Dedication

As always, I dedicate this book to the loves of my life – Karen, Adrian and Ellie. Oh, and good coffee, crusty bread and French cheese, but don’t tell my wife and kids. OK?

Philip Andrews

Author’s acknowledgements

Thanks also to the dedicated staff at Focal Press whose aim, thankfully, is always to produce great books.

Cheers also to Richard Earney of www.inside-lightroom.com fame, whose time and effort in providing technical feedback on the book has certainly helped create a more accurate, balanced and even text. For those of you who don’t know Richard, he is a beta tester for Photoshop and Lightroom and is also an expert on digital workflow. He has been a photographer for over 30 years and is a Licentiate of the Royal Photographic Society and of course, runs the Inside Lightroom website.

Picture credits

My thanks goes to the following generous photographers who kindly let me feature some of their great raw-based images though out the text.

Darran Leal of www.wildvisions.com.au has led over 300 photo events to a range of countries all over the world. His wildlife and landscape images have graced the pages of hundreds of magazines and also feature in calendars and books. His photo explorer safaris are designed to build your photo skills in the field while shooting some of the most amazing scenery around.

Peter Eastway is editor and publisher of Better Photography magazine in Australia and is a Grand Master of Photography, one of only two in the world. His award winning landscape photography has led to much recognition around the world and is one of the reasons that Lonely Planet choose him to write their international guide book on landscape photography. See more of Peter’s work at www.betterphotography.com.

All other images and illustrations by Karen and Philip Andrews, © 2008 unless otherwise stated. All rights reserved.

Cover photo courtesy of Jade Summer (www.jadesummer.com).