As Ricardo mentioned he, Paul and other team members have helped me improve my photography skills to a whole new level while the Photo Centre was being developed. I have moved from auto mode to Aperture Priority mode setting my f-stops, ISO and manually focusing the lens. I also moved my photos from photobucket to Flickr as photobucket like to distort the photos.
I would encourage you to start your practice thread first with listing your gear, where you feel you are and your goals. I will continue working with Ricardo here in the Photo Centre and you guys will get to see the progression. I suggest reading thru my practice thread linked by Ricardo so you can see how it goes.
Pat
DSC_7335 by plh, on Flickr