The Beginners Photography Book for Kids: Learn How to Take Amazing Photos Paperback – 25 May 2021

I got this for my 6yo granddaughter with the plan of going through it a chapter at a time. She devoured the entire book in an hour and wanted to go out with the cameras. I've taken her to several parks in my area for some shooting and she seems to have really absorbed the idea of depth of field. She can accurately explain how to manipulate dof by varying the aperture. She is shooting with my old Canon T3i and loves it.

I gave this book to my granddaughter who is 11 years old. She was just playing around with her cell phone camera. She tried lots of new ideas from the book and actually invested in a camera.

This is a simply written book that introduces the basic concepts of photography to a children's audience, and provides several learning projects for the child to engage in. The language is developmentally appropriate and very clear. I like that the author makes ample references to smartphones, as this is probably the most common access point for amateur photographers today. I also like that the author leaves manual control of shutter speed and exposure for far in the future, as these are concepts better suited to older children.The emphasis here is on the taking of photos, and not the printing or displaying of them. Given that most of today's kids are going to start off with smartphones, this probably makes good sense. Most amateurs I know who rely on smartphones as their cameras only rarely print out photos, so this is not an issue.There's a repeated emphasis on safety that I like. Children do wander, and often don't display the best of judgement. It is very easy for them to wander into dangerous situations when unsupervised, so I welcome the opportunity to encourage kids to play safe with their cameras.I think there are two main flaws with the book that are worth noting. The first is a lack of troubleshooting flaws in photos. We all make mistakes in photography, it it would be worth pointing out how common errors (such as blur due camera shake in dim light) can be remedies. This would reduce the frustration factor. The second flaw is that virtually all the photos included in the book are from stock services. They're all competently done photos, but I would rather have seen photos taken by children from a child's eye perspective because that would be more attainably aspirational for young readers. I don't think either flaw is necessarily a killer, but I do think the book would be better if both of these were addressed.

My son wanted to take a semester of photography for his fine arts course. All the other books I looked at just had too much information and details that would have overwhelmed him. I was so grateful to find this book. He mentioned that he really likes it and is enjoying the course.

Bought for grandson for school project and I learned a lot also! Great purchase.