I love photography too!
I like to take pics using my telescope... it's not as hard as you might think to do a basic setup! Just point a telescope at what you want to take a picture of (The Moon is a great subject) and point the camera into the eye piece. ** CLICK ** This also works for video camera's! I recommend using a digital camera instead of film... this allows you to try different ways of taking shots without worrying about wasting film on things that don't work.
You don't have to travel way out in the middle of nowhere to find dark skys. You can take great pics and video in the city lights!