Some candids from Edinburgh

[hawkaye]

Visited the Winter Wonderland on Saturday, and this was my first attempt at candid shots. I'm still a bit nervous shooting people (I kinda feel like a stalker or something), but I'm sure I'll get over this..











There's larger versions on my flickr account, feel free to take a look.



Comments very welcome.

Neil.

Edited by hawkaye on Monday 3rd December 23:22

[Blukoo]

I think they're all great pics. They really show character.
Not much else to say, other than i also feel a little uncomfortable photographing people. Not sure why.

[TuscNick]

Nice work

Whats the position on candid shots?

Do you need their permission ?
Implications of publishing an image of person, who does not know etc etc?

Nick

[hawkaye]

TuscNick said:

Nice work

Whats the position on candid shots?

Do you need their permission ?
Implications of publishing an image of person, who does not know etc etc?

Nick

Thanks.

As for as I'm aware, as long as you are in a public area no one can stop you taking a photo. Would you mind someone taking a photo of you in the street? I certainly wouldn't.

Neil.

Edited by hawkaye on Tuesday 4th December 19:08

[Dogsey]

hawkaye said:

TuscNick said:

Nice work

Whats the position on candid shots?

Do you need their permission ?
Implications of publishing an image of person, who does not know etc etc?

Nick

Thanks.

As for as I'm aware, as long as you are in a public area no one can stop you taking a photo. Would you mind someone taking a photo of you in the street? I certainly wouldn't.

Neil.

Edited by hawkaye on Tuesday 4th December 19:08

I'd be worried about their sanity if they were chosing to take a picture of me!

[TuscNick]

Dogsey said:

hawkaye said:

TuscNick said:

Nice work

Whats the position on candid shots?

Do you need their permission ?
Implications of publishing an image of person, who does not know etc etc?

Nick

Thanks.

As for as I'm aware, as long as you are in a public area no one can stop you taking a photo. Would you mind someone taking a photo of you in the street? I certainly wouldn't.

Neil.

Edited by hawkaye on Tuesday 4th December 19:08

I'd be worried about their sanity if they were chosing to take a picture of me!

Well I am suprsied there are no rules on it, there seems to be rules on everything else these days.

Nick

[Bungleaio]

Great shots mate. I don't really like taking photos of people either, the only time I've ever really done it was when I was in paris, I didn't have a very good camera so the quality of the photos wasn't very good but I'm pleased with the composition. They were taking photos of Notre Dame.

[Vipers]

TuscNick said:

Well I am suprsied there are no rules on it, there seems to be rules on everything else these days.

Nick

I posted on this subject a week or so ago, in my recent photo mag, the met stated that there is no law being broken, (or words to that effect), if you are taking a photograph in a public place, but they may get a little annoyed if you caught taking pics of security at an embassy.

Mind, I think they may take a dim view if you sit around kiddys playgrounds taking pics of them all day.

I'l have a search, and if I find what I posted previously (copied exactly from mag), I'l post on here

Edited by Vipers on Thursday 6th December 16:44

[Vipers]

Just found it, the article said:-

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In my latest copy of the "Photographer", there was an article on a phogographer being stopped by PCSO's and quizzed why he was carrying a camera, the article then had an article headed:-

WHAT THE MET TOLD US

Speaking in terms, "You cant stop somebody taking photographs in a public place", "If they are just in the street taking photographs, as long as what they re taking a photographs of isnt for instance, the alarm system of the Israeli Embassy, its not a problem. You are perfectly at liberty to take photographs in a public place as long as you are not obstructing a highway or a footway"

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Hope that halps.