So it starts...

I'm starting a blog. I've already done this sort of thing, erraticly, on my "personal" site, http://www.punkdork.net. I'm really doing this for myself to follow my own progress as I attempt to become a somewhat competent photographer.

Two things that have really piqued my interest in photography are my son, Carter and Strobist. Strobist is a website all about lighting and photography written by David Hobby. He's got an amazing writting style that has really helped me to understand the techniques and benefits to getting the flash off the camera.

There's so much a flash can add to a picture but when its sitting on top of the camera typically everything ends up flat, burned out and red-eyed. I'm not going to try and duplicate the lessons and information he has on his site, I'd be wasting my time (and yours if anyone reads this). What I will do is log my own experiences as I learn through reading and playing around with my camera.