Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/06/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]There it is folks. Right from the Master's mouth. The truth, the whole truth, nothing but the truth! Jim At 06:37 AM 6/21/01 -0700, Ted Grant wrote: >Gee folks, >This is another one of those dumb ass topics that could be easily avoided if >you all went out and took pictures.... wherever! > >And if you are on / in someone else's "private space" and they ask you to >stop or leave, why get huffy and all legal rights crap? Just do it, move on! >Go find some place hassle free where you can shoot to your hearts content >having fun taking pictures. > >Now don't you think that would be a more peaceful and less stressful common >sense solution? > >God I hate confrontation when I'm taking pictures, however if you put >yourself in the place of the other person..... "What would you do if some >photographer came onto your property or into your home and started taking >pictures?" > >Wouldn't you kind of ask him to leave or throw him out the door? > >I mean if you are not making your bread and butter out of the photography >you're doing, don't get into some pissy ass argument with a security guard >or whatever, as you're probably in a "no win" situation. > >Besides you become the GD photographer who's not making your living from >photography and you leave a pile of crap behind that we who do earn our >living from it, have to wade through after your home and in your cozy bed. > >For heaven sake KISS it baby... Keep it simple, move on, have fun, take >pictures some place else. >ted