I’ve mentioned this in another thread here, but I’m not naturally creative and therefore struggle with this as well.
For myself, the biggest thing is not trying to force being creative because my brain becomes too critical and the resulting photos feel forced and unnatural. It does mean interesting photos are maybe days or weeks apart; I accept my creative limitations.
In terms of actually taking the photo when I get an idea in my head, I just try and meet two goals:
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I don’t focus on getting the result perfect from the camera, even though I actually did on this one. Instead I try and ensure I have enough information in the frame so I know I can get the result through editing later
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If I can, i’ll take multiple frames from different angles; even when I think I already got the right frame.Today’s photo was probably my 6th shot and I knew it was one I could use, but I ended up taking 7-8 more just in case
Actually the vision in my head was far more simple and focused on two things:
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My daughter relaxing on the chair with the blow-up crocodile almost like a faithful puppy next to her
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The green of the (fake) grass contrasted with the bright blue parts of the sky
I wasn’t even focused on the fence or the lines created from it at all in this instance, but it did end up being the factor why I chose this frame over others where the framing of the fence was ever so slightly different. In this case I trusted my instinct on what I felt looked the best from a framing P.O.V.