Photoshop® CS3 for Dummies®

Author's Acknowledgments

First, I'd like to thank Bob Woerner and Nicole Sholly of Wiley, as well as Virginia Sanders, Ron Rockwell, and the rest of the superb crew at Wiley that put the book itself together. I'd also like to acknowledge Scott and Kalebra Kelby, Jim Workman, Jean Kendra, Larry Becker, Jeff Kelby, and Dave Moser of the National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP), who make my professional life what it is today. With their support, I'm the Help Desk Director for NAPP, and I get to share my Photoshop knowledge with tens of thousands of NAPP members — and with you. I also thank my Help Desk colleagues Jeanne Rubbo and Rob Sylvan for their support during the development of this book.

Another great group from whom I continue to receive support are my colleagues on the Photoshop World Instructor Dream Team. If you haven't been to Photoshop World, try to make it — soon. Rather than "Photoshop conference," think "Photoshop festival." Where else can you see suits and slackers, side by side, savoring every single syllable? It's more than just training and learning; it's a truly intellectually stimulating environment. (If only you could be a fly on the wall during the now-traditional breakfast discussions I share with the great photographers Vincent Versace and John Paul Caponigro!) Photoshop World is a collection of the world's most renowned Photoshop experts, sharing their knowledge with Photoshop users of all levels. I thank each of the members of the Dream Team ...