Good question about photography resources. I suppose there are two (perhaps three) areas you need to think about:

1) Technique (like exposure, what the aperture/shutter do etc.) Loads of stuff out there, for example this. It seems a bit old fashioned, but is quite relevant for digital compacts today (with the exception of the camera shake topic). Quite a good article actually.

2) Composition (all the arty stuff about what makes a ‘good’ picture) - see rule of thirds

3) Possibly digital techniques (how to post-process images on your computer). This is a great site - look at the Putting it all together section.

It’s hard to list web sites - there are just loads out there. I’ve always preferred to read a books on this stuff anyway

Still, photo.net may be another good start. There is a lot of information there too, but it may take a while to get through. I think you can get a lot from sites like flickr too - a lot of people are happy to discuss their technique when asked, and it’s a great place to just browse photos and see what sort of thing you like.

The most important thing is just to have fun though - and don’t be afraid to experiment. After all, you can always hit delete Hope that helps!

I’ve just got my new A610 Powershot so I’m gonna be starting to learn photography. Got any resources you’d recommend I look at as a beginner?