Question

How can you minimize a bad background? In other words, how can you make less of a bad background show up in the photo?

Answer 1

How can you minimize a bad background? In other words, how can you make less of a bad background show up in the photo?

Change your perspective

Get closer to your subject

Eliminate the items in the background causing a problem

All of the above

Step-by-step explanation:

D.) All of the above.

Answer 2

What you want to do is create a shallow depth of field, this is to make your background blur and focus more on the subject. Set a large aperture, which is a low f-number, around f/1.8 or f/2 and then take a few test shots to see if this is what you would like. If you want everything to be focused in frame just do the opposite.