Day 1 Wrap-up
Whelp, looks like a busy day here at Unique Photo! Even as the night is winding down people are still packing in to catch Panasonic's Ira Block and National Geographic photographer Jay Dickman. The first day of our event was quite the turn out and we're expecting even more excitement this weekend. To see more from the entire day keep scrolling.
Special thanks to Unique Photo instructor Rick Gerrity for taking these fun pictures.
A model getting prepped for an in-store lighting demo.
Setting up for Ira Block's lecture
The lovely ladies checking in attendees at the door.
Fashionable Denim by Manfrotto.
Pretty damn good for a camera phone! The power of good lighting.
Gabe, one of our helpful staff in action.
Unique Photo's Matt Sweetwood laying down the law.
Stay tuned to our blog for more coverage of the New Jersey Camera Show!
6:00PM
Jim Wagner is here with the whole Leica line including the new Leica M-E
Andrew Nahmias from Lexar dealing his cards and maybe giving away a few free hats here and there.
Steve Rossi of Hoodman and Giottos standing out from all the blue shirts
Some more studio sessions at the show room.
We can't contain our excitement.
5:00PM Still a steady crowd going on, looks like those who were stuck at work are now filing in!
Here's Shelly Cohen from Canson Infinity showing off some his fine inkjet papers.
Don't forget Peter Levitt who's here to show all sorts of gear from Quantum, Lumi Quest, Expo Imaging and Savage
Nikon Alex showing customers the new D600
Ed from Frezzi shedding some on-camera light
4:00PM
Caroline Shelby of Samsung showing off their smartphones smart-camera line including the NX20
Dynalite lighting up their their Grand Series Softbox. Photo by Dynalite Jim!
John D. Williams teaching Advanced Studio Lighting. That guy has an awesome mustache.
The sun might be going down, but we're still going strong.
3:00 PM
A still from a GoPro time lapse we're putting together.
Some dramatic lighting at the Canon booth, everyone's checking out the new EOS 6D!
We're big fans of hanging out of on the roof...maybe it's the VIP lounge that I'm not supposed to talk about. Seems like a full house!
2:00 PM
The ever-popular Brandon Remler of Fujifilm proud to show the new 14mm f/2.8 for the Fuji XE-1
Doug Feldner of Kata/Manfrotto demonstrates the 3-in-1 Backpack.
Alex Podstawski of Nikon USA showing off their top of the line DSLRs.
Things are heating up!
Check out this sweet deal on the Panasonic LX7 *In-Store only!*
1:00PM
Our Instagram is blowing up!
Olympus Representative Brian showing off some new cameras!
Indeed.
That's some serious on-camera lighting from Frezzi.
Go ahead, make my day. Test your skills at Kata's shootout challenge.
Don't forget to stop by outside and pick up some of the best BBQ in town from Hot Rod's Famous BBQ
12:00PM
Only a few hours in and we're already churning out videos showcasing some of our amazing vendors!
Victor S. Yee of Sony showing off some of their professional camcorders like the NEX-FS100
Ed Kuhn of Frezzi Energy Systems showing off some of their portable lighting for DSLR and Camcorders.
Jim Morton of Dynalite showing off some off their awesome strobe systems.
11:00 AM
Action Shot! John D. Williamson of MacGroup showing off proper lighting techniques. Just one of many show floor demos that we'll be featuring over the next few days! You can also catch his Advanced Creative Lighting Class at 2pm today.
Sigma is here in full force with a wide variety of all their lenses!
A peek from the Creative Lighting class with David Piazza of Wescott. He will also be teaching the class tomorrow at 10Am.
10:00 AM
Welcome to our live blog coverage of our NJ Camera Show! We will be updating you with everything that's happening throughout the day, including our guest speakers, classes, and the vast amount of awesome photo and video gear that we have on display. Doors have just opened and people are already lining up! Right after an inaugural seminar we'll be kicking things off with The Basics: Understanding Your DSLR Camera and Creative Lighting for Photography with David Piazza.