Katie’s always been a great leader, organizer and artist. I already feel it on the $$$ side! We’re going to get her a Nikon SB600 flash soon… and I’m sure the lenses are next. Paul shared a look at his zoom lense that has an internal gyro to eliminate shaking… wow!

We’ll definitely check out the Meetup – thanks so much for the link!!!

My son is a musician, so I’ve been going down the road for a while on the investment needed in hobbies! However, I believe these help them build confidence and provide a creative outlet that schools sometimes don’t.

But don’t feel bad, my first pics with my own D40 were simply awful. It’s a great camera but it takes a real commitment to learning photography to be able to coax good pictures out of it, a commitment your daughter is clearly showing along with Paul’s help.

Over the past year I’ve really enjoyed my D40 (my pics on Flickr) and learned tons from the Atlanta Photography meetup, which has been great. Not sure how good it is, but you should take her to the Indianapolis Photography Meetup and give it a try.

P.S. Beware, though, if she gets really into photography she may outgrow the D40 and it will be time for her to move up to a better Nikon model, complete with several $1000+ lenses. And you certainly wouldn’t want to hold her back, now would you?

Heh; don’t say I didn’t warn you.