Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/07/08
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on 07/08/03 4:39 AM, frank theriault at knarf.theriault@sympatico.ca wrote:
> Of course someone in public being photographed has the ~right~ to say "no".
Quite right. And a decent, compassionate photographer will honor that
request unless there is some compelling public information reason to make
the photo anyway - or the person objecting is peripheral to what the
photographer is actually photographing. For example, in an accident, where
there are people standing on the sidelines, they carry no weight with me not
photographing them if they are simply "in the photo." And believe me,
similar things happen all the time.
On the other hand, some kid playing in a fountain - if the parent objects to
you directly - then you should honor that request. Of course you're free to
explain why you want to take the photo and offer to send the parent a copy.
That sometimes changes things in your favor.
Eric Welch
Carlsbad, CA
http://www.jphotog.com
"He's dead Jim...
...I'll get his tricorder, you get his wallet."
-Star Trek
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