I’m Lovin’ It – The UNmanual
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You all know how much I love photography! Everything I know about it is all pretty much self taught or what I’ve learned from friends. I know there is so much about photography that I don’t know, or maybe I’m doing incorrectly.
So I was THRILLED recently when Drew of Momtog contacted me about reviewing The UNmanual, a guide that explains why your DSLR camera does what it does… in English! Ummm, YES PLEASE! I was all over that!
Photography Guide
Drew is a mom who loves photography. She’s an insanely talented photographer who shares her vast knowledge of photography and her camera on her Momtog blog.
The UNmanual was born when Drew realized that most of us don’t understand a word of our camera manuals, and most courses offered at universities will leave you even more confused!
“Once you break down the information you need to know and forget the information you don’t need, shooting in manual really isn’t that complicated! “~DrewB
Drew says The UNmanual is for beginners, but let me tell you, I’ve been shooting my dSLR in manual for over two years now, and there was still information I learned while reading thru the book.
You will learn about all the buttons on your camera (Drew shoots with a Cannon, but does a good job covering what you need for a Nikon as well), what settings she shoots with and why, how to shoot on manual and still get the correct exposure. You will also learn about lighting and how to create ideal lighting situations (my favorite section!)
What’s really awesome is, when you purchase the UNmanual, you instantly receive a downloadable file, but you will also receive a hard/paper copy in the mail! Which I LOVED. As much as I enjoy being on the computer, something like this I like to hold in my hands and read thru and make my own notes.
Drew’s UNmanual is everything you could want in a camera manual and more! It was easy to read, understand and follow. It is packed full of beautiful photos to illustrate every topic that is covered, giving you a great visual on what is being explained. I’m not much of a “manual reading girl” – more of a “visual girl” and the UNmanual is the perfect solution!
It will change the way you think of your camera. Words like aperture and exposure will no longer scare you. You will take pictures you only dreamed you could take. You will have the confidence to use your camera like it should be used.
I can’t wait to get hold of her UNposing Guide! Break the habit of saying “Cheese!”………. The UNposing Guide helps you capture new, unique, natural and candid looking poses…… something I think a lot of photographers tend to struggle with! **The UNposing Guide is geared more towards professional photographers rather than the amateur Mom*tog.
Right now thru June 10, 2011 you can use the code “tidymom” to receive 20% off when you purchase either The UNmanual or The UNposing Guide or both in The Momtog Store.
GIVEAWAY has ENDED – Congrats to #3 Jenny
Drew would like to give one lucky TidyMom reader The UNmanual of their very own!
Giveaway Prize (1 winner)
1 copy of The UNmanual (downloadable version and hard/paper copy)
Required Entry:
Visit Drew’s shop and blog and come back here and leave a comment telling me how The UNmanual would help your photography
Extra Entries (be sure to leave a separate comment for each)
- Tweet about this giveaway: I want to understand my camera with @Drew_b and #win her UNmanual via @TidyMom https://ow.ly/5774V #photography #giveaway
Giveaway will end on June 9, 2011 at 5 pm CST. One winner with a valid entry will be selected at random using random.org. I will email the winner and they will have 48 hours to claim their prize or another winner will be selected.
Now it’s your turn! Please remember to link back to https://Tidymom.net
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This would be very helpful in knowing how to best use my Canon DSLR
Oh MAN, I want the UnManual so bad! I’ve been reading Drew’s blog for about 2 years now and love her! I want to take better pictures of my babies!
I already follow TidyMom on Facebook! 🙂
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I now follow Drew on Facebook too! 🙂
I’m not entering the giveaway Cheryl but it is a wonderful one. Thanks for introducing Drew to us and for hosting once again. I’m going to visit her site and bookmark this post in the event I ever do get a DSLR camera. God knows I’ll need all the *easy to comprehend* help I could get. Have a wonderful weekend.
I follow Tidy Mom and Mom*tog. Although I work as a nurse, photography is truly my passion. I often tell my husband I wish I could be independently wealthy so I could do nothing but take pictures all day! The UNmanual would certainly help me make my part-time passion, a full-time lifestyle.
I love Momtog’s info – thanks for the intro! This looks like a wonderful resource that I would really love to use.
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I tweeted the giveaway.
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Wow, I totally need this! I really need to learn what that thing called an ISO does… :-/
Tweeted and FB’ed this post!
Most importantly, yes I’m the same way – this book would help me immensely b/c I’m more of a visual and a doer. Just got the Nikon d7000 and the manual is like a dictionary. I am however, taking it page by page, like the good schoolteacher I am 🙂 LOL!!!
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I would LOVE the UNmanual! I just got a dslr camera a couple months ago. The manual it came with scares me a little. And I’ve thought about taking a how to class, but can’t find any decent ones in my area. I love to take pictures everyday and it would be awesome if I was able to use more of the options available on my awesome camera!
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I would love this…I have been dipping in photography more and more. I know this would help me learn so much more. Great giveaway!
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A good photographer knows his/her tools well. I think that a guide like this would help to get the technical stuff sorted out so that you can focus on the creative aspects.
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I’ve shared it on FB too!
the UNmanual looks awesome – would love it!
I don’t even bother trying to read the manual that came with my camera, I don’t understand half of what they are saying. It is so easy to take pictures on auto mode rather than manual. I would love to learn how to use the DSLR camera in manual mode and be able to take great photos.
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I just got a dSLR and I’m so looking forward to learning all of its capabilities…the UNmanual would be an awesome place to start!
Thanks for the link up….this giveaway is great. I follow Tidy Mom everywhere..FB, twitter…it may be illegal 🙂
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I am so trying to figure out how to not overexpose or underexpose my pictures. I don’t even know what that means!
I would love to win the UNmanual. Who really understands their camera manual? They are boring and would love to read this! Thanks for the giveaway opportunity!
I am following Drew & TidyMom on twitter now. Thanks for the giveaway opportunity!
i visited her shop with the plan of just buying on the spot! and was disappointed to see how much the book costs. not because it isn’t worth it! just unaffordable at this point. i do LOVE knowing that her blog exists, though, i will certainly use as a resource! thank you!
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