Happy belated birthday and welcome. Your birthday present will be put in good use now. This vibrant community will teach more practical stuff than you can get in any course or book. Stick around and you will enjoy it. I have benefited alot from the small duration i have been here.
I have also been so faithful to Fujiflim. I know very little about Canons. Although a collegue has that exact type of Canon, just acquired recently from Amazon. And i would say it is good.
I love the colors, they are nice, sharp and warm. It is extremely light weight when compared with my...
Great. Welcome to the forum Susan. As a college graduate, this is the right time for you to pick photography and pursue it professionally. Looking forward to learning from your experience so far.
Hello Brian. Welcome to the community. Glad to have you here. Would wish to know your experience with the Pentax. I have never worked with them. Hope to chat more.
Just as Brian has said, i would start by reading some little bit of theory then go to courses. I would suggest you check out masterclass courses, skillshare and of course you can a get a ton of free unstructured content on YouTube.
Is your spouse supporting your photography hobby? Is s/he ok with the amout of time and money you spend on photograpy?
Personally, i have had to cut down the time i spend on photograpy because it usually ends up messing my relationships.