| Re: Learning how to be "arty."
I'd maybe look at exactly what, medium(s) and style(s) you'd want to do then find a class to learn it. Or a photography club. Evenings or something? Don't know if it's something that beginners classes would start at a particular time of year and run with a syllabus, like some photography clubs though.
You can also get loadsa great books on photography and many different styles of art and mediums that might be good for a step in the right direction.
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