Guide to Photography: Tips & Tricks on How to Be a Great Photographer (National Geographic Kids)

by Nancy Honovich (Author)

Reading Level: 6th − 7th Grade
In the age of smartphones and selfies, why not learn from the pros how to take great photos to share with friends and family! Here's a fun, fact-filled, kid-friendly guide that is jam-packed with all the essentials for budding photographers. From how to set up a shot and stage the lighting and from the best software to short assignments, you'll learn all the important photographic concepts and basics of equipment, lighting aperture, lenses, depth of field, and more. This wide-ranging book also has sections devoted to composition and photographing different subjects (animals, people, sports, landscapes). Before and after shots offer visual explanations while tips and photographs from National Geographic photographers are featured throughout, making this the best photography guide out there today for children (and adult beginners too!).
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Gr 7 Up--This well-designed, comprehensive guide tackles photography using the same user-friendly format as National Geographic for Kids. Topics covered include how to obtain the best shot, look through the lens, and select subjects, as well as equipment basics. The authors break the subject down into doable assignments that will help readers master this art. The colorful layout, with the yellow borders fans will recall from the magazine, makes the material clear and easy to follow, and there are plenty of visual examples and tips from experts and kid photographers. While beginners will find this thorough guide accessible, practiced photographers will also discover tips and technical information. VERDICT Anyone who takes photographs will find something of interest here.--Jessica Cline, New York Public Library

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"While beginners will find this thorough guide accessible, practiced photographers will also discover tips and technical information. VERDICT Anyone who takes photographs will find something of interest here." — School Library Journal
Nancy Honovich
NANCY HONOVICH is an editor and children's writer and with more than 10 years experience creating content for a wide variety of subject areas and across medias.
Classification
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9781426320668
Lexile Measure
940
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
National Geographic Kids
Publication date
August 04, 2015
Series
National Geographic Kids
BISAC categories
JNF041000 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Photography
Library of Congress categories
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