Rick Sammon's Digital Photography Secrets

Foreword

For most of us, daily reality includes raising children, mortgage payments, aging parents and career obligations. To balance these demands, many of us enjoy creative pursuits including photography, painting, gardening or visiting museums and galleries. Have you ever wondered, "What would it take to leave your day job and dedicate yourself to making art full-time?" If this seems like a drastic move, consider developing a parallel professional career that allows you to follow your dreams. Whatever your profession, leading a dual life allows you to experience the best of both worlds – financial security and ongoing creative development. Teaching is a natural pursuit for many artists, but sadly being a talented artist doesn't mean that the person is an equally talented teacher.

I've had the pleasure of meeting Rick Sammon and more importantly, seeing him teach. The man is a lightning-fast, silver-haired energy bundle, and the first thing that strikes you is his sparkling eyes and ready smile. Rick loves life, which is very apparent in his passion for music, travel, family and photography. But Rick has one more passion we all benefit from – teaching. He loves to inform, inspire and enlighten, and the idea that this book is called Rick Sammon's Top Digital Photography Secrets is wonderfully absurd. Rick doesn't believe in secrets; if he did he wouldn't have written this book! Part of enjoying life for Rick is inspiring and sharing with others, and as an educator I know how much ...