Try to go out empty and let your images fill you up.
Gesture is not always action.
Sometimes as you work, you find that you are learning things about your own perceptions and motivations that are way below you consciousness. If you get lucky, you recognize what you are doing, but all too often we don't find the connection between our work and our own motivations.
You always end up with too many pictures to edit and too few that you feel 'got it'.
When we are given gifts, we must be quick and able to accept them.
If you want to make more interesting pictures, become a more interesting person.