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Anonymous
Hey /p
I'm a noob whos starting to get into photography as a hobby. I'm using a basic Samsung S630 point and shoot cam as a starting point and I'm saving up to get a Nikon D40 in the future.

The attached photo is one I snapped in Vegas last september using a shitty almost broken (battery levels stopped working) HP photosmart 735

As a welcoming gift I give to you a rapidshit of 5 photography books I've been reading trying to get a grasp of the basics

http://rapidshare.com/files/51746952/photo.rar.html

this includes Digital Photography the missing manual , All-In-One desk reference for dummins 3rd ed, Digital Photography Pocket Guide, The Guide to great images with Digiatl for Film, and Mastering Digital Photography

Thanks for any advice or comments
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>> Anonymous
Welcome

It's great to see that you're reading about the ART of photography and not just buying photo gear blindly. Either way Nikon D40 is a good starter DSLR which will give you enough switches and knobs (e.g. aperture, shutter speed, ISO, exposure compensation, focus points) to learn the basics of digital photography. The main deficiency of the D40 is the lack of a focusing screw for prime lenses.

A good beginner tip - get to know the S, A, and M modes on your camera very intimately. These are essentially the four modes that give you the most control of your photos.