The China International Photography Profession Fair kicked off
in Beijing on January 9, 2008. More than 200 exhibitors gathered in
the China International Exhibition Center for the four-day
exhibition.
Wedding photography and a high-tech photographic equipment show
are the highlights of the professional fair.
A wedding fashion show brought the first day of the exhibition
to a climax. Professional makeup artists and stylists from China's
top fashion training centers showcased their understandings of
wedding style trends with the help of the beautiful models.
Shi Ying, a fashion professional and president of a fashion
training center called Jingshang Celebrity, shared her opinion on
fashion trends in wedding photography for 2008.
"The dressing trend of wedding photography this year is
simplicity, vogue and elegance. As for the sculpture trend, crystal
and ostrich feathers will be two stylish elements in 2008.
Meanwhile, the use of color will expand from white to vibrant
colors, and the overall theme of wedding apparel will be 'silk
stockings.'"
Stylists and designers create the beauty, but photographers
immortalize the moment on film. The latest photographic equipment
attracted great attention at the fair.
World famous digital equipment producer Canon brought its
leading product, the EOS-1Ds Mark III. With 21.1million effective
pixels, the 1Ds Mark III is specially designed for wedding
photography. Koji Nakashima, assistant director of Canon's China
regional Beijing CII division, has witnessed the rapid development
of China's photographic equipment industry.
"I've been working in China for four years. I feel strongly that
the number of Chinese photographers is increasing dramatically.
They are becoming more and more professional. Their demand for
technology is growing much more quickly than before. We are working
very hard to meet their demands."
Besides digital camera producers, wedding dress manufacturers
and professional wedding photography organizations, exhibitors from
related fields such as cosmetics and photo frame producers also set
up displays.
The China International Photography Profession Fair will run
from January 9 to 12 in halls 4, 5, 6 and 7 of the China
International Exhibition Center.
(CRI January 10, 2008)
