RE: How do I get started in photography
I would suggest getting a digital. There are some very good ones out there and you can take a slug of pictures and "develop" them yourself. Using programs on your computer you can crop, brighten, darken, enlarge, etc. just about anything you want to do and not have the time and money invested in developing and buying film. Digital is the way of the future. You can get a really good digital camera for 400 or 500 dollars.