The composition is already there, you just need to crop it

Every picture should have a place you can go, a home, a climax.

All these factors are only valuable if you're curious. But in any case, the more knowledge you have, the more things are open and available to you.

First, perseverance trumps talent. Second, do what you want to do, otherwise why bother? Third, be ethical; it might rub off on others. Fourth, don't give up.

I take pictures, and they are there for the taking. I'll tell you a quote that I have always thought about. Arthur Miller said, I try to create the poem from the evidence.

If you don't have a camera, the best thing you can do is describe how great it looked.

The whole world is there for you. Gifts will happen, but only if you are patient with life itself, the shooting process, and your own limitations.