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For my students who have taught me so much.
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Acknowledgments
Writing a book of this kind is by no means a solitary venture. Photoshop CS Savvy was the result of many friends who contributed their time and expertise. First of all, Thanks are in order to David Fugate, my agent at Waterside Productions Inc. Thanks and kudos to the team at Sybex including Acquisitions Editor Bonnie Bills, Developmental Editor, Pete Gaughan, Production Editor Dennis Fitzgerald, and Copyeditor Sharon Wilkey, as well as Dan Mummert and Kevin Ly for help with the CD, and to Happenstance Type-O-Rama for layout. – Thanks is owed to my Technical Editor Stephen Marsh for his vast knowledge and attention to detail and to my contributors including color management guru Brian Lawler, Photoshop Web expert Mark Clarkson, digital video master Stephen Burns and Windows wiz David Barber. – My thanks to artist friends who provided images and inspiration including Andy Rush, Chris Mooney, and my daughter Leah. – I want to thank close friends Arnold Nelson, Margo Taylor, Steve Malkin, Carol Peterson Beach, Karen Brennan, Tim Fuller, Randal Williams, Mark Williams, Liisa Phillips, Charlotte Lowe, Debbie la Chapelle, Martin Levowitz and Margo Burwell, whose support helped me through some tough moments. – My gratitude is owed to my collegues at Pima Community College including Frank Pickard, Dennis Landry, Dave Wing, Patty Gardiner, and Mary Leffler, and of course to my students. – Many thanks to the Adobe Photoshop beta team, especially Stacy Strehlow for keeping me appraised of the many changes to the program during its development. Also, thanks to Image Stock, Corel, PhotoDisk, ImageIdeas and Eclectic Collections for providing images from their CD library. And thanks to Alien Skin, AutoFX, AutoEye and Maya PLE for contributing demos to the CD. – Thanks to my brother Chuck and my mom, Violette for their effusive enthusiasm . And special thanks is owed to Rebecca Peters for her incredible patience and support.