Erin Manning - Make Money with Your Digital Photography

Make Money with Your Digital Photography

Erin Manning

Make Money with Your Digital Photography

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About the Author

Erin Manning is a professional photographer, author, educator, and media personality. Television viewers know Erin best as the digital photography expert and host of DIY Networks Telly-award-winning TV series The Whole Picture. Author of Portrait and Candid Photography, published by Wiley, and various magazine and newspaper articles, Erin specializes in lifestyle imagery for clients such as AT&T, Bank of America, and Disney, among others. While completing her degree in Studio Art/Graphic Design from Loyola Marymount University, she spent several years working as a commercial, portrait, and stock photographer, as well as working for Getty Images. Erins clear, friendly teaching style helps people understand photography by translating technical mumbo-jumbo into everyday words.

Erin serves on the Board of Directors for the Digital Imaging Marketing Association and is a member of the American Photographic Artists, Women in Photography International, and the Los Angeles Digital Imaging Group, whose purpose is dedicated to advancing the art and science of digital imaging.

For more information on Erin and upcoming projects, visit her Web site at www.erinmanning.com.

Credits

Acquisitions Editor

Courtney Allen

Project Editor

Cricket Krengel

Technical Editor

Haje Jan Kamps

Copy Editor

Mary Louise Wiack

Editorial Director

Robyn Siesky

Editorial Manager

Rosemarie Graham

Business Manager

Amy Knies

Senior Marketing Manager

Sandy Smith

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Richard Swadley

Vice President and Executive Publisher

Barry Pruett

Project Coordinator

Patrick Redmond

Graphics and Production Specialists

Jennifer Henry

Andrea Hornberger

Quality Control Technician

Laura Albert

Lauren Mandelbaum

Proofreading and Indexing

Penny L. Stuart

Estalita Slivoskey

Acknowledgments

Writing a book like this requires the cooperation of many, and my gratitude goes out to everyone who helped me put it together. I would also like to thank my family and friends for supporting me on this journey.

My contributing photographers and specialists include:

Lorne Resnick www.lorneresnick.com

Lou Manna www.loumanna.com

Robert Holley www.robholley.net

Brandy Anderson www.freshsugar.com

Serge Timacheff www.fencingphotos.com

Reid Sprenkel www.reidjsphoto.com

Matt Adcock and Sol Tamargo www.delsolphotography.com

Angela Krass www.fotoprojx.com

Natalie Young www.NatalieYoung.com

Carolyn E. Wright www.photoattorney.com

A big thank you goes out to my attractive models who all kindly participated in this venture, they are: Patricia Hunt, Jack Kuller, Gianina Monroe, Michael Welch, The Nakasones, The Peternels, The Tainters, Janine Warner, Raina and Maya Serota, Susan Kaminski, Stevie Sammarco, The Rohmans & Watkins, Dylan Cavasos, Shane Wolf, The Tainters, Ciaran Killeen, Bryan Kent, and Kim Houska.

Dedication

For my mother, who has inspired me and believed in me from the beginning.