Comments on: Photo Law – Your Right to Take Pictures in Public

By: Marc M

Marc M — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:05:28 +0000

I’m interested in Darren’s question as it’s one I have also. I posted almost an entire yearbook on Facebook and now I wonder if there could be any issues. I asked a few of the other people form my class and they didn’t seem to have a problem with it.

By: Darren

Darren — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 05:36:22 +0000

To post or not to post

I am in my 40’s now and have found on Facebook an alumni web site for an elemenatary school that I used to go to back in the 70’s and am wondering if there are any legal issues or privacy issues that would require a release first before placing the class photos on this Alumni web site. Thanks for any help on this matter.
Darren

By: Nelson

Nelson — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 21:52:38 +0000

Allen, no he does not. But you don’t need a flash for your moon picture if you’re not including any foreground — turning it off might reduce the attention your neighbor has been giving you, too.

By: George Richard Wilkes

George Richard Wilkes — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 04:09:56 +0000

I could go into detail, but my question is basically: When do I actually own a picture that is taken with my own camera? Do I always own it (if, for example, I hand the camera to someone and he/she takes a picture of me), or do I only own it if I myself take the picture with my own camera?

This could also be an issue if I hand someone my camera and they take a picture of me with a celebrity.

Thanks!

George

By: Allen

Allen — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 10:10:58 +0000

I have a neighbor and from behind their house (East) the moon rises with great luster and beauty. Well I took a few shots of it making sure not to get any rooftops or trees in the shot. Plus I used the flash at about 8-9 at night. Anyways, the neighbor is insisting that I’m taking photos of their car, kids, dog, pretty much everything under the sun. I’ve tried to explain to him and even offered to have him look at the photos, but all the neighbor does is get angry, cuss, and calls the police. Besides finding another spot, which is very hard since trees block the view for miles. Does he have the right to tell me to stop taking photos?

By: Jon

Jon — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 04:08:21 +0000

While pictures of my daughter’s team were being taken I (parent) was told by ph-er that I’m not allowed to take any shots . This situation took place on property of the public school. Who was at fault?

By: PhotoMan

PhotoMan — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 07:45:04 +0000

Air Force One came to my hometown recently, and I was near the airport (not inside, but outside of it along the fence) and got to see the plane land. The airport is the main airport, an international airport in the metro area of a major market city. A police officer on hand said no photos for security reasons and after it landed and was taxi-ing, the police officer said we could take a photo. I got a few nice shots with the camera and lens I have since I do some still photography work on the side. Eventhough there was a fence in front of me, you can’t tell there was a fence in the way. Is it ok to put this on my facebook profile? Also the fence was on grass, a few feet from the curb, is that airport property or public property. Isn’t the airport consided public since it is an international airport in a metro area? I have put “Photo By:…” and my name in a corner of the photos that I took (not anyone else), but have not posted them on my profile. I did my homework looking at wikipedia (spelling) about Air Force 1, the famous AF1 flyover incident, and White House military office. Also looked on the offical White House website…nothing about taking photos is prohibited and putting it on websites is prohibited. My photos are nothing that could be of a sercurity concern, just standard shots of the plane. Only one photo I took when it was taxi-ing where you can see under the wing cause it was turning as I snapped the picture, but you can’t tell anything by it. Its not for commercial use, just my porfolio to show my work. Besides, there is amature video on youtube about AF1 where you can see the plane from different angles.

By: Lorry Clouse

Lorry Clouse — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:46:58 +0000

Someone is using a photo from MY twitter page on their blog page. The photo is of my minor daughter (A few months old). I asked for it to be removed, to no avail. Can I sue for them posting this on a public forum without my consent? They live in Texas, I live in Ohio.

By: anon

anon — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:19:08 +0000

if i just want to take pictures outside of a movie theater, do i still need to ask permission? (i’m taking a photography class)

By: Kimrod

Kimrod — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:24:01 +0000

I work for a forturne100 company as a contract employee. Recently, they wanted to take our pictures for a promotional week.

Is it legal for them to take our pictures without our consent? As soon as you walked out of the elevator at our workplace they ambushed employees with cameras.

I can see if it is for an ID badge, but this was for a “Customer CareWeek Kickoff.” Any thoughts?