I just received a flash/umbrella setup and my new camera (my old one broke, though I hope I can salvage it as a second body). I decided to play around with it a bit, and, lacking a model, settled on self-portraiture. For a first try at a flash portrait, and given the difficulties involved in shooting oneself, I am fairly pleased–I am looking forward to getting more practice with manual flash, and eventually catching up on all the great material at Strobist, which inspired my purchase (that, and the prospect of dark church interiors in Ethiopia–more on that soon).