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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