All this "droit a l'image" (image rights) stuff strikes me as fascist nonsense.
It's like privatizing light. Don't take a pic of my house or I'll sue.
Phil (French and disgruntled)
On 02:31, Manuel Viet wrote:
>
>Le dimanche 14 Mai 2006 07:42, Chris Barker a écrit :
>
>> Thanks for that information. I understand, also, that it is more
>> difficult to take photographs of people and publish them, owing to
>> the law of privacy in France.
>
>It is ; especially children, to the point that many pro
>photographers gave up shooting single child portraits. When I was at
>school, a photog would come down once a year to take a group picture
>of the class, and individual portraits of children for parents to
>buy after if they so desired. But no more ; now, they should make
>sure that parents did allow the portrait before they take it. As it
>was more or less based on impulse-buying (I see my child, I buy the
>pic), it doesn't really work any more, so that's a big loss of
>revenue, and times being hard for pros, it's not at all welcome.
>
>But sometimes, you can make interesting encounters; this guy :
>http://perso.wanadoo.fr/m-viet/gnongouri.jpg actually begged me to
>take his picture. He has a wonderful collection of portraits of him
>taken by tourists and wanderers, and from the look of them, I can
>tell you he selects the photographers (probably by the look of their
>gear, and he wasn't set back by that good ol' OM-1). He told me some
>prints were sent back to him from as far as Japan. But for the
>safety of it, I actualy have a contract that allows me to use the
>picture as I see fit in exchange of a print.
>
>> And reading the French parts of your message makes me want to
>> visit France again, soon. Perhaps we will do the Canal du Midi
>> again ...
>
>There's really two France : north and south of the Loire river. It's
>too hot for me down there, I'm more a north-east man. But the region
>I praise above all is little brittany. The light is... wonderful.
>
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