Plan a Photography Walk With a Theme

Photography without a frame produces a lot of competent documentation and not much else. Constraints improve composition: having one thing to look for, or one rule to follow, focuses attention in a way that open exploration does not. This gives you a specific visual theme, five compositional constraints, the technical problem most casual shooters carry without knowing it, and a reflection question worth asking when you get home.

I want to go on a photography walk this weekend in [describe location: a city neighbourhood, countryside, coastal town, or similar]. I shoot on [phone camera or describe camera type]. My current photography is too random and I end up with pictures that look like documentation rather than composition. Give me: a specific visual theme for this walk that I can see before I go, five compositional constraints to work within (one at a time or mixed), the technical mistake I am probably making that is keeping my images flat, and a reflection question to ask when I get home that improves the next walk.