The Curse of the Awkward Footstep
A photo series of unfortunate exposures in which figures in bumbling mid-stride ruin the moment
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Nothing ruins a photo like an awkward gait.
It’s one of the strangest lessons I’ve taken away from street photography — but it’s arguably, also, one of the most important.
No matter how amazing a photo may look if the prominent person in it appears to be in clumsy mid-stride, it’s curtains for both the figure and the photo. Like an unfortunate case of flatulence at a dinner party, there’s no recovering from a goofy walk, which can turn the most visually pleasing composition into a farce.
