Nick Kelsh's books on photographing babies and families consistently rank among the top-selling titles in their category. Nick knows how to take great pictures and he can teach anyone - with any kind of camera - to do the same. How to Photograph Your Life features 40 brand-new picture-taking scenarios - the type that fill everyone's photo albums. Whether capturing milestones, such as graduations or weddings, or the random occurrence, such as photographing your garden or a beautiful sunset, Nick shows readers how to make images they can be proud of. Many of these photographic situations might be considered too mundane to grace the pages of a photography book, yet they represent what everyone wants to know: how to take a picture of your dog or cat, how to photograph a day at the beach with your friends, and even how to take a good picture of something you want to sell on E-Bay. Each spread addresses one photo idea, with simple techniques and tips explained using a "predictable amateur photo" compared to the same image improved by professional wisdom. A special 8-page gatefold encompasses "how to photograph a vacation." New to this book is information geared to those millions of people now using digital point-and-shoot cameras - in fact, the entire book has been photographed using just such a camera, proving that one does not need expensive equipment to take a good picture. Nick Kelsh has always shown a unique understanding of how important photographs of friends and family are to the average person. By following his advice, the reader can take pictures that not only look better, but will also have as much meaning 20 years from now as they do today.
NICK KELSH is the author/photographer and brains behind www.howtophotographyourbaby.com.
He grew up in Fargo, North Dakota as the second of five babies of Bud and Joyce Kelsh. Nick learned photography on the Leica his dad brought home from World War II and knew he was going to be a professional photographer when he was fifteen.
First Nick wanted to be a war photographer. Then he wanted to be a fashion photographer. Then he wanted to be a photo illustrator, whatever that is. He finally attended the University of Missouri School of Journalism and worked as a photojournalist for several newspapers around the country finishing with The Philadelphia Inquirer. Now he's one of the country's leading experts on baby photography. This makes no sense.
Nick is the author/photographer of nine books including Naked Babies with Anna Quindlen, How to Photograph Your Baby, How to Photograph Your Life, and The Sense of Wonder by Rachel Carson. He has appeared on Oprah! and The Today Show multiple times. His photographs have appeared on several of the covers of the prestigious Day in the Life series and in dozens of major magazines.
He is currently a partner in the Philadelphia-based graphic design firm Kelsh Wilson Design.
Nick's wife, Anne, is the second of five babies of George and Linda Morgan of Walton, New York. He has three sons, Chaz, Alexander, and Teddy -- the incredible, beautiful, smiling face on the How to Photograph Your Baby DVD disc.
