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@creativelive Instructor | @westcottlighting Ambassador
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Welcome to House of Fucci.

Every event has a story. Our job is to capture it—and help you share it while the excitement is still unfolding.

This incredible evening was Boston Magazine’s Best of Boston Soirée, where the House of Fucci team provided comprehensive event photography and videography coverage. From the excitement at the Winners Wall to the energy on the dance floor and the celebration at the after-party, our goal was to capture every part of the experience while delivering professional photography and video quickly enough for guests, sponsors, and the event organizers to begin sharing the excitement right away.

One of my favorite moments is always watching guests receive their professional photos in real time and immediately begin sharing them with friends, colleagues, and on social media. It’s amazing to see high-quality imagery become part of the event experience itself rather than something people have to wait days or weeks to receive.

This reel was beautifully filmed and edited by our incredibly talented videographer, @leiaonofrey, and is a perfect example of the cinematic event recap videos House of Fucci creates for our clients. Combined with our fast turnaround times, our photography and video help organizations, attendees, and sponsors begin sharing their stories while the event is still top of mind.

This is the first post on our page, and we couldn’t think of a better way to introduce House of Fucci. We’re excited to share more of the events, people, and stories we’ll have the privilege of capturing.

Welcome to House of Fucci. ✨

#BostonEvents #BestOfBoston #EventPhotography #BostonVideographer #BostonEventPhotographer  all photos taken off of the winners wall were by our associate photographer @thecaffeinated_photog Shawn Black taken in Roadrunner by @vailfucci
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2 months ago
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Tiny lights. Big drama. 🔥

This image was captured live during my @creativelive class Tiny Lights, Big Impact—and yes… this shot was created entirely in-camera (no “put it together in post” wizardry here 🧙‍♀️).

The setup:
✨ 3 @westcottlighting RGB Ice Lights🪄
✨ Key light boomed overhead at 5600k 💥
✨ Two red rim lights for that fiery glow🔥
✨ Smoke Ninja from @pmi_gear on dry ice setting = instant atmosphere 💨
✨ @canonusa R6 Mark II with RF 24–105 f/4📷
✨ @tethertools Optima cable for tethering 🪱
✨ into @evotoai so we could see everything come together and edited in real time. 💻

Proof you don’t need big bulky gear to create something cinematic… just tiny but mighty tube lights, a vision, a smoke machine, and an actress @surettesiobahn that clearly has main character energy. 

If you want to learn how to create scroll stopping images like this as well as more traditional headshot lighting grab your subscription to CreativeLive or purchase the class.  Tag me when you post images that use the technique you learned from the class. I can’t wait to see what you create and will post your images to my IG story. 

#TinyLightsBigImpact #CreativeLive #PortraitLighting #smokemachine 1/160 F4 ISO500 using my Headshot Doctor Evoto Preset and Custom Color Profile LUT for the R6mkII thank you @coutureblackphoto for letting us use  your amazing studio space again! Thank you @danimackphotography and @braddeel_sports for inspiring me to use more smoke in my portrait work. And thank you @jerryghionis for inventing the ice light, which was the very first portable tube light on the market! They have opened up a world of creativity for me as well as for so many other photographers and videographers. taken in Couture Black by @vailfucci
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5 months ago
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Meet our very first innovation: the patent pending Tiny But Mighty™ Modifier, designed by the @headshotdoctor @vailfucci and engineered specifically for the @westcottlighting IceLight 3. This ultra-compact modifier transforms your IceLight’s barn doors into a beautifully diffused softbox—delivering softer light, cleaner falloff, and next-level catchlights that make your subjects look incredible. Visit the link in bio to learn more and get your own!  #softbox #catchlights #locationlighting taken in Newton, Massachusetts by @vailfucci
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10 months ago
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One of the fun things about shooting events is discovering cool new products along the way!

While photographing an event at @babsoncollege , I stopped by the marketplace and met two recent alumni @joshuabell40 @vanessinthepresent showing off their product, PingRing.

I’ve always had one big issue with digital business cards: you share your info, your number gets saved in someone’s phone…and then it just sits there, never to be heard from again. 😂

@getpingtoday PingRing caught my attention because it flips that around—it puts the ball back in YOUR court and gives you a way to follow up instead of just hoping they remember you.

Definitely one of those “wait…this actually solves a problem” moments. You can get yours at https://getping.today/ and use the code VAIL at checkout for 25% off!

https://getping.today/ring?code=vail taken in Babson College by @vailfucci
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a day ago
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Just walked off the stage at @fabfiercefemales and I have no words.

Thank you, @nedahovaizi for inviting me to be in a room full of so many incredible women. I cannot wait for day two tomorrow!

And can we talk about this outfit? 

@_zhivago_ thank you for dressing me for the stage. I think I’ve found the perfect sequins ✨

PS I can confirm this outfit is dancing approved 🔥💃🏻

📸 @house_of_fucci @vailfucci taken in Boston, Massachusetts by @vailfucci
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4 days ago
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A first look at the new @tethertools Tripod Hammock Pro—the shoot organizer I desperately needed. 😂

My approach to keeping track of all the little things during a shoot has historically been something along the lines of:

Lens caps → random table or pocket


Batteries → folder covered in my daughter’s cute cat stickers


Memory cards → coffee mug ☕️

A flawless system. No notes. 😂 RIIIIIGHT??!!

The new Tripod Hammock Pro brings a whole new level of organization to my shoots because it gives me a dedicated spot for all those little things that somehow end up EVERYWHERE—lens caps, batteries, memory cards, cables, tools, and whatever else I put down and immediately forget about.

And the best part? It’s right where I’m already working.
Not on the floor.

Not across the room.

Not in a coffee mug.
Right under my tripod.

In this reel, I take a closer look at the Tripod Hammock Pro, its features, and how I set it up for shoots.

Now I can finally stop playing “where did I put that?” on every shoot.
#TripodHammock #PhotographyGear #PhotographerLife #TetheredShooting #PhotographyBTS by @vailfucci
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6 days ago
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6 days ago
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Shoutout to @sloomooinstitute for creating what might have been the most consistently packed activation I saw at @hubspot @unboundevent . 🧠✨

The Plasticity Lab took the idea of neuroplasticity—pushing your brain into unfamiliar territory to build new neural pathways—and turned it into something you could actually experience with your hands.

You chose a pathway—Focus, Discover, or Release—and then created your own custom slime using crystals, scent capsules, and tactile add-ins designed around different modes of creative thinking.

And people LOVED it.

I was walking around checking out activations throughout the conference, and this was the one that seemed to have a line every single time I passed it. Not just a quick rush—a consistently popular experience that people were willing to wait for.

It was tactile. It was personalized. It was playful. You got to make something. And you walked away with something.

There’s probably a lesson in there for all of us creating brand experiences. 👀

Very, very cool work, @sloomooinstitute. 👏

#HubSpotINBOUND #INBOUND2026 #SloomooInstitute #BrandActivation #ExperientialMarketing EventMarketing BrandExperience PlasticityLab by @vailfucci
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11 days ago
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We took the question to the floor of HubSpot UNBOUND… 🎤

Are you actively working on your personal brand?

I’m here filming woman-on-the-street interviews for Maha Abouelenein, and it’s been so interesting hearing how people think about their personal brands — whether they’re intentionally building one, just starting to think about it, or realizing they already have one whether they planned to or not. 👀 it was also fascinating to see that almost everyone only associated personal branding with social media posting even though it is SO MUCH MORE than that. 

Now I want to hear from YOU.

Are you actively working on your personal brand? And if no, why not?

Tell me in the comments. 👇 by @vailfucci
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12 days ago
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Still so grateful to have won the People’s Choice Award at the Miss Massachusetts pageant. Getting to celebrate the experience with this photoshoot made it even more special!

Can’t wait for next year!

📸 @vailfucci

#missmassachusetts #clementeorganization #misswestborough @clementeorganization by @vailfucci
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14 days ago
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How has it been 25 years? I can remember walking into my dorm room after classes had been dismissed because of some type of emergency. We had no idea what was going on. Smart phones didn’t exist. I had forgotten to turn off my TV that morning before going off to class and had left it on the Today Show. I unlocked my door and walked in and saw at that very moment the second tower collapse. And then I collapsed to the floor. I knew my dad was scheduled to have a meeting at the World Trade Center that week. He had been in the building for the 1993 WTC bombing. He had been in San Francisco on business during the earthquake in 1989. Of course all the lines of communication were busy then. I thought the worst. I was worried he had already spent so many of his 9 lives. Finally I got through to my family and found out my dad’s meeting had been rescheduled for later that week. He was home and safe. But others in my community were not so lucky. Many Penn students lost their parents that day. The world was turned completely upside down. I wondered if this was going to be the start of a war unlike anything I had ever seen in my lifetime. But as a nation we stood tall. We came together.  We rebuilt. I cannot believe that of all the days to fly I am flying today past New York at night. I sincerely thanked every TSA worker I encountered today. They are such an important part of keeping us all safe to fly. I am so thankful to them and everyone else who made it safe for us to return to the sky. by @vailfucci
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17 days ago
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Magmod MagStand Unboxing time! I got my hands on a prototype of the @magnetmod MagStand before the Kickstarter even went live… and after using it, I could NOT WAIT for the second one I bought to arrive. 😂🙌

It really is the most thoughtfully designed light stand I’ve ever used.

And this little detail is a perfect example: the Leg Base Connector System. 🤯 In this reel I’m unboxing my new MagStand and showing you how to put it on — because of course I immediately needed to start accessorizing.

There are just SO many little things about this stand where you can tell someone actually thought about how photographers work in the real world.

Yes, I am this excited about a light stand. 😂

And now I have TWO. 🙌

@magnetmod

#MagMod #MagStand #PhotographyGear #PhotographyBTS #PhotographerLife by @vailfucci
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25 days ago
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