Not a lot of shows left

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 show 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 on a large recreation area with a beautiful lake.
All the workshops and lectures are held inside tents, and also the sponsors are selling from tents.
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 boat load 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 mtrs away from the show area.
(in the past we could even park behind the tent :D)

The 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