Urban Stages - Communion

September 30, 2016 in Event Photographer, Photo

The Pierre Gala Photographer New York City

IIE Gala at The Pierre

September 29, 2016 in Event Photographer, Photo

IIE Gala at the Pierre Hotel in New York City on September 28, 2016.

Here's a rare behind the scenes look at me working. A huge thanks to Hal Horowitz for helping out last night and capturing this image of my strange photographer crouch.

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

Qualcomm collaborates with IIE to manage the WeTech program, which helps women and girls enter and succeed in technology careers, with the goal of enhancing women’s talent and skills needed to fuel technological and economic growth. WeTech inspires girls and women, from 5th grade to adulthood, to connect with each other, to learn about science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), and to enhance their own technology skills with which they will build a better tomorrow. In China, India, the U.S, and soon Taiwan through an expanded partnership, WeTech links girls and women to technology-related training and to mentors that help prepare them to enter and succeed in high-paying technology careers.

Corporate Lifestyle Calendar Photography Photographer

Calendar Lifestyle Photography

September 28, 2016 in Photo, Portrait Photographer

I worked on an interesting project this week for a corporation based in New Jersey who hired me to photograph their employees in a series of images that will be used for their annual calendar. It was particularly interesting working with people who are not professional models. I think they all did great.

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

Carla Hall at the New York Botanical Gardens

September 25, 2016 in Food Photographer, Food Photography, Photo

Chef Carla Hall attends the Edible Academy at the New York Botanical Gardens

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

Alison and Saken Wedding

September 24, 2016 in Photo

Alison and Saken got married on Saturday at Tappan Hill Mansion, an amazing location in Westchester, New York.

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

New Jersey Executive Headshots

September 21, 2016 in Photo

Concordia Summit - Day 2

September 20, 2016 in Photo

Concordia Summit Day 2 and dinner at Cipriani's on 42nd Street in New York City

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

Concordia Summit - Day 1

September 19, 2016 in Event Photographer, Photo

Concordia Summit Day 1

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

thyssenkrupp Elevator and Microsoft HoloLens Product Announcement

September 17, 2016 in Photo

thyssenkrupp Elevator and Microsoft HoloLens Product Announcement

thyssenkrupp unveils latest technology to transform the global elevator service industry: Microsoft’s HoloLens for enhancing interventions

HoloLens will support technicians prior to and on the job site, significantly reducing service intervention times
This solution follows the successful launch of MAX, the industry’s first predictive maintenance solution which is already connected with thousands of elevators
Iconic buildings now cloud-connected with MAX include the One World Trade Center, which will also be equipped with HoloLens

thyssenkrupp today announced its use of Microsoft’s HoloLens technology in its elevator service operations worldwide. The special augmented reality device is set to empower more than 24,000 of the company’s service technicians to do their jobs more safely and efficiently, and keep people and cities moving better than ever before. Currently, the global elevator service industry is valued at over $US 44 billion/year[1] and more than 12 million elevators transport over 1 billion people each day.

Using HoloLens, service technicians will be able to visualize and identify problems with elevators ahead of a job, and have remote, hands-free access to technical and expert information when onsite – all resulting in significant savings in time and stress. Initial field trials have already shown that a service maintenance intervention can be done up to four times faster than before by using the device.

Andreas Schierenbeck, CEO of thyssenkrupp Elevator said: “With elevators transporting over one billion people each day, the service industry has a critical role to play in keeping cities moving. We remain focused on leading the transformation in this industry; introducing the latest technologies, processes and training to enable technicians to do a better job with less stress and more fun. Our goal is to dramatically increase efficiency, raise elevator uptimes and speed up service interventions to ensure mobility equipment is always running as it should, providing each passenger with the safest and most comfortable travel experience possible."

[1] Freedonia Group, Inc. World Elevators Industry Study October 2015. Service figures include the initial installation of new units as well as maintenance, repair, and modernization of existing units.

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

Budweiser and Lyft Penn Station Giveaway

September 17, 2016 in Event Photographer, Photo

Budweiser and Lyft Penn Station Giveaway

AbInBev Chief Executive Officer Carlos Brito and Anheuser-Busch Chief Executive Officer João Castro Neves volunteer with hundreds of employees to promote responsible drinking on the seventh annual Global Beer Responsible Day. To kick off the national campaign, Budweiser and Lyft have teamed up to offer up to 80,000 safe rides home at peak party times on weekend and holiday nights to consumers 21+ in select cities. Budweiser and Lyft teamed on Anheuser-Busch’s seventh annual Global Beer Responsible Day to offer up to 80,000 safe rides home on weekend and holiday nights through the end of the year in New York, Colorado, Florida and Illinois. Anheuser-Busch employees volunteer in New York on Global Beer Responsible Day to kick off a new partnership between Budweiser and Lyft. Now through the end of the year, consumers who #GiveADamn can take a safe Lyft ride home during peak party times. Budweiser and Lyft’s partnership is the next step in Budweiser’s longstanding commitment to promoting alcohol responsibility. This campaign marks the largest partnership of its kind between a beverage and ridesharing company aimed at reducing drunk driving. Over the past 30 years, Anheuser-Busch and its wholesaler partners have invested more than $1 billion in the US to promote alcohol responsibility.

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