Lenses & Lighting - A Seminar Day & Used Gear Buying Event

Fotodiox and Lensbaby are celebrating their 20th anniversary with a series of photography community events in Chicago. From a photo walk to a photography party, the series culminates in a day of photography seminars focusing on exciting and creative skills."Discover innovative products, network with fellow photographers, and share ideas. Attendees will have the chance to win gifts and prizes. The day will culminate with a happy hour and a raffle featuring various grand prizes.

Additionally, Fundy Designer and Miller Professional Imaging will be present to offer consultations on their premium photo printing and design services. Fundy Designer is the fastest and most professional album design software, coupled with wall art and client sales tools. While Miller Professional Imaging is the ultimate all-in-one, family-owned lab for professional photographers.

Fotodiox and Lensbaby will offer three seminars, with KEH hosting a used gear buying event. Here is the lineup:

11:00 AM - 3:00 PM

KEH & HELIX Camera will be in Chicago, IL. This is your chance to turn your used camera equipment into cash! Get an instant quote and a check on the spot for your clean, working, used film and digital camera equipment. For details on eligible gear and to schedule an appointment, please visit this link: KEH BUYING EVENT

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Learn how to use LED lighting to achieve the perfect image. This seminar provides an opportunity to see how light shapes your subject in real-time. Explore various lighting fixtures from Fotodiox, ranging from panels to monolight style LED lights. Try out simple four-light setups to creative RGB and spotlight configurations.

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

The Lensbaby OMNI Creative Filter System offers photographers unique and imaginative effects by shaping light directly onto the lens. Its magnetic mounting system lets you easily attach prisms, crystals, and more to add depth and intrigue. Create dreamlike, ethereal images with precision-engineered Effect Wands and captivating Crystal Seahorse attachments. This seminar will teach you how the system works and allow you to demo the various special effects filters in the OMNI system.

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

While nothing can replicate film, lens adapting comes close. Discover the unique characteristics vintage lenses bring to your images. Learn about the various lens adapter types available from Fotodiox, the world's largest lens adapter manufacturer. Topics will cover crop factors, popular lens mounts for DSLRs and MILCs, and more.

After the seminars, join us for a happy hour from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM and participate in our raffle. *Lucky winners will receive one of the following prizes:

Omni Starter Kits

A Velvet 28mm Lens

A $1000 Lensbaby Bundle

A Fotodiox Warrior 300XR Studio LED Lighting Kit

Fotodiox eGift Cards

Fotodiox Prizmo Pocket LED Lights

*You must be present during the happy hour to be part of the raffle.

Host or Publisher Fotodiox Inc