Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In a message dated 9/21/99 5:10:23 AM, anthony@atkielski.com writes: <<No, but given people the impression that you need their permission to take photographs on the street is a slippery slope. They need to understand that public places are public, not private, and that they are not entitled to forbid anything that happens to displease them. >> When I was shooting daily feature pics for the newspaper I never asked permission to run someone's picture. I merely identified myself, told them what I was doing and asked if I could have their name for the cutline. I figured if they went along with all of that then they didn't have a problem with it. It's a little slicker but it discourages any expression of choice on their part. Bob McEowen