iPhoto '09: The Missing Manual

The Missing Credits

About the Authors

David Pogue (original author, editor) is the weekly tech columnist for the New York Times, an Emmy-winning correspondent for CBS News Sunday Morning, weekly CNBC contributor, and the creator of the Missing Manual series. He’s the author or co-author of 49 books, including 24 in this series and six in the "For Dummies" line (including Macs, Magic, Opera, and Classical Music). In his other life, David is a former Broadway show conductor, a piano player, and a magician. He lives in Connecticut with his wife and three awesome children.

Links to his columns and weekly videos await at www.davidpogue.com. He welcomes feedback about his books by email at [e-mail].

J.D Biersdorfer (author, ’09 update) is the author of iPod: The Missing Manual and The iPod Shuffle Fan Book, and co-author of The Internet: The Missing Manual and Google: The Missing Manual, Second Edition. She has been writing the weekly computer Q&A column for the The New York Times since 1998. When not slaving over a hot Mac, she plays the banjo and watches the BBC. E-mail: [e-mail].

About the Creative Team

Phil Simpson (design and layout) works out of his office in Southbury, Connecticut, where he has had his graphic design business since 1982. He is experienced in many facets of graphic design, including corporate identity, publication design, and corporate and medical communications. Email: [e-mail].

Dawn Frausto (wrangler of files, copy editors, and indexers) is assistant editor for the Missing Manual series. When not working, she plays soccer, beads, and causes trouble. Email: [e-mail].

Nellie McKesson (production helper) lives in Jamaica Plain, Mass., where she makes t-shirts for her friends (http://mattsaundersbynellie.etsy.com) and plays music with her band Dr. & Mrs. Van Der Trampp. Email: [e-mail].

Julie Van Keuren (copy editor) is a freelance editor, writer, and desktop publisher who runs her “little media empire” from her home in Billings, Montana. Before starting her own business in 2006, Julie edited for The Virginian-Pilot of Norfolk, Va.; The Olympian of Olympia, Wash.; and The Seattle Times. She and her husband, M.H., live in Billings, Montana, with their two sons, Dexter and Michael. Email: [e-mail].

Julie Hawks (indexer) is an indexer for the Missing Manual series. Her other life includes testing software, tinkering with databases, reading Vedanta texts, and enjoying nature. Email: [e-mail].

Derrick Story (contributor) focuses on digital photography, podcasting, and Mac computing in his teaching and writing. You can keep up with his online articles, blogs, and books at www.thedigitalstory.com. His video tutorials (including for iPhoto ’09) are available at www.lynda.com. Derrick’s also a regular contributor to Macworld magazine and speaker at the Macworld Expo.

Lesa Snider (graphics and index production, previous edition) is the author of Photoshop CS4: The Missing Manual, and creator of several training videos at KelbyTraining.com and Lynda.com. She’s the chief evangelist for iStockphoto.com, a regular instructor at Photoshopworld, and author of the “Graphic Secrets” column for Photoshop User magazine. You can watch her graphics tip each Wednesday night on YourMacLifeshow.com. Web site: www.GraphicReporter.com.

Acknowledgements

The Missing Manual series is a joint venture between Pogue Press (the dream team introduced on these pages) and O’Reilly Media (a dream publishing partner). I’m indebted, as always, to Tim O’Reilly, Laurie Petrycki, Peter Meyers, and the rest of the gang.

I also owe a debt of gratitude to my old Yale roommate Joe Schorr, who co-authored the first two editions of this book and wound up, years later, working at Apple, where he eventually became the product manager for Aperture and—how’s this for irony?—iPhoto. Some of his prose and his humor live on in this edition.

Professional photographer/writer Derrick Story’s mark is on this book, too. His writeups of the Adjustments Palette live on in Chapter 5.

The photos featured in this book’s examples were taken by Lesa Snider King (balloon festival shots), Derrick Story (Chapter 5 shots), and me (most of the rest).

Thanks to Zach Brass, who created a number of the screenshots in this book; to Dennis Cohen, who tech-edited this book’s early editions; and to David Rogelberg.

Even more special thanks to Jude Biersdorfer, who cheerfully undertook the challenge of updating this book to reflect the changes in iPhoto ’09 without making it sound like two different authors were at work. She did a seamless, witty, professional job.

Above all, thanks to Jennifer, Kelly, Tia, and Jeffrey, whose patience and sacrifices make these books—and everything else—possible.

—David Pogue

I’d like to thank my grandfather, Tom Elliott, for getting me my very first 35mm camera (a Pentax K1000) for my 13th birthday, and for always encouraging my interest in photography when I was growing up. Deepest thanks as well to my family and especially Betsy Book, for putting up with me during those crazy days of deadline.

—J.D. Biersdorfer

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