New Year, New Camera, New Blog

We got a fancy-ish camera for Christmas.  I want to learn to use it by photographing our cooking and meals.  I know absolutely nothing about photography so I expect my first attempts to be very clumsy, but hopefully I will improve as the year progresses.  


Here's the camera:

...as well as an example of my amazing photography skills on our old camera.  I have a lot to learn about photography and about the camera's capabilities, but there are sure to be many embarrassing photos in the process.