Acknowledgments

This book is the result of years of photographic experience but, as always, it’s not just my book. Thanks as always to God, who has inspired His ultimate creation, mankind, to fuse science and art into photography.

Thanks also to my family, for their patience when I said, “Just one more shot, please,” and for learning (even at a very young age) to ignore the camera so I could get better photos. A special shout-out to the newest members of the family, Jondi, Katie, and Amelia. And to the other photographers in the family: my Grandfather Soper, who gave me my first 35mm camera (an Argus C3); my Grandfather Jayne, who worked for Ansco and was a part-time professional photographer; my dad, who paid for innumerable rolls of film during ...

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