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   My book, The Accidental Photographer:  Enhancing Your Travels With a Camera, is now available for purchase online!  Click on the link above to go directly to the store.  Take advantage of the free download, and while you are there, also click on the green banner on the side and have a look at the photos for sale through a group of talented, aspiring photographers.

            I think just about anyone who takes a camera on a trip wants to travel with it unencumbered and come home with good photos that can be shared with friends and family.  My book illustrates how to use the camera effortlessly and take good pictures that reflect the passion of travel.  The book is aimed at the casual photographer and the techniques described are basic and can be mastered with a little practice and used with any camera. 

 Many thanks to all of the people who have helped me with this project.  Marco Zecchin and JD Savelli of Marketing4Artists helped me define my photographic niche and helped me develop the goal of writing this book.   Linda Watanabe McFerrin and my writing workshop friends helped me think through many approaches to this topic before we came up with one that worked.   They, along with my traveling and photo buddies encouraged me to finish and get it published through many discouraging efforts. Left Coast Writers, sponsored by The Book Passage in Corte Madera,  gave me the social and educational forum to keep going.  Cheryl McLaughlin was instrumental in getting the online strategy going.  Marie Teixeira and Steve Kimbrough, talented webmasters, put all of the creative ideas into my website, blog page and store.  My dear husband, Dale Black, supported me through this effort and never questioned my sanity. 

Here’s what one of my Photography friends says about The Accidental Photographer:

“I have recently reviewed The Accidental Photographer, and find this to be an excellent piece of work. It is well written, contains some very useful information for the non technical photographer, and is well illustrated with the authors’ personal photos. A great many people could benefit from reading this, and in so doing be able to shoot and better organize photos of their trips and vacations.” – Larry R. Van Etten – Owner – Aspiring Photographers of The World – http://goapow.com

Larry R. Van Etten
LVE@GOAPOW.COM

 Here’s what Linda Watanabe McFerrin, author, travel writer, instructor, says about The Accidental Photographer: 

 If you have a camera and haven’t spent plenty of time and money on classes, this is the book for you. The Accidental Photographer: Enhancing Your Travels with a Camera is excellent on-the-fly, hands-on training in how to use the ubiquitous tool. Marsha Black’s eye-opening tips are so simple and clear that even the technically challenged will have no trouble following them. Every  traveler armed with a camera should leave a small space in their bags for this book.

Linda Watanabe McFerrin

 So, check it out, enjoy, and please, help me spread the word.