If it's just point and click then there's no forethought or premeditation behind what the final product looks like. And, I'm not saying there is anything wrong with this, it's kind of like catch what you can so that the photo is spontaneous. Then there is the photographer with a keen eye and an awareness of what his, or her, subject might do next. The ability to plan ahead with a final product in mind can be the key to making a great photo.
The next time you take out your camera give it a go - think of a shot you would like to get and plan for it. Be ready for when it happens. In the interim, warm up with being spontaneous but be ready for when that "moment" happens. I call it "deliberate spontaneity". You know it the moment it happens. It's that perfect photo, the one that captures emotion, the essence of someone, their defining moment.
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