Why hire a photographer
Why photos decide what the media publish from your event
A press event is short. The material from it works for months. Whether an editor runs your photo or a stock one is decided on site.
Media coverage
Editors are more likely to publish a story that comes with usable photos. An announcement with ready material beats one that needs an illustration found for it.
Key people and context
The board at the microphone, the spokesperson mid-statement, special guests at the branded backdrop. These photos keep coming back: press page, bios, future announcements.
Proof for the team and partners
A full room, questions from journalists, conversations after the official part. Material that shows internally and to partners that the event had reach.
How I work
How I photograph press events
The material from a press event has to travel on, to the newsroom. I work so it is ready to send without corrections on your end.
Frames no editor has to rescue
Clean exposure, readable background, the statement caught at a moment when the speaker looks good. I deliver photos ready to publish, with horizontal and vertical versions of the key shots.
Backdrop and branding always readable
Logos on the media wall, venue signage, press materials on the tables. I make sure the brand is visible in the photos that travel.
I know who has to be in the pictures
Before the event you send me a short list of key people. On site I track it myself, you do not need to walk me around the room.
Discreet during statements
I stay out of the TV cameras’ frame and do not distract the room. One-on-one interviews after the official part I photograph from a distance, as they actually happen.


Coverage
What has to be in the material
Formats differ, the checklist does not: these four frames have to be in the package that goes out.

Key people at the microphone
The frame an editor captions with a name and a title. It runs next to the quote in the story.

Backdrop and branding
A photo can get picked up without the release around it. A readable logo says whose event this is.

The room and the turnout
Filled seats and journalists at work. The frame that defends the event’s budget in the wrap-up.

Conversations after the official part
One-on-one interviews and corridor talk. If a conversation turns into a story, it will need a photo from that conversation.
No chaos on site
How we work, step by step
Describe the event
Send the date, venue and approximate hours. Add what the event is about and which key people will be there.
Scope and priorities
We agree what has to be in the material: people, backdrop, the room, conversations after the official part. If photos need to reach the media the same day, we agree the number and the deadline before the event.
I photograph the event
I arrive early and photograph the room before the guests come in. During the event I work independently and discreetly, with the list of key people in mind.
You get the finished photos
Selection, meaning choosing the best photos out of hundreds, then editing and an online gallery within 5 working days. Same-day selects delivered exactly as agreed at the quote stage.
What you get
What you get after a press event
Standard
Options
Statement in the room
Key people at the microphone, the backdrop and the context.
Selection and editing
The best frames out of hundreds, horizontal and vertical versions.
Package ready to send
Online gallery within 5 working days. Same-day selects if we agree them before the event.
The newsroom publishes
Without corrections on their end.
Pricing
What a press event photographer costs
A press event rarely takes a whole day, so I charge by the hour. The price includes selection, editing, an online gallery and travel within Warsaw. Net prices, for one photographer.
A starting point:
If the event runs longer or photos need to reach the media the same day, write to me. I will come back with a concrete scope and quote.
Questions and answers
Frequently asked questions (FAQ)
Frequently asked questions
The minimum depends on hours booked. For 2 hours it is at least 150 photos after selection and editing, for 3 hours at least 200. I usually deliver more.
The full set within 5 working days, counted from the day after the event.
Yes, that is a common need at press events. We agree it before the event: how many photos, by what time and for what use. Then I can plan the work on site around it.
Yes. I deliver the material after selection and editing, in full resolution plus web versions. No editor has to rescue anything.
From the brief. A short list is enough: the board, the spokesperson, special guests. On site I track it myself.
Yes, if that is the scope we agree. That is often where the photos someone asks about later are made.
Yes. Travel costs are agreed at the quote stage.
Yes. I put together a proven photo-video team, agree the scope and keep the material consistent.
Yes. The whole arrangement, from first email to delivery, can run in English.

Marcin Krokowski
Who I am
Since 2012 I have photographed conferences, trade shows and corporate events. Toyota, mBank, Danone, Volvo. At a press event I know the official part is half the material. The other half happens during the interviews, when most cameras are already packed.
Next step
Ask about your press event date
Send the date, venue and approximate hours. Add whether photos need to reach the media the same day. I will come back with a concrete scope and quote.


