The March subject is Bokeh. Use a shallow depth-of-field to draw attention to your subject, while leaving the other elements of the image out-of-focus.
For cameras that allow you to set an aperture, go as wide open as you can (smallest f-stop number); f/2.8 or smaller will yield very dramatic results. There are plenty of example on the web and how-to instructions. Here's one handy guide.
For automatic, or point-and-shoot cameras, it's still possible to get a shallow depth of field. There are plenty of sites that have guidance on how to do this. Here's one that seemed to have some decent instructions. And another. I tried the latter and got some promising results. If that doesn't work, don't give up. As I said, there were other sites that had other instructions as well. Google bokeh point and shoot and you'll find them.
A handy tool for determining depth-of-field is here. It allows you to pick your camera model, aperture, and focal length. It then gives the distances that are in focus and not.
Have fun. :)
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