Calling all mamarazzis! Every camera-toting mom will want this guide! Moms, if you can't seem to take enough great photos of the children in your life, this is the book for you. Now you can learn how to photograph children with the style, clarity, color, and beauty you see in professional photographs. This fun guide combines humor with solid know-how to show you how to compose shots, handle cameras from basic compacts to advanced dSLRs, take portraits or candids, create prints that impress, and even work with kids! Packed with beautiful examples and written in a down-to-earth style from one mom to another, this book will help mamarazzis everywhere take better photos. Moms are one of the fastest-growing segments of the camera-toting demographic, and the blogosphere has a term for them, mamarazzis Mixes information, inspiration, and fun for women who want to take better photographs of the children in their lives Explains how to set up a camera and use the controls on basic compacts up to advanced dSLR cameras Covers shot composition, determining settings, exposing images correctly, the essentials of printing images, how to process for clear and bright color, and more Includes stunning examples of portraits and candids of children Become a better mamarazzi with this fun and informative guide!

Calling all mamarazzis! Every camera-toting mom will want thisguide!Moms, if you can't seem to take enough great photos of thechildren in your life, this is the book for you. Now you canlearn how to photograph children with the style, clarity, colorand beauty you see in professional photographs. This funguide combines humor with solid know-how to show you how to composeshots, handle cameras from basic compacts to advanced dSLRs, takeportraits or candids, create prints that impress, and even workwith kids! Packed with beautiful examples and written in adown-to-earth style from one mom to another, this book will helpmamarazzis everywhere take better photos.* Moms are one of the fastest-growing segments of thecamera-toting demographic, and the blogosphere has a term for themmamarazzis* Mixes information, inspiration, and fun for women who want totake better photographs of the children in their lives* Explains how to set up a camera and use the controls on basiccompacts up to advanced dSLR cameras* Covers shot composition, determining settings, exposing imagescorrectly, the essentials of printing images, how to process forclear and bright color, and more* Includes stunning examples of portraits and candids ofchildrenBecome a better mamarazzi with this fun and informativeguide!

Introduction.Take One: Roll Out the Red Carpet!Chapter 1: Get Ready Get Set.The Star.The Lights!The Set.The Show.Inside Scoop from Photography Superstars (Rebecca Worple).Chapter 2: Get the Picture.Fill the Frame.Get Down, Get Down.Remember the Rule ... of Thirds.Find your Focus.Shoot 'Em Up.Consider the Color.Decent Exposure.Inside Scoop from Photography Superstars (Joyce Smith).Take Two: Lights!Chapter 3: Natural Beauty.Catchlight Clues.Watch Your Back.Shed Some Light on It.Find Direction.Silhouettes.Top/ Bottom Lighting.Inside Scoop from Photography Superstars (Marla Carter).Chapter 4: Control Freak.Bounce Back.Spread the Love.Flash Mob.You've Got It.Inside Scoop from Photography Superstars (Tara Whitney).Take Three: Camera!Chapter 5: Shopping Spree.The Mega Misunderstanding.Steady Does It.Find Junior with Face Finder.On the Move.Wait for It.The Little Guys.The Big Guns.Choose your Weapon.The Canon vs. Nikon Rivalry.Inside Scoop from Photography Superstars (Lena Hyde).Chapter 6: Camera Crew.Need for (Shutter) Speed.Aper-what?ISO.The Triangle.Get out of the (Little Green) Box.Feed the Meter.Cheat Sheet.Quality Control.Best Bling (Stacy Wasmuth).Chapter 7: Compose and Create.Composition.Creativity.Inside Scoop from Photography Superstars (Audrey Woulard).Take Four: (Inter)Action!Chapter 8: Ages and Stages.Ready-to-Pop Culture.A Star is Born.Tot-arazzi.The Backpack Set.Tweeny Boppers.Inside Scoop from Photography Superstars (Carrie Sandoval).Chapter 9: What to Wear.Style Basics.Clothing Guidelines.Go Easy on Dad.Keep your Eye on the Prize.Inside Scoop from Photography Superstars (Laura Siebert).Chapter 10: No Cheese Please.The Thing on My Head.No Peeking.The Silly Song.The Competition.The Group Effort.The Last Resort(s).Inside Scoop from Photography Superstars (Rebecca Mudrick).Inside Scoop from Photography Superstars (Gillian Gauthier).Chapter 11: Milestones and Memories.Vacation Photos.Special Events.Momentous Milestones.Pet-ography.Inside Scoop from Photography Superstars (Amy Smith).Wrap: The After Party!Chapter 12: Finishing Touches.Choices, choices.Calibration.Work It Out.Color Blind.Proceed with Caution.Inside Scoop from Photography Superstars (Sherry Petersik).Chapter 13: Show It Off.The Fine Print.A World Wide Wonder.Wall Flower.Décor Diva.Inside Scoop from Photography Superstars(Kelle Hampton).Chapter 14: Hired Help.Step Away from the Camera, Ma'am.Be Choosey.Find a Keeper.Invest in Quality Memories.Go for It.A Note on US Copyright.Index.