Mother’s Day Giveaways – Day Three
It’s here! It’s here! It’s here!
The UNmanual is DONE!
I started working on this guide last August and it’s turned out more amazing than I could have ever expected! I’m so excited for you to get your hands on it because I know it’s going to help all of you take control of your camera and take full advantage of that fancy DSLR you’ve been shooting on Auto!
The UNmanual is a guide that explains why your camera does what it does in English. When I got my first DSLR camera, I sat with my camera in one hand and my manual in the other. I quickly realized that the manual was written in a foreign language that I could not understand. I then enrolled in a community college photography course. After most classes, I walked out more confused than when I had started. One day I sat down with both my camera manual and my textbooks determined to understand how my camera really works. And I realized everyone was complicating the subject much more than I needed it to be. There’s no need for mathematical formulas or crazy charts. Once you break down the information you need to know and forget the information you don’t need, shooting in manual really isn’t that complicated!
The UNmanual is for beginner photographers who want to take control of their cameras. In the guide you will learn about your camera, what settings I shoot on and why, how to shoot on manual and properly expose an image. You will also learn about lighting and how to get great lighting. It is filled with pictures and examples! The information in the UNmanual is exactly what is covered in my mentoring sessions and in the Mom*tog Pro sessions, which I no longer offer. I am a Canon shooter, so the information in the guide is geared towards those with Canon cameras. I did my best to include the comparable settings for Nikon shooters.
The guide will go on sale tomorrow! It will be priced at $95, which will include an instantly downloadable copy AND a hard copy that will be mailed to you. But, you can be the first to win one today! Here’s how:
1) You need to be a mom! These giveaways are in honor of Mother’s Day so please only enter if you are a mom. I’m not going to ask for proof. I’m just going to trust that you are being honest 
2) Leave a comment saying why you need the UNmanual.
3) Want extra chances to win? Here’s how:
* Follow @drew_b on Twitter and tweet: “The UNmanual from @drew_b is here! Win one today! Enter at http://momtog.com”
* Blog about the giveaway (with a link back to Mom*tog) and leave a separate comment here with your blog address.
* ”Like” Mom*tog on Facebook and leave a comment here saying that you’ve done so.
Contest ends at 9PM Pacific time on 5/5! All comments after 9PM will be deleted.
Thanks! I hope everyone is having fun with this week full of giveaways!
PS A HUGE thank you to Jamie, from So Divine Designs, for spending countless hours on making the design perfect! She is amazing!
About DrewB
I’ve started this blog as a way to connect with other moms who love photography. Whether you are a professional photographer who is looking for advice on how to manage your own business and your family or if you are a mom who is looking for tips on how to take better pictures of your kids, I hope that you can find some good information and be inspired!
I would love to win one of your UNmanuals. I purchased my first DSLR about a week ago and I have done exactly what you did, sat with Manual in one hand and camera in other trying to take pictures of my son Jackson.
I am now following you on twitter and tweeted about your giveaway.
While I don’t need it personally, my brother & SIL are having their first baby soon and just bought their first DSLR. I’d love to give it to them as a gift!
I would really love the UNmanual! I have had my DSLR for a year and think my photography skills may have gotten worse because I don’t know what I am doing. My daughter is 2 already and I have another one on the way. Please help me learn to use my DSLR!
I would love the UNmanual so that I could improve on the quality of taking pictures of my 2 sons. I work full time and when I do get time to myself….I hate reading my camera manuals. I need it in “real” language. Help!
I “like” you on Facebook.
I need your UNManual because I’ve had my DSLR for nearly a year now and I’m still on auto 80% of the time!
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I blogged about your giveaway at everybreatheitake.blogspot.com
I “like” you on Facebook.
oh my gracious . . . do i need this! we have had our canon rebel for 1 year & a half. i’m still so overwelmed but really really want good pics! i love taking pictures of our boys but have so much to learn & get used to!
I ‘like’ the momtog on facebook. This would be a great gift for mothers day!!
i “Like” momtog on facebook!
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Since I picked up my first dSLR on New Year’s Day, I have been frantically trying to learn anything and everything about photography (and more recently, editing)…Some days I just end up too overwhelmed that I can’t master it all at the same time. The UNmanual may just be my solution; what I need to take a step back and remember that I may be making it more complicated than it needs to be
oh yea, and I FB LIke you
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I would love to win a copy of the UNmanual! I have an adorable 2-year old subject (of course I’m a little biased!) and a great camera.
Oh, how I need this book! I have a camera but have yet to fully use it well. The irony of mommyhood…perfect timeless photos just waiting to be shot, but no time to learn how to use the camera to get them!
I tweeted about the giveaway here @mjsmith723
I NEED NEED the UNmanual!! Everyone tells me how great my pictures are and I NEVER ever tell them I shoot on Auto..I’m so embarrased to admit it! I’ve ventured to AV mode…but that’s it! Thanks for the chance to win!
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I “like” mom*tog too! Thanks so much!
I “like” you on Facebook too!
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I “like” you on facebook!!
I definately need this! With two adorable kids and a nice camera with no idea how to use it…I need your help!
Thanks for doing this.
I “like” Mom Tog on facebook!
I would LOVE this! I’ve started my business and been trying to figure out how I can get a “day with drew” Thanks!
I “liked” mom*tog on FB
I tweeted about Mom*tog!
i want this…i need this! i want so badly to take good quality pictures of my kids w/ the fancy camera i have but get overwhelmed too often. thanks for making such a neat book!
i ‘liked’ this on facebook:)
Would love to get the UNposing manual! Still a beginner with a Point and Shoot but I’m learning.
.-= Tegan and Tage´s last blog ..Weekend Fun =-.
I need to win this because I’m having baby #2 this summer, and I want to learn how to master my camera before this little one comes so I can get some shots of my precious kids!! And the part about it being written in plain English is most definitely a plus!
I need lots of help with lighting and would love to hear what you have to say about white balance!!! I love getting thoughts and ideas from other photogs!
I just “liked” you on facebook. So glad you’re giving multiple opportunities to win your UNMANUAL!!
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I so NEED the Unmanual! After a year of taking still-awful pictures of my two kiddos, my husband gave me a photography course at the film institute. Lets just say that I was in a room with a bunch of people who already knew how to use their cameras and a teacher who might as well have written the said ‘foreign manual’ that came with my camera – thus leaving me STILL taking awful pictures!
I desperately need this! I am a new “mom tog” and really want to benefit from your fabulus manual.
I “liked” Mom*tog a long time ago (and didn’t have to be enticed with a give away
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I also tweeted your message twitter.com/lindsayswell!
I would LOVE the unManual. I’ve had my slr for 2 1/2 yrs and took my first class at a comm college in January. I’ve been shooting in aperture but I still need lots of help!! I love taking pictures of my kids and friends kids.
I “like” mom*tog on facebook.
I blogged – http://www.mykindofcrafts.blogspot.com
Just blogged about the giveaway at:
http://www.babyfeetphotography.blogspot.com & http://www.aameetings.blogspot.com
.-= Ashley´s last blog ..Mr. Jake =-.
I Really Really Really would love & need to have this Unmanual! I’ve waited patiently to get my DSLR camera, and I would love to do so much more with it than I am doing. I have an 8 month old son, and I’m expecting my second in December, and would love to have it down by the time my newborn arrives. This manual would be a life savor! Thanks Drew!!!
Oh and I “liked” mom*tog on facebook too
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I need the Unmanual! I got my Nikon for Christmas and I too am enrolled in a photography class and am utterly confused!
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I’m a facebook fan!
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I am so excited about this! I hope I win, but if I don’t I will end up buying it anyway
I “like” momtog on FB!!!
I need the UNmanual because I just got my first Christmas and need training on it ASAP! You are a great teacher so the manual should be fantastic!
I tweeted!!!
I just became a follower on twitter! And tweeted “The UNmanual from @drew_b is here! Win one today! Enter at http://momtog.com” – Also “Like” your Facebook page.
2 kids under 2 years old… It would be so great to settle down in bed and read your manual at night since, at this point in my life, I don’t have time for much else, much less playing with my camera. Auto is my friend but I long to get to know manual!
I would love to win this, I have been shooting in auto mode and bought a book to help me, but I don’t understand what they are saying. Like you said, it doesn’t seem to be written in english! I am also a fan on facebook.
I would just love to win a copy of your UNmanual!!! My wonderful hubby bought me a DSLR camera and I have been muddling around with it for a year. I just want to be able to take some great pictures of my little ones to capture this precious and fleeting time in our lives.
I would really love the UNmanual! I would love to learn more about my Canon 5d! I love your blog, you are such an inspiration! Keep up the wonderful work!
I also tweeted about this…