Returning after 4 years

[BBQ BOY]

When I started photography I had and still have a 20D. My widfe was wanting her own camera and I bought her a G10. i plan on getting a LX3 as an everyday camera. I haven't done much photography in about 4 years and last night I went to play with the G10 and It seems that I have forgotten everything. I still can not understand why I stopped. I mean I started having children and never took advantage of my new learned skills. I am actullay very upset with myself but me kids are still yound and I too want to get back into it. I have mispalced my photgraphy books so I have nothing for a reference.
What is y'alls recommendations on getting back into the sport?

[heycow]

Simple, go take photos. The 20D is a fine camera, and it's a good one to get back into it. Just shoot shoot shoot, then start to pay attention to the details.

[yonni]

You might also start studying other's pics of kids, and you might as well start with the best. Schmoelzel rocks! Also if I were in your shoes I would get a nice fast prime to go with the 20d, like the sigma 50 1.4 or canon 85 1.8 if you don't already have something like that. Well to be honest I would go full frame and get the 85 1.2:): http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=95468

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=703039&highlight=schmoelzel

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showpost.php?p=2089419&postcount=4

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showpost.php?p=2089419&postcount=4

[Digital_zen]

Welcome back! Same thing happened with me but I took almost ten years off. When I stopped I was shooting with a Nikon FG, 35mm, film. I just recently got a 350D in a barter and there are a lot more features or "functions" on this than eve my old Olympus OM4t!
Coming from DSLR back to DSLR should be much smoother, s'like ridin' a bicycle, for the most part.
A few things might have popped up since you were last a "tog",...the term "tog" being one.
Some others that I like are: http://strobist.blogspot.com/
http://www.diyphotography.net/
http://photojojo.com/
http://www.zarias.com/

[timbop]

I have to actually add a caveat to the "just go abs shoot" advice. Just shooting without purpose or understanding (in this case memory) the mechanics of the settings and what they mean is a recipe for frustration. Get a book on your camera (or at least get one from the library), preferably one that will refresh your memory on exposure settings recommneded for different situations.