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Tension Points

How often have you taken your dolls outside for some photos, then when you downloaded them on your computer, 
there were distracting things in the background? We tend to focus so much on getting our dolls posed just right, that 
we can easily overlook, or not notice what's in the background. Like this photo taken this past January......
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It was so cold, and I was in a hurry, so never even noticed the windmill blades sticking out of Ringo's pompom. 
Then there's those sneaky trees that stick up through a doll's head.....
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Or how about this photo where I wasn't paying attention to what was in the background?
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You can unintentionally take some rather funny pictures!  
I had to really watch the backgrounds in my recent series of photos at the Ruins Garden. 
I never even noticed the large, concrete fruit protruding from the top of Rosy's head....
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The horizontal edge going right through her head isn't attractive either. 
When I moved to get another angle I didn't notice the curls spiralling out of the top of her head at first either.....
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There were also large numbers in the concrete - the date on an old building facade - and they also were rather distracting....
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To minimize the tension points, I moved over a little more, and took another photo. There's still a concrete curl 
on one side of her head, but at least the huge spirals are not coming out the middle of her head anymore...
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So next time you are out and about taking photos of your dolls, try pay attention to what's 
in the background so you don't end up with distracting tension points.....like this urn right behind Byuri's head....
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...or the iceberg resting right on top of Nami's hat....
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...or this photo where two of the girls have floral top-knots.....
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All you need to do is move your doll over a bit to either side, or move yourself so the 
offending object(s) isn't causing a problem in the background anymore.   Like this.....
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