Taking great digital photographs is an art for sure but can be mastered if you know the basics and most to importantly how to bend the basics to come up with a unique style of taking photographs.Master photographers always rely on out-of-the-box experimentation to get awesome results. Here are some tips on achieving great photographic results.1) Play with lightTaking photographs with a camera (or a digital camera) is all a play of lightness and darkness. Shifting locations, unusual camera angles, lenses etc can do this naturally. Light can create wonders in digital photography if you know how to handle it. Artificially light can be altered by using flashes, spotlights on the subject to get the desired effects.2) Play with equipmentWhen I say play with equipment I am not saying to mess up the things. But any photographic equipment is designed with a variety of settings and alternatives that ca be changed. Do something different this time. If your digital photography book says to use a particular lens for wildlife photographs, try using a different one and see the results. Out of the box experiments gives rise to great ideas.3) Try new channelsApart from taking pictures through normal channels such as wildlife, natural scenes, vehicles, still life, etc, try something new. Develop a lot of patience in yourself. If you cant’ come up with new channels develop a unique way of presenting the same channels with a different perspective. For example I once visited an exhibition of still life photographs of a professional photographer who had taken photos of nothing but “Indian musical instruments” from all sorts of angles and make a great impact.Copyright S. Vaidya