Bernie’s Better Beginner’s Guide to Photography for Computer Geeks Who Want to be Digital Artists is an excellent start for… well, geeks who want to become digital artists.
A guide that starts like this MUST be good:
“Most authors of photography guides are experienced professionals, and speak with the authority of the published photographer. Instead I write this beginner’s guide with the authority of a beginner. I flatter myself that I am better placed to advise the beginner geek on how to learn to use a camera than the professional photographer is: I have just been a beginner myself, so what was confusing and what was simple is fresh in my mind.”