About the Author

Scott Kelby

Scott is Editor-in-Chief and co-founder of Photoshop User magazine, Editor-in-Chief of Nikon's Capture User magazine, Editor-in-Chief of Layers magazine (the how-to magazine for everything Adobe), and is Executive Editor of Photoshop Elements Techniques.

He is President of the National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP), the trade association for Adobe® Photoshop® users, and he's President of the software training and publishing firm, KW Media Group, Inc.

Scott is an award-winning author of more than 26 books on Photoshop, digital imaging, and technology, and is currently the world's No. 1 best-selling author of all computer and technology books. His other titles include Photoshop Down & Dirty Tricks, Photoshop Photo-Retouching Secrets, Photoshop Classic Effects, and The Photoshop Elements Book for Digital Photographers. Scott is also co-author of Photoshop Killer Tips, and he's creator and Series Editor for the entire Killer Tips series from New Riders.

Scott's latest books include The iPod Book and The Book for Guys Who Don't Want Kids (How to Get Past the Fear of Fatherhood). In 2004, Scott was awarded the publishing industry's prestigious Benjamin Franklin Award for the previous edition of the book you're now reading.

Scott is Training Director for the Adobe Photoshop Seminar Tour, Conference Technical Chair for the Photoshop World Conference & Expo, and he is a speaker at digital imaging trade shows and events around the world. He is also featured in a series of Adobe Photoshop training DVDs and has been training Adobe Photoshop users since 1993.

For more background info on Scott, visit www.scottkelby.com.