diff --git a/photobooth/camera/PictureDimensions.py b/photobooth/camera/PictureDimensions.py
index 8ed94f8..cce5bde 100644
--- a/photobooth/camera/PictureDimensions.py
+++ b/photobooth/camera/PictureDimensions.py
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ class PictureDimensions:
         self._min_distance = (config.getInt('Picture', 'min_dist_x'),
                               config.getInt('Picture', 'min_dist_y'))
 
+        self._skip_last = config.getBool('Picture', 'skip_last')
+
         self.computeThumbnailDimensions()
 
     def computeThumbnailDimensions(self):
@@ -64,7 +66,13 @@ class PictureDimensions:
     @property
     def totalNumPictures(self):
 
-        return self._num_pictures[0] * self._num_pictures[1]
+        return max(self._num_pictures[0] * self._num_pictures[1] -
+                   int(self._skip_last), 1)
+
+    @property
+    def skipLast(self):
+
+        return self._skip_last
 
     @property
     def captureSize(self):
diff --git a/photobooth/gui/Qt5Gui/Frames.py b/photobooth/gui/Qt5Gui/Frames.py
index ab868ff..c421e6f 100644
--- a/photobooth/gui/Qt5Gui/Frames.py
+++ b/photobooth/gui/Qt5Gui/Frames.py
@@ -103,15 +103,17 @@ class IdleMessage(QtWidgets.QFrame):
 
 class GreeterMessage(QtWidgets.QFrame):
 
-    def __init__(self, num_x, num_y, countdown_action):
+    def __init__(self, num_x, num_y, skip_last, countdown_action):
 
         super().__init__()
         self.setObjectName('GreeterMessage')
 
         self._text_title = 'Get ready!'
         self._text_button = 'Start countdown'
-        if num_x * num_y > 1:
-            self._text_label = ('for {} pictures...'.format(num_x * num_y))
+
+        num_pictures = max(num_x * num_y - int(skip_last), 1)
+        if num_pictures > 1:
+            self._text_label = ('for {} pictures...'.format(num_pictures))
         else:
             self._text_label = ''
 
@@ -686,7 +688,7 @@ class Settings(QtWidgets.QFrame):
         def file_dialog():
             dialog = QtWidgets.QFileDialog.getOpenFileName
             bg.setText(dialog(self, 'Select file', os.path.expanduser('~'),
-                             'Images (*.jpg *.png)')[0])
+                              'Images (*.jpg *.png)')[0])
 
         dir_button = QtWidgets.QPushButton('Select directory')
         dir_button.clicked.connect(directory_dialog)
diff --git a/photobooth/gui/Qt5Gui/PyQt5Gui.py b/photobooth/gui/Qt5Gui/PyQt5Gui.py
index 03836b5..5dd3bfd 100644
--- a/photobooth/gui/Qt5Gui/PyQt5Gui.py
+++ b/photobooth/gui/Qt5Gui/PyQt5Gui.py
@@ -179,10 +179,11 @@ class PyQt5Gui(GuiSkeleton):
 
         num_pic = (self._cfg.getInt('Picture', 'num_x'),
                    self._cfg.getInt('Picture', 'num_y'))
+        skip_last = self._cfg.getBool('Picture', 'skip_last')
         greeter_time = self._cfg.getInt('Photobooth', 'greeter_time') * 1000
 
         self._setWidget(Frames.GreeterMessage(
-            *num_pic,
+            *num_pic, skip_last,
             lambda: self._comm.send(Workers.MASTER, GuiEvent('countdown'))))
         QtCore.QTimer.singleShot(
             greeter_time,