Composition check list

Before you take a photo, ask yourself these questions.

What's the point of this picture? 
Why are you taking it? 
What are you trying to show? 
Who is the "client" for this picture? 
An architect? 
A nature-lover? 
The child's parents? 
A magazine editor? 
If you're your own client, what use do you have in mind for the picture? 
A family album? 
An e-mail to friends? 
You need to have a clear purpose.