Self-started in 2011, our “Unboxed” do-it-yourself photo shoot approach to event photography was an instant hit. But the recipe for our success involved many parts. It’s one thing to have fun with your friends taking photos at a party. It’s another thing to see the photo instantly and think “Wow…that’s the best photo of me I’ve ever seen”. And it’s something entirely different to know you’re the one who actually took that photo, you can fit 20 people into the shot, and that the images will be available for FREE, online, professionally processed to perfection….just two days later.

This combination yielded an amazing guest experience and massively viral social media content. Content that brands wanted to sponsor. It took us from the bars and clubs into the fundraiser scene, then onto weddings and corporate events…eventually onto the big leagues: Brand Activations.

Along the way, we dabbled with green screen technology du jour, three different printers and nine different software sets for “instant” sharing, but none of them could cut the mustard. We’d built a business around photo quality and guest experience, and weren’t about to let a webcam kiosk lower the bar we’d raised. We were all about the experience, and wouldn’t budge from the brand we’d built.

As time (and thousands of events) has gone by, the technology eventually caught up to the market demand for higher quality combined with instant sharing. Over the last 4 years, we’ve welcomed our two newest family members: The Infinite, and the Halo. Award-winning designs powered by stable software sets in partnership with the greatest event photo minds around the world. With these, we’ve been able to say YES to clients who hire us for our professionalism, experience and quality yet demand faster, more social-media trendy (GIF, boomerang) content.

Needless to say our former “gear den” has grown to over 8 rigs, hundreds of backdrops and thousands of props. We’ve learned how to design and print amazing step and repeat backdrops for our clients, ship gear from coast to coast without a hitch. We’ve now edited and posted over half a million photos from thousands of events nationally.

We believe that when it comes to branded activations of any type, there’s a balance of fun and quality that’s wrapped in ease of use—adding up to a great user experience. We’ll never compromise on these details. We won’t try to over-sell you on trend, or let you rent a piece of technology that isn’t the right fit for your event. There are plenty of overnight “professionals” entering the market, and to our headline: Seeing is Believing. We have the goods, and the brand to back it up.

We hope you enjoy our work, and enjoy your work, too. Enjoy the process of planning events that create memories…because that’s what life is all about. The process. The experience. The memories we make, cherish, and share with one another. And we’re excited to play our part in what will become the next evolution of the “DIY selfie” in the years to come!

To the Journey,

Adam Kleshinski
El Queso Grande, Framester