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15+ Times People Asked A Stranger To Take A Photo And They Failed In Hysterical Fashion
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D.G. Sciortino
01.09.18

I never understood why so many people have selfie sticks until I asked a stranger to take a photo for me. Some people just arenโ€™t equipped with any sort of photography skills.

Take these 30 people for example who failed when a stranger asked them to snap a photo:

1) This Lady Actually Offered to Take the Photo

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She completely overestimated her photo taking skills.

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2) A Photo of Two โ€œLove Birdsโ€

Gone completely wrong.

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3) They Were Hoping To Be in the Photo

Apparently, that was too much to ask.

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4) When You Were Counting on That One Photo From Vacation

And all you get is a thumb.

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5) When You Ask Someone to Photograph An Important Milestone

But they only get half of you. Does that mean your half as proud of yourself?

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6) When They Ofter to Photograph You

But they just photograph themselves.

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7) What Was So Bad About This Guyโ€™s Face?

It looks like it was intentionally left out of the photo.

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8) How Can You Screw This Up?

Do you not know that the Tower of Pisa leans?

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9) They Must Have Forgotten The Part About Wanting to Be in The Photo

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Not just the tower.

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10) When You Miss Your One Chance Photo Op With David Stirling

Because a stranger doesnโ€™t know how to take a photo.

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11) A Picture WITH the Statue of Liberty

You forgot Lady Liberty.

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12) He Got to the Top of the Mountain

And all you can see is the top of his hands.

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13) When You Ask Them to Get the Background In

But all they get in the background.

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14) When the Panoramic View Goes Wrong

And you look like a freakish phenomenon.

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15) When Your Baby Isnโ€™t Cute Enough For the Photo

But the giraffe is.

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16) Sometimes the Outtakes Are Better Than the Photo

This is what happens when the camera turns the wrong way.

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17) When No One Else Matters

Apparently, the person who took this had a favorite.

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18) He Asked Her to Take a Picture of His Girlfriend

I think sheโ€™s trying to tell him something.

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19) I Donโ€™t Know What This Guy Was Thinking

Clearly, a person who just doesnโ€™t give af.

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20) The Other Way

The camera should point THE OTHER WAY.

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21) When You Give Zero Effort

Why bother agreeing to take the photo? Just say โ€œno!โ€

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22) This Is What Happens When You Give Drunk People Your Phone

What did you expect?

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23) When I Said โ€˜Picture of Usโ€โ€ฆ What Did You Hear?

Floor? Did you hear floor?

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24) When You Ask Someone For Help

And they just make it worse.

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25) This is What You Get When You Ask For a Group Shot

Never drink and photograph at the same time.

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26) Get Us On Our Good Side

Which is not their faces. according to the photographer.

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27) Maybe Donโ€™t Ask the Very Old Man to Get The Perfect Shot

He has no idea how to work your cell phone.

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28) They Forgot the Family In This Family Photo

They are nowhere to be found.

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29) Make Sure They Know What An iPhone Is Before You Hand It Over

This guy clearly didnโ€™t.

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30) He Was Asked to Take Multiple Angles

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And none of them came out.

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