If you have any photographic techniques then I would love to hear about them in the comments.

Shoot relection in water
Get the focus right. Don’t just mirror images – make the single subject the focus.

Shoot through water
Make sure there’s no reflection.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/djs1021/29143860/

Self referential
Take a photo, print, return to the scene and take a photo of the photo. Interesting but a bit cheap unless relevant.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/raul/41476707/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/95111447@N00/40238228/

BW for portraits
Grain and starkness add gravitas to subjects
http://www.flickr.com/photos/eddielaw/49919568/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stillpicture/39463802/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/babsi/42389067/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cariephoto/show/

Night shots enhanced by lingering sunset
Adds colour and drama to the image
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wilfjames/822205/

Close ups of chaos makes viewer doubletake
The viewer spends longer processing the image leading to more rewarding consumption
http://www.flickr.com/photos/yeahboone/28365913/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wolffman17/16998094/

Fame and action are enough
Good subjects always work. See paparazi and sports photographers. The subject matter speaks for itself.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/froodmat/51128168/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/whatevernevermind/22981532/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelydixel/6321340/

A new perspective
Put the lense where the eye can’t go: high, low, big, small.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lenny_meriel/20297074/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/vision_aerie/3245770/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/samuelyung/37945030/

Camera is faster than the eye
It can reveal things we never see with the naked eye. Run of the mill, point and shoot, photos are generally too slow.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/borghetti/6596202/

Photographers photo
Photographers have their own tricks whci add a sense of unreality to an image and takes it out of the everyday: play with light, backlit, noir, infra red.
http://www.flickr.com/photosrtofgold/32012683/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/theorem/23719776/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bhikku/17602694/
http://www.flickr.com/photosckley/2942132/

Beauty in abstract
Abstract shapes sparate the image from photography and reach to other ideas. Also good for contrasting the natural and mechanical.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bryan/25652552/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/clearlyambiguous/19985476/

Photo as canvas
Crops on street art elevate the art to a canvas once the grime of the street is removed.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dispositive/23114600/

Juxtapose for comic effect
Jokes are unexpected truth, so too with photos. Works well for portraits. Gets you another look in at the subject.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/henk/796710/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/janv/13816599/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/betina/13993717/

Contrast for interest
Contrating subject matter makes us think.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/whileseated/50636340/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/twmlabs/41482884/

Focus draws attention to an idea
A non descript photo gains strength by telling a story by emphasising certain elements through focus/blurring.

Colour stands out
Look for blocks, gradations and contrasts.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mylakent/63475757/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/marct/32766382/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/34379736@N00/64086472/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/chun/9887123/

Form can be interesting too
Probably doesn’t have as much punch as colour.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/k/4505471/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/51035555243@N01/34337425/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/esthet/3753156/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cariephoto/2433627/

Texture is cool as well
Even more subtlehttp://www.flickr.com/photos/special/3912163/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pictobox/4747479/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bingolittle/4302278/

Less is more
Photos can trigger a creative process like a book. It doesn’t all have to be spelt out.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/emikohime/62333544/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/velvethellvis/41596903/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/john/10881278/in/pool-moms/

Be brave to get the subjects
A lot of images are the same. You need to become at one with your subject
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cdierdorff/53940727/

Strangeness is evocative
Staged photos don’t strike me head on but do evoke strange mixed feelings.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/furnari/8481521/

The passing of time
Images capture a fraction of a second but the can capture so much more: exposure, repetition, blurring, sequence.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/oceanbornstudios/36360575/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonlucas/17302350/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/reality/3764433/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/patisfaction/1864688/

Window to another world
Viewing a photo is voyeristic. We gain insights into another’s world – a stolen moment. These are the trickiest photos to get and I feel quite guilty about taking them. The viewer avoids most of this guilt as they are reduced to consumer rather than exploiter.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/elix/160596/

Sex sells
Sensual images will stir emotions. Even the suggestion of sex is enough for arousal.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mivella/15150349/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/43472158@N00/3320688/

Push the limits, strip away the unnecessary
Draw attention the the essential aspects of an image: high contrast. over exposed.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hkvam/1177681/

The eyes have it
Beauty is in the eye of the beheld.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/twmlabs/41482884/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/noqontrol/11757131/

Shooting to the light increases contrast
Usually you want to avoid it because of loss of detail in forground images, however, striking silohettes can be formed.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellishall/52103259/

Idea

The the creation of a new camera rig which enables 360 degree photos to be taken in a single instant. The rig would hold two cameras facing away from each other. Each camera has a 180 degree fish eye lens. The rig could be suspended by some fishing line or held up by a pole. This ensures that there is minimum interference from scaffolding. The camera could be triggered instantaneously remotely. The result is two images encompassing 360 degrees. The images can then be stitched together.

Detail

The rig would be used in situations where i) there was action and ii) there were opposing subjects. If the stitch line is one the dividing line between the subjects then you have a good shot of both. Examples include concerts, theatre, sporting events. With KAP the dividing line is the horizon. With Action 360 the dividing line is between the subjects.

Problem

This dividing line between the subjects could be tricky to hide and it may well ruin the image. Care would have to be taken to ensure that the dividing line could be massaged in PS to remove any lumps and bumps.

Outcome

I believe that this type of photography could bring a new slant to old subject matter.