Digital Leaders Impact Awards 2022

Award ceremony and corporate party photography by Josh Caius at Ministry, Southwark.

Example of using event photography on a website banner.

A big thank you to Digital Leaders for asking me back to photograph their highly successful Impact Awards, now in its 6th year. The event took place at  Ministry Venues in Elephant and Castle.

Candid award ceremony and corporate party photography by Josh Caius at Ministry, Southwark.

Corporate event at Ministry Venues.

Candid award ceremony and corporate party photography by Josh Caius at Ministry, Southwark.

Corporate event at Ministry Venues.

Posed award ceremony and corporate party photography by Josh Caius at Ministry, Southwark.

Corporate event at Ministry Venues.

The whole team at Digital Leaders were incredibly helpful for both me the photographer, and the venue itself. The professionalism and experience is immediately obvious when working with these guys. 

Posed award ceremony and corporate party photography by Josh Caius at Ministry, Southwark.

Corporate event at Ministry Venues.

Candid award ceremony and corporate party photography by Josh Caius at Ministry, Southwark.

Corporate event at Ministry Venues.

Candid award ceremony and corporate party photography by Josh Caius at Ministry, Southwark.

Corporate event at Ministry Venues.

Candid award ceremony and corporate party photography by Josh Caius at Ministry, Southwark.

Corporate event at Ministry Venues.

Here are a few screenshots from their website, so you can see an example of how they were used.

Award ceremony photos on stage by photographer Josh Caius

Example of using event photography on a website banner.

Award ceremony photos on stage by photographer Josh Caius

Example of using event photography on a website banner.

Award ceremony photos on stage by photographer Josh Caius

Example of using event photography on a website banner.

PHOTOGRAPHIC CHALLENGES

Of all the interesting challenges of working in such an atmospheric venue, one that I was not expecting was during the award ceremony itself. The stage had great lighting, and I had been given the opportunity to test my flash and settings before the event took place (this is a rare treat). However, the test-run and the actual show was quite different as the atmospheric haze (a theatre/club trick used to make light beams more visually appealing) was much stronger on the night. It took me a few clicks of the first winner to realise that my flash was actually bouncing off of the haze and causing the images to look misty! So, counterintuitively, I had to quickly switch off the flash and increase my camera exposure to get a clearer image. I must admit that my photographer’s brain had to run at 100% capacity to work out that turning off the flash would produce a cleaner image. Thankfully I was quick enough that nobody realised my tiny crisis, and everybody got nice clear shots of them receiving their awards.


Candid award ceremony and corporate party photography by Josh Caius at Ministry, Southwark.

Corporate event at Ministry Venues.

Award ceremony photos on stage by photographer Josh Caius

Corporate event at Ministry Venues.

Candid award ceremony and corporate party photography by Josh Caius at Ministry, Southwark.

Corporate event at Ministry Venues.

Thanks again to the team at Digital Leaders, particularly Ellie who was the first to struggle with the branded banner with me before others got involved! We got there in the end! Hope to see you all again soon!


BLACK AND WHITE CORPORATE EVENT PHOTOGRAPHY AT ROYAL SOCIETY OF ARTS

It was a pleasure to photograph for reSHAPE at The Royal Society of Arts in London, which was a joint venture between Aspect, The British Academy, ARC and Aspect Angels. My point of contact was freelance events manager Sarah Umar, as well as Sean Farran (Head of Communications at Aspect). 

BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHS FOR A CORPORATE EVENT? GREAT IDEA!

I was asked to shoot in black and white for this event. I think this is a fantastic idea as it really helps logos and corporate colours to stand out on the page. It’s also rather interesting to see black and white photography for a corporate event in 2022, so the imagery feels quietly confident next to the competition. I have included some red and pink bars to show you how reSHAPE’s colours stand out against the monochrome.

WHAT DOES reSHAPE MEAN?

SHAPE (Social Sciences Humanities & the Arts for People and the Economy). The talks, fireside chats and lightning pitches all fell under this umbrella. You can find a much better explanation on Aspect’s newsfeed!

DID THEY LIKE THE PHOTOS?

Yes they loved them - so much so that I was asked to work on another project before the event had even finished.


Corporate Event Photographer Josh Caius (that’s me) at ExCel Centre in London

It was a pleasure to photograph Terrapinn’s business to business event about identity at the ExCel Centre. I had only just photographed Google Cloud’s stand via Audience at ExCel a few days before so it was nice to photograph Excel again so soon. And thanks to the Elizabeth line/Custom House I can get there in 30 minutes instead of an hour. Thanks Queen! 

ExCel Centre corporate event photography by Josh Caius, in a reportage style.

ExCel Centre corporate event photography by Josh Caius

ExCel Centre corporate event photography by Josh Caius, in a reportage style.

ExCel Centre corporate event photography by Josh Caius

ExCel Centre corporate event photography by Josh Caius, in a reportage style.

ExCel Centre corporate event photography by Josh Caius

Terrapinn were great to work with. Marketing manager Abby Cairns made sure I was fully briefed before sending me off to find the winning moments across the sprawling set of booths and talks (both on stage and more informally in the main arena). They needed a fast image turnaround on the same day of selected images. Both Abby and marketing director James were very complimentary indeed about the initial set of images! 

ExCel Centre corporate event photography by Josh Caius, in a reportage style.

ExCel Centre corporate event photography by Josh Caius

ExCel Centre corporate event photography by Josh Caius, in a reportage style.

ExCel Centre corporate event photography by Josh Caius

ExCel Centre trade show corporate event photography by Josh Caius, in a reportage style.

ExCel Centre corporate event photography by Josh Caius

FAST IMAGE TURNAROUND YOU SAY?

Yes indeed. I have speedy, portable and colour accurate equipment for on-site delivery of selected photographs, which I can tweak and edit before sending to you via email, WeTransfer or hard drive/memory stick. Terrapinn needed just a few images on the day of people reacting and looking happy, as well as some on-stage shots. They received around 12 images on the day and their simple reaction was “These are amazing! Thanks so much”. So that helped me get through the rest of the day with a spring in my shutter button.

ExCel Centre corporate event photography by Josh Caius, in a reportage style.

ExCel Centre corporate event photography by Josh Caius

ExCel Centre corporate event photography by Josh Caius, in a reportage style.

ExCel Centre corporate event photography by Josh Caius

ExCel Centre corporate event photography by Josh Caius, in a reportage style.

ExCel Centre corporate event photography by Josh Caius

ExCel Centre corporate event photography by Josh Caius, in a reportage style.

ExCel Centre corporate event photography by Josh Caius

Also a big thank you to photographer Jennifer Moyes who I was covering for this particular event due to unforeseen circumstances (she’s fine). Jennifer is a seasoned professional photographer working in a reportage style. 



Digi Leaders Award Ceremony Photography at Aqua Shard

Thank you to Digi Leaders for asking me back to photograph The Digital Leaders 100 Awards Ceremony 2022, at Aqua Shard (near London Bridge).

Corporate awards ceremony photography at The Shard by photographer Josh Caius

Enjoying the view at a corporate awards event at The Shard, London

THE VENUE

Aqua Shard is a fantastic space to hire for a corporate event. Guests can enjoy the views, and staff at the venue are very well set up to work with these kinds of events. I’ve worked at The Shard a lot as an event photographer, and have experienced only positive things from the staff there. The canapés and bowl food have always looked (and when I get a chance, tasted) great. I have also photographed Hutong for a private banking firm, which was really quite special.

An image from corporate photographer Josh Caius' photography portfolio who is based in London.

Award ceremony photography at The Shard

An image from corporate photographer Josh Caius' photography portfolio who is based in London.

Candid event photography at The Shard London

An image from corporate photographer Josh Caius' photography portfolio who is based in London.

Speeches photography at The Shard in London

An image from corporate photographer Josh Caius' photography portfolio who is based in London.

Speeches photography at The Aqua Shard in London

PHOTOGRAPHIC CHALLENGES

The Shard is beautiful of course, but from a photographer’s point of view there are plenty of complexities when shooting there. In the daytime, the glass walls are super bright compared to the light on the people indoors. To work around this, it’s good to use considerate angles and have a fairly deep knowledge of the camera’s dynamic range and post processing capabilities to get the most out of the venue. Also, there is nowhere to bounce flash in the main area where people tend to network, which means that if I’m using flash (which is rare but it does happen at The Shard), it needs to point directly at whatever I’m photographing. I use some extra techniques to make sure this kind of flash does not appear too harsh in the photos, or shock the guests  by being too powerful.

An image from corporate photographer Josh Caius' photography portfolio who is based in London.

Award ceremony photography at The Shard

Candid awards ceremony photography in London by photographer Josh Caius.

Award ceremony photography at The Shard

Candid awards ceremony photography in London by photographer Josh Caius.

Award ceremony photography at The Shard

Photography of award winners on stage at a tech award ceremony in Central London.

Posed photos on stage at award ceremony

Posed photos on stage at award ceremony

Photographs of the event at a corporate award ceremony by photographer Josh Caius.

Award ceremony photography at The Shard

Nice unposed shots of the event at a corporate award ceremony and drinks reception at The Shard, London.

Candid photography for corporate event

Unposed photography at a high end corporate awards ceremony in London.

Candid photography for corporate event

Drink reception shots at an awards ceremony by photographer Josh Caius.

Candid photography for corporate event

Wide angle photo of the event at an awards ceremony at Aqua Shard, London.

Candid photography for corporate event

DID THEY LIKE THE PHOTOS?

Yes they did! They received a few images on the same night as requested (before I even left the venue), and the rest the next day.

Thanks again Digi Leaders!


Virgin Media PR Activation at King’s Cross with DJ Luck and MC Neat

Thanks so  much to Audience for having me back, this time to photograph for a Virgin Media PR activation (ie a live event designed to grab attention in public for promotional purposes). The activation centred around the appearance of DJ Luck and MC Neat (witta little bitta luck we can make it troo tha night).

Josh Caius PR event photographer London

Virgin Media PR activation photography by Josh Caius

Josh Caius PR event photographer London

Virgin Media PR activation photography by Josh Caius

Josh Caius PR event photographer London

Virgin Media PR activation photography by Josh Caius

Josh Caius PR event photographer London

Virgin Media PR activation photography by Josh Caius

Josh Caius PR event photographer London

Virgin Media PR activation photography by Josh Caius

Josh Caius PR event photographer London

Virgin Media PR activation photography by Josh Caius

Josh Caius PR event photographer London

Virgin Media PR activation photography by Josh Caius

This was a multi-sensory experience set in Kings Cross. You can read more about it through The Drum.