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This is a bit more expensive than a book but someone bought me this and I found it so helpful!! http://momtog.com/store/the-unmanual/

http://www.amazon.com/Taking-Pictures-Like-Professional-Photographer/dp/1620500302/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1369327046&sr=8-1&keywords=the+key+to+taking+pictures+like+a+professional+photographer

I agree i will have to check some of these out? I would love to learn how to use it in manual (i have tried and i get about one good pic out of a thousand :()

I've been reading several books about photographing children, but right now I've gone back to basics - I mean really basic. I actually purchased the Dummies book for my camera (Nikon D90). I bet there would be one for your specific camera too. I got tired of scrolling through all the endless menus on my DSLR and not being quite sure what function each one served. This book really helps with that in non technical language. By the way, your 35mm prime is an awesome lens. I have a 50mm and I love it, but just bought a Nikon 18-200 for a trip after much research. Hope to catch some wildlife shots and my prime won't be much use for that! What kind of zoom do you have?

@Photo Book Girl: I was going to suggest the same thing. Hubs got me the Dummies book for my camera (Olympus PEN-1), and it has really helped me with knowing how to operate MY camera. Especially since mine isn't a true DSLR (it's a micro 4/3s). Finding a book about my specific camera made a huge difference in knowing how to manipulate the settings and what each particular setting means and how it changes the photo.