About the Authors

Scott Kelby

Scott is Editor, Publisher, and co-founder of Photoshop User magazine, Editor and Publisher of Layers magazine (the how-to magazine for everything Adobe), and is the co-host of the top-rated weekly video podcast Photoshop User TV.

Scott is President and co-founder of the National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP), the trade association for Adobe® Photoshop® users, and he’s President of the software training, education, and publishing firm Kelby Media Group.

Scott is a photographer, designer, and an award-winning author of more than 50 books, including The Digital Photography Book, volumes 1, 2 & 3, The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Book for Digital Photographers, The Photoshop Channels Book, Scott Kelby’s 7-Point System for Adobe Photoshop CS3, and The Adobe Photoshop CS4 Book for Digital Photographers.

For the past five years, Scott has been honored with the distinction of being the world’s #1 best-selling author of all computer and technology books, across all categories. His books have been translated into dozens of different languages, including Chinese, Russian, Spanish, Korean, Polish, Taiwanese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Dutch, Swedish, Turkish, and Portuguese, among others, and he is a recipient of the prestigious Benjamin Franklin Award.

Scott is Training Director for the Adobe Photoshop Seminar Tour and Conference Technical Chair for the Photoshop World Conference & Expo. He’s featured in a series of Adobe Photoshop training DVDs and has been training Adobe Photoshop users since 1993.

For more information on Scott, visit www.scottkelby.com.

Matt Kloskowski

Matt Kloskowski is a full-time Photoshop guy for the National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP). His books, videos, and classes have simplified the way thousands of people work on digital photos and images. Author of nine books on Photoshop, Elements, and Illustrator, Matt teaches Photoshop and digital photography techniques to thousands of people around the world each year. He co-hosts the top-rated video podcast Photoshop User TV, as well as hosting two other podcasts, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Killer Tips and Photoshop Killer Tips. You can find Matt’s DVDs and online training courses at www.kelbytraining.com, and a large library of his weekly videos and written articles in Photoshop User magazine and on its website at www.photoshopuser.com.