September 2022
02 Sep My Favourite Trade Stand
I've saved the best for last - my all-time favourite trade stand at this year's PhotoLive Expo 2022. The pet electronics table. I suspect this is a stand that makes its way to any number of shows - the Royal Show, pet club days, shopping centres...
31 Aug Eye Candy
The heading image was taken at the stand of Fujifilm during the recent PhotoLive Expo 2022. I have resisted the temptation to use the term " Fudgey-Film " in the headline, but it was a close-run thing...
29 Aug Soberly Dressed
And of serious mien. The professional and dignified approach to photographic equipment. Conservative. Black. Dull. Ahem...
26 Aug The Show Going On
And it MUST, you know...
22 Aug Lens After Lens And Line After Line
Have you ever wondered where all the lenses come from? And are we in danger of running out of sand from which to make them? Well, if there's any danger of that latter problem I can recommend the floor mats from my family's cars. I no...
19 Aug The Bit That Makes You Think
Photo trade shows can be about many things; cameras, lenses, tripods, lights, bowls of candy, etc. All hardware - and sometimes you can add software as well - the digital programs that power our computers. But we can forge there is also brainware - the things...
17 Aug And Now Something For The Short-Sighted
Relax. No need to bristle up at that heading. I'm one of the short-sighted myself...
15 Aug Ben Franklin Would Have Approved
Benjamin Franklin had a saying that told us not to despise small gains nor ignore small expenses. He would have loved the Jupio brand of camera batteries. Lithium-ion batteries are the basic building blocks of digital operation. No battery life, no camera operation, no pictures. Every...