Choose an item or object to be the subject of your photo, such as a leaf, an insect or a flower.

Turn on the grid on your phone or iPad camera. Instead of placing your focal point or subject in the centre, place it at the intersection of any of those lines.

If you're photographing a landscape, experiment with lining up the horizon in the centre, then with the top gridline and then the bottom gridline... which one looks best?

In photography, macro means very close-up. Get up close to something, such as an insect or tree bark. Remember to tap your screen to focus the camera lens!

Leading lines draw or lead your eyes through an image. Experiment with lines you can find - a tree trunk, the edge of a fence, the corner of a building. They don't need to be straight!

Exposure is the amount of light that reaches your camera lens. It can make your image bright or dark.

A phone or iPad will set exposure automatically. If you tap on the screen it will set the exposure on what you tap... experiment by tapping on bright or dark areas to see how it changes your exposure.

Use framing to block out parts of a scene using other object. This helps focus attention on the subject.

In this picture the leaf has been framed by glasses. But you can also use lines or features in the natural or built environment. Try using a doorway, a gate or a tree trunk to frame your image.

It's important that part of your image is in focus, or sharp. Hold your camera still by resting it on something or leaning your shoulder against a wall or tree. Tap on the screen to bring your subject into focus.

Depth of field is the area of your image that is in focus (sharp). Photos can look great with a narrow depth of field. This is when most of the photo is blurry and only one section is sharp. Notice in this photo the foreground and background are blurry. This draws your eyes to the sharp subject of the photo (the leaf and moss).

Experiment with tapping on your screen to focus on zone. This can force your camera to use a narrow depth of field.