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Acknowledgements

“When I was a kid, there was no collaboration;

it’s you with a camera bossing your friends around. But as an adult, filmmaking is all about appreciating the talents of the people you surround yourself with and knowing you could never have made any of these films by yourself.”

—Steven Spielberg

I want to give a hearty thank you to all the people who helped me research and write this book. It began with the many photographers who generously shared their advice with me, especially to Bob Holmes for his wonderful way of describing what has become instinctive to him. To Kim Weston, for graciously inviting me to his home to discuss his wisdom and to explore his grandfather Edward’s legacy. To Bambi Cantrell, Camille Seaman, and David Smith for their composition advice.

Thank you to Michael Zagaris, Bob Holmes, Florian Schulz, David Smith, John Todd, and Jake Garn for allowing me to use their images. To Pete Hoffman, Corey Waldin, and Andrew Hagood for assistance with illustrations. To Gary Meisner for helping me navigate the golden ratio.

I want to give a shout out to branding wizard David Brier for his spot-on coaching. To my wife Jan, for modeling and art directing the cover and for the millions of other magical things she does to enable me to write and create.

And to my many beta readers who helped me shape the book, especially Cathy Weaver.

I very much want to acknowledge those authors who provided inspiration and content for the book: William Palluth and John Ormsbee Simonds, for their collection of composition formats that form the major framework for the book.

And a big thank you to the team at Mango Publishing, especially Chris McKenney for his vision and encouragement, to Hugo Villabona, for editing and guidance throughout, and Elina Diaz for her beautiful design.

And finally, thank you again to my followers and readers who have supported me over the years. I love your passion for photography. I’m always thrilled to help you continue to advance and I dedicate this book to you!