dodgy photo

[donr]

i have just had some photographs done by a department store photography studio of my baby and the prints i received had a bright line around the face making the head look like it had been added to the body using some sort of photo shop has anyone any idea what causes this

 

[gsgary]

Was it shot on a white background ? if so it was very badly lit and they have tried to make the background white very badly

 

[TCampbell]

When you say "bright line around the head" -- do you in fact mean "straight" line -- or are you saying there's a bit of a halo around his head?

A halo between a foreground subject and plain background can often be the result of over-sharpening -- but we'd have to see the image to be able to provide a better answer.