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This is from my days of Photo Journalism Class.
Use the "2/3rd Rule". Frame your shot so that it is deivided into thirds. For example, a shot with the horizon should have the horizon line at 2/3rd from the bottom or top depending on what's in the shot.
Subjects should appear to be entering the frame, not existing the frame.
Use a bit of foreground objects if available to give your shot depth.
Use aperture settings for depth or to to draw attention to your subject.
Contrast is good, but don't make the shot too busy. Lower light gives more light and dark contrast, but if you are after color, more is better.
Color does not always make the shot interesting.
And for your car, a shot as you included in the post (profile) is not pleasiong unless you intend the shot to be a profile shot. Shoot from the quarters of the car (or at the very least, not straight on to any perspective) and you'll give the shot some depth. Lowering your position relative to the car will give it a larger presence. Turn your front wheel into the picture slightly (you've seen pictures when folks turn the wheel away from the shot and it looks like the car is tripping over it's front wheel...not very flattering).
A fisheye lense can make an interesting shot.
Software can make the shot more interesting.
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