What a weekend it was! One of the things I love about photographing the International Boston Seafood Show is the mixture of activity, equipment, product and people on the show floor. There is opportunity around every corner to test one’s ability, as a photographer, to capture the essence of the show. There are always the challenges of trade show photography to address: how to make the very best, interesting, different, and technically correct images that also truly depict the event.

This year I was fearing that the economic climate would somehow come across on the show floor and then, of course, in the images I would make. However, I was surprised that this did not seem to have an impact on the buzz on the show floor and ultimately the energy that came across in the photos. The colours seemed as vibrant, the equipment & machinery seemed shinier, more interesting, more complex, more in demand, than ever before. The food was neatly and conservatively displayed.

Yet perhaps one of the most important aspects of the show was the attendees participation in letting me take/make their portraits. I always feel that when someone not only knows you are taking their picture, but then voluntarily allows you to interact with them and capture that interaction, you’ve made a special bond or connection that really is an essential element of being a photographer.

Above is a sample of photographs taken at the show. For more food, product and portrait photography, be sure to visit www.angelacoulombe.com.
To see more of my images taken at The International Boston Seafood Show, you can also go to IBSS’s website.

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As some of you readers might know, this past week I was in Boston, MA, to do photography for the International Boston Seafood Show. Being anywhere is always a great opportunity to take photos, (as if I need a reason to take a photo), but I especially like being in a city after long periods of time out of a big city (Portland, Maine, though a fantastic city with it’s own unique style and flair, doesn’t really compare after having lived in London and Barcelona). As luck would have it, the weather this past weekend was fantastic. After a LONG winter, (don’t get me started on how much snow we’ve had or how cold it’s been), the weather couldn’t have been better for getting out and walking around Boston. And, what better way to take photos!

Street memorial, Boston, MA

When you’ve been out of the city and return, you notice things a bit moreso. Your senses become heightened and buildings take on a different characteristic. The street becomes a living, breathing entity. You notice the city’s style of street life as depicted via the way people interact with the street; the things they stick on railings, leave in public places to form little murals and memorials.

The Opera House, Boston, MA

One of the things I love about Boston is its mixture of old and new. I was staying at the Hyatt, close to Chinatown, and was struck by the juxtaposition of the Opera House, with more contemporary buildings (not to mention the oddity that the Opera House was showing the stage version of Dirty Dancing - the two just didn’t seem to fit together. There was a building, the Paramount, that seems to be undergoing some kind of facelift, or, and I truely hope this isn’t the case, was being refurbished. I was hoping it would be lit up at night, but this never materialized. It’s sandwiched between two very modern buildings, with the Opera House to the right of it.

Another thing I noticed was the interior of my hotel room. There are just some things I can’t resist photographing; side tables, pattern, light. views from hotel windows.

So, I just wanted to share a few of these images. Next up, images from the International Boston Seafood Show itself. While you wait for these, be sure to check out the new food images I’ve added to my food portfolio.

Bedside table at the Hyatt, Chinatown, Boston, MA

Coffee table at the Hyatt, Chinatown, Boston, MA

Morning Sky, 6:30am view from my room at the Hyatt, Chinatown, Boston, MA

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There is one thing certain about Maine; if you don’t like the weather, wait five minutes.Yesterday was just this type of a day. The day started off snowing. By the time I started my morning commute to work, the snow had turned to freezing rain. By lunch time, it was pure rain. At around 3:30pm fog rolled in remaining that way throughout the afternoon and into the evening.

Now, there is nothing quite like a good fog to create a certain ambiance. I for one actually like the fog, it lends an air of mystery, intrigue, and atmosphere you just don’t get on a sunny day, or any other kind of weather day (unless of course its another foggy day)… And this was a right “pea-souper”; fog so thick you could barely see the nose at the end of your face! What joy! Selfishly, I was also pretty psyched to see the fog as it allowed me to have a go playing with a new pocket camera I recently bought (don’t want to lug the big cameras out in inclement weather). What better place to start a series of photos that (hopefully) demonstrate the fog then at a cemetery I have to pass on my way home. I’d say that really, you couldn’t clearly see more than six feet ahead of you, so this lets you know how far back I was standing as I played around with the camera.

Laurel Hill Cemetery

Another view of Laurel Hill Cemetery

Yet another view of Laurel Hill Cemetery

View of the Saco River taken from Ferry Road, Saco

Journy’s end - Camp Ellis Beach, Saco

By the time I had taken a few photographs in the cemetery and had gotten to my destination, I was amazed to see the fog was still as thick as it had been all afternoon (odd considering the way the weather had changed throughout the day). Deciding to go to the beach for a look there, the fog was starting to lift, the tide was heading out and things were becoming slightly brighter. Dusk fell, though, and as far as I could tell, the fog was still with us. Today we awoke to bright sunshine and cold temperatures without any sign or trace of the fog of the day before. Go figure - only in Maine.

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