SALUTATIONS © Leslie Alsheimer hile the digital landscape has become less complex with the latest software releases, I also recognize that I am standing on the shoulders of giants. I salute the Photoshop gurus and divas who navigated the complexities of the digital world before me, who were not only willing, but enthusiastic and passionate enough to pass on their wisdom, knowledge and expertise. Because of their perseverance and dedication, the technology is where it is today. Hats off to all those folks for laying the foundation and paving the way for the rest of us! Special acknowledgement and appreciation must also go out personally to all of my many mentors who challenged my vision and ignited the passion for the digital world that carried me into my career as a professional photographer and educator. To Katrine Eisman, Julieanne Kost, and Maggie Taylor as the pioneering women of the industry, and my high school photography teacher Karen Jenks, each of whom inspired me with great impetus and will forever be my industry heroines and role models! Thanks also to Jonathan Singer, Norman Mauskoph, Thatcher Cook, Stephen Johnson, Andrew Rodney, Ed Ranney, Mac Holbert, Jeff Schewe, George DeWolfe, John Paul Caponigro, Jack Davis, Jerry Courvosier, Michael "Nick" Nichols, Dan Burkholder, David Alan Harvey, Sam Abell, Vincent Versace, Reid Callanan, David Lyman, David Julian, Miguel Gandert, and Jay Maisel. Also thanks to my colleagues and friends, Stafford Squire, Genevieve Russell, Randall Gann, Tom Gaukel, Josh Withers, Elizabeth Hightower and Cece Kurtzweg. xii W