Can one person shoot photos and video at the same time?

For anything beyond a few short clips, plan them as separate roles. Each needs its own position and attention, and doing both at once usually means doing neither well.

Which videos can we order?

Any of these: highlight films, short social clips, session recordings, interviews and testimonials, and exhibitor and sponsor videos. Most events combine two or three.

Each event is quoted on hours of coverage, the number of photographers, and video if you want it. Send the date, venue and hours and we reply with a quote.

Event Photography, Video or Both? A Planning Guide

Updated October 26, 2026

XPOSRE's planning guide: book photography when you need images for reports, press, sponsors, your website and social posts. Add video when you want the event to move: a recap that sells next year, recordings of the talks, or people speaking in their own words. If you need both, booking them together means one plan covers the same moments.

[ What to weigh ]Decision criteria

What the images are for

Photos go into reports, press releases, sponsor recaps, websites and next year's brochure. Video goes into recap films, social posts and on-demand content.

Keeping the talks

If the sessions themselves are the product, full recordings of keynotes and panels keep them available after the room empties. Photos can't do that.

Your social channels

Short clips of 15 to 30 seconds, including vertical cuts, are made for Instagram and LinkedIn feeds. A photo set still feeds weeks of posts.

How fast you need it

Photos are delivered fast, on a timeline we agree with you before the event. Same-day delivery is possible, at an added cost. For video: Edits within 24 hours are available, at an added cost.

Who does what on site

A photographer and a videographer each cover one job at a time. Planning both roles together keeps them from competing for the same angle.

[ Compared ]Photography, video and both, side by side

XPOSRE Media planning guide: event photography, video or both
	Photography	Video	Both
What you get	Edited photos of the people, the program and the brand	Films and clips: highlight films, short social clips, session recordings, interviews and testimonials, and exhibitor and sponsor videos	Photos and video from one plan
Best for	Reports, press, sponsors, websites	Recaps, recorded sessions, social	Events you want to reuse for a year
Lasts	Years of marketing material	Recordings and a recap people rewatch	Both, without a second briefing
On site	A photographer per place you need covered	A videographer per place you need filmed	Separate roles, one plan

[ Nuances ]Before you decide

Session recordings depend on the venue's sound. Clean audio usually comes from the venue's AV system, so ask your venue or AV company early.
A recap needs a plan. A good highlight film is shot against a list of moments, just like the photos. Share the run of show with both.
You don't have to film every day. On a multi-day program, video can cover the opening day or the keynotes while photography covers the whole event.

See event videography, conference photography or corporate event photography, or request a quote.

Photography, video or both for your next event?