Hang in there Livvie, there is a lot you can contribute. We have a group of serious photographers here that are fully engrossed in their hobby, I doubt there are many truly "Professional" photographers here. I got my degree in Photographic Science at RIT over 50 years ago because I loved photography but felt I couldn't make a living being a professional. Learn from others and enjoy the camaraderie. We all love our pets dearly, I think half the pictures on my phone are of my cat and his friends, sometimes we all over do it.