there's really no magic - you just need to learn your camera and practice... if you have a P&S digital, then see if it has a manual mode where you can set the aperture and shutter speed yourself.. these are good things to learn so you can control background blur and capture moving action.. take the camera off of Auto and experiment... add some filters in a photo editor.. you will amaze yourself how a blah picture can be made special in just a few minutes.