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The article discusses the art of graphic facilitation or the use of images to convey information. Topics covered include a description of a visual facilitator, the various applications of the art of graphic facilitation in the business and industrial sector as presented by consultant Dan Roam, and the benefits of using the process.

The article focuses on the works of the author in the field of photography. In education the author has done one year of a three-year photography program at Ryerson Polytechnical Institute in Toronto, Ontario followed by several years assisting and construction/carpentry. Cultural Influences of the author are his wife Rebecca and his two children, Kiefer and Ava. Apart from that his beautiful family and friends Irving Penn, Richard Avedon, the moving image, all things that are beautiful and elegant, travel and, music. The article presents some of the photographs that the author has taken.

The article presents a letter to the editor discussing a photograph by Manny Rodriquez that was mistakenly printed using a low resolution image file in the January/February 2009 edition of the journal.

The article presents information on various computer softwares related to designs. Adobe Stock Photos has added four new royalty-free image providers to its collection of 350,000 royalty-free images available for purchase directly from Adobe Creative Suite 2. New collections include Jupiterimages, Creatas Images, Goodshoot and ThinkStock Images. A new subscription-based licensing service, Creative Express by Getty Images Inc., offers convenient access to more than 50,000 high-quality images from premier collections such as Photodisc and Digital Vision. Categories include business, education, healthcare, nature and travel, among many others. Creative Express also offers multi-user discounts and high-resolution image upgrades.

Reviews the image processing software Taos Image Finder from New Mexico Software Inc. Use of the software in finding images; Features of the software; Price of the software.

The article informs that Phase One Inc. has just announced a new generation of high-end, fully portable digital camera backs for medium-format camera backs like Hasselblad, Mamiya and Contax. Designed to save professional photographers time and money, the P-series features high image quality, a fast capture rate of up to 45 images per minute, and image editing tools that are simple to work with. Both cameras make use of Phase One's new RAW image file format. 110 RAW is half the size of traditional 22 or 1 6-mega pixel RAW files and completely loss-less. Smaller RAW files mean internal image processing is minimized and less heat is generated in the camera backs.

This article reports that BBC Motion Gallery opens the BBC archive online for use in corporate videos, news media, advertising, TV and feature films. Media professionals from around the world can use built-in search and project management tools to access and license clips, collaborate with their colleagues, and view moving images from the archives.

20/20 Color MD is a Photoshop plug-in that makes correcting problem images quick and easy. 20/20 Color MD works like an eye exam to figure out precisely what is wrong with a photo and how to fix it. A wizard process presents two different images, then walks users through a simple color-correction process. Users choose the image they prefer, and 20/20 Color MD analyzes the feedback, determines preferences and makes the adjustments automatically.

Reports on Corbis.com's launching of a prototype online visual searching tool for finding images.