Photography, Got a DSLR.... now what Options

[dustin15brown]

Hey all,

So as the title reads, I got a Canon T3i about 9 months ago right before I moved to Australia. To be honest, I haven't really used the camera much at all with how busy I've been at work. Which also means I haven't had time to really learn about photography properly. I know this is a great camera, and it's leaps & bounds over what I can understand at this point. Definitely why I'm coming to ask a few of you veterans to point me in the right direction for learning. Websites, books, anything really. One of my biggest regrets in college was not taking a photography course, but I just didn't have a lot of extra money to buy a nice camera on top of what I was dropping into the celica and 350z.

I've already found some new lenses that I want in my price range, but thought it best to take a step back and learn the basics before I complicate things.

Input and guidance appreciated. Thanks

[Tigawoods]

first lens purchase - canon 50mm 1.8 II

all I can say it go out and experiment. Push setting to their max and see how they affect the image.

this seems like a good guide
http://www.slrphotographyguide.com/camera/settings/

I would start out using the Av (aperture priority, where you primarily control just the F-stop) and Tv (where you primarily control the shutter speed) the camera takes care of the rest. It helps you learn alot faster rather than keeping it in Auto mode.

refer to that link, after reading it, it is pretty thorough