Comments on: What is Your Opinion? – Photographing Strangers in Public

By: Isabella

Isabella — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 16:16:17 +0000

Good point! I just slightly touched down on this today coincentally. When photos are posted onto the internet, they become a free-for-all.

I try to avoid it and/or blur people out of photos. I try. Can’t say I have done it successfully 100% of the time, but I do try.

I had an experience while out with friends one evening in the clubs. Guys were sticking cameras in discreet places to capture shots up girls dresses & down girls tops. And doing so when/where girls weren’t suspecting. And finally witnessing this after it must’ve been going on for some unknown amount of time, it made me very upset. I got the attention of one girls, who then got the bouncer to make the guys delete their photos of her & her friends. Then the guys were removed from the club.

I try to be thoughtful even if I am photographing a building. If I capture people, I crop them out in an editing program or whatever I must do. Even wait a few more seconds until they are out of sight and then snap the shot again. If it’s in a restaurant where it’s unavoidable, again I do my best to blur out the strangers. And homes/cars, out of respect for the owners, I blur out the house number/license as well.

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By: Jaime

Jaime — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 08:41:29 +0000

I heeded your suggestion and covered the faces. I really do agree that it was tactless of me and what's sad is that I thought about it and was just too lazy to do it in the first place. Thanks for visiting and I hope I haven't completely soured your perception of me ;) Jaimes last blog post... Righteousness via George Michael

By: hexodus

hexodus — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 20:32:53 +0000

Me personally, I have no problems taking pictures of people I don’t know and publishing them on the web. I make sure they are taken in public.

I do not ridicule people, as that is just not my style, but I really don’t know how to respond to commenters expressing their opinion.

My friend Malingering has had a lot of experience with this:

http://therealmalingering.com

By: Baby

Baby — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 05:48:37 +0000

I think people who take photographs of strangers (obviously without their knowledge and consent) and then proceed to load them on their blogs with comments on their fashion sense or body shape, are just plain rude and uncultured. An argument like “it’s my blog so I can do whatever I want” is ridiculous because I think there is a serious issue here that needs to be addressed. This hasn’t happened to me personally (at least, I hope not or heads will roll), but I’ve seen some of these photos of strangers on other people’s blogs and I’m thinking that it is just not right.

Personally, if I were sitting in a train and I notice someone trying to take a photo of me, I’d approach them and tell them to stop the shit or risk losing their phone. :)

By: cindy

cindy — Sat, 20 Jan 2007 19:57:51 +0000

my husband has taking pictures of women without them knowing it and I need advice. Is this against the law. I found them under the bed. He has taking pic.’s through our window of neighbors and of women at the store, and the pool. They have know idea. I don’t know what to do. is this even normal. I need advice please. Cindy

By: sdfdf

sdfdf — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 11:32:08 +0000

i think that it is wrong

By: paparazzidave

paparazzidave — Sun, 01 Oct 2006 09:59:13 +0000

i shoot lots of pix. i rarely ask permission as it henders the candid photo…. although if i capture a bad picture i delete it i dont want my fuzzy pics seen nor would a person want a pic of them picking thier nose seen ect…. i take pix too make people look great not just good or ok some pix i have taken of women flashing breast acting nutty ect men running naked at events even, but all was in public. so in my view fair game and news worthy! i classify all my pix as news documentary therefore there are no legal issues. however i would never write negative comments about a person. i can say this i have been attacked / approached by boyfriends husbands police officers and legal know it alls. taking pictures is dangerous work… i will say this anytime anyone has said dont take my / our pic i have honored thier request. even though i was really not in the wrong. i do respect the people who are camera shy. then again this very night i shot a pic of a guy and two girls the guy after the flash went off flipped me off, a few hours later he approached me asking if i would take a few shots of the three of them. does any of that make any sense? i took a few shots more and deleted them later. as i’m more into natural candid shots not a pose….. i know its just a matter of time before we will no longer be able too shoot public pictures legaly however the government will have cameras on every corner photographing our every move in some places they aready are. i hope all the photographers will join together too fight in keeping our rights too shoot public pix….. these are my thoughts may you all take great pix and enjoy your camera!

By: kevin

kevin — Tue, 29 Aug 2006 17:46:00 +0000

I was wondering what people think of taking the photos for a wife whos husband is cheating on her, secret gambling their childrens college funds away, or even someones child doing drugs. I think this is an ethical practice for the benefit of the victim and pretty sure its legal in the states. What do you think?

By: Help2

Help2 — Fri, 11 Aug 2006 18:50:23 +0000

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By: Momof4

Momof4 — Tue, 08 Aug 2006 22:29:16 +0000

I think it’s incredibly rude and insensitive to take pictures solely for the thrill of mocking the subjects and to then post them on the internet is just gross. Let’s hope what comes around goes around.