Your right Alyssa, I only use my DSLR for my photography. I do take it to many places it can get ruined, you just have to be careful and have a bag to carry it in when not shooting. To just take simple snapshots of friends and such, I use a point and shoot. Although, you can still do photography on a point and shoot. I've seen some pretty awesome pictures you would never guess came out of a P&S.