The Elements of Photography, 2nd Edition

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Several years of more and less tangible work go into writing a book, and many people played significant roles in this book’s creation; I offer my sincere gratitude to them here. To my father, James Michael Faris, and to my mother, Charlene Brown Faris, who taught me by example the importance of discipline and hard work, and who nurtured my dreams unconditionally. For your years of belief and encouragement and for sharing the gift of your lives with me, I acknowledge my family, Jim Faris, Mary Stine, and Ahndrea Pett, and the few I call friend, in particular Rachel Paul, Greg Marion, and Dennie Eagleson; and my mentor, Sean Wilkinson. To Randy Wolf, my dear friend from our first conversation about cats and dogs, who departed this ...