Special Thanks to:

Nancy Davis, for knowing when to ask, "How are you doing?" and making the author's end of producing a book much easier.

Brooke Wheeler, who thought she could escape me this time by moving to England, only to realize that the time difference meant that I wrote while she slept, and she copyedited while I slept.

Caroline Parks, for producing the index in such a way that I didn't have to ask about it or worry about its status. As with the other indexes she's created for me, it just appeared like magic, fully formed and ready to go.

Lisa Brazieal, for helping me get through production challenges, and for riding the motorcycles that I'd probably hurt myself on.

Jeff Tolbert, for updating my embarassing line drawings of computer and video equipment, for creating the lighting renderings in Chapter 4, and for picking up the compositing slack (and watching my back).

Don Sellers, for getting me up to speed with shooting, lighting, sound, composition, and providing a real-world reference.

Michael Uy, Lara Vacante, and Keri Walker at Apple, and Suraya Akbarzad at Edelman, for answering my questions and providing resources when I needed them.

Glenn Fleishman, David Blatner, Steve Roth, and Laurence Chen (plus the various long-distance inhabitants) at the Greenwood compound for being the best reasons to go to the office every day (well, nearly every day). They're good inspiration and reassurance that this freelance thing actually works.

Nancy Aldrich-Ruenzel, Connie Jeung-Mills, Gary-Paul Prince, and even some non-hyphenated folks like Kim Lombardi, Kate Reber, Marjorie Baer, Mimi Heft, Rebecca Ross, and Paula Baker at Peachpit Press.

And, of course, Kim Carlson, who never hesitates to ask, "How can I help?" and keeps me inspired to do what I do each day (and who wrangles a garden into beautiful submission better than anyone I know).