This year things changed and the PDN PhotoPlus Expo show has a new company that ran the show. I was fortunate to have companies that allowed me to work with their gear and publish my findings on our websites. Manfrotto from past shows…not at this years PDN Showįor me, each year brought new challenges and an opportunity to test new equipment at the PDN PhotoPlus Expo. Finally writing the article that would be published in our four online publications and promoting it through our online publications and social media sites take a great deal of time an deffort. So shooting the video and photos then spend days editing and producing the videos for the show and for our sponsors is a time consuming job. However, Andy has so much experience that he tends to direct me…even taught me how to hold the iPhone using my forfinger and pinky. I am usually the guy behind the camera and the one that edits the video and photos. Rod Gammons of Rotolight with IPA correspondent Andy Peeke – 2015 PhotoPlus My Job Was To Direct & Shoot I would pack all of my gear, tripod, LED lights from Rotolight and others, lightstands, brackets, sound gear from Beachtek and of course all my lenses from Tamron. ![]() This helped to offset our costs of production. In the past we were fortunate to find a number of companies that sponsored us at the show. By having a correspondent enabled me to add a professional look and feel to my projects. In the past I would attend the show with our crew that included Andy Peeke and others. Our PDN PhotoPlus Expo show coverage this year differs from the last 7 years. So Much Work Covering The Show In The Past…This Year It Was Different Being a Mac computer user from one of the earliest model iMacs made, I am an iPhone user too. ![]() However once you have the new phone, there is no need for additional lenses, cumbersome tripods and in many cases lights or even sound equipment. The new iPhone Xs can cost as much as a good digital camera ranging in price from $1100 up to a whopping $1500. Documentaries and home grown movies are shot with phones today and the results are amazing. Today we find photographers both professionals and amateurs posting stunning photos taken with their new generation Samsung or iPhones. As you walk through the show and see all the beautiful photos that graced the walls of this show you can understand that the art we call photography has advanced beyond anyones wildest imagination. The digital age and all the new technology, has changed everything from taking the images to producing breathtaking images. I still have some framed hanging in my house. We would then take the prints to another exhibitor that sold print lamination equipment who would laminate those prints. It was great bringing our negatives to the show and having some of them printed on Epson commercial printers at no cost. The exhibits included a section for film and print processing equipment sold to processing labs. Years ago we all had cameras that shot film. Each year we see changes in the show, some good and some not so good. ![]() I have been attending the PDN PhotoPlus Expo for about 20 years now and covering this show for IPA since 2005. It was designed for run-and-gun interviews and ensures a quick and easy setup, and flexible recording options for crystal clear audio. I found it to be the perfect solution for effortless dual audio recording on the go, using my iPhone or iPad. The PDN PhotoPlus Expo video was shot with both my iPhone 8 Plus (the intro and outro) using a new RØDE Mobile Interview Kit, including one SC6-L and two smartLav+ lavalier microphones.
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