Photoshop® CS4 For Dummies®

Author's Acknowledgments

First, I'd like to thank Bob Woerner and Linda Morris of Wiley, as well as 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, 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 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 invigorating environment. (I most especially value the incredibly-stimulating conversations with renowned photographers Vincent Versace and John Paul Caponigro — hail the Söze Society!) I would also like to single out Robb Kerr, one of the original Photoshop World instructors, who continues to inspire me both spiritually and intellectually.

And, of course, I thank my wife, the wonderful Professor Mary Ellen O'Connell ...