I want to thank, above all, my family: my wife, Mónica, and son, Max. They gave their infinite love, support, and encouragement during all those late nights and missed vacations to the beach while I was writing this book. I thank my mom and dad (Steve and Kathy) for supporting me for so many years before passing the baton over to Mónica. I thank my father-in-law, Dr. Bernardo Reina, who is the very essence of a gentleman and an intellectual. I wrote this to try to make you guys proud.

I’d also like to thank the good folks over at Peachpit Press: my editor Karyn Johnson for believing in this idea from the start and giving expert advice and support along the way, development editor Corbin Collins for his unwavering commitment to excellence in writing, production editor Lisa Brazieal for the great graphic look, and Danielle Foster for a beautiful layout.

The good folks at RED were also a big help, especially Jarred, Graeme, Deanan, Stuart, Kelly, and Ted. The “chicos” at Simplemente were gracious enough to offer a ton of hands-on camera support, including Rune Hansen, Iris Mendieta, and Carlos Martínez Torres. And last but not least, I want to thank Jim Jannard for having the vision of a no-compromises movie camera for the masses and for following through on that vision.