RE: The Weird, Wise and Wonderful - People of Sheffield Part 1
Ah yes I saw that post! Interesting way to deal with it.... it does seem like she really had trouble with the cat calling though.
Yes, so I have looked into this quite a lot.
Here in the UK it is perfectly legal to take pictures of people and post them as long as the pictures are taken in a public place and you are not selling them.
Otherwise people just would not be able to take pictures at all! There are often people in the background even if you are taking a touristy photo of a building, or a pic of a loved one.
The model releases are required if you intend to sell your work.
It mostly comes down to personal morals and ethics when it comes to taking pictures of people and posting them.
For me, this means I don't post:
- recognisable pictures of children
- pictures of people who are suffering
- pictures that are demeaning or humiliating
Basically I try to celebrate people! And of course, if someone is unhappy that I took their picture, I will delete it. :)
I'm glad you like the pictures! I've got plenty more where they came from!
not like Dougie eh.. no release form, no deletes.. just snap and pap
Ha! Yep, he's completely ruthless!!
AHAHA! I just knew you did the due diligence for this! I think that "selling for profit" caveat is the key thing. As long as you're not profiting from others then it's all good. I'm glad this series wasn't hampered by technicalities :D
It's funny how you enumerated your ethics regarding what photos you take. My university is ran by Brothers (specifically the La Sallian Brothers, not actual blood-related brothers), and there's this one brother who's hobby is photography. The three points you enumerated are the exact same things he said when he takes photographs haha!
Haha! That's funny, I'll have to look them up!
I guess really, those 3 ethical rules are pretty much common sense if you're a decent person. :)
That one particular brother eventually became the chancellor of our university haha! I'm glad I got to talk to him before he got the promotion.
Not everyone follows those ethical rules, but yeah... not everyone is decent, I guess haha!