Too serious!

[bumbershoot]

I have often wondered how many thousands of stranger's vacation photos I am in...completely oblivious and looking like a fool. Maybe picking a wedgie, or my nose, or just sweaty and gross, or in mid-yawn. Hopefully they got a chuckle out of my cluelessness.

I was in another Dis'ers pictures while our families (independently) met Jack Sparrow back in '07. I was doing my trip report and she sent them to me once she recognized me from MY pictures. I didn't realize I was in pictures so I was slouching a bit, though there was no picking of anything happening, thank goodness.

She is a photographer and he is in editing and video. They're also supposed to be adults. It definitely made me lose respect for them.

That's really sad. She probably doesn't realize that not everyone owns Photoshop, and not everyone wants to spend the money for it just to get rid of people acting like rude children. I have a friend who erases EVERYONE from pictures of her and her daughter, even if they aren't doing anything weird, so there are people willing to use it. But I'm not willing to buy it just to make sure there's no one being weird in my pictures. Maybe if we're ever truly photobombed I'll change my tune, though.

 

[Gumbo4x4]

I'd have exclaimed, "Lighten up, Francis" and laughed my way out of the park.

 

[ToyStory3]

I'm not a big fan of the whole photopass. When we went a couple years ago we didn't do it - no real reason to and just one more place to hand over a big chunk of money. But, all of the good photo spots were taken up by photopass. So, they do a good job of discouraging you into paying for it. Several dissers had told us that the photopass photographers would gladly take pics of us with our camera. We didn't find that to be the case at all. Not one was willing to take pics for us and we were there in September. It was not a busy time. It left a bad taste in our mouths.

 

[dburg30]

Honestly, 90% of "photo bombing" can be fixed by even a newbie to photoshop. Some of my favorite family photos have awkward folks in the background

That's what I was thinking.. It would have to be a really, really good photobomb to not be able to be at least blended / blurred / stamped / in someway to detract from the bomb...


On a lighter note, my brother and our niece actually had 2 CM's photobomb them on purpose.. They asked them to do it.. Totally awesome to see it. My bro and niece are acting all "perfect" for the picture and two CM's just making the most crazy faces.. lol.. most people would think it was a legit photobomb and be mad at the CM's so no way I would post it. but it's one of our favorite pics..

 

[ammeador2]

I'd have exclaimed, "Lighten up, Francis" and laughed my way out of the park.

bahahaha.....I hope you say "Lighten up, FranCIS!!"

 

[TIGGER1981]

Like others have said, people do that all the time, so my guess is seeing your husband making faces was probably "the straw that broke the camels back..."

it's hot. its crowded. sometimes there are a lot of rude people...and who knows...he may have just had a snotty park goer give him a hard time or something...it could be a number of things. He just decided that your husband was gonna be the one to hear it!

you'll never know...

besides, the people getting their photo taken, will have hundreds of other great photos to look at...even if that ONE was "photobombed" by accident!

 

[bocaj1431]

I think it is common sense and a basic understanding of manners not to cross when they are setting up a shot for a picture. If it was an accident then that is different but common courtesy would be to apologize. I think it is somewhat selfish to think that he was wrong for asking you to not walk in between the camera man and the person posing for the picture. Could he have handled his choice of words differently, maybe.

 

[cuteduck223]

Wow. Thats a lot of responses . So, when i said: behind the photpass photographer i meant behind the family being photographed. We're pretty laid back, so it really didnt bother us, but we were people walking in front of and behind us, so we werent even walking in close proximity (in my opinion) behind the family. We realized it was hot, etc.

The best part: our daughter just hit 40 inches, and we brought a first timer with us on what will be an extended trip-so we went with a photopass plus...hanging around my neck-while im being chastised by the cm. uh...sir. Maybe i should have held it us an smiled-then told him he was workin for me

Oh well. That was the only encounter we had that was negative today. Who knows what tomorrow holds.

I think my point was more--i realize these things happen, but he was just so serious about something we were completely oblivious about--maybe we better cut back on our disney kool-aid...or at least share it with a few cm's

 

[MrsNnr]

Honestly, 90% of "photo bombing" can be fixed by even a newbie to photoshop. Some of my favorite family photos have awkward folks in the background

My thought process is that they are grown adults purposely going around trying to mess up people's photos. How do they not have anything better to do on their anniversary?

 

[ibcrazie4dizney]

we had someone do this to us a few years ago, but I had no idea people were actually regularly doing this. but after I got home and looked at our photos, there was a woman standing right behind us, like had her head right in the picture like she was my sister or something. no way was she just passing behind us, I am surprised the photographer didn't say anything or retake the pic, she had to see this person just walk up. it was alittle screwed up since our neice was in it and she was only visiting us there for one day, and that was our only group pic. I guess people just think they are being funny, but can mess things up.

 

[KrazeeK120]

I think it is common sense and a basic understanding of manners not to cross when they are setting up a shot for a picture. If it was an accident then that is different but common courtesy would be to apologize. I think it is somewhat selfish to think that he was wrong for asking you to not walk in between the camera man and the person posing for the picture. Could he have handled his choice of words differently, maybe.

Based on what OP said, she was walking behind the shot (not through it). I don't think an apology was necessary.

 

[Racemom17]

Someone photo bombed our pictures last January. You can't avoid walking behind people but blatantly trying to make faces-rude. You don't know the situation. Suppose that is the only time that person will be in Disney their whole life...and what do they have to show but a person making faces in their photo.

I was very disappointed to get home and find that the only picture I have of my Mother with my kids on Main Street, their is a fool in the background.

So even though your husband wasn't intentionally photo bombing, it doesn't hurt to be considerate and pay attention to your surroundings.

 

[Magpie]

I'm pretty oblivious to my surroundings at times, but my husband always grabs me and makes me stop when he sees a photographer about to snap a photo.

It only takes a moment to pause and let the guy snap his picture, nod, smile and then walk across before he takes his next picture. It's a matter of courtesy. And my husband does it regardless of whether other people are waltzing through the back of the photographer's shot. Just because they're being oblivious/rude, doesn't mean we need to be, too.

Funny thing, too... we've gotten lots of smiles and waves and "Thanks!" from Photopass photographers. A couple times they've even offered to take our photos with our own cameras.

So, while I might be the kind of person to go blindly marching across someone's photo, I'm awfully glad my husband is more observant!

 

[disnut8]

So even though your husband wasn't intentionally photo bombing, it doesn't hurt to be considerate and pay attention to your surroundings.

But there are so many PhotoPass photographers, I usually don't even see them anymore. Plus, what about those guests who pose their group on one side of a walkway and then go over to the way far side for a perfect photo and expect everyone on the walkway to just stop while the group gets the perfect smiles?

Yes, I will try and be kind for the photo takers. Yes, I will try and be kind to the PhotoPass photographers.

But I am on vacation too. I want to have fun and I can't be aware of everyone and everything and every moment all the time. That's why I'm on vacation.

If the OP's husband wanted to act all goofy with his daughter, why couldn't he? Why did that family having their photo taken (which could have been retaken in another thirty seconds) have more right than a father having fun with his daugther?

 

[Racemom17]

But there are so many PhotoPass photographers, I usually don't even see them anymore. Plus, what about those guests who pose their group on one side of a walkway and then go over to the way far side for a perfect photo and expect everyone on the walkway to just stop while the group gets the perfect smiles?

Yes, I will try and be kind for the photo takers. Yes, I will try and be kind to the PhotoPass photographers.

But I am on vacation too. I want to have fun and I can't be aware of everyone and everything and every moment all the time. That's why I'm on vacation.

If the OP's husband wanted to act all goofy with his daughter, why couldn't he? Why did that family having their photo taken (which could have been retaken in another thirty seconds) have more right than a father having fun with his daugther?

All you can do is be kind. Not asking for anyone to give up their fun so I can get a good picture....and anyone who poses their family one spot and wants a pic needs to be patient as well. Intentional Photo bombing is unacceptable and I am sure since this has been happening quite a bit this photographer was sensitive to someone making faces in the background-innocent or not.

 

[tjmj9801]

so we went with a photopass plus...hanging around my neck-while im being chastised by the cm. uh...sir. Maybe i should have held it us an smiled-then told him he was workin for me

Hahaha! He's also working for the family he was taking pictures of and trying to prevent the photo from being ruined. How was he to know that your Dh wasn't doing it intentionally? Reading these accounts of purposeful photo bombing, I don't think the photographer wasn't out of line with his comment. I would want a photographer to stick up for my family. Was it embarrassing even though you knew you didn't do anything wrong? Absolutely. I would have been mortified. But I would have apologized and said that it wasn't on purpose.

 

[BuckeyeBama]

These are digital pictures, and the photographer always takes more than one, so I really don't see the big deal. I really don't care for posed pictures, anyway. We make photopass photographers nuts because we don't like to "assume the pose" when we are in front of their lens. We want to look more natural.

All of our best pictures have been taken when the subject had no idea that someone was about to shoot, and a few of the funniest include someone other than the intended subject. As long as the photobomber isn't being vulgar, I see no harm.

 

[Schmeck]

My point is that it's none of his business what OP's husband was doing.

But he's the photographer, it is his business to take the best shot so the family will buy it. So, if someone is making faces while walking into the photo, it messes up the shot, perhaps enough so that it will not be purchased.

 

[bumbershoot]

So even though your husband wasn't intentionally photo bombing, it doesn't hurt to be considerate and pay attention to your surroundings.

She said they were leaving DHS. I remember from our last trip, while leaving DHS and thinking of getting a picture taken, how many photopass people there are,nearly in a row, as you go up/down the street there. If you're trying to not get in a picture, you'll never be able to cross the street! During a slow time there were 3 going up the street that I *remember* seeing. Any of them could be taking a picture at any time.

It's one thing to try to be aware of if you're going to walk in between the photographer and his/her subjects, but just crossing the street and having to wait until any number of pictures are taking? No. That's just taking it too far.

So, when i said: behind the photpass photographer i meant behind the family being photographed.

Making this big and obvious so everyone notices it. Answers one big question.

But I would have apologized and said that it wasn't on purpose.

But *what* wasn't on purpose? The photog said that he shouldn't do "it" again. The OP is *assuming* it was the funny faces he was making for his daughter that the photog was talking about, but without the CM telling them what exactly the husband was supposed to have done, there's no apology forthcoming (because it wouldn't be a real one, it would just be words, and who wants that?).

 

[SqueakyMouse]

We are in WDW right now, too; and have witnessed a number of not-so-magical staff-guest interactions in the parks. Fortunately, the positives have far outweighed the negatives; but it's different enough to be noticeable. Anyone know what's brought about the change?