Pictage Teams up with World`s Best Professional Photographers and Catholic Charities Archdiocese of New Orleans to Offer Free Photo Shoots to Area Families Affected by Hurricane Katrina

Leading Online Photo Services Company Recruits Hundreds of Volunteers to Create
New Family Keepsakes on Thurs., Nov. 5 to Replace Priceless Memories Lost in
2005 Natural Disaster
TORRANCE, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
Pictage, Inc., the industry`s leading provider of online image hosting,
printing, marketing, and e-commerce solutions to professional photographers,
today announced it is partnering with over 100 world-renowned professional
photographers, and representatives of Catholic Charities Archdiocese of New
Orleans, to offer free photo shoots on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009, to more than 200
families adversely impacted by Hurricane Katrina. The half-day event, scheduled
from 1:00 - 6:00 p.m. CST, is exclusively designed to replace priceless family
photographs lost or destroyed in the wake of the devastating 2005 natural
disaster which tore through New Orleans, surrounding communities, and
neighboring Gulf Coast states.

The series of family portrait sessions conclude Pictage`s annual Partner
Conference, Nov. 3-5, 2009, at the Astor Crowne Plaza Hotel in New Orleans`
historic French Quarter. The exclusive gathering, expected to draw the largest
contingent of Pictage members and partners ever in the company`s 10-year
history, celebrates and explores the unique perspectives and remarkable
ingenuity of today`s talented professional photographers through the conference
theme, "Dream. Create. Inspire."

"New Orleans has bounced back as a major center of creativity and celebration
after Katrina, but many families are still rebuilding their lives. With hundreds
of distinguished professional photographers joining us for PartnerCon, we were
inspired to invite them to participate in a community service initiative that
will have an enduring, positive impact on some of the Crescent City`s most
hard-hit families," said Jim Collins, chief executive officer of Pictage, Inc.,
and an experienced photographer. "After hearing the heartbreaking stories from
affected families about losing everything precious to them, including their
photos, we felt strongly that the Pictage community is in a unique position to
be of service to them by capturing moments and creating new family portraits
that will endure and be celebrated for years to come."

Catholic Charities Archdiocese of New Orleans is working directly with Pictage
employees to identify those families in greatest need of this service. With the
assistance of over 600 staff members, the organization offers 45 life-giving
programs, including those that address such pressing issues as hurricane
recovery, hunger, poverty, unemployment, domestic violence, the mentally ill,
low-income seniors, and at-risk children, throughout Southeast Louisiana.

On Thursday, Nov. 5, Pictage will set up numerous shooting stations at the Oscar
J. Dunn Lodge, No. 85 F&AM, in Gretna, La., with each station equipped with
professional lighting equipment, multiple back-drops, and other related gear, to
accommodate all participating families. Every shoot, lasting approximately 15
minutes, will be managed by a volunteer team consisting of a professional
photographer, an assistant, a runner, and a laptop attendant overseeing image
downloads. Upon the shoot`s completion, the family will receive a CD-ROM
containing their images, and a package of assorted prints will be delivered to
their home several weeks later.

About Pictage, Inc.

Founded in 2000, Pictage, Inc. is the industry`s leading provider of online
image hosting, printing, marketing and e-commerce solutions to professional
photographers. Serving more than 8,000 practitioners nationwide, Pictage offers
photographers freedom from every angle by serving as their complete, one-stop
business partner and resource for online viewing, marketing, sales, and printing
of professionally-produced images. The company`s broad range of services and
products are designed to fit within a professional event photographer`s work
flow; significantly reduce the time and effort needed to present, market and
sell images and photo products to clients; and increase photographer revenue.
Most importantly, Pictage gives professional photographers the power and
flexibility to efficiently manage their respective businesses, and continue
making favorable, lasting impressions with their clients. For more information,
please visit http://www.pictage.com.

About Catholic Charities Archdiocese of New Orleans

Catholic Charities marks its beginning in 1727, when Ursuline nuns came from
Europe to New Orleans to minister to the poor and sick. Incorporated in 1934,
Catholic Charities is the humanitarian arm of the Archdiocese of New Orleans,
covering eight civil parishes in Southeast Louisiana. Programs serve the hungry,
survivors of domestic violence, those living with mental illness, children from
low-income families, seniors, developmentally-delayed children and adults, and
many others. For more information, please visit http://www.ccano.org.

Caddy Marketing and Communications for Pictage, Inc.
Keith R. Pillow, 805-389-1815
keith@caddymarketingonline.com
or
Pictage, Inc.
Scott Anderson, Senior Community Manager
310-525-1584
sanderson@pictage.com

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