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I was in the high street of a local town today taking some snaps. Trying out differing settings, aperture priority versus shutter priority etc. I'm new to this & am enjoying the learning bit.
Anyhow this van rolls past very slowly, It's a DVLA van absolutely bristling with cameras, no doubt looking for Road tax evaders. The bloke in the passenger seat got himself into a bit of a lather that he was obviously in at least one of my shots. He got so wound up infact he covered his face up. He then offered me his opinion that "what I was doing was illegal" I never uttered a word & carried on about my business. The van had to leave as it was causing an obstruction to traffic flow.
Does anyone know what the facts are surrounding taking pictures in a public place.
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Just to confirm what Krull has said. Keep an eye on the Police documenteries, as they always have to remind the public that the camera crew following are allowed to film in public.
My current concern with our local Police and VOSA is that they are using double yellow lined bus stops for traffic enforcement, which I believe is breaking the law on two counts. The cheek, lol.
This was mentioned is some photography mag I was reading the other day. Out in public you are allowed to photograph whatever you want. IIRC (and IANAL), you have no legal right to privacy in the UK. Obviously trespassing is something to be careful of.
The mag did mention that you should be "sensitive" if photographing children. I.e. don't look like a paedo or you might get beaten up
My Husband always ask the parents of the children if he takes photos of them at the MCC club just to be on the safe said though.
À tous mes amis du forum thankyou pour toutes vos pensées agréables et avec son amour derrière moi je lutterai contre mon conflit avec un esprit de postive et le triomphe
MKy understanding is that in the UK a person has no rights to their own image created by another.
There have been debates over the years but nothing has ever been put on the statute book - yet!
The perceived wisdom is that if you are going to use someones image as a central point in a commercial fashion, then they should be treated as a model and an agreement reached between the photographer and the model, see http://www.betterphoto.com/article.asp?id=37
No restrictions apply to the photographing of places that the public may see without getting permission. Private interiors etc are not protected as such but other laws may be called to bear.
The only recourse the your DVLA man might have on his side would be some sort of Official Secrets legislation. I very much doubt it but, hey, I'm not going to predict what burocrats can use that for
Until you start making serious money from the magic box, I don't think you need worry!
Patrick
Just to confirm what Krull has said. Keep an eye on the Police documenteries, as they always have to remind the public that the camera crew following are allowed to film in public.
My current concern with our local Police and VOSA is that they are using double yellow lined bus stops for traffic enforcement, which I believe is breaking the law on two counts. The cheek, lol.
Regards,
Chris
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Correct. P.A.C.E. is a useful document to read with ref to speeding enforcment.
À tous mes amis du forum thankyou pour toutes vos pensées agréables et avec son amour derrière moi je lutterai contre mon conflit avec un esprit de postive et le triomphe
I believe it is perfectly legal in public property, restricted on private property. Personal images are not protected at all - hence problems celbs have with paparazzi, they can take pics where and when they like provided they are not trespassing (which is civil law not criminal I believe).
His concern was probably that he would be identified and publicised and was conscious that his profession would probably not top the popularity stakes. But legally he has no rights IMHO, provided you are not "defaming his character" by publicising any pics.
Only place where restrictions apply, and where I would not wish to argue, is an MoD Defence Establishment of whatever colur uniform, or even places like GCHQ. Even those are carefully proscribed I believe and can be negotiated depending on your intended use i.e. if you like collecting pics of aircraft for own collection probably OK, if wish to send them to an potential terrorist then there could be problems.
I don't think you have anything to worry about, if it happens again, take hs registration number and check with his "bosses".
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