Rebecca Grieg – författare

Improve your photographs the easy way! Want to take great-looking pictures? This beginner’s guide explains your camera’s features and reveals how to use themto shoot stunning photos of landscapes, children, animals, holidays, night scenes and more... What the beginner photographer needs is a no-nonsense guide to the most important features on DSLRs written by experts that reveals in plain English exactly what they need to know. This is that book. The Complete Beginners Guide explains all the photography concepts beginners need: •How to balance exposures, •How to get the sharpest shots•How to maximise image quality.Once you’ve mastered these basics, you can then move on to our more advanced skills section at the end of the book featuring practical how-to guides for shooting a range of core subjects. Take your photography to the next level and start learning today!

In recent years we have seen a popularity boom surrounding all kinds of crafts. Once the reserve of older generations, hand-knitting skills have taken on a new life as a modern art form and relaxing pastime. From lavish fashion trends to homemade gifts, add a hand-crafted touch to your garments, gifts and decorations. Start by choosing your yarn and needles before getting to grips with casting on, knitting, purling, ribbing and casting off again. Once you’ve mastered the essentials, you’ll put your newfound skills into practice with a range of creative project patterns that are perfect for newbie knitters. •Get all the essential tools and materials before mastering simple stitches •Easy to follow patterns•Add a professional finish to your projects with pockets, hems, buttons and more •Refine your knitting skills while creating great gifts, garments and decorations.So pick up your needles today, and you’ll be an expert in no time at all!

Even in this digital age, we haven’t moved so far from our past that there’s no room for the traditional musical format that is vinyl. In 100 Greatest Albums You Should Own On Vinyl, we collate the greatest albums to have ever been pressed and then sold on vinyl since the ’50s. From the bands and solo artists that made the music possible, to the sleeve art and limited edition extras of the records themselves, take a trip back in time to discover the ultimate artists and their best records for the definitive list of vinyl that should be part of any collection! Van Morrison Def Leppard Bob Dylan The Beatles The Rolling Stones Dr Dre Kate Bush Sex Pistols Nirvana The White Stripes The Jimi Hendrix Experience