Law wrt photography in public spaces
Law wrt photography in public spaces
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drivin_me_nuts

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17,949 posts

242 months

Friday 27th July 2007
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Quick could of questions if anyone knows tha answers:

1. Photographing people in public spaces: Do I need to get some sort of disclaimer/relaease form from the subject if I want to use their image in an image I show in a gallery or I sell?

2. Is there a different law wrt children. If I take photos of kids on playgrounds (e.g. the carousel on the seafront in Brighton) what laws/ permissions apply?

Anyone have any ideas?

Cheers

agent006

12,058 posts

295 months

Friday 27th July 2007
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I think you're ok on point 1 so long as you don't sell them. Point 2 is just generally an extremely bad idea in the current time. there are threads in the archive about this subject with real proper detail.

Edited by agent006 on Friday 27th July 23:57

drivin_me_nuts

Original Poster:

17,949 posts

242 months

Saturday 28th July 2007
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agent006 said:
I think you're ok on point 1 so long as you don't sell them. Point 2 is just generally an extremely bad idea in the current time. there are threads in the archive about this subject with real proper detail.

Edited by agent006 on Friday 27th July 23:57
thanks, i'll have a good dig thorough them.

poah

2,142 posts

259 months

Saturday 28th July 2007
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drivin_me_nuts said:
Quick could of questions if anyone knows tha answers:

1. Photographing people in public spaces: Do I need to get some sort of disclaimer/relaease form from the subject if I want to use their image in an image I show in a gallery or I sell?

you can sell images (prints) or hang them in a gallary no problem, the only problem is if you want to use it for advertisment. If there is no one specific subject then you are basically free to use it in such a way, but if its a portrait of someone then you could not without a release.



2. Is there a different law wrt children. If I take photos of kids on playgrounds (e.g. the carousel on the seafront in Brighton) what laws/ permissions apply?

no different law, just parents and idiotic people to deal with lol. if its private ground then you can be asked to stop, public land is no problem.


Anyone have any ideas?

Cheers

2jamesl

1,346 posts

246 months

Saturday 28th July 2007
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I just follow my own rule

Carry on until your told

This may sound a little how can i put it, ignorant?

Obviously this rule doesn't apply to everything. But it works, until somebody says can you stop i don't, that way everyones happy. I took pictures of a carousel last christmas without a problem but as to your first question i wouldn't know.

I cant help feeling i've portrayed myself as someone different in my writing there, I just take lots of pictures until im told NO thats the in and out of it, i don't break any copyright laws or anything =P