Color modes

• Many modern cameras have color modes, including black and white and sepia. Enabling these can give your photographs a creative edge.
  
  

Shutter speed

• Very low or very high shutter speeds can have interesting effects. Low speeds create photos with a blur of movement and are particularly remarkable when used in pictures of running water or moving headlights. High shutter speeds freeze movement and are useful in pictures of splashing, falling or fast-moving subjects.
  
  

Panoramas

• If you take many pictures in succession of a subject or view, it is possible to knit them together in the editing stage to create one large, imposing image.
  
  

Conditions

• Subjects, views and places you might want to photograph will look very different at different times of day and in different lighting conditions. Try taking photos at dusk, in the middle of the night, or in the early afternoon to see which natural lighting photographs best.
  
  

Macro photography

• The detail of a subject can often be the most interesting or beautiful. So rather than taking a photograph of an entire plant, use macro modes to zoom in and focus on a single flower for a more creative outcome.