Products/Sales Reps/Retail Section:

Equipment to Test:
With a drivers license and a credit card  you may try out some of the equipment that our manufacturers have on display.  Bring your camera and test out that lens you have been thinking about, or not sure about digital well now is your chance to take one for a test drive.

Sale Representitaves:
Camera manufacturers and Accessorie Companies will be joining us for the day with displays, information and products to demonstrate.  This is a good opportunity to speak with the sales representitaves and get the inside scoop on products.

Retail Section:
We will have a retail section set up with the latests Digital and Camera Products available to purchase.  There will be many show specials available.  We will also have a selection of used equipment available and a silent auction on some of the unique pieces.
 

 

"Adobe Photo Shop Seminars" - We are pleased to have Dave Homer and Gilles Sweet-Boulay from Fanshawe College joining us again this year to host a series of Adobe Photo Workshops.  If you have a digital camera, chances are you have tried Adobe Photoshop.  This is a good workshop to attend to enter into the world of digital, come see what you can do with your images once you get them into the computer.  Dave and Gilles will have computers set up with a projection system to demonstrate different techniques.

"Basic Portrait Lighting Workshop" - Michael McHugh from McHugh and Comany will be presenting this workshop on Basic Portrait Lighting, learn tips and tricks on the ideal lighting set up to achive the perfect candid or portrait photograph without taking hours to set up your photo shoot.  Michael's company focus is on Children and Portraiture, one of thier specialties is school photography.  He is  a longstanding member of the "PPO" - Professional Photograhers of Ontario and we are very pleased to have him at this years Photo Day.

"Easy steps to using your  Digital Camera" - Do you have a digital camera yet, thinking of purchasing a digital camera or still waiting to see what comes next!!!  If any or all of the above are on you mind than this is a good workshop to attend.  In this new digital camera age there is many questions to answer when finding what digital camera is right for you.  This seminar will help answer many of your digital questions.  We are pleased to have our own staff member Doug Burdick host this workshop, Doug also runs a series of winter camera and digital classes.

"Lighting and Filter Workshop" - Dave Hill from Booth Photographic and Kinderman Photo will be hosting a series of workshops on the use of light and filters on outdoor photo shoots.  In this presentation you will see how using different filters, photo panels, reflectores, soft boxes and location flash units can make a dramatic difference on you end result.  This workshop is great for both film and digital photography.  presenting a workshop on how to do a photo shoot using different filters and large light panels, soft boxes and location flash units.  Try your hand at glamour photography, a great chance to learn from a professional shooter with over 25 years experience in the photo industry.  This workshop is great for both film and digital photography."

"Printing with Hahnemuhle and Lumijet Papers" - Phil Nielsen will be joining us for this very informative presentation and workshop on choosing the right types of paper when printing your digital images.  He will show how easy it is to get professional results from these great lines of ink jet papers.

"Looking for Printing Solutions" - Epson will he joining us this year to demonstrate the ease of printing your digital images.  Choosing a printer in today's market can be difficult with so many products to choose from.  This demonstration will help you choose the right printer and type of paper to suite your needs.  Also on demonstration the popular epson picturemate personal printer and P2000 image viewer and storage device.

"Scrapbooking Workshop" - With the importance of printing and preserving your images, scrapbooking is a great way to make your photo memories come alive, we are pleased to have Sherri East sponsered by Fiskars hosting a series of workshops and doing some nifty make and take projects with our guests.  Martha Hale from Peachtree Marketing will also be our guest for Photo Day.  Come see techniques and be creative in preserving your memories.  This is a great way to learn about this popular hobby.

Photo Shoot - Models will be on hand to give photographers the chance to take photos in all sorts of back drops and lighting situations. If you have ever though of trying your hand at Fashion or Portrait photography now is your chance. Models provided by Elegance Modeling.

Photo Fashion Show - Keep your camera handy there will be some great photo opportunities.

Colourful Costumes:  McCollughs costumers have put together some interesting costumes, which will make for great photos.

Performance by Sonja Gustafson - We are pleased to have SonjaGustafson returning to Photo Day to  perfom for us, this year's show promises to offer many photo opportunities.  We have put together a colourful show of music and fashion.  Sonja has studied music since childhood and her approach to jazz is second to none, her singing will make your visit to photo day complete. Sonja will be accompiniand by well know musician Dean Harrison. Meet Sonja at her web site.

New Products to see:
Canon Digital Rebel XT SLR - Nikon D70sDigital SLR  -  Canon Digital Compact  Camera Line up - Nikon Compact Digital Camera Line Up - Canon's new i series Bubble Jet Printers - Fuji S-3 Digital SLR - Olympus Evolt Digital SLR and Binoculars -  Minolta D70 Digital SLR Camera and the Dimage Series Cameras  - Pentax Digital Cameras and Binoculars -  just to name a few.  We also welcome our accessory suppliers who will have camera bags, digital media accessories and much more.

All the photo entries will be on display at the Estate, we will be announcing the photo contest winners and presenting the awards during Photo Day.