I finally made it to this show this year. It was a lot more than I expected. I was just figuring on a trade show, but the presentations really made it for me. I didn't carry a camera, so can't show you what it was like.
There were a number of presenters that were quite interesting. Here are links to the ones that I was able to listen to (there were a couple of others, but I didn't get their names). I would pay to see any of these again.
Kristian Bogner (sponsored by Nikon). He did sports photography with his main message being that you have to be persistent to get yourself to the events. He showed some great pictures of Canadian Olympic athletes among other stuff. He also was presenting in the Nikon booth, concentrating on digital editing with Capture NX2.
Richard Martin (Photo Life). A nice retrospective on his work. Too bad about the lousy projectors at this show.
Astronaut Dave Williams. Just a few shots from an old job of his. I doubt I'll get to some of the locations he's been to. He talked about astronauts going through the Nikon School of Photography, and other training they were given. They have cameras just laying around everywhere on the shuttle and space station in case someone sees a shot they like. He joked about holding up a white card to bounce some flash, and realizing he didn't need to hold it in space. It would just stay there.
Sam Javanrouh (Daily Dose of Imagery). Showed some fun images and stories from his blog. He has some cool ideas for shots.
Michael Willems (he's a photographer/teacher who does some of Henry's training). He covered a number of presentations. I took in his vacation and Intro to Portrait Lighting sessions. He's very comfortable on stage and a pleasure to listen to.
After all that, I still had time to touch the D7000 and spend 400 dollars.
Anyway, if you've never been and are within range of the International Centre in Toronto, I'd recommend this show.
There were a number of presenters that were quite interesting. Here are links to the ones that I was able to listen to (there were a couple of others, but I didn't get their names). I would pay to see any of these again.
Kristian Bogner (sponsored by Nikon). He did sports photography with his main message being that you have to be persistent to get yourself to the events. He showed some great pictures of Canadian Olympic athletes among other stuff. He also was presenting in the Nikon booth, concentrating on digital editing with Capture NX2.
Richard Martin (Photo Life). A nice retrospective on his work. Too bad about the lousy projectors at this show.
Astronaut Dave Williams. Just a few shots from an old job of his. I doubt I'll get to some of the locations he's been to. He talked about astronauts going through the Nikon School of Photography, and other training they were given. They have cameras just laying around everywhere on the shuttle and space station in case someone sees a shot they like. He joked about holding up a white card to bounce some flash, and realizing he didn't need to hold it in space. It would just stay there.
Sam Javanrouh (Daily Dose of Imagery). Showed some fun images and stories from his blog. He has some cool ideas for shots.
Michael Willems (he's a photographer/teacher who does some of Henry's training). He covered a number of presentations. I took in his vacation and Intro to Portrait Lighting sessions. He's very comfortable on stage and a pleasure to listen to.
After all that, I still had time to touch the D7000 and spend 400 dollars.
Anyway, if you've never been and are within range of the International Centre in Toronto, I'd recommend this show.