Mistakes in Amateur Photography - The Shadow - Page Three

The shadowy figure in the foreground.
How many pictures do you see where there
is the mysterious stranger in the frame.

Who is it?

Well, it's seldom a real mystery.
It's usually the photographer and
can usually be found along
the bottom edge of a snapshot.

Haven't had enough?
Could there possibly be more?
The Shadow of your Photographer is far and away the most common mistake in amateur photography.

The Shadow of Your Photographer - Page One
The Shadow of Your Photographer - Page Two
The Shadow of Your Photographer - Page Three (This One)
The Shadow of Your Photographer - Page Four

This is a part of a series looking at a few examples from Lost Gallery of the seven most common problems of the amateur photographer.

1.) The photographer's own shadow is in the picture.

2.) Forgot to advance the film: The Double Exposure

3.) Blocked the lens with a finger or a thumb or something

4.) Somebody moved, either the subject or the photographer

5.) Not framed right, Missing heads, feet, people

6.) Improper lighting (Overexposed, Underexposed)

7.) Fogged negative from miss-loaded film or a damaged camera.

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