A few years ago, I decided to get my first DSLR mainly for the reasons of taking pictures of my children. My brother had a nice Nikon D70 and his pictures of my kids (and anything else) were so much better than the pictures my point and shoot could produce. I decided to buy a Nikon D40. It was a beginner camera, but the pictures were far superior than what I was producing before with my other cameras. I had it for about a year or so when it was accidentally dropped and the flash was broken. It was time to upgrade anyway, so I bought the next step up. I bought the Nikon D90. The D90 was a beefier camera with more bells and whistles. I now am using a professional camera Nikon D800E. With some practice and several photo shoots, I am were I am today. I enjoy taking different angles and trying different things with photography. Hope you enjoy!