Pogue David Snider Lesa - iPhoto 11: The Missing Manual

The Missing Manual series is a joint venture between Pogue Press (the dream team introduced on these pages) and OReilly Media (a dream publishing partner). Im indebted, as always, to Tim OReilly, Laurie Petrycki, Peter Meyers, and the rest of the gang.

I also owe a debt of gratitude to my old Yale roommate Joe Schorr, who coauthored the first two editions of this book and wound up, years later, working at Apple, where he eventually became the product manager for Aperture andhows this for irony?iPhoto. Some of his prose and his humor live on in this edition.

Various editions of this book have also enjoyed the prose stylings of professional photographer/writer Derrick Story and fellow New York Times tech columnist Jude Biersdorfer. Above all, it was my pleasure to welcome Lesa Snider, who cheerfully undertook the challenge of updating this book to reflect the changes in iPhoto 11 without making it sound like two different authors were at work. She did a sensational job.

Above all, thanks to Kelly, Tia, and Jeffrey, whose patience and sacrifices make these booksand everything elsepossible.

David Pogue

What a huge treat it was to update this book! While I served as photographer/production assistant on previous editions, as coauthor I was able to pore over every word, feature, and figure in order to create a bright and cheery (yet comprehensive) book. And in doing so, Im continually amazed at the ease of use, organizational, and editing power of iPhoto. Im really proud of the way the book turned out, and I hope youll enjoy it, too. (FYI, all the photography in this edition came from my trusty Canon 40D and Canon PowerShot S90.)

Of course, a million thanks go to David Pogue for teaching me how to make every figure a work of art, as well as how to write in an entertaining yet informative manner. His guidance has been the foundation for my career in more ways than I can count.

Thanks also to my editor, Dawn Mann, for her amazing attention to detail, and also to Douglas Bergre, who tech-edited this edition.

Last but not least, I owe a galactic debt of gratitude to my husband, Jay Nelson, for being incredibly supportive during this project and for keeping me, and our two loving cats, fed and watered.

Lesa Snider