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Will Hauser, Freelance Photographer & Owner of Snapshots, a prosumer photography retail shop joins host Scott Sheppard for a lively discussion about his work and some trends he’s experiencing . Snapshots was founded by his father, and since a young boy Will had access to some of the best camera equipment and became an avid photographer. Growing up learning about photography,Will now shoots most of his work digitally but maintains a full service print lab in his shop.

In addition to running the retail operations, Will’s passion is photography and sports and has been successfully able to build a freelance photo business working closely with clients including NY Giants and Jets NFL teams. He’s shot several key events including the Super Bowl, the Pro Bowl, and the Pro Football Hall of Fame induction ceremonies.Will discusses his long road to maintaining contacts in the sports media field and how he is able to gain work and access to professional sports venues and sell images he’s captured at the events.He explains that being an avid fan gives him an advantage when shooting games as he’s able to capture the emotion of the athletes during critical game points. In addition to sports, Will’s assignments also include corporate and family events, landscape and wildlife as well as environmental portraiture.

Will describes his workflow and preferred gear as well as sharing his thoughts about the current trends in prosumer retail. He’s experienced the prosumer transition from film to digital first hand and sees that more and more average consumers are opting to do-it-yourself rather than hire a professional on both the capture and output side of the business. Consumers are told by media that capturing professional images is as easy as point and shoot. He often advises his clients, to take advantage of their local school photographer’s images rather than compromise their memories by attempting to shoot the pictures themselves.

For more information on Will’s work, visit his portfolio site at: http://www.williamhauser.com/

The McNamara Report on Inside Digital Photo with Michael J. McNamara
This week’s topic: Don’t believe the rumors, the Nikon D3X is REALLY here!

From the minute Nikon released the pro, full-frame D3 in August of 2007, the rumors began flying about the Nikon D3X. That’s not surprising, considering that Nikon followed its older D2 and D1 with x versions. But while those cameras provided incremental advances over their x-less models, and cost about the same, the new D3x costs $3000 more than the D3. Is it really worth that much for the extra detail and other features it offers?
In this segment, Mike takes a close look at the D3x’s new features, potential image quality, and its appeal to Nikon professional photographers ready to shoot down Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III and Sony A900 owners, as well as the medium format digital crowd.

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John Reuter, Principle, 20×24 Holdings LLC and head of 20×24 Studio, Master Photoshop Instructor, and Artist joins host Scott Sheppard for an in-depth look at his background and experience with Photoshop and hybrid workflows in digital art. John’s journey in photography began in early college where one of his professors introduced him to the fine art aspect of solarization and reticulation including studio photography. He then began working for Polaroid as a Research Photographer which allowed him to work closely with their development team and field test a variety of their film formats.

While at Polaroid, John was able to work with their large format 20 x 24 camera, which literally captures Polaroid images 20" wide by 24" tall and soon learned to incorporate this medium into his art. John eventually became the studio manager for Polaroid’s 20×24 Studio and became involved in digital imaging since it’s inception working with film scanners, Photoshop, film recorders thereby starting his digital hybrid workflow experience. Digital image capture and scanning became an intregal part of his creative expression as did digital image transfers. John even experimented with digital prints using the early Iris and Epson inkjet printers onto watercolor paper.

Since 1995, John, teaches art-focused Photoshop classes, featuring digital collages and Polaroid scanning techniques. A series using Holga cameras and Polaroid, and created a podcast series last year, "Creative Photoshop Techniques with John Reuter" featuring tips and tutorials on using Photoshop for fine art.

After Polaroid stopped making their instant film, John formed 20×24 Holdings LLC and now manages the NYC based studio with Jennifer Trausch and continues to capture incredible 20×24 art images for talents that include William Wegman, David Leventhal, Mary Ellen Maher, and many others. The camera and studio are available for rent and offer a great experience for any art enthusiast.

Find out more about John’s background, work, and training classes at http://www.johnreuter.com or find out more about the studio at: http://www.20×24studio.com/

The McNamara Report on Inside Digital Photo with Michael J. McNamara
This week’s topic: Are we giving up our right to take scenic photographs?

The tragedy of 911 brings back haunting images of an unforgivable attack on innocent people, especially for those who lost loved ones and neighbors. In its aftermath, we all agreed that security had to be tightened to prevent such an act from reoccurring. But have we gone too far by adding laws that actually prevent nature and scenic photographers from taking pictures of lakes, bridges, dams, and other scenes that inspired previous generations of painters and photographers?

In this segment, Mike has some stories to tell about his latest encounters with growing photo restrictions in his rural home town area north of New York City.

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