LAS VEGAS (CES, CANON BOOTH # 13227), Jan. 7, 2004 — New for 2004, Canon is sponsoring two series of top-tier educational programs for professional photographers interested in improving their digital efficiency, effectiveness and overall output as well as those seeking to enhance their proficiency and profitability.

The first series, "Digital Wedding Photojournalism 2004," will be presented by Denis Reggie, one of the nation's most acclaimed and sought after wedding photographers. One-day seminars will be conducted in 16 U.S. cities in March and April providing powerful insight into techniques, workflow, output and presentation. This seminar is suited for both aspiring and working professional wedding photographers.

The second program called Make Your WORKflow, an intensive five-day digital workshop, conducted by award winning photographer Seth Resnick, will cover all aspects of the digital environment and technologies from capture and processing to output. Presented in conjunction with Canon by D-65, a boutique company dedicated to educating photographers, the immersive workflow program is scheduled from January through April in Miami, New York City, New Orleans and Denver.

"Given Canon's role in advancing digital imaging and the industry's rapidly changing landscape, providing educational support to photo industry professionals is a responsibility we take very seriously," said David R. Metz, director of professional markets for the consumer imaging group at Canon U.S.A., Inc., a subsidiary of Canon Inc. (NYSE:CAJ). "Canon's comprehensive array of professional tools cover the full spectrum of digital imaging from capture to output. These seminars place the improvements to technology and technique into the hands of professional photographers so they can utilize and profit from them."

Denis Reggie's "I Do's and Don'ts" for Wedding Photographers
Denis Reggie, a Canon Explorer of Light professional, will be focusing on the complete package of digital SLR solutions for wedding photographers including camera and flash techniques, CF storage media, digital workflow and a discussion of Canon's latest software. The all day seminar also covers editing, archiving, proofing and e-commerce solutions, online album design, professional lab output, and the industry's top library bound album products. Seating is limited and advance registration is required.

Atlanta based Denis Reggie has been lauded as "the great wedding photographer of our day" by Town and Country Magazine, "the best of the best" by Harper's Bazaar, "the most influential wedding photographer in America" by Wedding Style and "a storyteller with a camera...the hottest wedding photographer of the moment" by The New York Times. He has appeared on Oprah, Entertainment Tonight, and on NBC's Today show and has covered over 1,700 weddings in his trademark journalistic style.

Priced at $149 per participant (including lunch) the Digital Wedding Photojournalism 2004 seminar tour schedule is:

Houston - March 1, 2004 Dallas - March 2, 2004 Kansas City - March 3, 2004 Denver - March 4, 2004 Orlando - March 15, 2004 Atlanta - March 16, 2004 Chicago - March 17, 2004 Detroit - March 18, 2004

New York City - March 22, 2004 Philadelphia - March 23, 2004 Washington DC/Baltimore - March 24, 2004 Boston - March 25, 2004 Seattle - April 5, 2004 San Francisco - April 6, 2004 Los Angeles - April 7, 2004 San Diego - April 8, 2004

For additional information and registration for Digital Wedding Photojournalism 2004, visit www.denisreggie.net or call 404-873-8080.

WORKflow not Workslow
The brainchild of Seth Resnick (a Canon Explorer of Light professional) and Jamie Spritzer, this in-depth workshop covers all aspects of digital imaging technique and technology. Taught in plain English, Resnick demystifies technological barriers and helps professionals become better photographers technically, artistically and financially. Combining lectures with hands-on training on digital capture, processing and output, the subject areas covered include Color Spectrum and Digital Exposure, Color Management from input to output, choosing the right color space, monitor profiling, tonal adjustments, white balance, creating actions to automate digital processing. File naming conventions, metadata including EXIF and XMP, Sharpening, Upsizing and Downsizing, Digital Asset Management, Copyright and Security, Archiving and Storage, Digital Delivery, Interactive Web Photo Galleries and customized presentations, Photoshop "Tricks and Tips," Pricing and the Business of Digital.

Each of the one-week seminars is limited to 18 participants and is priced at $995 per person. Locations and dates for the Make your WORKflow seminars are Miami - January 11-17, 2004; New York City - February 22-28, 2004; New Orleans - March 21 - 27, 2004, and Denver - April 18-24, 2004. For more information on the Workflow seminar visit www.d-65.com/workshops.html.

Canon U.S.A., Inc. delivers consumer, business-to-business, and industrial imaging solutions. The Company is listed as one of Fortune's Most Admired Companies in America, and is ranked #39 on the Business Week list of "Top 100 Brands." Its parent company Canon Inc. (NYSE:CAJ) is a top patent-holder of technology, ranking second overall in the U.S. in 2002, with global revenues of $24.5 billion. Canon U.S.A. employs more than 10,000 people at over 30 locations. For more information, visit www.usa.canon.com.