{"id":11465,"date":"2014-10-02T20:55:17","date_gmt":"2014-10-02T20:55:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/?p=11465"},"modified":"2014-10-02T20:58:00","modified_gmt":"2014-10-02T20:58:00","slug":"book-store-coming-soon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/?p=11465","title":{"rendered":"Book Store coming soon……"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Construction on the new bookstore is underway, we hope to be open for business by the 15th!!! The initial offering will be a 6 book series called Bill Fortney’s Reliable Guides the Foundation Series<\/span><\/strong>. (illustrated above).\u00a0 These 6 books will cover the most important foundational principle of photography in a easy to read, to the point, concise way!\u00a0 Each book will be priced at $4.99 each or $24,95 for the full set of six!\u00a0 Three additional books will also be in the store upon it’s opening.\u00a0 Many more are planned!!!!\u00a0 This is the story and statment behind the series:<\/p>\n

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The Why and How?<\/p>\n

Life\u2019s greatest revelations come in the strangest ways.\u00a0 It was over a dozen years ago that I had accepted a position as the Nikon Professional Service\u2019s tech rep for the Southern United States.\u00a0 My long time friend, and then boss at Nikon, Bill Pekala instructed me to put my film cameras away and start to learn everything I could about digital, as he said, \u201cit is the future!\u201d\u00a0 Learning the photography side of digital was pretty easy, in most ways, much the same as my 35 years of experience with film photography.\u00a0 The hard part for me was post processing, this program Photoshop was an absolute bear!\u00a0 I went out to the book store and bought a couple of \u201cHow to\u201d Photoshop books, after a few days of trying to understand them I was ready to give up photography and go to work at Wal-Mart as a greeter!\u00a0 I picked up a couple more and they were even worse than the first two, I was really feeling desperate!\u00a0 These books tried to tell you the 50 ways to do each simple task!\u00a0 By the time you got to method three you couldn\u2019t remember your own name!<\/p>\n

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Then someone asked me if I had a copy of Scott Kelby\u2019s,\u00a0 The Photoshop Book for Digital Photographers<\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0 It was not one of my first four books so I rushed out and picked up a copy!\u00a0 It was \u201cthe\u201d solution to my major problem!\u00a0 This guy, Scott Kelby, (who later became a great friend and photography buddy!), had written a book that showed you exactly how to do just the things you needed to do, in a step by step, to the point, clear and concise manner, and he was funny too!!!!\u00a0 In no time I was using Photoshop to do all the things I wanted to do to my images.\u00a0 I could never thank him enough for demystifying Photoshop for me!<\/p>\n

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So that is exactly what I\u2019m going to try to do for you with Cut To The Chase<\/strong> books!\u00a0 These are books for people that simply want to know how learn about photography and make better images!\u00a0 Simple, to the point, clear and concise and minus all the mumbo jumbo!<\/p>\n

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IMPORTANT NOTICE\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

PLEASE READ THOROUGHLY!!!!!!!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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These books are not for pixel peepers, science majors, engineers, bean counters, measurebaters or anyone that wants 1,000 word paragraphs to explain something that can be clearly stated in a couple of short sentences.<\/p>\n

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If your desire is for this to be complicated, THESE BOOKS ARE NOT FOR YOU! These books are designed to convey simple, easy to understand photographic concepts, in the easiest way to learn possible.\u00a0 Lots of big pictures to illustrate the points and very few, but important words will guide you through each step of learning this craft of photography.<\/p>\n

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What makes me think I\u2019m the guy to write these books?!\u00a0 I have made photography, with the exception of my faith and family, the most important thing in my life for 45 years.\u00a0 I\u2019ve spent countless hours, days, months, years and decades studying the craft.\u00a0 I\u2019ve bought tons of gear and tested everything I could borrow, and I\u2019ve formed strong opinions about many of the subjects people care about!\u00a0 I\u2019ve shot hundreds of thousands of images all around the world, a few have even been good!\u00a0 Most importantly for the past 30 years I\u2019ve actively taught photography to groups from 3 to 300 in size, and I\u2019ve been a student of learning.\u00a0 I think I have discovered how to make things simple for people that truly want to learn!\u00a0 You can be the judge and that is why I have;<\/p>\n

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\u00a0A Money Back Guarantee<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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If for any reason, you did not find them helpful, or worth the price, (come on guys, I\u2019ve made them super affordable, most titles only $4.99)! \u00a0I will gladly refund your money, no questions asked, but before you ask for a refund please read this Important Notice again, be sure these books are for you!!<\/p>\n

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One more thing, these books are affordable so that you will not be tempted to copy and distribute them to others.\u00a0 I am supporting myself with my creative efforts, so please kindly give me a hand here!\u00a0 That\u2019s it, please enjoy, and your comments are appreciated!\u00a0\u00a0 billfortney@earthlink.net<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0 and visit me at my website:\u00a0 www.billfortney.com<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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To sweeten the deal when you make your first visit to the site you will receive a free copy of the 127 page book:<\/p>\n

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Traveling tomorrow to my 50th Anniversary Football Teams gathering!\u00a0 Reports Monday!<\/p>\n

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Blessings,<\/p>\n

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the pilgrim<\/p>\n

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