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Author Biography

David D. Busch is a former photojournalist and a prolific writer about photography. His photographs have been published in magazines as diverse as Scientific American and Petersen's PhotoGraphic, while his articles have appeared in hundreds of publications. He is the author of numerous books, including Digital Photography All-In-One Desk Reference For Dummies, also published by Wiley.