The earlier the better, but realistically: a week before the event is comfortable, and two or three days is still time well spent. Even a brief sent the day before works better than a five-minute conversation on site when the event is already under way.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n\n\n
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They know how to photograph. They do not know who is who at your event, which item on the agenda is key for the board, and where the photos will be put to work afterwards. Experience lets me predict the course of a typical conference, but it does not replace the information that the most important conversation of the day will take place at a table in the corner, away from the stage.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n\n\n
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There is no single number, because it depends on the scale and the agenda. The rule is different: a break must be long enough for people to get beyond the coffee queue and into conversations. That is exactly when you get the photos that show the event was alive.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Yes, only a shorter one. At an intimate event it is even easier to end up without a photo of the one person who really matters, because nobody said they were important. Half a page with the purpose of the photos, three names and two moments is enough.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Someone who knows the agenda and the people, and at the same time is not the busiest person in the room. The main organiser is usually ruled out, because on the day of the event they are putting out fires. Someone from the organising team or from the agency running the event works well.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n\n