Guidelines to Making Better Images – The Basics
A good image consists of four basic parts: (1) a good subject, (2) good light, (3) control of foreground and background and (4) the right conditions.An uninteresting subject in good light is still an uninteresting subject. A great subject in poor light renders an image mediocre at best. An out-of-focus foreground in a grand landscape photo is generally distracting and a busy background of twigs and branches on a close-up of a flower distracts our attention from the subject flower. Conditions include wind, rain and other weather related situations. Whether conditions are “right” or not depends on what you’re trying to accomplish. Want to show a field of flowers in sharp focus? Wind is your enemy. Want to show that same field as an artistic blur of color? Dial up a 40 knot wind (or move/shake your camera as you shoot).
Think,."what is it I want to say about this place/subject" before you shoot.