Total Newb, searching for guidance.

[Cash--]

[newb question]
Just purchased a 300d w/ 18-55 lens included, I had decided to make the jump from point and shoot to slr.

At any rate, I need to find educational material about the basics of photography, online tutorials, good books to read.......any info at all would be helpfull.

I see that this forum is a warehouse of knoledge.......but im kinda looking for a good place to start, gotta learn to crawl before running ay.
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[cmM]

www.luminous-landscape.com

there so much stuff there.

[defordphoto]

[newb question]
Just purchased a 300d w/ 18-55 lens included, I had decided to make the jump from point and shoot to slr.

At any rate, I need to find educational material about the basics of photography, online tutorials, good books to read.......any info at all would be helpfull.

I see that this forum is a warehouse of knoledge.......but im kinda looking for a good place to start, gotta learn to crawl before running ay.
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Welcome to the forum Cash. Also check the stickies at the top of the thread listing.

[IncompletePete]

Just play with it and learn as you go, that's what I did!

[Belmondo]

This is a brand new thread, but I'd monitor it regularly to see what people think:

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=53846

I expect this to become a valuable resource.

[DocFrankenstein]

Depends...

What kind of pictures do you want to make? Who's your subject? How far away is it?

http://www.photo.net/learn/

Cheers

[Cash--]

Thanks RFM, ive been reading them...and will probably re-read them lol, much have I to learn.

Doc, that is a tough question.....im interested in shooting quite a variety of subjects.....but particularly odd weather events and sunset's, i may even do some limited macro shooting ( getting a specialized flash is a long way off tho, I still need to pick up a speedlite 420 ex and a good tripod and head......my budget is already pist at me for my current purchase lol )