Wafflebird I wanted to add the following to the discussion.
insert the DVD. drag the folders containing the pictures onto the DVD image in the finder. Drag the DVD to the trash and OS X will burn them.
Yep
BSL4 Guy is correct.
No no, he is absolutely correct - no one here on MacRumors would ever be deceitful like that, especially to a new user - that's not the kind of community we have here!
As
~Shard~ our MR Bastard (you can look it up someday) says, we on MR would never do this to a new user such as yourself.
No problem at all. If you have any other questions, just ask. Well, actually, try searching the Forums first, as mnay common questions have been asked and answered multiple times here.
But if you don't find an answer, just post it and we'll do our best to assist.
We do appreciate you looking up possible solutions, but will always lend a hand when needed.
Lastly, I would like to add for those who do not wish to drag your CD/DVD to the trash can to burn it. Which I might add is not the most intuitive. After you drag your files/folders to the CD/DVD icon you can do one of the two alternatives:
A. Double click on the CD/DVD icon. The Finder opens a new window on the desktop to show the contents. At the top right of the window, click on the BURN button.
B. Highlight the CD/DVD icon by clicking on it once. Then go to FILE menu and select BURN DISC... which is towards the bottom of the menu.
So now you have three ways to burn a data (backup) CD/DVD.
BTW, glad to hear that you are backing up your photos. Great idea!