Super Excited!!

[Steve5D]

Welcome!
My advice would be to go out and shoot as much as possible and to enjoy it! Every time try to learn something new or try a different function with your camera!

I can't think of any better advice than that.

When I was learning Photoshop, I went to a friend, who's a Photoshop savant, and asked him for help. He asked me what I already knew how to do, an I told him. He said "Okay, tomorrow, learn something new. Teach yourself how to do something, and then practice it until you've got it down cold. Thn teach yourself another new thing".

It was the bet advice I've ever received.

Just apply that to learning your camera...

 

[KmH]

If you don't study your camera user's manual, the camera likely has features, functions, and capabilities you will never know are available for you to use.

 

[TheKenTurner]

Hmm. I thought the T3i would become a forgotten camera because it's between the T2i, 60D, and T4i. But I keep heating about people buying them, which makes me happy! Have fun with your new camera, it can do AMAZING things.

-Ken Turner