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Anonymous
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I'm going to go out and shoot some street photography in a bit. I've made a note in my head to not be deterred if my subjects see me and to keep taking photos of them with them looking into the lens. I think the eyes would add some emotion to the photos.

Anyway my question is have any of you had experiences where your subjects got pissed off because you were taking photos of them? It hasn't happened to me yet.
>> Anonymous
I havent but take care.
>> ac !!VPzQAxYPAMA
I've had someone nearby get pissed off and start screaming at me despite the subject being perfectly okay with it. Never had my subject get mad.
>> Anonymous
One time I had some guy I wasn't even photographing think I was a P.I. hired by his wife to photograph him with/fucking some other chick. He got pretty pissed and I was like: "lol".
>> Anonymous
>>173766
So how did you handle that guy. Just told him to gtfo or something?

I Have always problems when people come to harass me about my photography because i dont know how to respond to them.
>> Martin !!ve2Q1ETWmJH
Happens to me aswell, espesh in Trafalgar Square for some reason..
My usual responce is to RTFA. Run the Fuck Away.
Which 9 times outa' 10, I dont need to .. but its a good adrenaline rush :D
>> Anonymous
Well, you do have the law on your side, so if you feel like sticking up to them, tell them, tell them to stop verbally harassing you, and you'll call the cops.

They may end up being jackasses and getting the cops involved, but they're totally in the wrong.
>> rage_homo
>>173785
Doesn't matter if they're in the wrong or not.
I've had cops & rental police threaten to confiscate my camera for taking photographs of public buildings or on public transportation.

Cops in big cities always think anybody with a camera who isn't taking LOL GENERIC VACATION SNAPSHOT is a fucking terrorist.
>> Anonymous
>>173787
>I've had cops & rental police threaten to confiscate my camera for taking photographs of public buildings or on public transportation.
And that doesn't matter. If they confiscate anything without arresting you, you can charge them with theft and have them suspended. If they arrest you and you haven't done anything wrong, you can charge them with unlawful imprisonment and then you'll have a very strong civil rights case. Always get their full name and badge number (as well as a good physical description in your head), and call the ACLU if anything wrong happens to you. There's nothing to fear at ALL if you're photographing on strictly public property. Feel free to take pictures of the cops, and always keep a pad and pen with you to write information down.
>> ac !!VPzQAxYPAMA
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Oh, and then there was this one. I took some shots around here because I was trying to burn off some film in a camera I was testing. Guy comes up to me, starts chatting with me, asking if I'm a photographer, why I'm taking pictures of that, etc. Like in a friendly way. We part ways and I continue on down the street.

A few minutes later, I'm walking by a parking lot and he pulls up in front of me blocking my path, gets out, gets really serious and informs me that he's friends with the guy who owns that apartment and wants to make sure I'm not, and I quote, "on the job". That's when I realize I'm in the "Little Italy" section of Niagara Falls and that the guy talking to me is an Italian gentleman driving a really nice, big, black SUV.

He seemed to accept my assurances that I was not taking pictures either for the Police or for people planning to rob the place. But I'm left with the feeling that I came really close to pissing off someone in the mafia.
>> linkiE !ei5A1FPDuk
I've had crazy street musicians stop me and tell me to put money in their hats. They want me to "support the artist," despite that I assure them that I'm not going to be selling my stuff. I usually just take a couple more as they're complaining and walk away.

My favorites are the meth addicts downtown who come up to me and ask me to take their picture. <3 Santa Cruz
>> Anonymous
>>173792
What about the time ten law enforcement agencies pulled up behind you?
>> ac !!VPzQAxYPAMA
>>173817
Heh. Oh yeah. Forgot about that one.

Three agencies (as I recall. Might just be two agencies, but it was definitely three cars. Local police, state, and possibly DHS. It was right next to the US/Canada border, so it's certainly not out of the realm of possibility that Homeland Security was in on it).

Was taking pictures out by the Niagara Power Authority, which provides power to a good chunk of New York State. Suddenly I find myself surrounded by Official Vehicles and get to wait while they run me through the is-this-a-terrorist database and give me a stern talking to about creeping around taking pictures of critical infrastructure. They didn't actually demand that I delete the picture, but I offered (in the hopes of making things go more smoothly, which it did) and they said that they very much would prefer that I did. I probably could've been all "FUCK YOU, PIGS, I KNOW MY RIGHTS" but meh. Fuck it. It was a shitty picture anyway, and the officers in question were pretty nice about the whole thing and didn't make me feel like I was in an Orwell novel or anything.
>> Anonymous
>>173776

>So how did you handle that guy. Just told him to gtfo or something?

Just let em know you're in every legal right to take their photograph. If they disagree, don't provoke them, just apologize. If they ask or demand you to delete it, tell em you don't have to. If they touch you, assault you, or smash your camera phone the police. The trick is to simply be calm, let them know the facts without sounding like a fool, and don't provoke them.

It's best to read your photographers rights for your country/state/province and become familiar with them, because chances are you'll need them some day. For the most part, the rule is 'If you can see it, you can shoot it'.

Canadian Laws: http://ambientlight.ca/laws.php
American Laws: http://www.usatoday.com/tech/columnist/andrewkantor/2005-12-29-camera-laws_x.htm
UK Laws (pdf): http://hmmm.co.za/ukrights.php
Australian Laws: http://www.artslaw.com.au/legalinformation/StreetPhotographersRights.asp
>> Anonymous
173829 here. Actually, DON'T apologize, there's no reason you have to. Just don't say anything that'll get your lights punched out.
>> elf_man !!DdAnyoDMfCe
>>173820
See? People with beards are hiding something.
>> Anonymous
>>173820
would have been very different if you were brown
>> Anonymous
>>173830

lol one off, try again
>> Anonymous
Yeah I feel like this is the hardest thing to do when starting photography. I've slowly been getting better at it but I do approach it with a lot of restraint.
>> Anonymous
Man, my country sucks it. We need "photography permits" to go shooting in the city with anything that's bigger than a compact P&S. I know friends with dSLR's taking photos of their children being stopped by security guards.
>> Butterfly !xlgRMYva6s
>>173855
move out of china.
>> Anonymous
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I dunno, there is just something about my photography outfit that draws the wrong type of attention.

Camera-Specific Properties:Equipment MakeSONYCamera ModelDSC-P52Maximum Lens Aperturef/3.8Image-Specific Properties:Image OrientationTop, Left-HandHorizontal Resolution72 dpiVertical Resolution72 dpiImage Created2004:11:26 19:06:10RenderingNormalExposure ModeAutoWhite BalanceAutoScene Capture TypeStandardExposure Time1/125 secF-Numberf/3.8Exposure ProgramNormal ProgramISO Speed Rating100Exposure Bias0 EVMetering ModePatternLight SourceUnknownFlashNo FlashFocal Length12.60 mmColor Space InformationsRGBImage Width2048Image Height1536
>> Anonymous
>>173860
i can't decide what's funnier:

your ignorance at not knowing the difference
or you conveying that this is a common mistake

very deep anon, many levels
8/10
>> parshimers !y2fz.HIyUQ
sometimes it pays to be skinny, white, and generally harmless looking, and i think this is one of those situations
>> Anonymous
>>173869

did anyone else "wut?" after reading this?
>> Anonymous
>>173856
If I were in China, I wouldn't even have a camera. Besides, my country rocks in its own ways. One of them being able to get my hands on hardware and gadgets at a cheaper price than those exported to the US.
>> Anonymous
>>173875
I did too.
>> Anonymous
One of these days, I wanna try bringing my Fotosnaiper around. That'll be hell.
>> ac !!VPzQAxYPAMA
>>173837
>See? People with beards are hiding something.
If nothing else, a double chin and some acne.
>> Butterfly !xlgRMYva6s
>>173876
taiwan then. It doesnt matter, freedom of the individual is more important than cheap technogadgets. Getting rich is easy, getting free is not.
>> Anonymous
>>173829here. Half an hour ago some redneck came out of a coffee shop threatening to break my camera. Lulz.
>> Anonymous
>>173875

Sikh != Muslim, like not even close.

The question is: Did>>173860know that?
>> Anonymous
>>173876
Wow, you can get cameras really cheap, you are just not allowed to use them
>> fence !!POey2hdozCZ
here's what i do:

1) ask. "may i take your picture?" does wonders. if they say no, take it anyway, for lulz.

or.

2) don't ask. make a photo of them, and if they notice, and this is the fucking crucial part, don't move. keep staring in the direction where they were standing and take another photo. maybe crouch and look like you're working out a composition. they'll assume that you were just taking a photo of something behind them. if anything, get annoyed at THEM for interrupting your concentration.

3) keep in mind that you're going to be portraying people in what will probably be an unflattering manner, and your subjects will be completely aware of it. so, don't be a dick.
>> Anonymous
>>174780
look past them and make them feel like they're interfering. great idea.