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Permission for taking photos
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In town at the moment a building is being torn down and it looks really good and I wanted to take some photos. do you think it will be ok to just go and take some? I won't be in any danger because the pavement and road next to it is not effected and is open as usual and so there won't be any trespass or anything.
Not really sure of the law surrounding photography!
Not really sure of the law surrounding photography!
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Poppi
They tend to be on a power trip (some of the time) but most are just ordinary folk. You do have a great deal of civil liberties over here but sometimes the police get 'confused'. We had a chat with a Met police officer not long ago where someone asked him why are they a bit hopeless respect people's rights with regard to photography, its basically because we are at a 'critical' alert for terrorism where they are expecting an attack any day, every day.
If you're not trespassing there is no crime whatsoever in taking photos for your own amusement. I don't know the exact law on making money from photos. Also, taking photos of children you may need permission in the form of consent forms (at least, schools do).
edit: http://www.urban75.org/photos/photographers-rights-and-the-law.html
says nearly the same, that there is well defined law giving you rights to take photos, but police may move you on if they dont like you.
What's amusing is that sign on land's end is on someones land, who charges apparently for you having your photo taken on it. But there is nothing to stop you standing 4 feet away in public land and taking a photo
edit: finally, if you are discrete a lot of the time you can get away with it, I've taken photos in clubs, in theatres etc. (obviously without the flash) where photography was prohibited but got away with it
It's good to know that there aren't too many restrictions on it.
Here are a some of the photos I took:
And thanks Shyboy for informing me.
Poppi
legally there's no restriction on photography of public buildings, there's a legal document you can print off of some website
if you were going to get hptos of a public building for a terroist you can just get them off of the internet, which is why it only happens in films not real life, ever
LOL, that was funny if your thinking of the same incident I am!
Did anyone find out the names of the blokes in incident number one btw?
Deconstruction photos are great, though
I've never stopped someone in the street and I never will because I know (unlike many from some of the stories I've heard) that I have no power, or even a need to.
Although a lot of photographers don't help themselves when they demand to know what authority the police officer/PCSO has when they're stopped. it inflames the situation and turns a routine stop/check which will be over in about 2.5 minutes into a possible arrest for disorderly behaviour.
Incidentally I've been stopped in the street whilst taking photos, I didn't even have to give my details, I just explained why I was there and what I was trying to achieve and they thanked me and wandered off.
I'll rephrase it. No real need or justification.;)
You need a model release to sell pictures of other people (or other people's property) on a for-profit basis. That does not extend to editorial (I.E. news/entertainment) so people can "demand" that your remove shots from facebook but you have no legal reason to remove them. (I guess there could be exceptions for shots that put people in a bad light, but that's another story).
Mist is right, unless you plan to sell the photos you dont need forms e.t.c.
However if you're constantly taking photos of the same person without their permission to their distress then you can be arrested for harassment