• – Take current / timely photos – it is best to go beyond press kit head shots of artists posing to draw in your audience. Also: taking images of audience members enjoying themselves in your space can work well.
• – Rule of thirds – enable grid lines on your smart phone and centre on the intersection of lines (not dead centre)
• – Choose a single clear subject
• – Symmetry elevates images
• – Crop instead of zoom – the quality will be higher (unless you have pro camera)
• – To avoid the slight shake that reduces your image quality on hand held photos, get a tripod and mount your phone
• – Use natural frames
• – Leverage reflections in water, windows
• – Repeating patterns (similar to symmetry)
• – Introduce a new / unusual perspective
• – Use abstraction
• – Candid shots – faces draw attention and we follow their gaze
• – Show your humour – in good taste
• – No longer forced into squares on Instagram = a good thing
• – Use your phone’s camera functions (panorama, select focus, food) and image editing
• – Take many pics and select the best to edit and post – try editing on a larger screen if you can, for instance a tablet.
• – #nofilter – use this hashtag when its accurate.
• – To protect your own copyright, don’t post complete images of final visual art pieces that can be reproduced/printed easily

I often browse around the Internet for latest and best tips. Some of these tips were inspired by this blogpost: 12 Tips for Taking Better Marketing Photos for Your Social Media Campaigns posted on Quicksprout.com

It’s worth looking at what the Pros do, too. I often look at the free articles on specialized sites, like this one: Professional Photographer Magazine