Think 'components'

When I shoot, I am always thinking beyond the obvious.  This often entails taking pictures of components to use later when I'm working in Photoshop.  For example, I photographed this old building with it's quant balcony in Venice, Italy during one of my Carnival in Venice photo workshops.  I then took pictures of a costumed model while kneeling specifically to get that low point of view.  I then put the two pictures together in Photoshop.  Note how the angle on the model is perfectly appropriate for standing on an elevated balcony.  The building by itself made a nice shot and so did the model.  But together they make a more striking image -- i.e. the sum is better than the parts.  That's not always true, but it is true here.