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George McGovern

(8,570 posts)
Tue Jul 29, 2025, 06:38 AM Jul 29

Photo of unwanted background behind main subject. Title "Always check your background."

Meaning look around, behind your main subject before taking a picture to avoid distracting, undesirable objects/people in the background from ruining your photo.

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Photo of unwanted background behind main subject. Title "Always check your background." (Original Post) George McGovern Jul 29 OP
Wise words. Callalily Jul 29 #1
Yup. (Although I'd not want to be the figure in this particular background.) Thanks Callalily. George McGovern Jul 29 #3
Loser cosplay goes awry EYESORE 9001 Jul 29 #2
Yup. He should've known better. Oops. Thanks EYESORE 9001. George McGovern Jul 29 #4
They advertise cell phones now Diamond_Dog Jul 29 #5
Don't know DD. George McGovern Jul 29 #8
I dunno in this case LearnedHand Jul 29 #6
You know LearnedHand I had not looked at it that way. He surely does! Thanks! George McGovern Jul 29 #9
Iphone did this. usonian Jul 29 #7
Thanks usonian! George McGovern Jul 29 #10

George McGovern

(8,570 posts)
3. Yup. (Although I'd not want to be the figure in this particular background.) Thanks Callalily.
Tue Jul 29, 2025, 07:08 AM
Jul 29

EYESORE 9001

(28,675 posts)
2. Loser cosplay goes awry
Tue Jul 29, 2025, 06:57 AM
Jul 29

Hope it was like 100 degrees + 100% humidity that day so that loser could add several ounces of loser sweat to that woolen loser suit.

Diamond_Dog

(37,912 posts)
5. They advertise cell phones now
Tue Jul 29, 2025, 08:44 AM
Jul 29

that will eliminate unwanted background images. I wonder how well that works.

usonian

(19,519 posts)
7. Iphone did this.
Tue Jul 29, 2025, 10:01 AM
Jul 29


Pretty easy to run the eraser tool in GIMP and take out the band. Needs a computer.

Put subject into any suitable background.

Often, we have only one angle. Cheating? You decide. Artists have a choice of background, and I consider photography to be an art, though I very rarely modify photos more than minor light adjustments.
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