You must be open to what otherwise may seem to be a detriment to your 'plans'.

There really isn't anything that you could call 'bad' color. It all has to do with the amount of color you use and in what context it appears.

Be aware of every square millimeter of your frame.

A photographer's art is more in his perceptions than his execution. In a painter, I think the perception is only the first step, and then you have a kind of hard road of execution.

If you can capture the element of surprise, you're way ahead of the game.

Color really doesn't have interaction if it's full of colors. It's the interaction or relationship among or between colors that makes a color image. This usually happens with a few colors, not a glut of them.

If you're just going to meet consumer or clients' demands, you might as well be a plumber - the work will be more frequently available.