About the Author

Peter Bauer is a member of the Photoshop Hall of Fame, an award-winning fine-art photographer, and the Help Desk director for KelbyOne (formerly the National Association of Photoshop Professionals). He has authored more than a dozen books on Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, computer graphics, and photography. Pete is also the host of video-training titles at Lynda.com and a contributing writer for Photoshop User magazine. He appears regularly as a member of the Photoshop World Instructor Dream Team, hosting the KelbyOne Expert Bar. As the KelbyOne Help Desk director, Pete personally answers thousands of e-mails annually about Photoshop and computer graphics. He has contributed to and assisted on such projects as special effects for feature films and television, major book and magazine publications, award-winning websites, and fine-art exhibitions. He serves as a computer graphics efficiency consultant for a select corporate clientele, and shoots exclusive photographic portraiture. Pete’s prior careers have included bartending, theater, broadcast journalism, professional rodeo, business management, and military intelligence interrogation. Pete and his wife, Professor Mary Ellen O’Connell, of the University of Notre Dame Law School, live in South Bend, Indiana.

Author’s Acknowledgments

First, I’d like to thank Steve Hayes and the rest of the superb crew at John Wiley & Sons that put the book together. I’d also like to acknowledge Scott and Kalebra Kelby, Jean Kendra, and Dave Moser of KelbyOne. With their support, I’m the Help Desk director for KelbyOne, and get to share my Photoshop knowledge with tens of thousands of members — and with you. I also thank my Help Desk colleagues Janine Smith and Rob Sylvan for their support during the development of this project.

Another great group from whom I continue to receive support are my colleagues on the Photoshop World Instructor Dream Team. If you haven’t been to Photoshop World, try to make it — soon. Rather than “Photoshop conference,” think “Photoshop festival.” Where else can you see suits and slackers, side by side, savoring every single syllable? It’s more than just training and learning: It’s a truly intellectually invigorating environment. And, of course, I thank my wife, the wonderful Professor Mary Ellen O’Connell of the Notre Dame Law School, for her unwavering support during yet another book project.

Publisher’s Acknowledgments

Executive Editor: Steven Hayes

Project Editor: Rebecca Senninger

Technical Editor: Rob Sylvan

Sr. Editorial Assistant: Cherie Case

Production Editor: Siddique Shaik

Cover Image: Peter Bauer