Shel, You are right that they have every right to object (Part of the entire 'Freedom of Speech' thing) although there is no concordant requirement for the Photographer to respect that objection beyond courtesy.
-Adam Shel Belinkoff wrote: > You know, I really hate it when I read comments like this. People have > every right to object to being photographed, even though it may be true > that in certain circumstances the photographer may "legally" photograph > them. If a person doesn't want to be photographed, then I think the > photographer should accept to their wishes. If there's a news story or > something of importance going on, that may be a different case. I say that > we should allow people some privacy, especially in a world where privacy is > getting harder and harder to come by. > > Shel > > > > >>[Original Message] >>From: Bob Shell > > >>>On the other hand, I feel uncomfertable that a couple of muslim people >>>mingling in a crowd can prohibit me to take pictures. What if I would >>>have been photographing my 2 year old son running around through the >>>street and they happened to be in the background... Strictly spoken, >>>that would have objected them as well, I guess. They're just part of a >>>crowd. >> >>In a public area they have absolutely no right to object to you >>photographing anything, including them or not. > > > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
