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Jack Reznicki, Photographer, Instructor, Author & Chairman of the Board for PPA, joins host Scott Sheppard for an update on the latest activities at the Professional Photographers Association. Jack explains that as the largest association of professional photographers, PPA - over 22,000 members - provides a broad range of support resources and advocacy services for photographers including legal advice should something go wrong. Jack is also a commercial photographer located in New York City area and gives an update on his latest projects which recently included a catalog shoot for special needs kids. Jack actually specializes in working with children and he recently did a video tutorial for PocketWizard where he shares some tips photographing kids, which is available at: http://www.pocketwizard.com

Jack also gives an update on the upcoming series of Epson Print Academy workshops, where he will be an instructor, along with Greg Gorman, Jeff Schewe, Andrew Rodney and others. Coming to a city near you soon, the Epson Print Academy offers hands-on workshops that will include techniques and tips on capturing images, lighting, and output. Find out more at http://www.epsonprintacademy.com.

The McNamara Report on Inside Digital Photo with Michael J. McNamara

This week’s topic: Color management: Don’t leave home without it.

High-end color calibration and profiling tools used to cost a pretty penny and required a learning curve that few photographers had time to deal with. But new calibration and profiling tools such as the X-Rite Colormunki Photo and DataColor’s Spyder 3 are available for less than a decent 13×19-inch printer or 24-inch monitor. They can create profiles for monitors and printers, they’re portable, easier to use than ever, and might pay for themselves in ink and paper savings in no time. But which is the best choice for your work flow and color demands?

Jack Reznicki returns to Inside Digital Photo to share news of a new column in Photoshop User Magazine he is authoring with his attorney Ed Greenberg, titled "Copyright Zone". Jack and Ed will also be teaching some sessions on this and other topics at the upcoming Photoshop World conference. He also recently completed some new training titles for Software Cinema on lighting and copyright issues. For more information visit: http://www.software-cinema.com.

Jack shares his thoughts and experiences on the pending "Orphan Works" bill. He explains some steps to take to protect your work from copyright infringement. In today’s legal standards if you operate the camera and capture the image you automatically own the copyright to it but, Jack explains, what most people are not aware of is that because copyright is covered under federal laws an image must have been properly registered before any legal action or litigation to protect the owner’s rights can be filed or ruled for in court. So unless a photographer has registered their images it is almost impossible to file a suit regarding improper use or infringement and the federal court will not acknowledge the case for an unregistered image or work.

For more information about Jack’s latest activities, visit his website at: http://www.reznicki.com

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John Paul Caponigro - The Art of Proofing

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Fine Art Photographer, John Paul Caponigro, returns with Vincent Versace and host Scott Sheppard to share some tips from his latest Acme Educational Training DVD "The Art of Proofing". John Paul builds on his discussion about color management with some tips and techniques on proofing your images. Today’s technology enables photographers to print their images onto a broad range of mediums. Whether it’s fine art paper, cotton rag, metal, organic media, or anything color management will help produce some incredible effects and enhance your final image. Proofing, becomes the art of seeing the impact of the colors, effect, and saturation of the image when applied to different output mediums. Capturing the image is only the first step, fine art photography creates an entire viewing experience. Although they generally print their images onto a preferred paper, John Paul explains that he feels it is the color and composition of the image ultimately determines his choice of presentation material.

John Paul explains that to properly proof an image one of the first steps of practically applying color management is to view some test and base images. Since most photographers have a few "favorite" images that they are very familiar with, John Paul suggests using those in the process of testing different substrates as it becomes easier to see the impact of color management and the shift in the overall colors and effects with images you are most familiar with.

Proofing an image has always been a critical part of producing photographic prints. Today’s digital proofing technologies and color management tools make it easier than ever to preview and control the color result even for black and white prints. Proofing is not just printing a copy onto some glossy photo paper before printing onto the final material. Proofing should include a "practice" run on the printer and paper combination that will produce the final picture. Soft proofing can help you select and narrow down your substrate/printer options before producing hard copy test runs that can show you effects such as the impact of saturation.

John Paul shares key highlights of his approach taken on his new DVD training series which include not only how to do things but also explains the why behind the techniques. Find out more color management tips and resources on John Paul’s website at: http://www.johnpaulcaponigro.com/ or on their latest training DVD’s available through Acme Educational: http://www.acmeeducational.com/

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