ive just finished school and did GCSE photography came out with an A, and A level got a C however, as we are a school and not a college, (one of the few schools i think which do it) we didnt do digital, but full b+w chemical, film cameras. i started with praktica for few years, then moved to a canon 300v film slr, then ive finished now, am looking to purchase a nice digi slr for travelling