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- From: acs@csri.toronto.edu (Alvin Chia-Hua Shih)
- Subject: Re: Photographing people; need permission?
- Message-ID: <1993Jan3.081946.29062@jarvis.csri.toronto.edu>
- References: <1993Jan2.224731.20546@afterlife.ncsc.mil> <346@metran.UUCP>
- Date: 3 Jan 93 13:19:46 GMT
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- In <346@metran.UUCP> jay@metran.UUCP (Jay Ts) writes:
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- >: A little silly in that case, I suppose, but are there any "rules" that should
- >: be followed when taking pictures of total strangers?
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- >No "rules", just your own common sense and intuition. Try to feel out whether
- >the subject will mind. Absolutely do maintain a positive, friendly attitude,
- >and if in doubt, just ask, "Is it ok if I photograph you?". If you do this
- >just right, you will vastly increase your chances of receiving a positive
- >response. Mostly, people just want the reassurance that you're not trying
- >to take unfair advantage of them in a way that they will later regret.
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- What does one do in the case of a candid? If one is trying to capture
- a "spontaneous" moment. It's not feasible to ask in advance.
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- [...]
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- >: But is this true? What if I'm taking a picture of a bunch of people walking
- >: down a street in a big city? Or what if I make a specific person the
- >: unknowing subject of a photograph?
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- >The only real problems occur if and when you *publish* the photograph. Note
- >that by "publish", I mean "make public". It doesn't have to be put into
- >print. Hanging the print in an art gallery is one way of publishing it.
- >In this case, it is best to have a model release.
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- How hard is it to get a model release from a stranger? Do you take their
- picture, then whip out a form for them to sign? What kinds of reactions
- can one expect to get?
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- ACS
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