A totally immersive photographer's guide to taking pictures along one of the United States' most iconic historical highways. Get Your Pics on Route 66 will teach you how to do just that. Easy-to-follow directions and tips will keep you on the old road as much as possible. You will be guided to all of the attractions and will have examples of photos, as well as text, explaining how to best capture your own images. Written with a sense of humor, this book is an easy read and valuable reference to the entire 2,448 miles that make up Route 66. Starting in Los Angeles, you'll drive across California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas (a corner of), Missouri, and Illinois into Chicago. All the while, you'll read tips on the following: Camera types and use, Composition, Angle of view, Depth of field, Control over action, Lens use, Timing, Existing light, Night photography All related to the following: Architecture, Animals, Cars and trucks, National parks, Structures, Walls, Murals, Neon signs, Nature, People Simply read it backward if you choose the alternate direction. Other alignments and natural attractions are included along the way, which no photographer would want to miss. This book will enhance any trip on Route 66 and help you become a better photographer. AUTHOR: David Skernick was born in the heartland of the United States. He resides in Warsaw, Virginia, with his wife, Ria, and dog, Dudley. He spends as much time as possible teaching and traveling the gray roads of America. SELLING POINTS: . CERTIFIED: This book is a Route 66 Centennial Certified Project and will be advertised and promoted at vendors all along Route 66, as well as publicity releases and media coverage by the Route 66 Centennial committee . CENTENNIAL: ?Route 66 is 100 years old in 2026 and this book celebrates its entire length . COMPLETE: Complete coverage of the entire Route 66 highway . MOTIVATED: Author is planning a marketing and sales campaign in which he'll be traveling Route 66 in its entirety, selling and signing books as he travels? 550 colour images
