I must have 50 tips for photos but here's a couple of biggies:

1. Make sure the picture is in focus. If you take a close-up shot, use your camera's "macro" feature so that it will focus. Look for a little symbol of a flower on your camera's controls -- that is for the macro setting. Push it until your display shows the flower symbol. Once it does, you can get the camera REAL close and it will focus. Some of my best shots are macros.

2. Adjust the picture's contrast so that it's clear and bright. If you use any version of Photoshop, hold down the "Cntl" key and press "L" -- that is the "Levels" command and it brings up a screen that lets you control contrast. Sliding the left slider to the right makes blacks darker, and sliding the right slider to the left makes whites whiter. A little sliding goes a long way but it's how I adjust my pictures to be bright and clear.

Start with those two and see if it helps. Practice, practice practice!

--Bob