Book Review: Plate To Pixel by Helene Dujardin

Welcome to another Book Monday!

{Have you seen my book review tab at the top of the page, 

where I list my reviews of my favourite books?}

This is by far and away my favourite photography book.

{though I don't know if that says more about me or about the book!!}

Helene Dujardin's Plate to Pixel

is written in such an easy to read, almost chatty style, 

that it's a very hard book not to be thoroughly engrossed by.

You barely even realise you're learning so much along the way.

I usually find books on photography 

such a trial to plough through

but this one......?

Did you ever have a teacher at school 

that made a subject completely come to life?

Helene Dujardin would have been that teacher.

Although the book is about food photography, 

and I am not a food writer, 

her stylish backdrops *are* exactly 

the kind of look I love.

A faded striped napkin here, 

a French lemonade bottle there.

{Baby, I'm yours.}

Published by Wiley, the book covers: 

Photography Basics, 

Camera Settings, 

Lighting, 

Composition, 

Setting Up, 

Styling and 

After-Capture

In fact, everything you'd expect...

BUT it covers them in such a gorgeous way 

that it makes you want to pick up your camera 

and get cracking!!

Honestly, and I don't say this lightly:

if you buy one book on photography, 

make it this one.

Thank you SO much for all your adorable comments 

about the blog I've begun for Relics of Witney, 

and especially to everyone who went and had a look, 

and a great, big hug to everyone 

who subscribed in some way.

Just to reassure those of you who asked, 

the Relics of Witney blog WON'T be replacing 

Modern Country Style in any way.

There WON'T be tedious repeat posts 

(thought there may be the occasional cross-reference). 

But what there WILL be is 

deliciously gorgeous posts on each:

here AND there.

{Does that sound good?}