Beyond Snapshots: How to Take That Fancy DSLR Camera Off "Auto" and Photograph Your Life like a Pro

She takes photos of adorable kids and happy families and shoots campaigns for commercial and editorial clients, including Bobux International, Cherry on Top, and Free Range Baby. Visit Rachel at racheldevine. Peta Mazeycounts herself lucky to have a job that takes her around the world shooting photographs and meeting awesome people. When she’s not roaming the globe, she calls Wellington, New Zealand, home, where she lives with her family and the cutest little dog around, Ruby. You can

Her photos have appeared in My Child, Studio Bambini, and Oh Baby magazines, and the blog Style Me Pretty. When she’s not roaming the globe, she calls Wellington, New Zealand, home, where she lives with her family and the cutest little dog around, Ruby. Visit Rachel at racheldevine. Peta Mazeycounts herself lucky to have a job that takes her around the world shooting photographs and meeting

Ready to Capture Your Story with Beautiful Photos? Let professional photographers Rachel Devine and Peta Mazey show you how to use that fancy DSLR to photograph the story of your life, from falling in love and having a baby, to the everyday moments that are no less precious. You’ll learn:   • Common beginner mistakes and how to avoid them    • How to take portraits of your children, friends, pets—even yourself    • How to capture light to make your photos more dramatic    • How to make colors pop, eyes sparkle, and skin tones more realistic    • How to capture the uniqueness and wonder of your family, friends, and world  After all, why trust your memories to regular snapshots when with just a little know

Perfect book I have had this book for a while now and as a amateur photographer I refer back to it often. It has so much info that is written in everyday language for anyone to understand. Because it is written in everyday words and simply put it was much easier for me to understand. I have taken a photo class and found I was more confused as they always spoke above my understanding. I decided to purchase this book after seeing some info in a ma. Eric G. said Buy this book, it's well worth it.. Excellent book. After just a couple days with this book and my first DSLR camera I'm already improving my abilities. The book does an excellent job of illustrating what the different settings on a DSLR do such using actual images along with their settings to show you what things such as changing the aperture size and or shutter speed will do to your photo.The great thing is, it goes beyond that and talks about color composition, and. Great tips! Jessie I've had this book for a couple months now. It's been read through a couple times, then I marked some pages for quick reference. I've even loaned it to friends who love it. Great tips.