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Party at the Cheesegrater!

I seem to be up and down the Cheesegrater (The Leadenhall Building) in London reasonably frequently – not so much that I’m recognised at the door, but at least I know which floor to go to for the social and entertaining bits (it’s near the top!)  This time, I was again working for the events company “All About the Idea”, who are one of the go-to organisations if you want to ensure that your large event is well run and expertly supported.

Welcoming the guests
Welcoming the guests

This particular time was a simple enough party to celebrate the CEO becoming chairman after 35 years of service in the industry.  But it was a no-holds barred sort of party (hence All About the Idea being involved).   There were around 350 guests, a band, a fantastic caricaturist, and the best magician I have ever seen (have a look at his work – Daniel Reed)

Daniel - Doing what he does so well!
Daniel – Doing what he does so well!
Sheba - exquisite caricatures
Sheba – exquisite caricatures
And the band - in the dark!
And the band – in the dark!

The photography in the building is always a tough call, as it’s usually already dark, and the ambient light is often a sort of yellowish hue (great for atmos, terrible for photography), so I spent most of the time using flash to kill the ambient.  Some nice effects though when you shoot the subject with daylight flash, and the ambient behind is orangey-yellow!

Guests enjoying the hospitality
Guests enjoying the hospitality
Speeches
Speeches
Well...only 3 speeches..
Well…only 3 speeches..
....and they were well received!
….and they were well received!

This was only the day after getting back from Norway – so my admin had to be good (well, it always is!) to ensure clean glass, and charged batteries….. Good fun though – I like these sort of events!

Clever use of IT as the images are drawn, they are straight up on display..
Clever use of IT as the images are drawn, they are straight up on display..
...and they didn't mind posing for the photographs..
…and they didn’t mind posing for the photographs..
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