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Second edition 1993
Reprinted 1994, 1997, 1998
Third edition 1999
Reprinted 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
Fourth edition 2005
Reprinted 2006 (twice)
Fifth edition 2007
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ISBN–13: 978-0-240-52056-8
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Acknowledgements: Karen for your support, love and patience always and Adrian and Ellena for keeping me balanced. And as always, my thanks goes to the great team at Focal Press, especially Marie Hooper, Emma Baxter, Stephanie Barrett, and Margaret Denley – you always make me look good. Cheers to Chris Gatcum from What Digital Camera magazine for his technical comments and direction.
Picture credits: With thanks to the great guys at www.ablestock.com for their generous support in supplying the cover picture and the tutorial images for this text. Copyright © 2007 Hamera and its licensors. All rights reserved. All other images and illustrations, unless otherwise stated, by Michael Langford, Karen and Philip Andrews © 2007. All rights reserved.
