Telling a great story through images, and entertaining your audience is the goal of every photographer. But how to get there from here? A little planning goes a long way.,..a lot of planning goes an even longer way....towards having your vision coming together to convey something as simple as a colorful image, a mood, a story to your audience. I think it's a great start to have an idea of what you'd like to say, then figure out how you'd like to say it, tools needed, whether they're subjects or props, or both. It's for you, the artist to decide...