view, share, and download the photos. You can also provide a designated virtual folder for us to upload the photos.
Do you have rush delivery option?
Yes, if you are in a rush to get your photos out to publish. We can rush process your photos at some costs. The costs will depend on the scopes and timeframe that are needed to complete the edits.
Do you provide same day highlights/sneakpeeks for your social media feed?
Yes, we have delivered a streamlined process to meet your needs. We can quickly select and edit up to 10 photos each day of your conference or convention, either by the mid-day or end of the day. This will rate separately.
Do you have multiple photographers to serve if our event is fairly large?
Definitely, we have been shooting event photography for many large companies and organizations. The size was from hundreds to over a thousand participants. If you need multiple photographers, just let us know in your request, we can accommodate your needs.
We would like to provide professional headshots to our guests in the event. Can your company do it?
Of course, we also specialize in photo-shooting on-location, professional headshots. We can setup a mobile studio with lighting kits and a backdrop at your event location. The benefit of having us shoot for your on-site headshot is that you will have a consistent look of professional headshots. Check out our professional headshot page for examples, click here.
Do you also provide videography service?
Yes, we also have experienced professional videographer(s) to serve your need.
Do you provide RAW files that we can edit by our own?
As a professional company, we only deliver our best quality photos. Editing is part of process to achieve such a task. Since the RAWs are unfinished products, we normally DO NOT provide RAW files to clients. However, we understand some marketing agencies may have such a demand for specific purposes. Therefore, for any RAW file requests, 50% of the total project charge will apply on top of the original quote.
Do you provide non-disclosure agreement?
We normally select some photos to showcase our work on our website or social media so future clients can reference the quality of work we provide. However, we also have some flexibility for companies who need some confidentiality about the photos and would like to seek for signing a non-disclosure agreement (NDA). With NDA, we will charge for a fee as we won't be able to showcase our work for your event to future clients.
Do you provide copyright transfer for us to fully own the photos?
By U.S. law, the copyright of the photos belongs to the creator, which is the photographer even if you paid for the photography project. However, based on a contract, we normally provide unlimited print right for digital photos we deliver. If your company is seeking for fully own the photos, we can accommodate a copyright transfer with a fee. Please consult with us for this rate before signing the contract.