Photographic tips - keep an eye on the background!

@LadyDuck (471355)

• Switzerland

31 Jul 22

Look how I cleaned your background Judy, it's not a precise job because it only took 5 minutes. No dogs, no disturbing van, no dirt behind the horse tail.

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ShannyBananny

@shaggin (72116)

• United States

31 Jul 22

@Ladyduck I didn’t notice the poop pile until you mentioned getting rid of it. @PhredWreck I actually like the tree there but the part right above her hat would be a nice part to edit out. What apps or sites do you use to remove things in the images. I could use things like that!

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@LadyDuck (471355)

• Switzerland

31 Jul 22

@shaggin

I noticed the poop pile even before noticing the dog.

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@LadyDuck (471355)

• Switzerland

31 Jul 22

@PhredWreck No more tree! Well done! Now let's place the horse on another background, but that it's a bit more tricky.

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rebelann1949

@rebelann (112783)

• El Paso, Texas

31 Jul 22

Of course I noticed the pup but why is that bad? I would be more upset if it were a car or something like that.

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BarBaraPrz

@BarBaraPrz (47274)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

1 Aug 22

@JudyEv Is that what it's doing? (Yes, I had to look again.)

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@JudyEv (339591)

• Rockingham, Australia

1 Aug 22

It's the fact that it's pooing that is a bit distracting. I don't worry too much about the background usually although I choose the best spot I can find.

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rebelann1949

@rebelann (112783)

• El Paso, Texas

1 Aug 22

I couldn't tell it was pooing but then it's not in the position I would have thought a dog would be in to poooooo

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BarBaraPrz

@BarBaraPrz (47274)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

31 Jul 22

First thing I noticed was the dog: it gave me a chuckle, but I didn't notice the pile of horsehit until someone else mentioned it.

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BarBaraPrz

@BarBaraPrz (47274)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

1 Aug 22

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The Horse

@TheHorse (218550)

• Walnut Creek, California

31 Jul 22

Me neither.

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@JudyEv (339591)

• Rockingham, Australia

1 Aug 22

We don't bother to etch out any poop. We'll be there for several days if we started doing that.

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Juliaacv

@Juliaacv (51112)

• Canada

31 Jul 22

I saw the dog and the pile on the road as well as a couple of people and a trailer in the background.

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@JudyEv (339591)

• Rockingham, Australia

1 Aug 22

Sometimes the background does detract a bit but we rarely fiddle with the photos much at all but I thought a dog pooping was a bit much.

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Val

@valmnz (17097)

• New Zealand

31 Jul 22

Ha, ha, the rear end of the Horse was more interesting than the dog at the front!

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Val

@valmnz (17097)

• New Zealand

1 Aug 22

@JudyEv Really? I thought you were trying to mislead us by mentioning the dog!

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@JudyEv (339591)

• Rockingham, Australia

1 Aug 22

@valmnz Horses and poop seem to go together all the time.

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@JudyEv (339591)

• Rockingham, Australia

1 Aug 22

I have to admit I didn't really notice the poop.

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Ron Rybs

@Ronrybs (19186)

• London, England

31 Jul 22

I have the same problem when I am taking photos. Thank you Photoshop!

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@JudyEv (339591)

• Rockingham, Australia

3 Aug 22

@Ronrybs When Vince first erased the dog he didn't notice the lead so he had to go back and take that out. Taking out a fence wire is a pain too. Matching patterns would be worse.

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Ron Rybs

@Ronrybs (19186)

• London, England

1 Aug 22

@JudyEv As I take a lot of pictures of monuments, and the like, I spend most of my time brushing people out of the background and then trying to match the patterns behind them

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Ron Rybs

@Ronrybs (19186)

• London, England

3 Aug 22

@JudyEv I use large magnification when matching and it is easy to lose track of where you are in the scheme of things. At normal resolution, it isn't easy to see how bad my matching is!

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Yanzalong

@yanzalong (18988)

• Indonesia

1 Aug 22

I love making the background blurred and focus on the target image.

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Yanzalong

@yanzalong (18988)

• Indonesia

2 Aug 22

@JudyEv There are a few photo applications the phone that can make it for smartphones with basic software.

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@JudyEv (339591)

• Rockingham, Australia

1 Aug 22

That can work very nicely too.

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much2say

@much2say (55564)

• Los Angeles, California

31 Jul 22

Oh yes - I do notice these things

. Sometimes I don't catch these things until I actually take the time to look over the photos. I was wondering what was at the bottom of the tail too

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much2say

@much2say (55564)

• Los Angeles, California

1 Aug 22

@JudyEv Hee hee - oh that's true. Horse poo everywhere. Interestingly we drove to a nursery yesterday and at the end of the street there was a horse arena/school. There was only parking on the street for the nursery . . . we had to watch our step - dried horse poo dusting everywhere!!

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@JudyEv (339591)

• Rockingham, Australia

1 Aug 22

We rarely etch out any of the background. I was more concerned about the dog than the poop. At these rides, there is horse poo everywhere.

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Toni

@toniganzon (72281)

• Philippines

31 Jul 22

The only camera I own is my iPhone and it has a portrait feature wherein I can adjust my focus on the subject and blurs out the background and another feature completely changes the background into total blackness. The feature is only for still photos. If the subject is moving, the feature won't work.

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@JudyEv (339591)

• Rockingham, Australia

1 Aug 22

Something like that would be handy. I think I can do it with all the knobs and buttons but I haven't learnt how yet.

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Anne Marie Guyer

@LeaPea2417 (37350)

• Toccoa, Georgia

1 Aug 22

I see the dog.

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Anne Marie Guyer

@LeaPea2417 (37350)

• Toccoa, Georgia

2 Aug 22

@JudyEv that's true.

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@JudyEv (339591)

• Rockingham, Australia

1 Aug 22

I think it improves it to take it out. No-one wants to see a dog defaecating.

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Fleur

@Fleura (30355)

• United Kingdom

31 Jul 22

Well obviously since you mentioned a problem I knew to expect something! And yes I did notice the dog, it almost looks as though the horse is sniffing the dog, though at first I didn't notice that the dog is on a leash. And I hadn't noticed the droppings either until @LadyDuck mentioned removing that!

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@LadyDuck (471355)

• Switzerland

1 Aug 22

Often a disturbing background spoils a photo.

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Fleur

@Fleura (30355)

• United Kingdom

1 Aug 22

@JudyEv Definitely better without both though!

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@JudyEv (339591)

• Rockingham, Australia

1 Aug 22

I don't think horse people would worry about the manure. It goes with the territory so to speak but a defaecating dog was a bit 'off' I thought.

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Loretta

@noni1959 (10096)

• United States

1 Aug 22

I'm not sure if I would have noticed first but you mentioned it in another post so I looked.

Now, in the dog's defense, he/she could have been ready to pounce, turn or....OK I'll get my glasses back on.

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Loretta

@noni1959 (10096)

• United States

2 Aug 22

It's so funny how we can take a photo not realizing what else we are filming.

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@JudyEv (339591)

• Rockingham, Australia

3 Aug 22

@noni1959 I don't know how many photos I have with portable toilets in the background. They are always positioned near the vet ring and they are hard to dodge.

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@JudyEv (339591)

• Rockingham, Australia

1 Aug 22

Haha - the dog might be a bit blurred but I think it is pretty obvious what he is doing.

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Rhonda S.

@misunderstood_zombie (8142)

• United States

1 Aug 22

I was looking so intently at the horse that I didn't even notice the dog. It's nice that he erased it for you.

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@JudyEv (339591)

• Rockingham, Australia

1 Aug 22

The person wouldn't have wanted the photo with the dog in it. Not when it pooing anyway.

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Rhonda S.

@misunderstood_zombie (8142)

• United States

2 Aug 22

I agree with you.

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dhia eddine

@didinedhia (8470)

• Algeria

1 Aug 22

I guess thats all what im doing but my picture is awfull

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@JudyEv (339591)

• Rockingham, Australia

1 Aug 22

Do you take many photos?

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dhia eddine

@didinedhia (8470)

• Algeria

3 Aug 22

@JudyEv no not often ... sometimes

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ShannyBananny

@shaggin (72116)

• United States

31 Jul 22

The people and trailer in the background I noticed before the dog. It almost looks like the horse is carrying the dog in his mouth

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ShannyBananny

@shaggin (72116)

• United States

1 Aug 22

@JudyEv yes I feel like my backgrounds are very cluttered most the time

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@JudyEv (339591)

• Rockingham, Australia

1 Aug 22

Sometimes it's not possible to have a good, clean background.

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snowy

@snowy22315 (180478)

• United States

31 Jul 22

Yes, I see what you mean. The dog does detract a bit from the photo.

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snowy

@snowy22315 (180478)

• United States

1 Aug 22

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@JudyEv (339591)

• Rockingham, Australia

1 Aug 22

And the fact that it's doing its business doesn't help.

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The Horse

@TheHorse (218550)

• Walnut Creek, California

31 Jul 22

I noticed the dog as soon as I looked at the photo.

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The Horse

@TheHorse (218550)

• Walnut Creek, California

1 Aug 22

@JudyEv What's funny is I kind of like the dog and all of the activity in the background. It reminds me of real staging areas and such like. But for a wall--worthy photo, I can see how that stuff is distracting.

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@JudyEv (339591)

• Rockingham, Australia

1 Aug 22

It's good we could get rid of it. It was just a bit too distracting.

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