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Wow Cameraclicker!  That takes some serious cahoonas  (lol I have no idea how to spell that)

“I am left wondering why a photographer would not simply shoot the images needed for a book the photographer was working on”.

I think this comes from a total lack of understanding and only a lay person could think, a photo is a photo is a photo.  I think possibly the text was most likely “found” somewhere and copied, maybe words were slightly changed.  I mean look at me for an example, I’m just learning and soaking up as much as I can.  How many of me are out there, that do the same, but don’t try to implement what they learned, or are unable to achieve certain shots skill set wise?  Knowing how, and actually being able to accomplish certain shots, are 2 totally different things. (Grrrrrrrrr! If only lol) But I think even my teen who has no interest, could find images as examples of different technics and/or descriptions.   I would never write a book or tutorial based on what I currently know, but a person that doesn’t think like a photographer, and lacks that understanding certainly might think they could.  Not saying it’s right in any way, just saying the person who wrote the book is obviously not a photographer.