As an event photographer I often run into situations where images need to be hand-delivered to my clients on a very short timeline, and sometimes even same-day. This is common at corporate events and conventions where the day's schedule of presentations, workshops, trade-show booths, and educational seminars are followed up by an "after hours" social hour, cocktail mixer, or awards program and dinner. For these functions the event coordinator will typically present a photo slide-show so attendees can relive the activities from their time at the conference.

To meet these tight timelines I usually hole-up in a quiet corner of the convention center or head back to the hotel, run a quick edit on my laptop, and download the photo set onto a USB drive for client handoff…