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[Blogging for Books] — your family in pictures

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9780823086207I love to take pictures and it has begun to help make me a living, but I have a hard time calling myself a “professional.” A big part of it is that I feel like I am forever a student of the art. I’m constantly learning. I learn something new with every photoshoot I do and from every person I photograph.

So when I saw your family in pictures being offered through the Blogging for Books program, I couldn’t click “request” fast enough. If I even took just one piece of advice or just one photograph I wanted to emulate some day from the book, it would be invaluable to me.

This book hit the mark perfectly. I absolutely loved the way Me Ra Koh presented her “photo recipes.” Some of my favorite photoshoots are with families, and I felt like this book handed me so many ideas in a pretty bow, using simple language. I’ll be using these ideas heavily in the weeks to come!

I am sure many professional photographers would feel frustrated with this book (and, yes, much of this book was stuff I already knew and put into action often), but it’s not written for the professional — its written for parents. It’s written for the common man. I, personally, love it and recommend it.

 

Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from the publisher through the WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group book review bloggers program. The opinions I have expressed are my own.

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[Blogging for Books] — The Chopped Cookbook

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IMG_20140831_172959239_1 Confession: I am addicted to the show Chopped. I DVR it. I have judges I love. I have judges I hate. I get really invested in the contestants through the course of an episode. I really don’t think I’ve missed an episode.

So when I heard about The Chopped Cookbook I got excited. I got twice as excited when the opportunity came to review it.

I love this cookbook. It’s not just a cookbook with recipes telling you how to make delicious and unique dishes, it helps explain WHY the dishes work. So, its not just a hot-to-make book, it’s also full of great lessons like how to find the perfect fruit or vegetable, how to make different sauces, and go-to guides in herbs and cooking techniques.

The best thing about this book, though? It focuses on items you probably already have in your kitchen. It builds great recipes on items that most people buy anyway. This is where the book differs from the show… no crazy chicken feet or obscure fruit from a remote place in China. Just basic home goodies made great.

I have a weakness for cookbooks. I have a LOT of them. But there’s one thing for sure: The Chopped Cookbook is going to stay at the top of the pile and is destined to be smudged and stained from use.

 Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from the publisher through the WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group book review bloggers program. The opinions I have expressed are my own.