Not a lot of shows left

Today, the results of the Fotofair day 1.

You probably heard this a lot since COVID.
And it’s true, well at least in the Netherlands.
A lot of the especially larger trade shows and events never came back after COVID, which I think is a huge loss, but we have to deal with it.

In the Netherlands, we have a few smaller events trying to fill the spaces, and some are indeed very nice, but we still have one large event left, and one I especially love.

Fotofair

The Fotofair is a very special and unique event.

No trade show floor, no big building with a dedicated room.
No… FotoFair is organized in a large recreation area with a beautiful lake.
All the workshops and lectures are held inside tents. There is a big tent from the vendor (Fotogroep), and all major photobrands are there to demo or show the latest products. A few tents are reserved for other brands.
During the show there is a lot of stuff to do if you don’t want to visit the workshops.

Agility with dogs, horses, cosplay, radio-controlled boats, and a boatload more.

For us, it’s a great show because we can just drive the RV next to the tent to build up and park it a few meters away from the show area. (In the past, we could even park behind the tent :D)

Check out this video of Annewiek loading the RV  in a previous year 

The Fotofair workshops

This year, the theme for my workshops was “no more boring model shoots”.
During the workshops (which last 2.5 hours), I show several lighting techniques to get more “oomph” in your shots.
But we also talk about the technique, theory, how to work with the model, using light shapers, color management, and a lot more.

Today, some of the results from the first day with our model, Felisa

Fotofair results day 1:

Check out the website of Foto & Video fair 

Annewiek is still working on the video, but check out the video of last year. Also with Felisa and Claudia

Felisa is a very versatile model. She wrote her own comic. And therefore she needed pictures. See the blogpost on that here