Welcome aboard. Enjoy the ride.
We look forward to seeing more posts and samples of your work.
With the camera on and while looking though the viewfinder, what happens if you press the i button (bottom left button on rear of camera)? You should now see your data in the bottom center of the viewfinder. Also if you turn the camera off and back on while looking through the viewfinder, you should see your information for a few seconds, then they will disappear. At least, this is how my D7200 works.