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Preserve every landmark event and stage of your children's lives in professional-quality photographs. Best-selling author and renowned photographer John Hedgecoe offers parents, grandparents, and family friends plenty of helpful advice on getting the most out of your young models. Using 400 full-color photographs, the author presents creative ideas and tips for accomplishing such things as overcoming shyness and gaining a subject's cooperation. Uncover methods for capturing the wonder of baby's first steps, the delights of a birthday party, the excitement of learning to ride a bicycle, and more. You'll even find tips for taking the perfect family portrait. An informative overview details the basic equipment and techniques required to get the most out of different situations. From baby's first day through to the teenage years, you can capture the essence of your children's unique personalities and create albums of memories that will be treasured for years to come.