A B o o k o f U s No man is an island could very well sum up the latest book in the series by author Angie Pederson entitled, A Book of Us, which made its debut at the Crafts and Hobby Association show. Pederson, author of the best selling scrap-related book, A Book of Me, has now completed her third in this series, this one focusing on relationships. With titles such as “Our Groups,” “Our Rather than concentrating on one-page layouts, the book relies more heavily on theme books and mini-albums for its inspiration. Within each chapter the reader will find several different sources of albums from tag booklets to 8x8 albums that showcase the theme of that particular chapter. True to Pederson's style, there are still the relied upon journaling prompts at the beginning of each chapter and quote resources along the sidebars. The artists also share with the readers their own insights into making quality “books of us.” In addition to the above mentioned more traditional themes, Pederson has included chapters on the popular circle journals. The chapter explains how to start them, what to include and illustrates examples of successful ones. There are also mini albums to create for gifts and a recipe album or two. While this book is in keeping with Pederson's style from the past, her concentration on journaling and telling personal stories on ones' pages, A Book of Us clearly moves into a new and fresh direction for her. This is a book I recommend for its new ideas, inspiration and artistic quality.
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Family” “Our Traditions,” and “Our History,” Pederson has certainly moved beyond the theme of scrapping about “me” and has moved into the genre of inclusiveness. 
the previous two articles, I must once again show how to hold your camera. The SLR camera is considerably heavier than compact cameras and requires additional care in holding it steady. Please reference the two photos shown here. 
keep your elbows in towards your body and use your left hand to brace the underside of the camera body and lens. In this position, the fingers of your left hand are free to move both the aperture and focus rings. For low-light and other long-exposure shots, place the camera on a tripod or brace on a firm surface. 
” mode and “S” mode to illustrate how much you can control your outcome. In the first two photos, my Nikon N70 was in Aperture Mode. In “A” mode, you control the depth-of-field. This relates to how much of your composition is in focus according to how far away it is from the camera (depth). The first photo was taken at f22. Notice that both my son and the snowy trees in the background are in focus. The Aperture at f22 creates a large depth of field. This is much like the result I could obtain with any of my compact cameras. 
en at f4. At that setting the aperture is open wide and the depth of focus is only a couple of feet deep. The result is a wonderfully blurred background and allows your eyes to be drawn to my son - the true subject. 
e two photos I had my son turn around in a circle. The first one shows a clear image of both him and the background. I shot that one at a fast shutter speed of 1/1000 of a second. My camera will actually go much faster, but I was unable to get any shots at higher speeds in which my son was actually in the entire picture. (That's when I wish my SLR camera were digital and not film!) 
both my son's face and the movement of him turning around in a circle. Notice that the background is still in focus since it was not moving. The shutter speed of this shot was much slower at 1/8 of a second. In retrospect, I should have played with my flash options to get a good final image of his face instead of firing the flash at the beginning of that time. Perhaps that should be for a future article. 
