When scouting locations

The staircase was BEAUTIFUL, but all of the backgrounds had exit signs, support columns, abrupt color changes, fire enunciators, and various other background killers. Outside? No dice. 360 degrees of telephone wire, IHOP signs and construction equipment. I covered most of it up with careful placement of the body of the person I photographed. Still, there are some that will have to be croped out or "shoped"* when printed. The moral of the story, when you scout a location, scout the backgrounds.