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Cliff Mautner, Wedding Photographer, and Nikon Legend Behind the Lens joins host Scott Sheppard to share tips and anecdotes of his 27 years as a professional photographer, transition into his new Haddonfield studio, and some details of his upcoming events and training classes. Cliff talks about recently completing an exciting project for "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" along with fellow photographer Susan Stripling which will be airing soon on ABC.

Cliff has instructed various seminars and workshops the past few years and recently announced the dates for his Spring ‘09 sessions - Lighting and Skillset Bootcamp. - April 21-23, 2009 held in his Haddonfield, NJ studio. He will also be hosting many sessions at the upcoming WPPI Wedding & Portrait Photographers International, where he is also judging the print competition and participating in the "Plus" conferences.

Cliff and Scott discuss the latest Nikon news and more importantly shares his vision and passion for his work. Cliff explains how important the comaraderie aspect is among his students and fellow wedding photographers.

To stay up to date on Cliff’s latest visit his website at: http://www.cmphotography.com and his blog at: http://cliffmautner.typepad.com/

The McNamara Report on Inside Digital Photo with Michael J. McNamara
This week’s topic: Editorial Photos - Fact? Fiction? or Fantasy?

Mike joins us in celebrating the 3 year anniversay of the "McNamara Report" Blog first on Popphoto.com and now available at: http://www.mcnamarareport.com. Mike and Scott discuss some key issues in editorial and journalistic photography today. Most photographers rely on the wonders of Photoshop to edit their images so they are aesthetically pleasing, but at what point does editing a photograph change the overall story or instance. If we accept that lines of reality or truth in imagery are crossed daily, how do we judge where that line is drawn. Mike explores examples in a range of photo genres.

Listen in on the McNamara Report segment or get more photo insights and analysis on a variety of topics from Mike McNamara at: http://www.mcnamarareport.com

Chuck Westfall on ETTL Flash & Flash Batteries

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Chuck Westfall, Technical Advisor with the Professional Products Marketing Division of the Consumer Imaging Group with Canon U.S.A., Inc. joins host Scott Sheppard for this week’s tip about wireless ETTL flash metering & remote flash use in a Canon capture workflow. Chuck explains the range of compatible flash accessories available as well as examples on how to configure them for optimum control as a field lighting solution.

Learn about their Canon Speedlite series, the Macro Ring Lights, and also the importance of having an external battery pack such as their Compact Battery Pack CP-E2. For a more comprehensive overview of Canon’s ETTL Flash solutions visit: http://web.canon.jp/imaging/flashwork/

Canon carries a full line of flash accessories which are available at: http://www.usa.canon.com/

For more information visit Canon’s Digital Learning Center website at: http://www.usa.canon.com/dlc/