Be Careful Where You shoot Pics

[Texun1]

Check out this article. Just goes to show that you may get jumped on at any time.

http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister...le_1710884.php

[xseption]

sounds like the father had a legitimate reason ...

[Texun1]

I understand in this case. However, you need to be aware that no matter where you are someone could be thinking the same about you standing there snapping pictures.

Here in the DFW area it is becoming more of an occurance and people are becoming violent with potographers.

[rschramm]

I don't think thats a "careful where you shoot" problem so much as a "what you shoot" I dont see any reason whatsoever that anyone (especially a stranger) should be shooting kids without parental approval. there is no justifyable reason IMHO, and the lady working the "jewlery booth" should have notified someone if she saw him aiming the camera up the little girl's skirt.
I am all about candid street photography, Shooting Fairs, Rodeos, Parades, etc. some really good stuff can come out of that, but when it involves children I believe they should be left out unless OK'ed by the parent.

<---- stepping down from the ol soapbox...

[Texun1]

Originally Posted by rschramm

I don't think thats a "careful where you shoot" problem so much as a "what you shoot" I dont see any reason whatsoever that anyone (especially a stranger) should be shooting kids without parental approval. there is no justifyable reason IMHO, and the lady working the "jewlery booth" should have notified someone if she saw him aiming the camera up the little girl's skirt.
I am all about candid street photography, Shooting Fairs, Rodeos, Parades, etc. some really good stuff can come out of that, but when it involves children I believe they should be left out unless OK'ed by the parent.

<---- stepping down from the ol soapbox...

I agree with you also on the kids part and I will always ask a parent if they can be photographed. I guess my point is that you can never assume what others are thinking. I love candid photography also and never had an issue but there are a lot of people out there and you never know what just may set one of them off.

[Trinitee]

I usually ask the parent or make small talk with them prior to my asking. I usually share my email address and offer to send them copies as well. Never had issues like that.
There is a fine line between shooting few pictures V/S obsessively singling out a child.
I would have had him in a head lock too (to say the least) if he was stalking one of my kids like that.

[Crashoran]

I thought if the area was a public place then you were allowed to take photos without harrassment?

[Trinitee]

Guess not when one is stalking a child or harrassing people in that public place.

[Paulo]

Originally Posted by Crashoran

I thought if the area was a public place then you were allowed to take photos without harrassment?

--Well, who really knows if it's true or not but from the article, the "photographer" does sound suspicious... --

Dornan, the son of former Congressman Bob Dornan, was helping his wife run a festival booth selling belts for kids. He said the photographer fled and appeared to be deleting photos from his camera when he noticed Dornan on his trail. ...

Dornan said he did not know the photographer's name but said he learned the man was an off-duty Los Angeles police officer. That may explain why the man was not arrested for carrying a concealed weapon, Dornan said. L.A. Police Department spokeswoman Marjan Mobasser confirmed the photographer was an off-duty officer and said the department is conducting an internal investigation into the incident. She said she did not have the man's name.

--The photographer was an off-duty peace officer. Why did he run and delete images while doing so? Why didn't he ID himself as an off-duty peace officer to the father?--


Dornan, a special education teacher in the Anaheim School District, said he was able to look at several photos on the digital camera before handing it to Garden Grove police. He said it appeared the photographer had followed his daughter and taken pictures of her and other children over several hours Saturday.

Vande Spagg, who ran a jewelry booth at the fair, said she observed the photographer aiming his camera up Dornan's daughter's skirt.

--Public place or not, there's no reason to be taking those shots.--