Scott Bourne

Scott Bourne is a digital media pioneer and has been involved in photography for more than three decades. His internationally-recognized photography has appeared in more than 200 books, magazines, newspapers, television shows, fine art galleries, and websites. He's the author of five photography books including his most recent, GoingPro, co-written by Skip Cohen, Random House, 2011. Scott's led workshops and seminars, taught for or spoken at conferences or events sponsored by Palm Beach Photographic Center, Cooperative Communicators of America, The National Association of Photoshop Professionals, CreativeLive.com, lynda.com, the National Association of Broadcasters, North American Music Merchants, MacWorld, Washington Professional Photographers Association, WPPI, PartnerCon, The Professional Photographers of America, Seattle Art Center, Marketing Essentials International, The Consumer Electronics Show, and Olympic Mountain School of Photography. Scott was one of the first photographers ever to receive the designation Apple Certified Professional Trainer (T3) for Apple's Aperture. He's also previously held the designation Certified Adobe Photoshop Instructor. He was one of the first photographers to receive the Professional Photographers of America's Certified Professional Photographer designation and also holds the Master Photographer designation awarded by the Washington Professional Photographers Association. Scott's business acumen and marketing skills have landed him on the boards of directors or advisors for dozens of media companies and Internet startups, as well as several large photographic-related businesses.

Derrick Story

Derrick Story is a professional photographer, writer, and teacher. He has poured his passion for photography into authoring several books, including The Photoshop CS4 Companion for Photographers and The Digital Photography Companion (both O'Reilly Media). He is also a senior contributor for Macworld magazine, where he writes a digital photography column. Derrick is a member of the conference faculty for Macworld, and he speaks regularly at technology events. He has formed a virtual camera club called The Digital Story (www.thedigitalstory.com) that's open to all photography enthusiasts and features a weekly podcast.