During my bedtime reading I have been learning "how to make your photos look like the pros!" with a practical book The Digital Photography Book by Scott Kelby. I don't have a thousand dollar camera, a tripod, fancy lenses, or other tools he suggested. I have a Canon Power Shot A560 and mostly "cross my fingers, do fifteen takes, point and shoot."This morning I decided to go out and try some of what I learned from the section "Shooting Flowers Like a Pro. "
Here are some tips I learned:
-take pictures in the morning light 
-take the picture from a different position 
-use a spray bottle of water to make it appear that it has rained 
-get down on your knees and capture the flower from below
-take pictures at dusk 
-always practice with KitI think tomorrow I will move to the section "Shooting Landscapes Like a Pro".