Elevate the Everyday: A Photographic Guide to Picturing Motherhood

Tracey Clark

Jun 2012 · Ilex Press

About this ebook

Do you wish you had a photographic record of your family but don't know where to start? Turn the everyday into the extraordinary with renowned photographer and blogger Tracey Clark's guide to documenting motherhood. Each day of a mother's life is full of photographic potential, and Elevate the Everyday shows you how to take ordinary moments and turn them into memorable and lasting photographs. With a host of creative ideas, technical tips, stories of motherhood, and inspirational images that go far beyond traditional posed shots, Tracey shows you how to unlock your creativity and document your family the way they are right now.

- Accessible advice on camera settings, composition, and more, to help ensure that photographing your family is made easy

- Creative and easy ways to turn your daily routine with your children into opportunities for great photography

- Inspirational stories and images from Tracey herself as well as from an exceptional community of mothers who are also photographers, writers, and bloggers

About the author

Tracey Clark is a photographer, writer, and founder of Shutter Sisters, an online community for women who love photography. She is the author of Waiting for Baby, Baby of Mine, and Expressive Photography: A Shutter Sisters? Guide to Shooting from the Heart, and teaches a slew of photo-centric creativity e-workshops online. She has built both a career and life philosophy on her passion for capturing the beauty of everyday life through her lens.