Photoshop World 2007 – Ben Willmore & Kevin Ames

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Ben Willmore, Photographer, Author, & Trainer and “Master of Photoshop” joins host Scott Sheppard to talk about his upcoming classes and announcements for this year’s Photoshop World. Ben recently completed a road trip down Route 66, gathering a series of images some of which are posted on his blog http://www.whereisben.com.

Ben and Scott discuss tips and techniques he used to over and under expose his digital images to create some unique artistic effects using HDR (high dynamic range) shooting techniques. Ben shares that in addition to merging the multiple exposures in Photoshop CS3, he creates specialized illustrative effects with a product, Photomatix available at www.hdrsoft.com. Ben will soon be appearing with more tips and recommendations for cool gear in a new series of Inside Digital Photo TV episodes, coming to iTunes very soon!

For more information about Ben visit: http://www.digitalmastery.com

Kevin Ames, Photographer, Author, & Trainer and Inside Digital Photo’s Digital Correspondent joins Scott to talk about the launch of his latest book and support files “The Digital Photographer’s Notebook: A Pro’s Guide to Adobe Photoshop CS3, Lightroom, and Bridge”, a prose guide to Adobe PhotoShop, Lightroom, & Bridge. This book compiles the best of his regular monthly column in Photoshop User Magazine and provides a hands-on guide on how to effectively use these applications in a complete workflow. Kevin shares his experiences and tips on how to get the most of these complimentary programs to improve your overall productivity and digital workflow.

Kevin will also be teaching at Photoshop World 2007 in Las Vegas this week, and also teaching classes at PhotoPlus Expo in New York City, in early October. His classes will focus on portrait photography, lighting, and retouching. Kevin will also be available during Photoshop World to sign copies of his new book and will be participating in their popular portfolio reviews. Kevin and Scott also spend some time discussing Kevin’s experiences with the new line of Canon cameras and other key elements of his workflow equipment.

For more information about Kevin visit: http://www.amesphoto.com/

To see the full schedule and details of this year’s Photoshop World 2007 visit: http://www.photoshopworld.com/

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2007 Microsoft Pro Photo Summit / HD Photo Format

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Tim Grey, Senior Technology Evangelist, Microsoft Corporation joins host Scott Sheppard for an inside look at the recent 2nd Annual Microsoft Pro Photo Summit held July 11-12, 2007 on the Microsoft Campus in Redmond, Washington. Tim’s background in photography and digital imaging give him insight to helping lead Microsoft’s efforts to bring together the photo industry and discuss their key issues.

The summit included some keynotes, photo shoots hosted by their “Icons of Imaging” photographers, and technology showcases. The majority of the summit, however, was focused on panel discussions, open Q&A, and solving the workflow concerns of the participants. One of the hottest topics of the sessions were copyright concerns to help manage the digital rights of photos and the photographers who took them. Other topics included training and education, and using video to capture digital still images.

Bill Crow, HD Photo Program Manager, Microsoft then joined Tim Grey and Scott Sheppard in discussing Microsoft’s HD Photo Format designed to address the current limitations of JPEG technology. HD Photo offers twice the compression as standard JPEG, and supports a wide range of pixel formats including High Dynamic Range.

With increased compression efficiency, more flexibility, and virtually no loss in image quality. Format support is built into Windows Vista, and there are plug-ins for Photoshop on Windows, with additional plug-ins for Photoshop on the Mac OS soon to be available. Microsoft is committed to expanding HD Photo Format to being an industry standard, cross-platform compatibility so it can become an industry format not just a Microsoft native format. Learn more about this exciting technology on Bill’s Blog at: http://blogs.msdn.com/billcrow/

For more information on the Microsoft Pro Photo Summit is available at:
http://www.microsoft.com/prophoto/

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