Welcome back – hopefully I didn’t lose anyone in the switch (let’s face it, with my readership, I can’t afford to lose anyone!).  Things look different here, with the new platform, but the driving purpose behind the site is still the same – to provide me with a place to write about photography and share ideas, tips, and experiences with other photographers.

I was never very happy with the Blogger engine; it’s interface and setup never struck me as being ideal for a photo blog, but at the time it was the only option I had any experience with.  Now that I’ve moved over to WordPress, I feel that I have more creative freedom, which means I can better accomplish what I set out to do.

I make a real effort to keep the information presented here as non-technical as possible, in hopes that I’ll attract not only serious or aspiring photographers, but also hobbiests – pretty much anyone who likes to take photos, be it with a DSLR or a little point & shoot.

Sometimes it isn’t so easy to keep the techonobabble out entirely – there will always need to be mention of f-stops & ISO numbers.  But really, photography is not about the numbers – it’s about the art.  You do have to learn something about the numbers, but they should not be your primary concern.

So far I’ve done a lot of “how to” style posts, giving tips and simple instructions for handling a variety of scenes or techniques.  I’d like to continue that, but I’d also like to add more “idea” posts, where I can put up a shot (or even the concept for a shot) and go into a bit deeper discussion about why a photo works (or why it doesn’t).  I’d also like to talk about my own experiences as a working photographer and how I got there.

There are a lot of blogs and websites out there that show pretty photos and give basic (or highly specialized) help.  I’d like to make this one stand out as being different.  To that end, I gladly welcome any questions or comments from readers.  I learned photography from other photographers; I’d like to teach it now and share what I’ve learned.