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Message: <blockquote data-quote="BarefootPilgrim" data-source="post: 328357" data-attributes="member: 18008">Welcome to the forum! It's already been said but....Take Lots of Photos!That's really the only way to learn your camera. Alan (pedroj) had a great point... Choose one thing and concentrate on it until you feel you've mastered it. Then pick something else and repeat the process.It could be something as simple as experimenting with shutter speeds or ????? Set your camera's ISO and aperture one way, then leave those settings alone while you change shutter speeds. Observe what happens to the photos you make. What shutter speed gives you the cleanest action photos? Which one gives the best close-ups or portraits? Do you have kids or pets? Which shutter speed seems to capture their activities best? Once you've figured out some of those answers, follow the same process with changing apertures, but leaving everything else the same. Then experiment with ISO changes. Etc., etc., etc. Most important of all... have fun with your new camera! Don't be afraid to try things; that's the best way to find out what works for you.And of course, whenever you have a specific question, this is a good place to get answers! Show us some photos when you ask your questions, too. That way we can give you a more useful answer.</blockquote>