Viewpoint
If you find yourself standing upright looking through the viewfinder at your intended shot, think again. Almost everyone sees the world from that perspective and it’s likely that your image will be less interesting as a result. Get higher, get lower get an angle to make a new perspective. If I had shot these young grouse on the trail in Kananaskis from a standing position it would have been a far less interesting shot than the ‘camera on the floor’ perspective seen here.
The first image of this statue in Clinton, Missouri is a snapshot, but by moving around and squatting down the statue really comes to life, not a great image but much improved on the initial attempt. The only difference here is viewpoint.
Visiting Peggy's Cove on the East Coast of Canada I found hundreds of tourists all around the lighthouse, I walked the area for quite a while to find this location (marked with the red spot) where I had to lay down to get the reflection and to eliminate the people filling the background, this alone moves the image from a tourist filled snapshot to a much more pleasing shot.
The shots below show the difference between a standard tourist type shot looking along the Golden Gate Bridge from one of the decks, but leaning forward a little or zooming the lens, combined with a lowering of the camera to hide the vehicles on the highway creates an entirely different image that is less cluttered.
The gallery below shows further examples of changed viewpoints bringing greater interest to the shots which will cause the viewer to linger just a moment longer. In a world of a million images a minute someone taking a moment to really view your shot is all you can hope for.