[Editors] Perhaps of interest: "The etiquette and the law of taking photographs in public"

[Jessica Jones]

Hi everyone,

Chuck Green is a terrific graphic designer whom I’ve known since, crikey, the mid-90s, and he writes a frequent blog/e-letter. His latest had this section, which I thought might be of interest to many of us as, heavens, we take photos in public and of the public a lot …

(He gave me permission to forward, speaking of copyright!)

Cheers,

Jessica
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The etiquette and the law of taking photographs in public
http://www.pageplane.com/photography/etiquette_and_law_of_photography.html

Cosmic Christian Kevin Kelly posted some photographs he shot in Tibet recently, some of which appeared to be candid shots of people he encountered while moving through the countryside. That got me curious, and I asked him. "When/how do you ask permission to photograph a subject?"

His reply was, "I generally shoot first and ask permission later. This trip I tried handing out Fuji Instant prints to win permission; seemed to work."

That got me thinking about the law and the etiquette regarding the taking of photographs in 2014-here are a few ideas and angles...

>From EverydayAperture.com<http://everydayaperture.com/>: Street Photography and The Law...
Here > http://everydayaperture.com/law/<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001hkWMW913JjgEy4QWTvOu6QaEI6PbOShRCpIKrthvFlhJo8kda_T57A-ueLMbHv9ioGnFy_tTrFlUDcM51IZlrt9gF-zNbKaEBkaovHxB7X80_6_cQTJy97bD_hjz-bPS1brwV9PGHhzkcK9qLIKIg_CPEkdfzfWFQShjQiPd9-USOJpfqVt0VwTmjGRoD1bC&c=OBS9fmoOzW2PounhTY-28Ss-4pfTMN3GU7XNDi_NkyiDDGzwGhLYWg==&ch=wYkrWROEF-FW9Tco7mahPTj9GEW4xSN-B5-THUMbLv63FpzoyENXfw==>

The Photographer's Right, Your Rights and Remedies When Stopped or Confronted for Photography by Bert Krages...
Here > http://www.krages.com/phoright.htm<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001hkWMW913JjgEy4QWTvOu6QaEI6PbOShRCpIKrthvFlhJo8kda_T57A-ueLMbHv9i4OpHx-ZoFocwk8R__WIjl7ctbBE5lzhcdmIMRM7ZCBCEHsqPHi3VpwYH8_5eLMhnffYqRoo9TJpQMiUoM35chiwOK9umAnCRVEBKcO1_sGbxrIST72wUs2HwKnFkE4yt&c=OBS9fmoOzW2PounhTY-28Ss-4pfTMN3GU7XNDi_NkyiDDGzwGhLYWg==&ch=wYkrWROEF-FW9Tco7mahPTj9GEW4xSN-B5-THUMbLv63FpzoyENXfw==>

>From AndrewKantor.com<http://andrewkantor.com/>: Legal Rights of Photographers by Andrew Kantor (344KB PDF)...
Here > http://www.andrewkantor.com/legalrights/Legal%20Rights%20of%20Photographers2.pdf<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001hkWMW913JjgEy4QWTvOu6QaEI6PbOShRCpIKrthvFlhJo8kda_T57A-ueLMbHv9iJv00cz3a3dy_aWsLoo-6lkCrzVpO_WstYQo9cUee7S5zsyOcXwbfW4TkV_2Rx_q4QRtQ0yhtx5PtlCB4GP5YrkDdlR7p4WF8oCmz-0Oxq967okxpJYr3SC0EKgjzs9k2K3AJTlhX9bpwksisgMJEhJ9EqEmoHSwx_Vf7GHYDQeg3UnfI0NyXn6iMjViivBH8&c=OBS9fmoOzW2PounhTY-28Ss-4pfTMN3GU7XNDi_NkyiDDGzwGhLYWg==&ch=wYkrWROEF-FW9Tco7mahPTj9GEW4xSN-B5-THUMbLv63FpzoyENXfw==>

That collection of photographs by Kevin Kelly...
Here > https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/+KevinKelly/albums/6028367765740945185<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001hkWMW913JjgEy4QWTvOu6QaEI6PbOShRCpIKrthvFlhJo8kda_T57A-ueLMbHv9ilLBxtki9iftBX5ldvle0aFOb23XvIRPrVmIQPWh1ZxWfUH-Tb3cGTVRC9TyGzLImUfnU9rp4UWtAs1d4carzNKL-t9SKCjX2cVeXzqCj5Arv-tkiAiriwluN2DUuZJn-EPv5ci2iQFwpE4_dcfxBqcm3HI-8xXWKbjaevTHuxBIZoNinYAz18SAigegn7H8L&c=OBS9fmoOzW2PounhTY-28Ss-4pfTMN3GU7XNDi_NkyiDDGzwGhLYWg==&ch=wYkrWROEF-FW9Tco7mahPTj9GEW4xSN-B5-THUMbLv63FpzoyENXfw==>

Kelly's multi-faceted domain...
Here > http://kk.org/<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001hkWMW913JjgEy4QWTvOu6QaEI6PbOShRCpIKrthvFlhJo8kda_T57A-ueLMbHv9iRV8guV8OIUv19ZFnWGbT9jvKeQ_ksD33tnpIqjmRYHsf1O1GaakzHO15EIKf1KbVWoL-hwPx9Spl6YmZfPjQI7EiHTiFVtqB&c=OBS9fmoOzW2PounhTY-28Ss-4pfTMN3GU7XNDi_NkyiDDGzwGhLYWg==&ch=wYkrWROEF-FW9Tco7mahPTj9GEW4xSN-B5-THUMbLv63FpzoyENXfw==>

What you can and can't photograph for commercial purposes

While we're on the subject of legality and photographic rights (Friday's post). Let's visit a few resources that will help you figure out whether or not you can photograph a specific product, person, building, and so on, for a particular purpose.

For general rules check out the Legal Requirements section of the iStock-Stock Photography Training Manual...
Here > http://www.istockphoto.com/help/sell-stock/training-manuals/photography/legal-requirements-places-locations-venues<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001hkWMW913JjgEy4QWTvOu6QaEI6PbOShRCpIKrthvFlhJo8kda_T57A-ueLMbHv9iIovABx_yDDx5eR80w0OM-AVPpppvyw28jmP9cWZN2-vPAvSbeIVrV6OAIB-IoQTlB--hqmeo7BIlTDIrnXwPjn0giV_V90ZPzvUiSIrQDZ_tj59tKjmFShOl3CVrf9LpC4CABMKc9V2RIJTI7be1c0pOBfIgRaYV8hc927VviK5De2oAkg-VktF5f1glzIekHFe_DsveyhgX0EEpIzRBbpwlXAGTNCOrGLvfSDgyH9jbKyQUKxOHCQ==&c=OBS9fmoOzW2PounhTY-28Ss-4pfTMN3GU7XNDi_NkyiDDGzwGhLYWg==&ch=wYkrWROEF-FW9Tco7mahPTj9GEW4xSN-B5-THUMbLv63FpzoyENXfw==>

For specific cases, see the Getty Images Intellectual Property Wiki...
Here > http://wiki.gettyimages.com/<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001hkWMW913JjgEy4QWTvOu6QaEI6PbOShRCpIKrthvFlhJo8kda_T57A-ueLMbHv9iXnVXSLMfFBDI1G2ihPVI7R6PA13IyeNonk-qmZzrMweyyLoukTDpmHkOkqHQSS4ZnPfcXobbm2hwakAG_2V_pLvhZbmEoE98eXSFAbELTa7fa_ZhW0ijDw==&c=OBS9fmoOzW2PounhTY-28Ss-4pfTMN3GU7XNDi_NkyiDDGzwGhLYWg==&ch=wYkrWROEF-FW9Tco7mahPTj9GEW4xSN-B5-THUMbLv63FpzoyENXfw==>

An interesting look at intellectual property...
Here > http://wiki.mises.org/wiki/Without_Intellectual_Property<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001hkWMW913JjgEy4QWTvOu6QaEI6PbOShRCpIKrthvFlhJo8kda_T57A-ueLMbHv9iKae_rvzZnmLtz4YKFzF6VKTT0b3zHraF8GSt84erHAA9saqilS0JyzJt5qfOgeA1ghRe5eubIxmH95-P0iUx_3W1oyUVGd25II81QdDyaESNh8b1mz34JjzC_xBtkNEfIT-1EpqyfN0Waf7Zghnb6RFaHbyqcEpW&c=OBS9fmoOzW2PounhTY-28Ss-4pfTMN3GU7XNDi_NkyiDDGzwGhLYWg==&ch=wYkrWROEF-FW9Tco7mahPTj9GEW4xSN-B5-THUMbLv63FpzoyENXfw==>

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