Award Ceremony Photographer in Des Moines, IA

MacroSnaps in Des Moines

Award Ceremonies in Des Moines: photography & video

Award ceremonies produce photos that winners, sponsors and organizers all want to use: the presentation on stage, the acceptance speech and the posed photo with the award. MacroSnaps photographers and videographers cover industry awards, employee recognition events, school and community honors and nonprofit award dinners, making sure every honoree is photographed properly and that the photos are ready to use in announcements, newsletters and next year's promotion.

Des Moines is a major city in Iowa, home to roughly 210,000 people. Whether your award ceremony is at Des Moines Art Center, Salisbury House & Gardens or a family home, your MacroSnaps crew arrives early to check light, angles and any venue rules. Des Moines is an insurance and financial-services center, which drives a steady stream of corporate meetings, and the Iowa State Fair each August is one of the state's biggest annual gatherings. Midwestern winters are cold, so most outdoor weddings and portraits happen from May through October.

The key to award coverage is preparation. We work from your run of show and list of winners, agree on a position with a clear view of the stage and plan a backdrop for posed winner photos. When a ceremony has many categories, we keep photos organized by order so your team can identify and send them to each winner without guesswork.

For a typical award ceremony, clients in Des Moines book about 4 hours of photography ($550) and 3 hours of videography ($700). Photography is $250 for the first hour and $100 for each additional hour; videography is $300 for the first hour and $200 for each additional hour, with a 2-hour minimum. The first-hour price includes travel, so Des Moines costs the same as anywhere else we work, and there are no quotes to wait for.