Camera Show London
BVE Camera Show London 2014Just returned from the BVE camera show in London. Another great experience and very helpful. As a wedding videographer here in Tipperary, I feel it is well worth the visit each year. Technology is constantly changing and I feel every video job I undertake is worth the trip to get to know the new types of cameras and software. I know we can always look at them on the net, but I prefer to get a hands on feel for them. I like to see them working and also see how it matches up to the suppliers specs along with the software.
I meet up the usual bunch of video guys from Cork, Limerick, Waterford, Kilkenny and Dublin. Unfortunately, only one other videographer from Tipperary joined us, which is a pity as it’s a great way to network. Some dinner that night and a few drinks to catch up with gossip. Of course, we talked about how business is going, pricing and helping each other out, should one of us be stuck.
Also on hand at the show was a wedding videography section. As I’m a wedding videographer from Tipperary, I found this most interesting and helpful as they gave lots of tips and tricks along with some new and unique ways of filming. Audio was also a big part of the seminar. There was a one to one held later, which I found very helpful.
BVE London 2014A SEO consultant, along with a person from facebook, was on hand to look at our websites on a one to one basis. This was great as I am number one on Yahoo for Wedding Video Tipperary, but he found a hitch with the Google one. This is being looked into as I type, but i never was obsessed with the rankings on the net. I really don’t pay much attention to it, as 90% of my work is by word of mouth and over 90% is in Tipperary, so I don’t eat and sleep keywords like some guys.
Overall, I really enjoyed my yearly jaunt to London as I purchased 2 new cameras before Christmas along with my new Adobe Premiere Pro CC software, which makes such a difference to editing. Some of the older editing software – the likes of Sony Vegas and Eduis – are now being left on the shelf, out dated and well, semi pro. So that’s where the show comes into play. It means we can keep up to date. After all, it’s only fair that couples who book their wedding video with me get the latest, so that their wedding DVD won’t be outdated next year.