When I look at 'how-to' training materials for photography, my primary interest is the quality of the images produced by the author. Seems reasonable to assume is that the point of books, DVDs, classes, etc. is for the teacher to show us how to do what they do. In this case, Smith's images are competent but repetitive and boring; not a combination to which I aspire. If you doubt this, look at this page that summarizes Amazon's inventory of his books:



http://www.amazon.com/Jeff-Smith/e/B001K8B3YI/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_1



Do you see a certain similarity in the covers?



(BTW, if you know how to create hyperlinks in reviews, please advise. I tried a number of approaches and none worked.)



That said, the business advice is specific to the senior market and presented clearly. I checked the book out from our local library and while I appreciate the text, I certainly wouldn't buy the book for future reference or inspiration.