PHOTOGRAPHING CHILDREN PHOTO WORKSHOP

Acknowledgments

First of all, I would like to express my gratitude to Robert Farber for inviting me to write an inspirational book on photographing children. All along the way, he has encouraged me to stick with my intention to place more emphasis on the creative than the technical. I wholeheartedly believe that he shares my passion for photography and understands the emphasis on creativity.

Judith Farber, my friend and neighbor, has been a soul-mate throughout the process of putting this book together. I have called her during times when I wasn't sure I could pull it off, and she commiserated so beautifully that I found myself getting right back to the drawing board.

I am certain that this book would not have come about without the support and friendship of my editor, Kim Spilker. As acquisitions editor, she went way beyond her job description, I'm sure, to hold my hand, encourage me, and help me all along the way.

Soon after I started working on the book, I realized that I didn't actually have a lot of the photographs from before 1991, when my house burned down. Because of that and the fact that I wanted to show different styles and points of view besides my own, I invited other photographers, known and unknown to me, to submit photographs. I was thrilled at the responses and have been very inspired by the images. My eyes have been opened once again! Thank you, Deidre Lingenfelter, Linda Murray Lapp, Joyce Wilson, Lizbeth Guerrina, Marybeth McCormack, Amy Melious, Pat Stroud, Gail ...