Comment 57289

By Undustrial (registered) - website | Posted January 20, 2011 at 22:12:00

As a photographer, I generally draw the line at identifying photos. If a person is visible enough in a photo to be identified in places I'm likely to post or publish that picture, that's a sign I should be asking first. We all catch people in shots by accident, but we're all capable of cropping, too. When taking pictures, you have no way of knowing what the personal, legal or professional consequences of a published photograph of someone might be. This doesn't mean you should never take pictures - just that you should be respectful of people's choice not to be photographed while going about their own business.

Sadly, if nobody is allowed to take photos, they'll just use hidden cameras, and nobody will have the choice to notice the guy with the big SLR and stay out of the way. And even if we don't mind being in photos, those taken by big obvious cameras are generally far more flattering than their tiny hidden cousins.

http://ambientlight.ca/laws.php

This is a great resource for photographers in terms of Canadian law. It also concludes with some very good advice on how to assert those rights without burning bridges for every photographer that follows you.

Comment edited by Undustrial on 2011-01-20 22:13:00

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