I am nothing more than a hobby photographer. I don't charge family and friends for photos because I'm not good enough to make any money off them. But this book, "your family in pictures" may change all that. Not only does Me Ra Koh take wonderful photos, she gives you the actual DSLR settings on each of the photos she shares. That is awesome. I cannot learn by just going out and putting my camera on Manual. I can't even learn through my camera's owners manual. It's all gibberish to me. Me Ra Koh teaches you by giving examples. Clear, concise examples.

Adding inspirational quotes throughout the book and wonderful, USEFUL tips, she has made me realize how easy it is to use the manual setting! Over the weekend I used her tips at a Halloween event in my small town. I even turned my camera off auto and onto the Aperture setting. I was afraid of the low light and movement of the kids but most of my photos turned out fantastic and worthy of the local PTA facebook page.

I will definitely buy her other books. My family will be especially grateful since holiday family portrait time is approaching. It usually ends with the kids in tears, my husband's blood pressure sky high and me hitting the bottle of wine and an empty, dark corner in the closet.

Here are a few of the photos I took over the weekend!