In the beginning

Another photo blog? There are some great blogs out there, but they are not work, family, kid safe. What will be in here is the good and the bad pictures (not content) that helps even budding 10 year old photographers learn how to do it better. I am going to use a digital point and shoot camera quite a bit and show you how to get the most out of your camera, whether it's a dSLR or a point and shoot or even film (yes, there are still a few around).
One of the photography blogs that I like to follow is that of David Hobby. Not everything he posts is work and family safe, but he knows how to do some pretty amazing stuff with light. What I've learned from him is how to make the flash do what I want. One feature that I like on his site is the set-up shot. So at the end of this post is the set up shot for the opening picture.

Genesis 1:3 - 4
And God said, "Let there be light," and there was light. God saw that the light was good, and He separated the light from the darkness.

God is the one who gave us photography. In only the third verse, He turned on the studio lights for the universe. Since God made the light and said it was good, then I as photographer should use it for good and not to twist it into darkness.
Here's the set up, a black piece of cloth, with low shine (don't ask what it is, I'm not a tailor), a black piece of fun foam, SB24 on a flash cord. Nikon D50, f/8, 1/4000, ISO is probably 1600, 24mm zoom. I purposely set the lens to manual focus and then defocused the camera. Sorry, I forgot to switch back for the set-up shot. It's a little blurry.