After following the crowd for a while, I'd then go 180 degrees in the exact opposite direction. It always worked for me.
Elliott ErwittThe advice I would give to any photographer - young, old or in-between - is to explore anything visual because this is, after all, how you express your artistry. Look at paintings, movies, drawings, sculptures - look at anything visual and try to integrate that into your visual sense. After that, go out and take pictures and keep on taking pictures!
Elliott Erwitt