One tip that may help you make better pictures: crop in the camera.

We always look at the image in the centre (or roughly in the centre) on our viewfinder. But next time you take a picture, look at the edges. Ask yourself: “is everything I see on the edges really necessary?”and remove everything that is not necessary, by:

• Moving,
• Zooming in,
• Focusing selectively,
• Repositioning yourself, or
• Aiming your camera differently.

For example, like this:

Do this simple thing and your pictures will be simpler, and better.