Great advice Ramone xDxD I didn't understand some of it, I am a noob with professional cameras, when I said I know how to use it, I meant the very very basics, like connecting it to a PC, the automatic features, zoom in and out lol, getting videos from it, how to attach the lense and generally focus a bit at different distances.
I think I have a great eye for weird things to take photo's off, we will see in time xD
First of all you should learn to post process your photographs on a computer (color balance, levels, curves etc.). Buy Photoshop Elements or download Gimp for that.
Also, do you already know how does shutter speed, aperture and ISO setting affect the pictures? That knowledge is not essential to be able to take photographs with a DSLR camera, but it never hurts to grasp some theoretical fundamentals
Here's a good beginner's tutorial I found... http://lifehacker.com/5815742/basics-of-photography-the-complete-guide
It'd be cool to learn more about post processing, I know absoluletely zilch, well at least I think I know nothing about it, I don't know about shutter speed, aperture and ISO setting.
But I plan on obviously learning how to use it as good as I can until I can take pictures that satisfy, I don't want to seem ignorant and spend good money on a professional camera and use it just to take facebook pictures of a hairy hungover 30 year old with a toothbrush up his nose (I don't use facebook, but I do have that photo on my bebo ahaha)
I will read that tutorial later thanks for the information barman that's great.
Dulek lol, I read that statement, I don't think it's that bad tbh, I am not (yet) a passionate photographer so maybe thats why I don't feel offended, but then again, that statement (even though accidental) is probably the opinion of the person who wrote/posted it, and if they have so much confidence in Nikon, then i'm f@#!ing glad I chose Nikon xD
KRD, i'll catch you there mate xD