Acknowledgments

I’m lucky to have such a great production team at Peachpit! Their incredible guidance is what really makes books like these a success! Specifically, I would like to thank Karyn Johnson, Susan Rimerman, Scout Festa, Lisa Brazieal, Steffi Drewes, Karin Arrigoni, Aren Straiger, Mimi Heft, Sara Todd, and Sheila Lease. I’ve been honored to work with these folks for several great years. I couldn’t ask for a better team, and their patience with my travels and assignment work was invaluable in making sure the book stayed on the rails. Thank you, all. I also want to thank Jeff Revell for creating the foundation for what has resulted in a great series of books for many new camera owners, and thanks to my colleague John Batdorff for laying a good path to follow in this series on Nikon cameras.

Thanks also to my friends at Armadillo Camera for their generous support in providing me an early copy of the camera. I can’t thank Steve, Larry, Wayne, and Raymond enough for their support, technical insight, and friendship over the years.

Many thanks to the College of Media and Communication at Texas Tech University. I’ve been lucky the past few years to serve as a professor in the Department of Journalism and Electronic Media, teaching students photography all over the world and getting to share my passion for storytelling with thousands. Thanks especially to Dean David Perlmutter, PhD; Todd Chambers, PhD; and Rob Peaslee, PhD, for understanding how important working and teaching in the photography industry.

Thanks also goes to my wife, Amanda, and my two daughters, Eva and Lola Mae. You are the definition of patience and support. I love you very much!

Finally, thanks to anyone else who had a role in making this project come together. With each book, this list gets longer and longer. Thank you all.