Walking in, I was immediately overwhelmed. The venue was huge! I couldn't fathom just how big the expo was. I signed in, got my badge, and was already feeling quite professional. The PhotoPlus Expo was the photographic nerd's dream.
There were so many booths from big companies like Canon, Nikon, and Sony, and also booths for brands I wasn't previously familiar with like Tocad and Yuneec. Just about every booth I went to had freebies, so I ended up coming home with a bunch of cool gizmos.
My favorite booth was the Fujifilm Instax one. I have always been a lover of instant film whether it be Polaroid, Fujifilm, or otherwise, so this was a very exciting moment for me. In their area, Fujifilm created a whole set exhibiting hundreds of Fujiroids, all decorated in fun frames with creative boarders. There were also Instax cameras that attendees could use for demo. I took a photo of my friends with one and it printed with a NYC boarder, which, for some reason, I thought was the most amazing thing in the world at the time. My friends and I also got our Fujiroid taken in front of a "selfie" backdrop they had set up. I, then, proceeded to get way too excited when it developed in my hands in the next 90 seconds.Also at the Fujifilm booth, I saw the work of John Messinger, who creates beautiful compositions using Instax Mini film. Professor Cyr had mentioned Messinger in Digital Photo I and showed us a video of him making one of his pieces. At the PhotoPlus Expo, I got the chance to see that same piece in person, which made the composition even more spectacular in my eyes.
Collectively, going to the PhotoPlus Expo was a tremendously valuable experience, and I can't wait to go again next year!
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