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Inside Digital Photo Special Report

Andy Patrick, Founder FiftyCrows, joins host Scott Sheppard live from their San Francisco gallery to discuss details of his latest exhibition entitled "Women Empowered: Insipiring Change in the Emerging World", by Phil Borges. Selections from this documentary series will also be on exhibit at the San Francisco Airport, sharing the imagery with a broad audience. Andy explains that FiftyCrows helps documentary photographers share their work on global social, humanitarian, and political issues. FiftyCrows provides grants, resources, exhibits, and distribution of these key images to increase awareness and inspire people to take action in support of these topics and issues. Andy shares examples of recent projects and shares some details of this exciting opening. For more information about FiftyCrows, visit: http://www.fiftycrows.org

Photographer Phil Borges, joins Inside Digital Photo to discuss details of his new photo series including the equipment and workflow he used to create this moving documentary series. Phil began this project in 2004, partnering with the CARE organization traveling to remote locations and showcasing extraordinary women helping themselves and inspire change within their communitites. Phil shares his background, project work, and his passion for documenting the welfare of indigenous and tribal people. Phil share some tips and techniques he uses to capture and complete his incredible images, known for their natural light and emotion highlighted through natural/sepia tones. Phil describes how he works with a range of non-profit organizations and other outlets that help him tell the stories seen in his exhibitions and books. For more information on his projects, books, and current images visit: http://www.philborges.com/

Valinda Campbell, Sr. Photo Editor, CARE.org joins host Scott Sheppard to discuss their work with documentary photographers and explains her role in working with them on new projects and also how she manages their archives. For more information about CARE projects and to contact them visit: http://www.care.org

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Kari Kroeger, PR Manager, Hahnemühle joins host Scott Sheppard for an update on their Hahnemühle Certificate of Authenticity, Holograms, and Registry system to protect the security and legitimacy of limited edition fine art images. Kari explains how the program works, and some of the key benefits photographers can realize by registering and authenticating their pieces.

The Certificates are sold in packs of 25 formal art certificates and 50 hologram stickers. One sticker is placed on the certificate and the other hologram is placed on the back of the original art piece assuring purchasers and dealers that the work is an original piece of art. Hahnemühle maintains a website http://www.myartregistry.com with full details on the registered image prints that tracks the certificate numbers and can easily be accessed by clients, dealers, and photographers.

Hahnemühle has a 400 year history of manufacturing the finest art papers imaginable. They have been supplying digital fine art papers for over 10 years. For more information on their full line of papers and photo albums visit: http://www.hahnemuehle.com/

Josh Weisberg, Director, Microsoft Rich Media Group joins Inside Digital Photo for an update on Microsoft’s latest updates from their Pro Photo Tools labs. Josh explains how easy it is to use Pro Photo Tools to add GPS/geotagging information to your photo file metadata. One of the great features of their geotagging is that it records information in 3D, location and altitude so if you are capturing images at a monument or mountain you can quickly mark the image points on your trek or link to Microsoft’s Virtual Earth platform.

Josh also shares some details on the RAW workflow tools available and describes some of the features of their Expression Media 2 professional media asset management system. He also discusses some of the highlights and speakers participating in this week’s Microsoft Pro Photo Summit Microsoft’s Pro Photo tools website offers a range of articles, tutorials, and showcase work featuring their "Icons of Imaging" phototographers. For more information visit: http://www.microsoft.com/prophoto

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