Welcome to CS
Check out the outings & gathering section. You might want to join them for shoots & at the same time learn from the experts. Also read the stickies in the newbies section. They are a great help
read your manual
start with P mode and study the cam's settings
advance to A,S,M modes when you've gotten the hang of your cam's settings
shoot, shoot, shoot instead of buy, buy, buy (until you've outgrown your kit):bsmilie: