A friend of mine recently posted this photo with the caption "This is what happens when you ask a stranger to take your photo in front of the Statue of Liberty!"
I couldn't help but crack up from it. This is one of my pet peeves! (That and the other one where they actually can't figure your phone camera out and just close the app instead of taking the pic.) Why is it so difficult to get a stranger to take a decent photo? It's hard enough just to get the stranger in the first place so when you realize they took a bad photo and want another, they are on the move and you need to start all over again! Then you have to wait til they are out of sight so you don't offend them, and you come off as anal to the next do-gooder because you don't want to repeat the whole process again! Oy, it's exhausting!
Tourists, this is my solution - We live in a digital age. This gives you the luxury of taking a bunch of photos and selecting the best. Therefore, just take a bunch of different ones and ask yourself, would I like this photo for myself? And keep in mind, chances are if you are in front of a landmark, you'd want to include that in the photo too. Why is this such a hard skill for some?
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I'm guilty of taking bad photos for tourists if they are rude and obnoxious. I'll chop off their heads intentionally or blur the picture! :->
Good people that ask kindly get a great photo and I'll offer to take several if that is what they want.
It's all about the method in how you ask and overall expectations.
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