Reddit mentions of Scott Kelby's Digital Photography Boxed Set, Parts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5

oh boy, might want to rethink your wording or you could get some very bad and very NSFW advice :)

So first off, WELCOME!! Tell us about your K-50. Conservative black? Shocking pink? Storm trooper white?

Resources (beside here):

/r/Photography - great place for general advice. Check out the right side for links to how to's, buying guides, etc.

PentaxForums - best source for lens data and reviews from actual Pentaxians.

Pixel Peepers - second best source about lenses. Not reviews but actual pictures taken with the lenses you might be interested in. If you think you might be interested in a lens, go here to see what it can do.

Pentax Photo Gallery - See what other Pentaxians are shooting. Post your best shots. Get feedback.

The Strobist - All things off camera flash. Lots of great photography advice here too.

Ok so all of those are general resources and with the exception of Strobist won't really teach you how to shoot. My recommendation? Shoot a lot. You learn by doing…..up to a point. When you get to that point, get some help. Scott Kelby's Digital Photography Boxed Set, Parts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 is a great place to start. Its on sale right now for $63 which is an incredible deal - $12.60 a book. They are more like cookbooks than traditional photography books. One or two pages to teach one technique to get a certain picture. I bought them one at a time from 1-4 and by the time I got to 4 I wasn't learning much but I was at about 40K on my shutter count by then.

As for /r/Pentax - I think I can safely say we work more on a "got a question, ask a question" basis than a "todays tutorial" basis. If there is something you need help with, ask and someone will answer.

Again, WELCOME and good shooting!! Cant wait to see what you pick for your first subjects!