Canon Eos Rebel T3 Digital Slr

James asks…Is this a decent quality DSLR?I'll be honest, I know very little about cameras (gotta start somewhere, right?)

I was wondering if this would be a good camera:

http://www.amazon.com/Canon-XS-Digital-18-55mm-Black/dp/B001CBKJGG/ref=sr_1_22?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1333188892&sr=1-22

I work as a body piercer and I'm trying to get better at documenting my work.
I'd also like to use it to take pictures of myself, but I would need a tripod for that, right?
I've been

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