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Andreas Meyer, Founder & Managing Director, Fotocommunity joins host Scott Sheppard for some history and features of Europe’s largest and most popular photography community websites, with over 770,000 global users. Fotocommunity, unlike Flickr and other photo sharing sites caters to the professional and serious amateur photographer with social networking features, forums, meetings, and contests designed to create an open dialogue and feedback among the members.

Soon to be expanding it’s user base in the U.S. with additional contests and meetup group workshops this site is definitely worth taking a tour of. To sign up for a free membership visit: http://www.fotocommunity.com/

Lance Schad, Sales Manager, Capture Integration joins Inside Digital Photo to share some tips about medium-format photography gear. Capture Integration is the nation’s leading systems integrator for medium format digital photography solutions. Lance explains some of the technical benefits of shooting with a medium format, such as a Phase One system in addition to providing tips about using digital backs with your existing lens bodies.

He also suggests some entry level options for photographers wishing to get into medium-format imaging. For more information and to see their full line of product solutions, visit: http://captureintegration.com/

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GSG OneShot Studio / Industrial Photography Tips

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David A. Wagner, Studio Manager, GSG OneShot, Digital Photography Studio joins host Scott Sheppard with an update on digital medium-format workflows used by America’s largest production agency.

David shares his experiences in transitioning their studio from film to digital workflows. After testing the capabilities and successfully addressing any moiré issues, David now confidently shoots digital with his traditional camera modified with a Leaf digital camera back, a decision that allows him to continue to use his large collection of lenses while still using the camera body that his is most familiar with. David also shares some tips on lighting individual product shots.

For more information visit: http://www.gsgnyc.com/oneshot/

Richard Burke, Photo & Imaging Expert, eHow.com joins Inside Digital Photo to provide some tips on how photographers can prepare themselves for rigors involved in industrial photo assignments. Richard has a broad background in imaging, both in printing and photography.

As a commercial photographer working for Westinghouse, Richard shares his first-hand experiences shooting steel mills, factories, and other industrial locations. Richard explains that these assignments are not only taxing on yourself but also on your equipment. Industrial environments can create unusual hostile temperatures, humidity, altitude, or other issues so Richard advises to find out in advance what you might encounter.

For more information on Richard and his Photoshop tips on eHow visit: http://www.ehow.com/members/imagery.html

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