Different ways to make your photographs 10x better!
Don't cut off limbs!
Cutting off a person's or animal's body part can ruin your shot and make the viewer have their attention on what was chopped off instead what they should be looking at. Make sure you keep an eye on the edges of your frame to make sure your subject doesn't have any missing limbs.
Rule of Thirds
This is the most simple and basic of all photography rules: it's simply having your shot divided into 9 sections by a set of vertical and horizontal lines. Have the most important element in your shot on one of the lines or where the lines meet up.
Simplifying
Have your shot focused on one thing (if that is what you are going for) or secondary points of focus just so the viewer won't be looking for what subject to look at. Just make sure that nothing will take away from your main point of focus.