[Leica] Street shooting

[ted grant <75501.3002@compuserve.com>]

Carl S. wrote:

<<<<<Did Robert Frank get permission from the people he photographed?
Matthew Brady? Dorothea Lange? There would be vast gaps in our visual
culture and history if these conditions existed in the past.>>>>>>

Carl, I'm sure that would be the case in deed!  Major gaps of US and
Canadian life changes which actually illustrate how we as nations' evolve.

For ten years I shot for the National Film Board of Canada documenting the
"Canadian way of life" along with other freelancers hired for the purpose
of recording all the things that make us Canadians. Never once to my
knowledge, did any of us ever get releases, and I mean we photographed
thousands upon thousands of Canadians in all wolks of society.

I think what happened over the years, people learned they could "sue
somebody for money!"  And today we have people suing for the simplest of
things as long as they can make a buck. It's a pox on our society, as it
spoils so many instantaneous picture moments.

I've only had one instance of someone trying to sue me over a picture and
all I said was, I would be only too pleased to share my earnings from the
picture if he would share the costs involved in getting it. End of
conversation! :)

ted