Nashville Corporate Event Photography | Forrester CX Conference Breakout Sessions at Opryland Hotel

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Written By Erin Allender
Nashville conference photographer — attendee engaged during a breakout session at Gaylord Opryland Hotel

BREAKOUT SESSIONS, FORRESTER CONFERENCE — OPRYLAND HOTEL

The Forrester Conference at Gaylord Opryland Hotel ran the full range — keynote stage, general sessions, breakout rooms, hallway conversations. The production value varies a lot across those settings, and so does the photography.

The breakout sessions are where the lighting is worst and the interaction is best. Smaller rooms, more back-and-forth, people paying closer attention. My job is to find the images that show that — a speaker mid-thought, an attendee asking a follow-up, a panel working through a question together.

Nashville corporate event photographer — panel of speakers in discussion at the Forrester CX Conference breakout session, Opryland Hotel
Nashville conference photographer — small group engaged in a breakout session discussion, Forrester CX Conference at Gaylord Opryland Hotel Nashville
Nashville conference photography — attendees seated at tables in discussion during a Forrester CX Conference breakout session at Gaylord Opryland Hotel

SONG DIVISION

One of the breakout sessions was led by Song Division, a Nashville-based team building company that had attendees write and perform an original song together. It's exactly the kind of moment that doesn't fit neatly into a standard conference shot list — and exactly the kind of moment worth documenting. Nashville is the right city for it.

Nashville corporate event photographer — conference attendees at round tables engaged in breakout session discussion, Forrester CX Conference at Opryland Hotel
Nashville corporate photography — small group of attendees at a table in discussion during a Forrester CX breakout session at Opryland Hotel
Nashville event photography — conference attendees engaged in conversation at tables during a Forrester CX Conference breakout session at Gaylord Opryland Hotel
Nashville conference photographer — attendee writing lyrics during a Song Division team building breakout session at the Forrester CX Conference, Gaylord Opryland Hotel

WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR IN A BREAKOUT ROOM

Breakout rooms mean mixed lighting, no control over the background, and a pace that doesn't slow down for you. Getting a usable marketing image out of that environment is the job, and it's the part of conference photography I find most interesting. The constraint is what makes it worth doing well.

Nashville event photographer — attendee taking notes at a table during a Forrester CX Conference breakout session at Gaylord Opryland Hotel
Nashville event photography — conference attendees engaged in conversation at tables during a Forrester CX Conference breakout session at Gaylord Opryland Hotel
Nashville corporate photography — attendees in conversation at a table during a Forrester CX Conference breakout session, Gaylord Opryland Hotel
Nashville event photography — conference attendees engaged in conversation at tables during a Forrester CX Conference breakout session at Gaylord Opryland Hotel
Nashville event photography — conference attendees listening to speake at tables during a Forrester CX Conference breakout session at Gaylord Opryland Hotel
Nashville corporate photography — attendees in conversation at a table during a Forrester CX Conference breakout session, Gaylord Opryland Hotel

INTERESTED IN WORKING TOGETHER?

If you're a DMC or corporate marketing team looking for a Nashville conference photographer, you can see more of my work here: Nashville corporate event photography.

Erin Allender
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