I first started taking pictures about 30 years or so ago. Left the hobby for a good long time but got interested again when consumer level digital cameras started to come out. I finally got back into photography when the 1 megapixels cameras were the state-of-the in technology. I have been upgrading equipment and taking pictures since. I currently own a Sony DSC V3, which I carry with me everyday. I have had no professional training but have read a lot of magazine articles and a couple of books.