Want to Go on a (mis)Adventure With Me?

Here it is, my purpose for this blog. I have vigorously been trying to learn photography ever since I got my Canon Rebel Xti in December 2007. I have learned a lot, thanks to Jennifer. But I still have much more to learn.

I adore taking photos of my daughter, but her skin always comes out with crazy tones:
Her skin usually ends up very pinkish, or bluish...but never "fleshy." Jen and I were pondering why that happens, although I always use my Target to set the exposure and white balance. Then, it suddenly dawned on Jen to tell me to go look at my camera's menu to see if it is set to Standard, Faithful, Neutral, etc. It was set to Standard, so we both agreed to change it to Neutral. After going outside, setting WB and exposure with the Target...I got this:
Granted, it's not perfect, and I'll never be a great photographer. I am a digital scrapbooker so most of the photos I take go into my scrapbooks. But I sure want to learn as much as I possibly can about photography, and being the best photographer I can.