Rob Sheppard - Digital Photography Simplified

Digital Photography

by Rob Sheppard

Digital Photography Simplified 2nd Edition

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About the Author

Rob Sheppard is the author/photographer of over 30 photography books, a well-known speaker and workshop leader, and editor-at-large for the prestigious Outdoor Photographer magazine. As author/photographer, Sheppard has written hundreds of articles about digital photography, plus books ranging from guides to photography such as Digital Photography: Top 100 Simplified Tips & Tricks to books about Photoshop Elements and Lightroom including Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 for Digital Photographers Only and Photoshop Elements 9: Top 100 Simplified Tips & Tricks. His website is at www.robsheppardphoto.com and his blog is at www.natureandphotography.com.

Authors Acknowledgments

First, I have to thank all of the photographers who have been in my workshops and classes because it is their questions and their responses to class work that help me better understand what photographers really need to know about digital photography. To do this book right for photographers requires a lot of folks doing work along the way.The folks at Wiley are great both for their work in creating books like this and their work in helping make the book the best it can be. I really appreciate all the work that editor Sarah Hellert did along with her associates in helping keep this book clear and understandable for the reader. I also thank my terrific wife of 30 years who keeps me grounded and focused while I work on my books. I thank the people at Werner Publications, my old home, where I was editor of Outdoor Photographer for 12 years and helped start PCPhoto (now Digital Photo) magazine I thank them for their continued support so I can stay on top of changes in the industry. And I thank Rick Sammon for his support and inspiration in doing photography books.

How to Use This Book

Who This Book Is For

This book is for the reader who has never used this particular technology or software application. It is also for readers who want to expand their knowledge.

The Conventions in This Book

Steps

This book uses a step-by-step format to guide you easily through each task. Numbered steps are actions you must do; bulleted steps clarify a point, step, or optional feature; and indented steps give you the result.

Notes

Notes give additional information special conditions that may occur during an operation, a situation that you want to avoid, or a cross reference to a related area of the book.