Confessions of a Compact Camera Shooter: Get Professional Quality Photos with Your Compact Camera

Acknowledgments

As you saw on the cover of this book, I get credit for writing it. And sure, I put a ton of work into it; but the truth is, I had a lot of help—just like every author. It's the same for all artists. Take Tom Cruise, for example. He gets top billing, but he has dozens and dozens of people—from makeup artists, lighting directors and set designers to acting coaches and stylists—that make him look good.

So I thought I'd take this opportunity to thank the folks who helped put together this work, as well as those who have helped me along the path to producing it, which is my 35th.

The always calm and patient Courtney Allen at Wiley was my main editor and project manager. She did a great job calming me down when things did not go as planned, and she was always patient when I was impatient. Thank you, Courtney, for all your help and understanding.

Barry Pruett, VP at Wiley, also gets a big "thank you." Thanks to my initial meeting with Barry, I have four books with Wiley and four how-to DVDs (on Canon cameras).

Behind the scenes, the following people helped bring this book to life:

Jenny Brown was my editor, making sure that what you're actually reading is what I meant to say. Like Courtney, Jenny always had a smile on her face, even when she probably wanted to kill me!

Erik Powers, designer, did a wonderful job laying out this book, compiling the text and photos into pages that are easy on the eyes. Thanks, Erik, for making me and my photographs look so good!

And of course a big ...