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111 Times People Asked Strangers To Take Their Picture And Deeply Regretted It Later
We all have that one friend who is always behind the camera taking pictures of us but never appears in any picture him/herself. There are also moments while traveling when you‘d love to have the memory immortalized with everyone who was there with you and you have no choice but to ask someone around to take a picture. And not all the strangers are great photographers, as it turns out...
Have you ever experienced it yourself? Did you hand the camera to a stranger to take a picture and regret it after? Let‘s share the best worst pictures that you had taken by a complete stranger, and vote for the "most skilled" photographer below!
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#1
Sweet Old Man At The Beach: "Would You Like Me To Take A Photo Of You Two Love Birds?" My Wife: "Yes Please!" Nailed It
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#2
This Is The Disadvantage Of Traveling Alone. I Asked A Stranger To Take My Picture
#3
We Rarely Take Photos Together During Our Travels But When We Do Want One, We Usually Ask Someone To Take It. This One Is The Best Of The Worst
#4
Shoutout To The Woman Who Offered To Take A Picture For Us
#5
When You Ask A Stranger To Take A Photo
#6
When You Get To Meet David Stirling And He Agrees To Take A Picture With You And Then You Hand Your Phone To A Complete Stranger To Help Get The Job Done
#7
We Asked A Stranger To Take A Picture Of Us At The Willis Tower In Chicago... Thanks, I Guess
#8
I Asked Someone To Take A Photo Of Me After I Completed My First Pacific Ocean Swim, And He Only Caught "Half" Of Me
#10
Thanks For Offering To Take Our Photo, Random Lady
Mr. Toothless 7 years ago
Maybe her makeup was bad so she had to cover it... I don't even know
#11
An Old Woman Saw Us Walking Together And Asked Us If She Wanted Her To Take A Picture Of Us But She Didn't Know It Was On Panoramic
#12
Asked A Really Tall Guy To Take A Picture Of Me At The Top Of A Mountain On My Hike Yesterday And...
#13
The Other Night We Asked A Lady To Take A Photo Of Us, But The Camera Was The Wrong Way And She Took This Masterpiece
#14
Asked A Lady To Take A Picture Of Me And My GF On Holiday... It Was Only After I Checked The Picture...
#15
This Sweet Old Man Offered To Take A Picture Of Rickey And I This Morning In SF. They Came Out Great!
#16
When You Ask A Stranger To Take A Picture Of Your Family And She Forgets You Have A Son
#17
A Stranger Offered To Take A Photo Of Us On The Summit Of Tryfan. Good Work Sir!
#18
The Stranger We Asked To Take Our Picture Made Us Look Like A Meme
#19
After 3 Days Of Hiking Mt. Guiting Guiting In The Philippines, We Rewarded Ourselves With A Nice Dip In A "Pool". We Asked A Local To Take A Picture Of Us All Refreshed From Our Adventure. I Specifically Asked Her To Please Make Sure To Include The Background In The Picture And Yep She Did! Did Not Disappoint
#20
A Couple Weeks Ago A Random Stranger Offered To Take A Picture Of Me And Daws At Oktoberfest And Ended Up Snapping This Selfie Of Himself
#21
A Random Boy Saw Us Struggling To Take A Selfie And Offered His Assistance. Thank You, Kind Stranger
#22
Asked Stranger To Take A Photo Of Me And My Family. We Aren't Even In The Picture.
Final score:
35points
#23
God Bless This Man Who Offered To Take A Picture Even Though He Didn't Know What An Iphone Was
#24
We Asked A Stranger On Our First Trip To NYC This Weekend To Take Our Picture. She Nailed It
#25
I Asked A Tourist To Take A Photo Of Us With The Three Sisters
#27
So This Woman Offered To Take A Picture Of Us And I Can't Stop Laughing
#28
"Excuse Me Sir. Can You Please Take Our Picture?" Did Not Think This Through...
#29
Me When Asked To Take A Picture For A Stranger: Multiple Angles, Uses The Rule Of Thirds, Makes Sure Lighting Looks Nice, Takes 1000 Different Pictures, Etc... What I Get When I Ask A Stranger To Take A Picture Of Me:
#30
Five Years Ago We Asked A Woman On The Streets Of Lewes, Delaware, To Take A Photo Of Us. Time Flies When You No Longer Rely On Strangers To Take Your Photos
#31
Asked A Stranger To Take Our Picture. Got This Instead
#33
Asked A Stranger To Take A Group Photo And Then...
#34
Asked A Stranger On The Street To Take A Pic Of Me With My Family And This Is What I Got
#35
My Friend Just Posted This: Thanks To The Kind Lady At The Next Table That Offered To Take A Picture Of Us At Our Anniversary Dinner Last Week. We'll Cherish This One Forever!
#36
Hiked Up Cathedral Rock And Asked A Stranger To Take Our Picture. Thanks For The Memories, Ma’am. I’ll Cherish This Forever
#37
Off To School They Go
#38
The Moment A Stranger Offers To Take Your Photo In Front Of The Beautiful Baroque-Facade Building And Your British Politeness Kicks In When Asked "Is It Ok?" Erm... "Lovely, Thank You So Much!"
#39
So I Asked A Random Stranger To Help Me Take A Picture. Perfect Composition
#40
And Then We Said To The Stranger "Could You Please Take A Picture Of Us And The Entire Christmas Tree?" Then The Stranger Asked "Is It Fine?" Well Okay, Fair Enough...
#41
Asked A Stranger To Take A Picture Of Me With The Mona Lisa...
#42
This Dude Who Was Supposed To Take A Photo Of Us But Took A Selfie Instead
#43
Asked A Kind Stranger To Take A Photo Of Me With The Eiffel Tower. He Pressed The Button When I Was Mid-Sneeze
#44
This Nice Old Man Offered To Take A Picture Of Us Together
#45
This Old Woman Offered To Take A Picture Of Me Brooke And Grace And This Is What We Got
#46
Over The Summer, I Asked This Stranger To Take A Photo Of My Friend And I. Instead, He Took This
#47
A Stranger Asked To Take Our Picture And They Turned Out Better Than I Could Have Ever Imagined. It's My Lock Screen
#48
Thanks Random Stranger! I Asked Him To Take A Photo For Me & This Is What I Got
#49
Met Brandon Vera And Asked A Stranger To Take A Pic...
#51
A Man Offered To Take A Picture Of Us And This Was The Result
#52
We Waited Half An Hour To Get This Photo With Scrooge McDuck Because There Was No Way We Were Waiting 75 Minutes To Meet Mickey Or Donald Duck... This Is How Our Photo Turned Out
Analyn Lahr 7 years ago
IDK. I think that's Donald dressed for the holidays. Wouldn't Scrooge have a cane? And less of a happy face? But it's been so long since I've been to Disney. Who knows?
#53
On My First Plane Ride, This Woman Offered To Take A Pic Of The Sky For Me But Accidentally Took Selfie Instead
#54
We May Have Gone To A Yankees Game. We Obviously Can't Prove It
#56
I Hiked 9 Miles Up A Mountain And Asked A Stranger To Take A Picture Of Me... Slightly Disappointed
#57
I Met Paul Ryan Once. He Offered To Take A Photo Of Me & My Family. He Accidentally Took A Photo Of His Face. This Man Ain't Gonna Save Us
#58
A Man Just Offered To Take Brooke And I Pic At The Concert And This Is What We Got
Micki Van Patten 7 years ago
Yeah, I can see you. Reflected in the nice stranger's sunglasses.
#59
I Post One Of My Favorite Photos Ever. This Was Before The Days Of Digital Photos And The Ability To See The Result Before The Film Was Developed. Oh Well
#60
We Asked A Guy To Take Our Picture. He Tried!
#61
My Grandpa's Girlfriend Got A Great Picture Of The Family On Father's Day
#62
The Time I Met Conor McGregor And Asked A Stranger To Take My Pic With Him Smh
#64
Lol What Happened When I Asked A Stranger To Take A Picture Of My Friends And Me
#65
Asked A Random Stranger At The Bar To Take A Picture Of Our Group. Turns Out He Was Blacked Out And Had A Better Idea
#66
When You Ask A Stranger To Take A Picture For You...
#69
This Is What Happened When I Asked Someone To Take A Picture
#70
Photo Fail
#72
We Asked A Stranger To Take A Picture Of Us And This Is What We Got
#73
Asked A Stranger To Take A Pic Of Me With The Lincoln Memorial... I Think He Thought I Was Just Into Lincoln’s Sneakers!
#74
When You Ask A Stranger To Take Your Picture
#77
Nice Time I Reach The Summit Of Somewhere Beautiful Check That The Stranger You Asked To Take Pic Did It Right!
#78
3 Years Ago This Man Offered To Take Our Photo In Central Park And This Was The Result
#79
Note To Self: Never Ask A Phillies Fan To Take Your Commemorative Family Photo While Visiting Their Stadium To See The NY Mets Play
#82
A Lady Offered To Take A Picture Of Me In Front Of A Statue And I Got This
#84
Not Even Taken By A Stranger.. My Best Friend Clearly Liked The Pavement Outside The Sagrada Familia.
Final score:
6points
#85
This Is What Happens When You Ask A Stranger To Take A Photo. Bewbs
#87
I Asked A Stranger To Take A Photo Of My Family In Hawaii. This Is What I Got Back
#88
I Asked A Stranger To Take Our Family Picture Tonight At Dinner. This Is The Result. Wow, Thanks Lady!
#90
Asked A Stranger To Take My Picture In Front Of The Trevi Fountain And She Basically Turned Me Into The Mr. Krabs Meme
#92
Abstract Art Or Photo We Asked A Stranger To Take?
#93
Asked A Stranger To Take A Pic Of Me And The Aussies At This Cool Spot And This Is What He Took. Thanks Stranger
#94
Asked A Stranger To Take Our Picture. This Is What We Got
#95
More Just Asked A Stranger To Take A Pic Of My Sister And I. She Said "Oh Ya It's So Cute!" Where?
#101
This Man Offered To Take A Picture Of Us Last Night And This Is What I Got Out Of It
#102
Finally Reached Gilmans Point On Mt. Kilimanjaro. I'm The One In Lower Right Corner. Well, At Least I'm In The Picture
Final score:
4points
#104
When You Ask A Tourist On Bourbon To Take Your Group's Photo
Brian Saxby 7 years ago
How do you know what the tourist was drinking? Could've been anything in that cup. ;-)
#105
We Asked A Stranger To Take This Pic With Two Real Pirates. In 2017, Who Still Takes Pics Like This?
#106
Stranger Asked If We Wanted Him To Take A Photo. Thank You, Stranger. Appreciate It, Stranger
#107
That’s Great Thanks. But Now Perhaps Another One With The Camera The Right Way Round?
Final score:
1point
#108
When Someone Vole La Vedette Of Your Picture, But What The Hell He Made My Day
Final score:
1point
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What do you think ?
Janice Foster 7 years ago
OK, so there are plenty of c**p photos here, but I love that so many people are comfortable enough with strangers to ask for photos, and that so many strangers agree! Not to mention the kindness of the strangers who proactively
Laily F. Noor 7 years ago
...because I understand the feeling of traveling alone, the feeling when you want to take a picture of yourself with beautiful background
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Marianne Davy 7 years ago
Honestly, many of these folks handed the phones in Selfie Mode - that's a smh mistake.
Janice Foster 7 years ago
OK, so there are plenty of c**p photos here, but I love that so many people are comfortable enough with strangers to ask for photos, and that so many strangers agree! Not to mention the kindness of the strangers who proactively
Laily F. Noor 7 years ago
...because I understand the feeling of traveling alone, the feeling when you want to take a picture of yourself with beautiful background
Load More Replies... Marianne Davy 7 years ago
Honestly, many of these folks handed the phones in Selfie Mode - that's a smh mistake.
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