Trade fair photographer · Plastics

Trade fair photographer for the plastics industry

Moulding machines mid-cycle, parts in accurate colour and experts who explain the material. We cover your stand (booth) at Fakuma, Formnext or European Coatings Show and deliver within 24 hours after the show ends.

Machines mid-cycleTrue colour for partsFixed prices from €990Delivered within 24 hours
Product detail on an exhibitor stand, photographed by Pixer

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The industry

What makes plastics photography at a fair different

At plastics fairs, machines run. An injection moulding machine produces real parts on the stand, a robot takes them out, a conveyor brings them to the visitor. That is the strongest image of the day if you catch it right: the moment the mould opens, the part still warm on the belt, the visitor's hand picking it up. We photograph and film the cycle so it becomes clear in a few seconds.

With materials, colours and additives, colour accuracy is everything. A masterbatch producer cannot use images in which red looks orange because the hall light is yellow. We photograph granules, samples and colour cards with our own light and calibrated colour correction. Transparent parts are shot against the light so clarity and wall thickness show.

Moulds and tools often belong to your customers. Agree in advance what may be photographed; confidential tools and customer parts go on the shot list's no-shoot list.

Shows

The plastics fairs we work at in Germany

Fakuma in Friedrichshafen is the trade fair for plastics processing, with injection moulding, extrusion and thermoforming. Additive manufacturing is at Formnext in Frankfurt; coatings, paints and their raw materials at European Coatings Show in Nuremberg. Adhesives and bonding have two dates in Stuttgart with Bondexpo and the Adhesives & Bonding Expo. Recycling and secondary raw materials are the topic of RECYCLING-TECHNIK in Dortmund, plastic packaging of FACHPACK in Nuremberg. Surfaces and components for furniture makers are at interzum in Cologne.

Friedrichshafen is on Lake Constance, far from our office in Essen. We quote travel once per trip and share it between exhibitors of the same show week; Dortmund and Cologne are in North Rhine-Westphalia, where it is included.

The Fakuma halls are bright, but machines with glass safety doors reflect. We shoot through the glass, with a polarising filter when needed, so the view of the mould stays clear.

Show day

What we shoot, and when

Before doors open: stand overview, colour samples and granules with our own light, transparent parts against the light. If the machine is already running in test mode, we film the cycle with no visitors in the background.

Morning: team photo and portraits, then the machine running with an audience, visitors taking parts off the belt. Midday to afternoon: technical conversations, interviews with application engineering and sales, vertical clips.

Fakuma runs for five days. For busy stand images we recommend one of the middle days; if you launch something on day one, we plan the booking around it.

Formats

Material for sales, processors and the trade press

Plastics companies sell to processors, brand owners and buyers who want to see quality. We deliver machine images, part details, colour samples and stand overviews in high resolution with unlimited usage rights, ready for catalogues, presentations and agents abroad.

Sustainability and the circular economy shape the industry. If you show recyclates, bio-based materials or design for recycling, interviews with your application engineers explain the solution more credibly than any brochure, in English, German, Arabic or Farsi, with subtitles. Exhibitors from Italy, Turkey, India or China can use the same film at home.

The 30-second highlight film with a running machine suits LinkedIn, vertical 9:16 clips work for Reels and Shorts. Everything is ready within 24 hours after the show ends.

Services

What we produce on a plastics stand

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Machine cycle

Mould opens, robot removes, part runs out: in photo and on film.

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True colour

Granules, masterbatches and colour samples with our own light and calibrated correction.

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Part details

Surfaces, wall thickness and transparent parts shot against the light.

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Application interviews

Materials and circular solutions explained, with subtitles.

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Show film

30-second highlight in every package, 90-second film with Full Day.

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Vertical clips

9:16 clips of a running machine for LinkedIn and Reels.

Our work

From exhibition stands to brand films

PrimarkRTL AdGroupRalph LaurenHumanscaleYOOZLütz GmbH
Video & social

Landscape recap, vertical reels

A sample from our production: the event recap for your website and LinkedIn — below it, native 9:16 footage for Reels, Shorts and Stories, shot in parallel with the main coverage.

Event recap · YOOZ

Event reel · izy

Brand event · YOOZ

Trade fair clip · Vapes Bars

Packages

Clear packages. No surprises.

For a stand with a running machine we recommend Professional with four hours. If you want interviews and a 90-second film, book Full Day.

Compact

Trade Fair Basic

€990
excl. VAT · 2 hours on site
  • 2 hours of photo and video
  • at least 30 edited images
  • Highlight video (30 seconds)
  • 1 vertical social clip (9:16, Reels & TikTok)
  • Stand, atmosphere & detail shots
  • Ready to upload for web, LinkedIn & social media
  • Delivered within 24 hours
  • Unlimited usage rights included
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Full day

Trade Fair Full Day

€1,990
excl. VAT · full show day
  • 8 hours — the full show day
  • at least 120 edited images
  • Highlight video (30 sec.) + trade fair film (90 sec.)
  • 3 vertical social clips (9:16, Reels & TikTok)
  • On-stand interviews included
  • Stand, atmosphere & detail shots
  • Ready to upload for web, LinkedIn & social media
  • Delivered within 24 hours
  • Unlimited usage rights included
  • Additional show days: tiered pricing on request
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Production

Multi-camera stage & interview

on request
Conferences, keynotes, panels
  • 2–4 cameras, full stage capture
  • Audio from radio mics or the desk
  • Lit interview setup
  • Multilingual subtitles
  • Separate cut per speaker
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Add-on: On-stand interview + extended highlight video (approx. 90 sec.) €190

Payment: by invoice or online by credit card, details in the quote.

Travel is included in Düsseldorf, Essen, Cologne and Dortmund. For other German cities we quote it once per trip, shared between exhibitors of the same show week. Companies outside the EU are invoiced without German VAT.

Shows & guides

Plastics fairs we cover

Fair pages with halls and tips, plus cities and guides.

Process

From first message to delivered files

Send the show and the stand

Fair, hall, stand number and dates by WhatsApp or e-mail. We reply with a fixed quote within 24 hours.

Agree the shot list

Tell us which machines run, which materials and colours are the focus and which moulds or customer parts are confidential. We turn that into the schedule.

Show day and delivery

We meet you on the stand before opening, work through the list and stay out of your conversations. Photos and film within 24 hours after the show ends.

FAQ

Questions about plastics trade fair photography

Will the colours of our samples be accurate?

We photograph colour samples with our own light and calibrated correction, so the colours match the sample rather than the hall lighting.

Can you photograph through the machine's safety doors?

Yes. With the right angle and a polarising filter where needed, we reduce reflections on the glass so the mould stays visible.

What about moulds that belong to our customers?

Confidential tools and customer parts go on the no-shoot list beforehand. We do not photograph them and check the selection before delivery.

Do you work in Friedrichshafen?

Yes. For Fakuma we quote travel once per trip and share it between exhibitors of the same show week.

What does a show day cost?

Fixed prices plus VAT: €990 for two hours, €1,490 for four hours and €1,990 for a full show day with interviews and a 90-second film. Travel is included in Düsseldorf, Essen, Cologne and Dortmund; for other cities we quote it once per trip.

Which languages can interviews be in?

English, German, Arabic and Farsi. We deliver subtitles in the same languages, so one film can serve several markets.

Contact

Book a photographer for your plastics stand

Send us the show, hall, stand number and which machines will run. We reply with a fixed quote, usually within 24 hours.

We reply within 24 hours. During a show week, WhatsApp is fastest.