Glass baubles, tinsel, light chains, large-scale decoration for shopping centres: hardly any show is as hard to photograph as Christmasworld. Everything shines, everything glows, everything reflects the photographer. We know the problem and solve it with polarising filters, directional light and exposures set for light sources — so your collection looks the way it does on the stand, not like a blown-out snapshot.
All prices plus VAT · delivered within 24 hours · max. 4 exhibitors per show day · See all packages & details
| Dates | Friday 29 January to Tuesday 2 February 2027 |
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| Venue | Messe Frankfurt, Ludwig-Erhard-Anlage 1, 60327 Frankfurt am Main |
| Frequency | Annual at the end of January, five days, alongside Ambiente and Creativeworld |
| Profile | The leading international trade fair for seasonal and festive decoration: Christmas ornaments, lighting decoration, floristry supplies, gift wrapping, large-scale decoration for retail and cities — new in 2027 with the Seasonal Gifts & Toys area |
| Audience | The Ambiente, Christmasworld and Creativeworld trio counted 4,636 exhibitors and around 140,000 visitors from 170 countries in 2026; buyers use the neighbouring fairs as well |
| Our travel time | About 2.5 hours from Essen — travel and any overnight stay are stated separately and transparently |
A mirrored glass bauble shows everything in front of it — including the camera. Glitter blows out to white dots under flash, and a light chain either becomes a burnt-out patch or the rest of the stand sinks into darkness. We work with a polarising filter against reflections, with soft, large light from the side and with exposure series in which light sources and surroundings are correctly exposed at the same time. The result is collection pictures in which colour and finish of the bauble are right and the LED chain looks warm white rather than blue.
Large-scale decoration — arches, figures, tree systems for shopping centres and cities — needs the overview with scale: the arch with a person in front, the installation in the aisle. We take such pictures before opening, when the aisle is clear.
Decoration lives on movement and light: a chain switching on, a mobile turning, a bauble rotating in the light. Short clips of this work better on Instagram and Pinterest than any photo. We film at high frame rate and cut vertical clips on the show day. Buyers who also visit Ambiente or Creativeworld are on your stand at fixed times — exhibitors with space at two of the three fairs are covered on the same day.
Friday and the weekend are the strongest ordering days; Monday is quieter, Tuesday suits latecomers and team shots. For collection shots with our own light we need the stand without visitors — so we start an hour before opening. A four-hour package on Friday or Saturday covers collection, stand with buyers and a short interview. Images are delivered in the evening so your sales team can send them during the fair to customers who did not travel.
Glass, glitter and metallics with polarising filter and soft side light — colour and finish without the camera in the reflection.
Light chains and illuminated figures in exposure series — warm white rather than blue, surroundings visible.
Arches, figures and tree systems with scale in the empty aisle before opening.
Architecture, lighting and collection walls before the doors open, with no visitors in frame.
Chains switching on, mobiles turning — vertical clips for Instagram and Pinterest, the same day.
Statements from designers and sales staff with radio mics, in English or German, delivered with subtitles.
A post with your stand while the show is still running gets seen and shared. That is why every package includes finished photos and video within 24 hours after the event ends — first images usually the same day. Two revision rounds included.
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
Fixed prices, defined deliverables, predictable turnaround. All prices exclude VAT and include travel within North Rhine-Westphalia.
Add-on: On-stand interview + extended highlight video (approx. 90 sec.) €190
Payment: 50 % deposit on booking by credit card (Stripe link sent with the quote) or bank transfer, 50 % on the show day. No German VAT for non-EU companies; reverse charge for EU companies with VAT ID.
Capacity: maximum 4 exhibitors per show day — please reserve early.
Tell us the date, venue, stand size and what the images are for. You normally get a fixed-price quote within 24 hours, with no hidden line items.
We arrive with our own equipment, work discreetly around your stand, and never interrupt a conversation or a demo. Shot list agreed in advance.
Edited photos and cut video via a private download link — within 24 hours after the event ends.
From €990 plus VAT for two hours of photo and video on site with at least 30 edited images and a 30-second highlight video. Four hours from €1,490, a full show day from €1,990. Travel to Frankfurt and any overnight stay are stated separately and transparently.
With a polarising filter and soft, large light from the side instead of flash from the front. The colour of the bauble is kept and the camera does not appear in the surface.
Yes. We expose light sources and surroundings separately and merge the series in editing. LED chains appear in their true colour temperature.
Yes. Christmasworld, Ambiente and Creativeworld run at the same time on the same grounds. Both stands are covered within one day package.
Yes. Interviews, briefing and the entire engagement run in English — a large share of our trade fair clients come from outside Germany. Invoices with VAT ID for EU companies, no German VAT for companies outside the EU.
Send us your hall, stand number and the collections you want to feature. We will propose a time window and a fixed-price quote.
We normally reply within 24 hours. For short-notice bookings during a show week, please call.
