bill Posted January 12, 2007 Share #1 Posted January 12, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) Just an item of curiosity on a Friday afternoon. How do you feel about being photographed in the street? Do you object? Notice? Ignore? React? Is it dependent on what you are doing? On where you are? On whom you are with? On the behaviour of the photographer? Share, please. Regards, Bill Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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earleygallery Posted January 12, 2007 Share #2 Posted January 12, 2007 Bill, Its never bothered me, although I've only once caught someone taking a 'street' shot of me. The only thing is I wondered what they found so interesting about me! On a few occasions I've been somewhere when a photographer has appeared to take publicity shots and I've been happy to pose for them (bit of a surprise when someone tells you they've seen your picture in a brochure or on a website!). I walk over London Bridge on the way to work and there are often people doing photoshoots or filming - I've not yet seen anyone complain or try to avoid being filmed. The question of permissions and 'model release' in such situations becomes very complex I imagine, although I guess the premise is that you are in a public place. I guess as photographers most of us here will be more accommodating than most however. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunsworth Posted January 12, 2007 Share #3 Posted January 12, 2007 I don't like having my photograph taken, but if someone takes mine what the heck. After all I've taken lots of other people myself so I'm not going to object. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
masjah Posted January 12, 2007 Share #4 Posted January 12, 2007 I wouldn't like my photograph to be taken by a stranger without my permission (unless my position in it was incidental or trivial) so I tend not to take such images of people; when I do, I ask first. When people as me "what sort of subjects do you photograph" I usually reply "anything except people". Definitely not a case for an M then! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stnami Posted January 12, 2007 Share #5 Posted January 12, 2007 I usually say thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron110n Posted January 13, 2007 Share #6 Posted January 13, 2007 The only thing is I wondered what they found so interesting about me! Ha ha... that happed to me too and I felt the same. I can't miss that Canon 5D with a big white lens aimed at me like a Howitzer 30 ft away. Too bad I don't have my M or D2 with me. Instead I have a bag of In & Out Burger on one hand and a large Coke on the other hand, to-go. I gave him a good candid pose in response and seriously paused my movement so he get a good shot. He said thanks afterwards. You gotta support your fellow happy snapper. =) Cheers -Ron Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhsimmonds Posted January 13, 2007 Share #7 Posted January 13, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) This is an interesting and really quite serious thread. The situation in the UK has become quite ludicrous and police are ready to haul you off as soon as they receive a complaint it seems, even if the law is invariably on your side as a photographer. Two of my local photographic club members have recently been stopped by police/security from taking photographs in what is a smallish country town! It seems police respond to the public who are absolutely paranoid about paedophoilia and also the government who are paranoid about terroism, all fuelled by the national media. In other countries, including France and the U.S. I personally have never had these sort of problems. It would be interesting to compile a chart of what is and what isn't legal in public photography by various countries. Any interest? Personally I have only been stopped once by the subject (probably because he was acting illegally himself!) and of course I respected the subjects response, even though he was a river's width away! All in all I feel safer taking street photographs in other countries, but is that because I do not know the laws in those countries regarding photography in public? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lars_bergquist Posted January 13, 2007 Share #8 Posted January 13, 2007 Depends on who does the photography. If it is an ordinary tourist or hobby photographer, then I don't mind. If it is a newspaper photog., then I definitely do mind. If it is the KGB/FSB or the FBI or any other local variety of this antisocial species, I give them the finger. And if it is one of these ubiquitous surveillance cameras, my instinct is to get out a gun and wipe it out. Unfortunately, I don't carry a gun nowadays ... The old man from the Age of Privacy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted January 13, 2007 Share #9 Posted January 13, 2007 You'd need a lot of ammo if you came to Britain... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted January 13, 2007 Share #10 Posted January 13, 2007 How do you feel about being photographed in the street? Do you object? Notice? Ignore? React? Is it dependent on what you are doing? On where you are? On whom you are with? On the behaviour of the photographer? I don't take shots of people in the street very often as one doesn't know what their reaction will be. Even at a public event, some people object to it. This fellow for instance... http://www.andybarton.com/2005/mediafiles/l46.jpg But, I don't really mind if someone takes mine, if they're just one of the great unwashed like me. If I were walking in the hills and someone was taking shots for a brochure or similar, I would, however, expect them to ask my permission if they wanted to shoot me. (Especially if their name is "Lars" ) There's not much we can do about the surveillance cameras in our land of Orwellian Utopia anymore, either. I just object when the police take my picture while I'm driving Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunsworth Posted January 13, 2007 Share #11 Posted January 13, 2007 I just object when the police take my picture while I'm driving Perhaps if you drove a little faster they wouldn't have time to take the photograph. Or have you thought of that already? ;-) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted January 13, 2007 Share #12 Posted January 13, 2007 Tried that. It doesn't work and gets expensive. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
frc Posted January 13, 2007 Share #13 Posted January 13, 2007 I'm to busy taking pictures to notice. Someone could stalk me all over the place without me knowing about it. Whenever I take a picture of someone without asking and the person sees me taking the shot I always smile friendly and thank them. Only seldom do I have negative reactions, and if, one is surprised I cannot delete pics. What, you use film?!!!!!!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
imported_peter_m Posted January 13, 2007 Share #14 Posted January 13, 2007 This is an interesting and really quite serious thread. It would be interesting to compile a chart of what is and what isn't legal in public photography by various countries. Any interest? This link has been posted here before I think but it will give you some info. 4020 Φ page Peter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhsimmonds Posted January 14, 2007 Share #15 Posted January 14, 2007 Thank you Peter, as I am planning a trip to Oz for November I will study this before leaving! Are the police as zealous in preventing street photography (and I don't mean child photography) as they appear to be in UK? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
milsu Posted January 14, 2007 Share #16 Posted January 14, 2007 Once I wanted to take a candid shot of a girl, but she was holding camera in hands, too. It happened we aimed our cameras on each other at the same time. Then I decided to act like a gentleman, and gave up from my shot, posing her to make a photo of me. I was pleased she had interest to picture me, but was not pleased when her boyfriend arrived, and they left. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest flatfour Posted January 14, 2007 Share #17 Posted January 14, 2007 According to the UK police each one of us is photographed on CCTV cameras 300 times per day. Not much one can do about it really. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted January 14, 2007 Share #18 Posted January 14, 2007 During our first trip to China about a dozen years ago people frequently stopped us so they could photograph us, often with members of their family. In India 14 months ago, while in a paddle boat on Nakki Lake at Mt. Abu, a young couple with very small children paddled madly to catch up with is. When they did the mother thrust her children, across the water into Barbara’s arms for a photo (see photo below). Two days earlier a group of young men at the old fortress in Kumbhalgarh each wanted a photo posed with Barbara. The last one asked her to put on her sunglasses, then put on his, and then requested another photo. Then all the young men had to pose a second time wearing sunglasses. A few posed with their arm seemingly around Barbara, but not actually touching. We were surprised that none of the photos turned up on the Internet with Hindi captions about their Yank girlfriend. We were in Place Vandome in Paris and two young American women, seeing me with my pre-Leica SLR approached me to take their photo with their camera. They pointed to the shutter button and said, with a poor accent, “Ici”. I mimed how I wanted them to pose, famed the photo and said, in a fake French accent, “Say ‘fromage’”. On the Great Wall of China, just a ten minute walk from where tourist enter, we were quite alone – Few venture more than 50 meters along the wall. We climbed into a tower and found about two dozen young men enjoying the view. They indicated they’d like me to take their picture with their camera. As they posed I pretended to hide their camera and began running away. They all laughed, and we all took photos of one another. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/13307-shooting-me-shooting-you/?do=findComment&comment=141726'>More sharing options...
cocker Posted January 14, 2007 Share #19 Posted January 14, 2007 According to the UK police each one of us is photographed on CCTV cameras 300 times per day. Not much one can do about it really. Anthony, I'm sure you are right but what a depressing statistic. I don't agree that we can't do anything about it but it takes effort. If enough people complain about something things happen. And if people vote out governments that promote this Orwellian culture and make it clear that it is unacceptable then they begin to listen if they want our vote. As the UK Freedom of Information Commissioner remarked recently "We are in danger of sleepwalking into a surveillance society". It's about time we woke up and did something about it! I feel strongly about this both as a citizen and as a photographer. Rant over!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemeng Posted January 15, 2007 Share #20 Posted January 15, 2007 I am planning a trip to Oz for November ... Are the police as zealous in preventing street photography (and I don't mean child photography) as they appear to be in UK? Only on Bondi Beach: Dupain beach snaps draw police attention | NEWS.com.au Practically though, it isn't so much the police but rather the general public you have to be worried about. Be warned that people here are very touchy about having their photo taken without consent/permission - and this coming from someone who has been photographing them now for at least five years. And, oh yes, also the bloke who wrote the 4020 article linked to above :?) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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