I just read an article on the daily digi that really openend my eyes... Ever since our ‘real’ camera died on us (a DSLR) a year ago and we had to make do with a snapshot camera. I have been grumpy over almost all my photo’s since then. This article makes you stop and wonder about the photo's you've already taken. What you love about them and why. In a really simple way. Maybe this will work for you too, I know I will be scrolling through my photo's tonight - without feeling grumpy! 
Improving your photography with little effort
Tue, 05/28/2013 - 12:33
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Improving your photography with little effort
Great post! Thanks for sharing.
A great way to look at pictures. Even if you do not have a DSLR, it is the pictures, the memories and what you do with them.
Interesting article. I don't keep anything I don't like so I can honestly say I love all my photographs! I have learnt that the greatest view in the world does not always make a great photograph (we see more with our eyes), take what appeals to you and if if you don't like the result delete it! A blue sky adds a wonderful quality to a scene, too much sunshine is not good, but ultimately ideal situations don't always exist when you want them to. So take those pictures when you can, where ever you can and enjoy the moment.
Not sure if this post fits here but, a tip I learnt from a friend who gets a lot of photos taken of him:
To get someone to look as natural as possible when posing and smiling, get them to "fake laugh".
It's amazing how even a fake laugh will make someone's smile look natural and great.
I've tried it and am happy to say I have gone from looking like a psychotic asylum patient to a rather happy looking person.
Good article Melouise I always felt the photographer was the one who made a good photo. I heard a cute anecdote about a famous photog who was invited to a dinner party. He was asked to bring some photos to show. As people praised his photos, the hostess said to him " Those are great photos. You must have a fabulous camera."
After the meal, the photog commented to the hostess "That was a marvelous meal. You must have a fabulous stove!"
Sure the $10,000 lens will give sharper pictures, but composition, subject and lighting are more important for telling a story!
@Crabcakes love the story!!!!
@Crabcakes, I love that story, too!
@Melouise, good article! Definitely makes you stop and think...
Thanks for the article. I'm getting ready to work on an photo "assignment" & I've been stumped. This is a great exercise to get the creative gears going.
To get great pictures there is a rule I always go by: Go closer, closer, closer...and when you think you are close enough, you are halfway there!
I have also found this to be vry true. I used to try to get "everything" in the picture but now I try to focus in on a particular subject or whatever. Otherwise there seems to be too much going on in the photo and very little detail!
Great article Im gonna have to try that, soon. Thanks for sharing it!