Top Ten Tips 4-10

1. Move it from the Middle!
the typical stylings of the Rule of Thirds, nudging the camera a little to the side to make the subject of the picture not smack dab in the middle, ideally on the corners of the grid- the imaginary grid- to add interest.

2. Be a director!
Direct the people in your photo so that they arranged in a way that is pleasing to the eye

3. Watch the light
Shadows on the subject's face can often be distracting from the picture. So always know where the sun is and try not to get many facial shadows

a bad example of watching the lighting would be 

The last tip is just to know how far your camera's flash range is. Mine personally has a range of 10 feet. If the subject is farther away than 10 feet in a picture with flash, then it will be too dark to be a good photo.