When you’re taking a photograph, it is important to make sure that absolutely every element of the picture is right before posting it online or having it printed!
The hilarious pictures on this list show the potential for things that could be lurking in the background of your seemingly innocuous photos! Please enjoy these 15+ times we should’ve checked the background of our pics.
“A friend of mine posted a baby pic of her at Disney… everyone was way more intrigued by what was happening in the background.”
Well, this is going to be fueling my nightmares for the foreseeable future! The image of Mickey Mouse devouring my head is now the only thing that I see when I close my eyes.
“Some friends took a picture and later realized that the people in the background were stuffing a baby in a cannon.”
There are some people out there who really do take the phrase “Baby Boomer” a little too literally.
“Halloween 1989. That’s me on the right. My sister is behind me and about to have a really bad day.”
I love that they caught this moment so perfectly. However, I am annoyed that I cannot work out what the person who posted this was dressed up as in this picture. A butterfly vampire?
“The old lady is a Slash fan, but she doesn’t know Slash is standing behind her.”
In fairness, without that giant leather top hat, it is incredibly difficult to identify him!
“Cheeeese!”
With a smile like that, it should have been the horse that was the main focus in the first place. It has a real knack for the camera!
“Took a pic of my kid on her new pimped up bike… didn’t pay attention to the graffiti in the background.”
A lot of people pointed out that, judging from the kid’s expression in this picture, it looks like she may have already done what the wall says!
“Not everyone had a great night!”
Wow, whoever she is aiming those at must have done something truly spectacular to get the double bird!
“Her friend to the left doesn’t look fine…”
I think that this poor person took “Wichita Falls” as an instruction, which wasn’t the intended purpose!
“Best accidental photobomb ever.”
That is a man who is more terrified than he has ever been before, and is experiencing that fear while trying not to drop two hot plates of food.
“Tim Duncan’s accidental photobomb.”
I wish that professional athletes would unexpectedly whisper sweet nothings into my ears in photographs!
“See the guy in the background? That’s the guy I want to be.”
I know for a fact that I will never achieve the level of zen that this guy has managed to attain. All of that carnage and not a drop of beer spilled or a bead of sweat shed.
“Got a picture with Woody in Times Square…”
Elmo has seen some things since leaving Sesame Street. Life on the real streets is not kind to a beloved puppet.
“Thought I took a great picture of my dog then I noticed the K9 Centipede in the background.”
That dog is going to be furious when it sees this picture and realizes that it missed out on all the sniffing!
“Cheerleading practice.”
Wow, she is really eating the ground in that picture! She hasn’t even put her hands out to stop herself yet. It’s impressive she fell so gracelessly!
“Attack of the butterfly.”
Call me mad, but if you’re that scared of butterflies, then you wouldn’t go to a butterfly sanctuary, would you?
“My favorite photo from my senior prom. I’m the one in the middle… No regrets.”
I dread to think how strange and uncomfortable my old prom photos must be. Hopefully they have been lost to time!
“Horses, such elegant creatures.”
I can just hear this horse at the front going, “He’s doing that face behind me, isn’t he? All day every day I have to deal with this idiot.”
“My girlfriend and I took pictures for our one year anniversary. We didn’t notice the small addition until we got home.”
What a lovely sentiment to have in this picture forever! At least it gives this photo its own sense of originality!
“When you get the prime spot so the guy at the back has to propose by a bench.”
That poor other guy was really in a lose-lose situation. Either propose somewhere else or wait until this proposal was done and immediately do another.
“SIL got married, this is the second she realized she got BBQ sauce on her dress. Hubby still golden.”
A blue solo cup instead of a red one? Wow, what a classy wedding.
“Girl thinks paparazzi is taking photos of her; doesn’t yet realize a supermodel (Karlie Kloss) is right behind her.”
I hope she never found out. I hope she just enjoyed this moment of thinking she was being mistaken for a celebrity.
“Had a caption until the lady in the background nailed it for me.”
That is the perfect reaction to…this. I know that’s meant to be a long gummy worm but come on, this design isn’t fooling anyone.
“That’s a cemetery in the background.”
The addition of “super” and the two exclamation points really feels like adding insult to injury for those people buried there.
“I can’t figure out what object in this pic makes me laugh the most; the girl who looks like she’s crying in the background, the nomstrich, or the llama in the mirror.”
It’s not often you see an image with as many layers as this one, but when you do, it’s a glorious sight indeed.
“Drunk guy peeing behind tent at wedding reception.”
This is why I’m so against these outdoor receptions. Poor temperature control, grass everywhere, and troublesome shadows!
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“Weather Furcaster.”
This is the only meteorologist I trust these days. He’s always right about upcoming rain meowers!
“Talk about going [behind] someone’s back.. They don’t seem to be too happy with this DJ.”
If I was a patron, I think the hilarity of this would make up for the crappy music.
“Tried to look talented in the background of a family portrait. Failed.”
This is a lesson in staying humble. Be normal like everyone else.
“This woman should be in the background of every paparazzi photo.”
Surely the celebrities don’t want to be bothered by paparazzi all the time, but I’m sure all the people in the background don’t want to be either! You tell ’em!
“Paris Hilton posted this photo on her FB. No one mentioned the [kangaroos] in the background.”
This is the internet. I refuse to believe no one mentioned the kangaroos in the background.
“My friend’s brother’s wedding photo…with their pastor in the background.”
Did they know the pastor was doing that? Did they tell him to do that? Should we all go back to the days of planking on things?
“Girlfriend and I tried to take a nice picture with a bridge in the background. My brother didn’t allow it.”
On the bright side, he made this an easy crop-out job for you.
“So I went to México over the summer. Going through my pictures, I just noticed this guy in the background.”
Someone needs to throw that guy some cardboard as he looks like he is about to do some sick breakdancing!
“Senior picture background fail.”
It had to be the golden one too — the one cow that sticks out from the rest like a sore thumb.
“My brother posted a picture on his birthday. Upon seeing it I immediately started laughing at who he captured in the background.”
I’ve been looking for Waldo for years only to find out that he was in a restaurant complaining about his starter being late!
