Photography The Basics...

Tip 1. Get down on their level
Tip 2. Use a plain background
Tip 3. Use the flash outdoors
Tip 4. Move in close
Tip 5. Take some vertical pictures
Tip 6. Lock the focus
Tip 7. Move it from the middle
Tip 8. Know your flash range
Tip 9. Watch the lighting
Tip 10. Be a picture director

Portrait Photography:
1. Alter your perspective
2. Play with the eye contact
3. Break the rules of thirds
4. Experiment with Lighting
5. Move your subject out of their comfort zone
6. Shoot Candidly - when they know your not there
7. Introduce a prop
8. Focus upon one body part - Get Close Up
9. Obscure part of your subject
10. Take a series of shots
11. Frame your subject
12. Go with a wide angle
13. Play with the backgrounds
14. Hold your camera on an angle
15. Experiment with Subject Expressions
16. Find an interesting subject