Photographing Your Family: And All the Kids and Friends and Animals Who Wander Through Too

Atcertainmoments—onatrip,onaholiday,orduringthosefirstweeksofparenthood,forexample—haveyoueverwishedyouwereaNationalGeographicphotographer?Inthisuniqueguide,staffphotographerJoelSartoretakesthemysteryoutofmakingextraordinarypicturesofkidswithahilarioustourthroughhisownfamilyalbums.Sartore’sphotographsdelightandinspire,fromthefirstmomentsanewbornentersthehousetoHalloweenparades,fromvisitswithfamilyandfriendstofireworksontheFourthofJuly.Easy-to-followtipsandinstructionsmakethecreativeprocesssimple,helpingparentsapproachphotographyinawholenewway.Digitalphotographerswillappreciatetipsoneditingtechniques,albuminnovations,archivingmethods,andprinting.Sartore’scharismaandhumormakelearningapuredelight.Unlikecompetitivetitles,PhotographingYourFamilyislavishlyillustratedtoshowthemanywaystomakepictures,howSartorecapturedtheseimagesspecifically,andthephilosophiesaworld-classphotographerbringstohisworkathome—withemphasisonthecontributionsthatrelatives,friends,andpetscanmaketothestorythatisfamily.Earlychildhoodisafleetingtimethatparentsandgrandparentsgotogreatlengthstocaptureinphotos.Thisbookwillappealtoavastaudience:familieswhowanttocreatememorablealbums,parentswithnewbabies,andeveryonewhowantstogiveatrulyuniqueandusefulfamilygift.