Photography used to be so inaccessible due to the expense of the dark room. Digital photography is so easy to access. What might be nice for your dd (since she's developed s strong internal art critic) is that photography requires no rendering...there is less of a chasm between beginner and advanced. It is a great way for any artist to understand composition and other basic principles of design. And it's fun! (As you can see, I adore photography) smile