Acknowledgments

There are two husband-and-wife photography teams who infl uenced and encouraged me to become a photographer. They are Frank and Daughtee Rogers, and Cornelia and Rodger Davidson.

Frank and Daughtee gave me a solid grounding in basic photography and darkroom techniques, unselfi shly sharing their knowledge. They taught me to respect the craft and made me aware that it was more than a livelihood I was learning; it was a tradition. Daughtee was a master printer and retoucher. Frank did most of the photography. It was also Frank from whom I fi rst heard it said, “There are no secrets, only photographers who think there are.”

Cornelia and Rodger taught me basic color technique. Their specialty was color transparency, specifi ...

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