Would you like to improve your photographic skills just that little bit more? Tired of shooting the same old photos from the same angle and the same subject every time?

Here are fifteen great tips you can use to improve your photography and shoot better photographs.

Photography Tip #1: Keep an eye on the weather

Weather conditions can play a big part in setting the mood of your shot. Rather than waiting for the bright light of the midday sun, a misty morning in a forest can be the perfect time of day for that mood-shot.

Photography Tip #2: Take your time to choose the subject

Many photos are poorer than they need to be because they are shot "on the run". Take your time to choose the subject, then spend time walking around the subject looking for the best angle and lighting.

Photography Tip #3: Take your time to set up the shot

Don't be afraid to take your time to set up your shot. Although it can get a bit frustrating if you have your loved ones tagging along and they're sitting and waiting impatiently for 20 minutes for you to take a single shot of a piece of driftwood on the beach the improvement in your results can be dramatic.

Photography Tip #4: Don't always choose brightly-coloured subjects

Subjects with muted colours can sometimes produce excellent results. A field of wheat of similar yellow-brown colour can produce striking results when accompanied by a low-sun and long shadows.

Photography Tip #5: Movement diffusion

If you have a camera that allows you to shoot with a manual shutter speed - try slowing the speed and increasing the F-stop. Then move your camera when taking the shot. Some very effective arty-type images can be produced with blur effects.

Photography Tip #6: Overexpose your subject

Not something you want to do all the time, but experiment with results by over-exposing the subject.

Photography Tip #7: Try macro photography

Grab a magnifying glass and see if you can focus your camera through the glass onto a small subject. It just may work! And may open up a whole new range of subjects for you!

Photography Tip #8: Shoot through wet glass

Try spraying water onto a window, then take a shot through the window to a subject outside. (wet the outside of the window - not the inside of your home!)

Photography Tip #9: Colour balance

Try balancing colour by having subject and the surrounding detail in similar or complimentary colours.

Photography Tip #10: Silhouettes

Silhouettes usually have a small range of colours, but can produce some of the most beautiful images. Shooting a silhouette involves having the background brighter then the subject in the foreground.

Photography Tip #11: Experiment with patterns

We've all seen those amazing images of the red and orange leaves on trees in autumn. Thousands of leaves - all of a similar shape and colour - but very awe-inspiring and beautiful.

Photography Tip #12: Contrasting colours

Two strikingly-different colours can be beautiful too. Picture an image of your girlfriend or wife in a red dress sitting on a field of green grass. Or your boyfriend or husband in a red shirt walking through a field of waist-high wheat stalks. Contrast colours that will bring more attention to the subject.

Photography Tip #13: Use a colour filter

If your camera can be fitted with coloured filters - try your hand. Although this effect can be made quite easily these days with photo and image-editing software.

Photography Tip #14: Sunrise is better than sunset

Wake up before sunrise one day and go on a photography expedition. If you've not done it before you'll be pleasantly-surprised by the contrasting light and shadows. But remember you'll only have a very short window of time in which to shoot (usually less than an hour) before the sun rises too high and you lose the light.

Photography Tip #15: Use a flash in daylight

Use your flash during the daytime to fill a close subject with light. This will produce better results where the background is brighter than your subject and the automatic shutter speed on your camera shoots too fast to effectively show the detail of your subject.