Learning Photography
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Pinkfloyd,
Just a few things as I was in your shoes about three years ago. I picked up my first camera around the summer of 2010.
1. You must, I repeat, must have in mind that you need to learn Adobe Lightroom 5 at the same time that you are learning photography. This is an essential tool that will help you improve your photos and teach you about composition, color, exposure, etc.. It will be a part of your photography just as much as your gear will be.
2. Do not ever think you are ever done with YouTube. There are sooo many new things to learn and YouTube is usually the best way to learn everything. Especially Light Room tutorials and any questions you have about new gear you are looking at buying.
3. Find a friend who knows photography and hang out with them as much as possible and ask lots of questions and take direction from them. I think this will be your best source to learn the basics and tips and tricks.
4. Shoot everyday and edit everyday. This is practice and practice makes perfect. You have an awesome camera at this point and you will get some awesome photos don't worry it won't be long before you are happy with some results.
As far as websites and forums, here are my recommendations:
Register for a username on this website and post to this forum: http://forums.froknowsphoto.com/…
It is a photo critique site. (Along with forums on everything to do with photography) Post what you think your best shots of that day are and ask for honest and harsh critique. People will help you out and you will start to see what you are doing wrong. I am on there all the time and can help to give you some of my humble critique as well! It's a great source.
Get a Flickr account (great way to back-up your photos)
Get a 500px account a great place to look around at professional work by others. You can actually search all photos by a certain lens, a certain camera, a location etc..
and lastly create new threads on here about anything photo related. while you may sound like a noob and some may give you shitty answers there will certainly always be someone who helps out.
Good luck!
Also check out the CanonRumors website, their forum is pretty good.