- The simpler the picture, the better.
- Focus attention on your subject.
- An out of focus background will draw the viewer’s attention to the subject. Blurred items should fall in the bottom or side of the frame.
- Make sure no other elements are sharper, brighter, more colorful, or in any way more attractive to the main subject.
- Look at the four corners and borders of the frame for distracting elements.
- It is easier to exclude a distracting element from the frame before pressing the shutter, than to remove it in post processing.
- Physically moving your body to the left, right, up or down is sometimes the only adjustment needed to remove a distracting element from the frame.
- If the background is unattractive, zoom in and photograph a tight close up. Frame-filling detail can be very attractive.