You catch moments before they disappear — and your child has probably been the subject a hundred times.
How this is different: This isn't a book where your child pretends to be a photographer. It's the book where your child finally understands what you actually do.
This personalized book follows you from the shoot to the late-night editing your child never sees, and explains why mom or dad is always the one behind the camera.
What photographers actually do all day
Plan the shot, the light, and the timing before anyone shows up
Shoot for hours, watching for the moment worth keeping
Edit and select — most of the work happens after the camera goes down
Deliver on time, because weddings and newborns do not happen twice
How to explain a photographer's job to a child
If your child is 3 or 4
Photographers take pictures that people keep forever. They watch for the exact happy moment, press the button, and then make the picture look just right on the computer.
If your child is 5 to 7
A photographer plans the light and the timing, then shoots hundreds of pictures to find the few that are right. Afterward they spend hours choosing and editing before anyone sees a single photo.
The tools kids find interesting
Camera and lenses
Reflector
Memory cards
Editing computer
Tripod
What a child would notice at a photographer's work
A parent who notices light in every room
More time editing than shooting
Family photos on other people's walls
What kids learn from a WorkTale Book Company book about photographers
Every WorkTale book closes with two pages no name-swap personalized book has. First, a "So, what does Mommy, Daddy, or your grown-up do?" page that distills the parent's entire job into one plain-spoken line a child can recite from memory, with no jargon and no job description. Then an "About the Author" page with the parent's real photograph, name, job title, and a short biography blurb, so the illustrated hero is revealed as the real person the child knows. Why the parent is the hero.