i am in my lady fifties and after i passed half a century mark i i picked up a camera, my 1st time,&and dared to press shutter, &;Wow! Woopee! couldnt: believe it-i could recognise the subject,my old dog..i finally knew what everyone else did years agoi i was going going to be a photographer/artist.ii would take pics of all the things i had never been able to paint&draw beforel because subject always moving,i needed stillness so i could copy exactly what i saw.Huh! 4get that idea,How could i do that?1st pic was.a fluke.j needed to Learn how to use camera.practice ,fry again,b able to shoot reasonable pics. 2paint from,&,o yeah,i forgot. never used computer before, didn't know how to.had to learn,,, thats whr i still am today. slowly learning, but p am learning,&i love it