Photography is a relationship. You with your camera, the craft and the art, shutter speeds with apertures, a scene with the light, photographer and subject and on and on. One without the other creates nothing. As in all successful relationships, the art of compromise is vital. You cannot abandon one part of the relationship while you put all of your energy into the other. You need an understanding of the craft to fully realize your vision, your composition and visa versa. We need that relationship, that marriage to create images that convey emotion and interest. Sometimes these relationships get stale, they get boring, the same thing every time. We have not put the needed time and effort into the marriage or we have focused too much on one part of the relationship. Find something to bring that spark back. Throw a new toy to throw into the relationship, try something different. Go back to the beginning, push the buttons that got you started when the relationship first started. Shift out of auto mode and get back to hands on-manual mode, so what if you grind a few gears along the way. Remember the light, the shape, try new angles, new positions, mix it up a bit.