You’re sitting at your computer checking out the photos you took at your nephew’s wedding and you come across this one.
As you look at the shot you notice this nose and chin sticking into the photo from the left side. You sure didn’t see that when you took the shot. If you had seen it, it would have taken a slight move of the camera to eliminate it.
Now, you’ll have to become a Photoshop expert to remove it, or throw out the entire photo.
How often does this happen to you?
I took the following two shots at O’Keefe Ranch in Vernon. It’s inside St. Anne’s Church, one of the oldest Catholic churches in the Okanagan.
You will notice in the photo on the left that there is a small strip of light (it’s a window). This annoying white blob draws the eye to it taking away from the entire photo. By moving the camera slightly to the left, I achieved the photo shown on the right. Much better! No distracting edge blob.
I found this photograph on the internet.
I don’t know about you, but I find the part head and arm at the bottom of the image to be very distracting, taking away considerably from the image.
Often when we’re photographing, we’re excited about the shot we’re lining up or we’re so focused on the main subject that we miss those ugly encroachers on our edges. I encourage you to check the edges before pressing the shutter. It takes just a second, but makes a huge difference to the quality of your image. You can use the photo as you’ve taken it without any time consuming editing when you get home.