I think I am going to get some flack from this approach. I recently switched my kit and sold some of my Sony stuff.
Fuji camera's seem perfect to make photo illustration and play with efx that create in the camera. Their support and publish things that are really interesting constantly me. Never saw that from Nikon or Sony.
Ok I have had camera's for years. Mostly Nikon. I have an attitude to cut to the chase. The Fuji is very different
in it's layout and format approach. So I get it just the approach where I can take a photos and video. Then I start to shoot take the camera anywhere I am going. Trial and error with the film emulation and some of the efx you can get has been very rewarding. I am still learning the 2 bodies I bought on sale. I have made mistakes and sometimes come up with the beginning of a new approach. Creative. I look in the manual if stuck. And the best learning is the really good people on youtube that post great startups or best way use the gear. I do video and research says
almost everything will be in recording form to learn of setup a lawnmower for a Fuji camera.
Good luck. T

Where composition is concerned, you should try to familiarise yourself with as many of the possibilities as you can. The artists of old spent a lot of time learning composition, and where photography is concerned, composition is exactly the sort of thing that can lift a photo up a level or three.

The purpose of composition is to encourage the eye into the shot, and where appropriate, encourage the eye towards specific objects or areas. You have received some good suggestions for possibilities already, like using natural framing as a form of vignetting. Leading lines are a positive in so far as they lead the eye in the right direction. Clear channels can also be used to do the same thing. Placing your intended main subject in a place that's likely to command attention is also a good idea. And don't forget that brightness tends to draw the eye, so your main subject should be one of, if not THE brightest area in the whole frame, and any bright objects or areas that have nothing to do with the main subject or the story are more likely to be seen as distractions. And remember that distractions don't have to be bright to be distracting.

Where drawing the eye is concerned, brightness isn't the only factor. In more general terms, vividness is the main attention attractor, so contrast, saturation and sharpness are all factors - but these are more likely to be post processing considerations. That isn't true of lighting however, and you should always try to achieve optimum lighting at the time of shooting whenever possible. That may mean waiting for a suitable time to shoot or alternatively, plan the timing of your outing beforehand.

Where composition is concerned, you should try to familiarise yourself with as many of the possibilities as you can. The artists of old spent a lot of time learning composition, and where photography is concerned, composition is exactly the sort of thing that can lift a photo up a level or three.

The purpose of composition is to encourage the eye into the shot, and where appropriate, encourage the eye towards specific objects or areas. You have received some good suggestions for possibilities already, like using natural framing as a form of vignetting. Leading lines are a positive in so far as they lead the eye in the right direction. Clear channels can also be used to do the same thing. Placing your intended main subject in a place that's likely to command attention is also a good idea. And don't forget that brightness tends to draw the eye, so your main subject should be one of, if not THE brightest area in the whole frame, and any bright objects or areas that have nothing to do with the main subject or the story are more likely to be seen as distractions. And remember that distractions don't have to be bright to be distracting.

Where drawing the eye is concerned, brightness isn't the only factor. In more general terms, vividness is the main attention attractor, so contrast, saturation and sharpness are all factors - but these are more likely to be post processing considerations. That isn't true of lighting however, and you should always try to achieve optimum lighting at the time of shooting whenever possible. That may mean waiting for a suitable time to shoot or alternatively, plan the timing of your outing beforehand.

Where composition is concerned, you should try to familiarise yourself with as many of the possibilities as you can. The artists of old spent a lot of time learning composition, and where photography is concerned, composition is exactly the sort of thing that can lift a photo up a level or three.

The purpose of composition is to encourage the eye into the shot, and where appropriate, encourage the eye towards specific objects or areas. You have received some good suggestions for possibilities already, like using natural framing as a form of vignetting. Leading lines are a positive in so far as they lead the eye in the right direction. Clear channels can also be used to do the same thing. Placing your intended main subject in a place that's likely to command attention is also a good idea. And don't forget that brightness tends to draw the eye, so your main subject should be one of, if not THE brightest area in the whole frame, and any bright objects or areas that have nothing to do with the main subject or the story are more likely to be seen as distractions. And remember that distractions don't have to be bright to be distracting.

Where drawing the eye is concerned, brightness isn't the only factor. In more general terms, vividness is the main attention attractor, so contrast, saturation and sharpness are all factors - but these are more likely to be post processing considerations. That isn't true of lighting however, and you should always try to achieve optimum lighting at the time of shooting whenever possible. That may mean waiting for a suitable time to shoot or alternatively, plan the timing of your outing beforehand.