Well, we have another here with actual experience! Welcome aboard! I have never don't anything remotely professional with photography and really only got into it (with film originally) to pass the time while os a remote assignment in Greece. Wandering around the islands snapping pictures made the days go by much faster. It's only been the past couple of years that I've really decided I want to get better and it.

Welcome aboard and be gentle with those of us who are squarely in the amateur corner!