Taking photos in public.
Jun 3, 2019 11:17:51 #
JohnBoy5562 wrote:
Thanks for all the information. I was thinking sin... (show quote)
Forgive me but the word you are looking for is not, shoots, but shots, as in candid shots.
Dennis
Jun 3, 2019 11:21:29 #
catchlight..
Loc: Wisconsin USA- Halden Norway
Final answer... hopefully
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Country_specific_consent_requirements
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Country_specific_consent_requirements
Jun 3, 2019 11:23:11 #
I belong to a magicians' club and usually take photos of our annual public show, to be included in our organization's national publication. Such photos sometimes include volunteer helpers from the audience. The publication has never asked me for signed releases. Note that this publication is available only to members of the national organization. Maybe there is an assumption that when a person goes on stage he or she is assumed to be relinquishing any claim to privacy.
Jun 3, 2019 11:28:32 #
If I'm at a public event I rarely ask permission. Never had a problem but never showed anyone in a negative light either. Occasionally I will sometimes lift camera towards them for acknowledgement and get an ok that way. But I feel if its candid you want then you probably wont get it by lettimg them know what your doing.
Jun 3, 2019 13:32:59 #
All answers must be considered based on country and location. The rules in Norway seem restrictive while those in the US are based more on use of the photos and are not nearly as restrictive unless you're trying for detail shots of the security arrangements at the US Capital.............
Jun 3, 2019 15:01:53 #
If you are standing on public property, you may safely shoot anything or anyone you can see. That is as long as it or they are not for publication. Was tested in Florida by me, lawyers, and judge. Plaintiff was given fed. law covering this subject.
Jun 3, 2019 15:33:45 #
catchlight..
Loc: Wisconsin USA- Halden Norway
Lots of similar contradictions ...
Here it is again, the complete list, country by country
https://expertphotography.com/street-photography-laws/
Here it is again, the complete list, country by country
https://expertphotography.com/street-photography-laws/
Jun 3, 2019 23:15:07 #
The “right to privacy” didn’t belong to the photographer, it belonged to the bride and groom. Permission was not his to grant or deny.
The wedding party was clearly in a public place, dressed in a manner sure to attract notice. Hence they met neither legal criterion for a reasonable expectation of privacy.
If this photo was for non-commercial, personal use, and if you were not impeding the shoot (sometimes a flash can trigger the main photographer’s lighting) I see no reason why you couldn't take photos, especially since you were at a distance and not a distraction.
And I bet photos by iPhone-wielding guests were already on the webernets!
The wedding party was clearly in a public place, dressed in a manner sure to attract notice. Hence they met neither legal criterion for a reasonable expectation of privacy.
If this photo was for non-commercial, personal use, and if you were not impeding the shoot (sometimes a flash can trigger the main photographer’s lighting) I see no reason why you couldn't take photos, especially since you were at a distance and not a distraction.
And I bet photos by iPhone-wielding guests were already on the webernets!
Jun 4, 2019 14:53:30 #
You have no right to privacy where you have no reasonable expectation of privacy. So, when doing public things, in public places, you are fair game for photographers. That is what makes news photography legal. To help bolster your right to photograph people in public, get Press credentials, and carry them. If people whine about their non existent right to privacy in public places, mention your right to freedom of the press.
Jun 4, 2019 21:45:10 #
Keen wrote:
, get Press credentials, and carry them.
No reputable news provider is going to hand out press credentials to just anybody! Those are for reporters and photographers employed by the specific publication, tv station, etc. Press passes are issued to free-lancers covering a specific event like a rock concert.
A fake pass could get you in major trouble with the news organization you were falsely claiming to represent. And if a cop recognizes the fake — which is almost guaranteed — you will instantly be branded as a suspicious character
Press credentials don't bestow any special powers. Yes, you might get through police barricades at a crime scene, but if the cops tell you to scram, you best beat feet.
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