hi wendy,i am pretty new here too,bought a dslr about 3 months ago,best way i could learn was just go out and take plenty of shots,some will come out good and some will be rubbish (delete them)thak your time and enjoy your camera,it will take awhile to learn,good luck,eugene
Hi Mark,only new to this myself and am thinking of getting a canon 1000d also,these photos you have taken i think are first class,keep up the good work up,
eugene