Photographer's Rights
Matt Dunmore
as well.
I get asked periodically about taking pictures of random people and if
it is legal. Then there are the occasional times when I have been
harassed for taking pics of the local <a href="/photoblog/index.php?
showimage=197">J. Jill store</a> and at the <a href="/photoblog/
index.php?showimage=201">airport</a>. So I learned a long time ago, I
needed to know my rights so that when I was confronted I could be
confident that I was in the clear. So here are a couple links to
information about Photographers Rights if you are interested.
<a href="http://photojojo.com/content/tips/legal-rights-of-
photographers/" target="_blank">Ten Legal Commandments or Photography</
a>
And something every street photographer should have a copy of in their
bags at all times...
<a href="http://www.krages.com/phoright.htm" target="_blank">The
Photographer's Right</a>
Matt Dunmore
Ten Legal Commandments or Photography -
http://photojojo.com/content/tips/legal-rights-of-photographers/
The Photographer's Right - http://www.krages.com/phoright.htm
Tracy Neal
It's weird that you send this out today... I posted this experience on Digital Photography School.. Which is a neat forum that I like...
This is too funny... I just had this experience a few days ago. As I was trying to locate neat sites to take pictures of for the 'Assignment: Construction' I remembered that the local mall was adding some new stores. So I drive over and pull into a cove and with my window rolled down and sat in my truck taking pictures. When I pulled up I had noticed that there was a 'rent a cop' (no offense) car sitting there and I could hear the guys talking, but they weren't visible at that point and I didn't think much about it.
I had just finished reading an online photography lesson that day and was concentrating on the lines and so on trying to get a good frame and snap a picture. After the flash went off I heard, "what was that?" Next thing I know here come the 2 rent-a-cops telling me that I wasn't allowed to take pictures there because the construction outfit who was doing it was concerned about confidentiality and copyrights...
Jeez - I explained what I was doing, and they were very nice to me, but they still made me delete all my pictures... I had taken some pretty cool ones too!
And someone responded back with this link: (http://www.kantor.com/useful/Legal-Rights-of-Photographers.pdf)
I had no idea!
With Warmest Regards,
Tracy Neal
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