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Biggest Holiday Picture-Taking Mistakes Are Standing Too Far from Subject & Not Checking Background, Nat'l Survey by Popular Photography Reveals.


NEW YORK New York, state, United States
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 -- The two biggest mistakes amateurs make in taking holiday pictures are standing too far from their subject and not checking the background before shooting, reveals a national survey of 1,065 Popular Photography & Imaging magazine (Pop Photo) readers.

Twenty-nine percent of the readers surveyed cited standing too far from the subject as the biggest mistake followed by 25 percent who voted for not checking background before shooting. The third biggest mistake, according to according to
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Other mistakes noted were:
        Blurry, shaky shots: 10 percent

        Too few photographs of each situation: 9 percent

        Too much eggnog before snapshots: 6 percent


"Eliminating these simple-to-correct mistakes will make a significant difference in your holiday photographs," states John Owens John Owens (1790–1846), English merchant, was born in Manchester, England in 1790, the son of a prosperous merchant. Early in life he became a partner in his father's business and was soon noted for his ability as a cotton buyer. , editor in chief of Pop Photo.

The survey was taken on the magazine's website, www.PopPhoto.com.

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