Phillip Whitt is an author, photo retouch professional and graphic designer. Prior to his career in image editing and design, he spent several years as the Advertising Manager for a medium-sized building materials company. He is the author of several Apress books and video tutorials pertaining to image editing. He has edited, retouched, and restored countless digital images since the late 1990s. Phillip has served both clients from the general public and a number of commercial clients over the years. In addition to over 20 years of image editing and graphic design experience and writing about it, he is still dedicated to learning new skills . In recent years, he's earned an Expert Rating Certification in Adobe Photoshop Skills, as well as VTC certifications in GIMP and Scribus.