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By LaNola Stone

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About the Author

LaNola Stone is currently an Adjunct Professor of Photography at the Art Institute in Salt Lake City and former Creative Director of Organize Magazine (when it won 2007 Best Organization Magazine of the Year). Her work has been seen in California Home + Design Magazine, Child Magazine, Apollo Magazine, And Baby Magazine, and more. She has also photographed for Martha Stewart Omnemedia, Pottery Barn, and Sterling Pear among others. Her photography was selected by the Visual Arts Gallery for representation at Aqua Art, during Art Basel Miami 2009. And she was recently featured as CMYK Magazine's "Top 100 New Creatives."

Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1: the authentic, the idyllic & the fantastic Why we photograph: exploring intent CHAPTER 2: early image makers What history offers us CHAPTER 3: tools of the trade Nuts and bolts of image making CHAPTER 4: timeline of childhood What to expect and when to expect it CHAPTER 5: before nostalgia The Image and the Memory CHAPTER 6: artists & images to inspire & inform Contemporary Photographers: art, style and insight CHAPTER 7: storing, printing & sharing your work how to archive, and share your photographs

Reviews

"This is a great book that covers everything about photography from A to Z. It isn't a book you would pick up and read from cover to cover, but rather one where you can pick what you would like to learn more about and jump to that section. The vocabulary is advanced, which can slow down the flow of reading, but this book has tons of great information in it. All of the photographs include the settings of the camera, so that you can learn the settings she has used for each shot, and the book is full of pointers and tips."--BellaOnline.com "As a professional photographer, I know that one of the most intriguing subjects are children. However, capturing those truly once-in-a-lifetime moments as a timeless treasure. well, that's a specialty in our field. Photographing Childhood: The Image and The Memory is a well written and thorough guide for the photographer to learn how to collaborate with their child subjects and create photographs as well as experiences that will be remembered when working with youth. Included in this book is a wonderful time line of childhood from birth to adulthood in which LaNola shares her secrets of what the photographer can expect through each stage of growth and how to capture those moments, creating a unique story to be cherished for generations. The book also includes wonderful examples of well-known photographers to inspire you and a chapter on storing, printing and sharing those precious memories. Not only is this book a must have for the professional photographer, but it would make a wonderful gift for new parents!"--San Francisco Book Review "Katrina Eismann chose Stone's new book as one of 2011's Best Photography Books: 'Photographing Childhood: The Image and the Memory (Focal Press, 2011) by LaNola Kathleen Stone is thoughtful, inspiring, and unexpected. The book features an historical homage; an insightful timeline of childhood; useful information on lighting and image management; and most importantly highlights a wide variety of contemporary photographers and photographic approaches to frame and focus on the fleeting moments of childhood. Smart, beautiful and poignant!'"--ElizabethAvedon.blogspot.com "Stone's own photographs, often accompanied by diagrams, illustrate lighting techniques, while captions give technical information and pragmatic suggestions (e.g., for more "idyllic" infant shots, swap out plastic diapers for cloth). A chapter on her personal project, Memories Abandoned, deals with notions of childhood and nostalgia, and an up-to-the-minute chapter on storing, printing and sharing work adds a finishing touch. All told, this generous book gives readers the tools, motivation, historical perspective and encouragement to make and preserve images that skillfully and artfully bind photographs and memory."--ASMP Bulletin, Winter 2012