When you shoot, that is opportunity number one to make a statement. When you edit, you have opportunity number two to make your statement. It could be an affirmation of your first choice or could go off in another direction.

One color alone means nothing. I acts as in a vacuum, with no other colors to relate to. It is only when colors relate to other colors that the fun begins.

Since the background is as important as the subject, you mustn't let it default by chance. You must control not only vertical and horizontal, you must be aware of the depth of field (or lack of it) that you want in the background.

You will, in time, see and show others not just the superficial, but the details, the meanings, and the implications of all that you look at.

You need minimum color for maximum effect.

If the light is great in front of you, you should turn around and see what it is doing behind you.

You cannot accurately remember color.