Hello and welcome! I'd suggest starting out by doing as much reading as you can possibly stand to do...there is a plethora of information to be found online and it will help you start to sort out what sounds good to you and what doesn't. This library is a great resource; two other sites I've found very helpful are these:

http://www.seekers.org.uk/
http://www.xeromag.com/fvbdsm.html

I'd also suggest trying to find if there is a group you can join that meets locally...most BDSM groups have munches - informal get togethers for coffee or lunch - so you can get to know people in the community casually without any sort of sexual pressure or expectations. Just try googling "bdsm group [name of your city/province/county/state/whatever]". I'd also recommend joining fetlife.com - it's a social networking site, like facebook for kinksters. I've met several wonderful people in my town through that site.

Though of course a word of caution to go along with that - you do need to be careful meeting people for the first time in real life, definitely start out with the casual coffee or lunch meetings in public places before deciding to play with anyone or go over to their house or something, no matter how exciting it may be to meet other people with these same interests. Also, with FetLife, as far as I can tell there aren't any privacy settings so whatever you post on your profile can be and is viewable to ANYONE. So just be aware of that.

Good luck and be safe! I'm quite new to all of this as well, but feel free to send me a PM if you want to chat or have any other questions.