A very accessible subject that can be photographed within your home or up your street or in most landscapes.
The challenge is (like all photography) to take a photo that stands out from the crowd.
Think before you shoot
Before taking the picture think "why?", look at the subject and your equipment and think "what if".
Be aware of the light
In this task a lot of the subjects will be very similar today, tomorrow and even next year. What if you took the picture now, this afternoon, tonight or tomorrow morning, will the light be better?
Compose in camera
Think while composing, is everything in the composition relevant, would it be better without something or is it improved by adding something or someone?
Consider taking your photos in an unconventional way: a close up instead of a landscape, a wide angle instead of a telephoto, an unusual viewpoint.
Use the colours, which ones recede (the blue end of the spectrum), which ones advance (the warm end). How can you use them to your advantage?
Study your results. Did that picture work or why did it fail? Be critical of you own work and reshoot to build on the original frames.
Look at other photographers' work - how did they do that, why did it work or not work, can you use their methods to improve your pictures?
Remember gas, electricity and water are all hazardous, be careful.