Taking photos without permission illegal.

[john*thomas]

We are actually making rulings that are the opposite of the ruling here. I read where you already had to blur out the face of the police there. Here the courts are regularly ruling that you have an absolute right to photograph police officers while out in the public.

As noted above I would always ask if children are involved but I've often wondered how many family photo albums I'm in where I was caught in the background of their photos.

 

[DraganDL]

I have actually seen a couple of scenes recently of children at the zoo that needed to be shot. each time I asked the parents first and told them what I was doing. Both times the parents were excited that I wanted to shoot their kids. Had it been an adult I probably would have discretely shot it and gone about my business. We have the right to shoot in public here BUT I think we have the responsibility to be respectful of others privacy. Don't shoot someone in a compromising position, or doing something that you would not like to be shot doing. Be discrete and not In-your-face. I would not be very nice if someone got it my face and started harassing me to get a photo of me.

The trouble is: by the time you get people's "consent" (in written form, the words tend to fly away, take my word for it) the "moment" is gone. Now, let us imagine a group of tourists on a busy street, square, whatever. We want to "capture" the scenery, which includes many (recognizable) people's faces. Mission impossible.
There should be NO limits of this kind, that is logical, natural and just...

 

[Lawrence]

Keep snapping folks - in fact increase your efforts and let's flood the courts! Ridiculous rules.
Imagine something like a football game final.
This world has gone mad.

 

[Don Kuykendall_RIP]

The trouble is: by the time you get people's "consent" (in written form, the words tend to fly away, take my word for it) the "moment" is gone. Now, let us imagine a group of tourists on a busy street, square, whatever. We want to "capture" the scenery, which includes many (recognizable) people's faces. Mission impossible.
There should be NO limits of this kind, that is logical, natural and just...

I am not sure what the laws are in your country but at least here as long as it is in a public place there are no laws restricting photography. I just try to be respectable and the only time I do ask is if it is a child and that is the only person in the photo. In other words the child is the main subject. What are the laws like in Serbia?

 

[photofree]

Capturing an image in public is legal in the US. Its what you do with it that can ruin your day. Folks have a right to not have their face published for commercial purposes. Without a signed release, trouble can follow. Posting on the internet is publishing. Money does not have to be made. American Malls have video cameras in every corner, but you can't take photos there. The public is welcome but it is private property. Thank thee Donald (trump) for the continued loss of rights in this country. Money makes the rules, not the right.

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