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THE HISTORY OF THE PHOTOGEAR – PART 2

Dear photographers and readers, lets continue our journey into the history of the photogear with us!

PERSONALITY – ELINE JACOBINE

Birthday gift and life companion in one go? Eline looked no more and chose POMPIDOO Palermo Lilac Sorbet! Read an exciting interview with this truly inspiring personality.

THE HISTORY OF THE PHOTOGEAR – PART 1

Nowadays thanks to continual technological inventions we may enjoy using the latest modern photogears. Once this process has started – year 1839 is considered to be the birth of modern photography.

We invite you, dear photographers, to have a look at the history of photogears. Lets follow the evolution of photogears step by step!

Eastman’s View Camera

THE SEASON TO SHOW OFF: PHOTO EVENTS PARIS AND RIGA

Not only visiting exhibitions and trade fairs is a hard work. Taking part in those is not much easier, either, however, it is also blended with a lot of enjoyment and fun! Watch reports from 2 recent exhibitions where POMPIDOO Team presented its famous and stylish POMPIDOO camera bags! 🙂

POMPIDOO at Lineapelle Fair in Bologna

If you are a true fan of leather, bags and shoes, Lineapelle Trade Fair in Bologna is a real paradise for you! Italy – that’s were we escaped from autumn rains and enjoyed some warmth again. Hard work at the fair and little sleep was the price to pay!

POMPIDOO VISITS PHOTOKINA 2012

We simply could not miss it – the main event on the world photographic scene – the Photokina fair in Cologne, Germany. Do you remember the name of the first bag model? 🙂 It starts making a bit more sense now, doesn’t it.

GENUINE OR FAKE LEATHER: HOW TO SPOT

No matter what fashion trend and style is currently flooding the catwalk and the streets, genuine leather products are always in style. Pour quoi?

Behind Hermes Curtains

What do we actually know about Hermes? Luxury, chic, expensive, bags, Kelly, scarves, saddles, Paris…anything else? Well, let’s admit, not a lot. So to fill this shameless gap, we armed ourselves with cameras and curiosity and went to a Hermes Workshop!

Congratulations to Maija!

You might wonder who’s Maija…

We’ll tell you – Maija Rozenfelde is a very talented young designer in the field of packaging design and just an extremely nice person. Currently a graduate student at Pratt Design Institute in USA, she has just been awarded the 2nd Place in a Student Category in the prestigious Dieline Awards 2012 (the most visited website on package design in the world)!

Dienas Bizness: Tā tiešām ir fotosoma?

Šobrīd ASV arvien populārākas kļūst fotosomas, kas pēc tādām nemaz neizskatās, un tādas ražo arī Latvijā.

PERSONALITY – RITA SORKINA

Some people are so energetic and friendly that it can be felt even through emails. We are glad to share our next interview and our next shiny personality – Rita Sorkina. Enjoy this interview and her awesome poster-like photos!

Mom’s Day Wishlist by Walkingmama

As the Mom’s Day is getting closer and closer, we’ve asked our guest blogger Walkingmama to outline a couple of ideas – as a helping hand for everyone who’s got lost in the array of offers and promotions 🙂

PERSONALITY – KIM YOUNG

We have suddenly noticed that although we continuously meet very interesting people on our way, we have left our Personality section empty for a while… It’s time to change this howling shame 🙂 We’d like to welcome Kim Young – the story of Kim and POMPIDOO is exciting and proves it again: digital world eliminates time and distance.

Read more to learn the story and enjoy an interview with this energetic personality.

NEW Nikon D800E Joins POMPIDOO Team

What a great sunny day! Spring has finally arrived and the sun pampers our faces. There is an excitement – a new member is about to join POMPIDOO Team…

PERSONALITY – MARIAH MILAN

This personality and the place she lives in is as sunny and bright as her POMPIDOO camera bag in Idle Turquoise colour!

Hawaii, Maui awarded Mariah Milan with a great smile, wonderful photos and exciting greeting “Aloha!”.

We are excited to interview Mariah and speak about family, photography, love and inspiration!

New Year Resolutions: 5 Promises

Isn’t it a fantastic tradition – to start a year from a blank sheet of paper and to come up with a list of New Year Resolutions? A POMPIDOO Team had a small New Year party and brainstormed together to create 5 Photographic Promises for 2012!

THANKS TO EVERYONE IN 2011

This year is rapidly climbing up the December calendar: 28, 29, 30, 31…

It will soon cross the line between 2011 and 2012 and to use this remaining time wisely, we would like to thank you for being with us during 365 days of joy, impatience, excitement, concern, enthusiasm, doubt, pride, difficulty, drive, pressure, creativity and satisfaction!

PERSONALITY – ALEXANDRA WESTFAL

Who said we will only feature photographers in our POMPIDOO Personality section? Don’t we love fashion and aren’t we passionate about new talents?

So here it is! Read our interview with a young and creative designer Alexandra Westfal, the founder of the brand Flair.

Flair is a T-shirt label, which proves: a T-shirt and elegance sometimes belong to each other! Top quality and shiny Swarowski elements turn this shirt into a hit of each stylish girl’s wardrobe.

“Why I like” from Irina

First of all, I like sharing! Sharing knowledge, emotions, impressions… both in visual and textual way.

And I’d like to tell you more about myself and what I like doing the most 🙂 Not a surprise, I like photography! Today I’ll try to explain you why I like shooting stylish people.

I AM PART OF THE WORLD

We love stylish brands 🙂 And of course stylish advertising campaigns!

Especially when those are getting Effie Awards. And especially if it’s Nikon!