Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/11/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Gene said: > As I voted this morning, I was shooting photos of the voters. After I had > made my choices, I was going to take another shot, and the older lady > volunteer, asked if it was ok for photos to be taken. She asked that I > not take any, and I said as far as I knew there was no restriction, but I > would not take any more if it made her feel easier. Later she came back > and told me that she checked and it was indeed ok to take photos, and > invited me to continue with my photographing the area. The key here is to > be polite and they will let you work once they are satisfied that it is > ok. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information<,, Way to go Gene! Good on you lad! :-) Politeness wins once again! Today it seems everytime one turns around there's some Assh..... making a big scene of trivial things when all that is required is.... staying cool and ask politely, as in your gentlemanly manner. Heck and if you are not a working photographer what's the big deal if one didn't get a couple of pictures to merely test the system. But in each case I feel if the photographer's legal right allows pictures to be taken, certainly without being a damn fool and sticking his camera in the face of the subject the law that he can, one would think with some discretion. And the moment of questioning by a worker should be carried to authorities particularly where it's the right of the individual to shoot is being refused. However, being polite begets far more honey and cooperation than being a loud mouth son of a bitch with all the flag waving rights crap. ted