Stardust wrote:
Brian, my suggestion is regardless of reading your intent or timing of shootings, paying attention to backgrounds, angles of the wall, focusing on the model, etc. will still serve you well. Although you may not wish to take portraits or "posed" photos I am assuming you are also not wishing to just take snapshots and hope all comes out well. Stay at it - a good start idea.
You make some good points about backgrounds and distractions, not to mention some cropping issues that came up in a second set of pictures I posted the other day. The “model” is my significant other, while the intent is to capture “in the moment “ images around our home, I totally get the snapshot and hope things turn out. Thanks for the feedback.