In the run up to the closing date of our competition on Friday 8th March, I’ve put together my top ten tips..

One of my favourite photographer quotes is by Henri Cartier-Bresson

“It is an illusion that photos are made with the camera….they are made with the eye, heart and head”

I am not a technical photographer and I don’t understand all the different things that my Nikon DSLR is capable of doing.  So what!  I am a photographer because like it, and I don’t have to make a living from it, it’s a hobby.

However, in an attempt to improve my photographic output, I have read various blogs, books and “top tips” and last year put my images out there for all to critique on my photoblog.  The latter has been by far the best way of learning!

My top ten tips would be:-

1.  Always…