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NYBG Glimmerglass Opera

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Ben Hider - Event, Food and Portrait Photographer based in New York City and Westchester

City Harvest at Burger and Lobster

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Ben Hider - Event, Food and Portrait Photographer based in New York City and Westchester

File size vs Image resolution FAQ

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"I've downloaded the photos, but the images are only 600KB each. Can I get them bigger?" It's understandable that people think the size of the file must correlate with the quality of the photo, and while this could be a soft rule to follow, often it's not necessarily true. Most of my files are resized to 3000 on the longest side, sometimes 4000 on the longest side, and then compressed to large jpegs. This one time compression doesn't lose any quality in the actual image, but makes it easier to download, upload and generally handle online. The resolution of a jpeg is really in the pixel count eg. 2000x3000 pixels.

"I need the files at 300dpi"

Dots per inch, or dpi, is a way of measuring how many pixels are in each inch of an image. This count is important if you're making prints and there is a specified print size and resolution. For example you wouldn't want to print with a resolution much below 150dpi (most printers can't handle much more than that anyway). If the resolution of an image is looked at as pixel count, then the print size and dpi are irrelevant. 3000x2000 can be seen as many different dpi and print sizes. It could be 72 dpi at 42.6" x 27.7" or 300 dpi at 10" x 6.6". None of these dpi and print sizes matter as the file remains at 3000x2000. Most professional print shops or graphic designers should make those adjustments for the final image use.

Can you provide me with the untouched Raw files?

Normally I do not provide clients with the untouched CR2 Raw files that come straight out of the camera. This would be like handing someone unfinished work. If untouched files are required a "full buyout" can be requested at an additional rate.

 

9/11 Memorial & Museum - Andrea Booher

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Ben Hider - Event, Food and Portrait Photographer based in New York City and Westchester

Andrea Booher, film producer and photojournalist has worked as a documentarian for twenty-six years. Based in Colorado, her assignments have taken her to East Africa, Latin America, Micronesia, India, Antarctica, Australia, Myanmar, Somalia, Mexico and Haiti.

In the last two decades she has photo-documented every major disaster in the United States, Trust Territories and Sovereign Nations for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Her documentary work resides in several permanent collections, including the National Archives and the Smithsonian. In 2001, she spent 10 weeks working at Ground Zero in the immediate aftermath of the World Trade Center attack. She was one of two photographers working for FEMA with unlimited access. Her work from 9-11 has been published in magazines, newspapers and documentaries worldwide. She was personally profiled on A&E , The History Channel, CNN, Camera Arts, NPR and Photo District News.

Booher’s work has appeared in National Geographic, Time, Newsweek, LIFE, Traveler, GEO, Outside, Sports Illustrated for Women, Smithsonian, Stern, The Atlantic Monthly, World Press and numerous other books and periodicals worldwide. In addition to her disaster work and news photos, her travel and environmental portrait photography are represented by Getty Images.

Cocktails in the Rainbow Room on top of Rockefeller Center

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Ben Hider - Event, Food and Portrait Photographer based in New York City and Westchester

The Rainbow Room is a fine-dining restaurant and event space previously run by the Cipriani family on the 65th floor of the Comcast Building at 30 Rockefeller Center in New York City.

Opened in 1934, it was the first restaurant to be located in a high-rise building and remained the highest elevated restaurant in the United States for decades. Suffering from a decline in business following the financial crisis of 2007–08, the restaurant closed in 2009. In 2012, it was declared a New York City landmark by the New York Landmarks Preservation Commission. On September 17, 2013, it was announced that the Rainbow Room would reopen in fall 2014 after undergoing a full restoration along with a new executive chef and management team. After a years-long restoration process by Gabellini Sheppard Associates, it reopened to the public on October 5, 2014, with new owner-operator Tishman Speyer and Chef Jonathan Wright at the helm. The renovation includes the landmarked dance floor and a new cocktail lounge called SixtyFive.

Franklin Templeton - Geopolitical Shifts and the Quest for Alpha

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Ben Hider - Event, Food and Portrait Photographer based in New York City and Westchester

Franklin Resources Inc. is an American holding company that, together with its subsidiaries, is referred to as Franklin Templeton Investments; it is a global investment firm originally founded in New York in 1947 as Franklin Distributors, Inc. It is listed on the NYSE under the ticker BEN, in honor of Benjamin Franklin, for whom the company is named after, and who was admired by founder Rupert Johnson, Sr. In 1973 the company's headquarters moved from New York to San Mateo, California. Today, Franklin Templeton Investments is one of the world's largest asset management groups with over US$850 billion in assets under management (AUM) on behalf of over 25 million private, professional and institutional investors, as at September 30, 2014, up $29.7 billion or 4% during the 4th quarter (FY 2013).

Welcoming my second child to the world

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I'm not always a fan of crossing my personal life with my business one, but sometimes huge milestones happen and they're too important to keep quiet. This week we welcomed the first girl born into our family for decades, Poppy Joan Roberta Hider was born on May 4th at 9:58am. We are in love and everyone is doing great!baby personal life I am taking off the rest of the week, and will be limiting my email access for a couple of weeks. I'll be back to work on May 10, and looking forward to booking out more photography work with everyone soon.

Ben Hider - Event, Food and Portrait Photographer based in New York City and Westchester