Yes, I do try, Moose; but it requires a bit of effort on my part ;-)
You would have a similar problem in this country, photographing someone else's
kids. The general public thinks that it is a precursor to an attack and that
it is illegal. It isn't.
I photographed a baptism in church, to use on the church's website. I asked
the parents' permission to take the photos and they were happy. But some
bystanders told me that it would be illegal to use on a website . . .
. . . I used them nonetheless.
Chris
On 6 Feb 2011, at 06:37, Moose wrote:
>
> Charm, Chris, disarming charm. :-) "Well, I was just taking pictures of
> this old church, and couldn't help but notice
> how nice they are. I thought I'd like to take pics of how pretty they are
> home to show the wife." Or some such flannel.
> Even better if they really are nice. You can then ask about one or another
> sort and ask if you might take a picture of
> that lovely _____.
>
> Doesn't always work, of course. :-) There was this wonderfully cute and
> photogenic group of children while we were
> waiting for our marsh tour.
> <http://galleries.moosemystic.net/MooseFoto/index.php?gallery=Travel/NorthEast_2010/Massachusetts/Newburyport&image=_MG_2098cria60.jpg>
>
> Then one of the minders caught site of me - to her horror.
> <http://galleries.moosemystic.net/MooseFoto/index.php?gallery=Travel/NorthEast_2010/Massachusetts/Newburyport&image=_MG_2100cria60.jpg>
>
> She started after me like a rabid dog. No, I didn't see any foam at the
> mouth, but wouldn't have been surprised. I knew
> the opportunity was past, as the kids wouldn't be so unselfconscious again.
> She was screaming, asking me if I didn't
> know that taking pictures of children is illegal in Mass. I allowed as how I
> had stopped, but that it was legal. She
> screamed her disagreement, then went back to hustle her charges away from the
> terrible danger.
>
> BTW, I think the guy on the left of the first image looks much more
> potentially dangerous to children than I do. You
> just never know. I was obviously taking pics of some kids climbing a big rock
> in a park a while ago. I went up to one of
> the mom's and asked if she and the other mom would like copies, She said naw,
> their husbands took too many pics already.
> I got some great shots, especially of the really little kid following the
> older ones part way.
>
> It turns out there IS a law in Mass against taking pictures of scantily
> clothed or unclothed minors for prurient
> purposes. It's original form turned out to be too broad to be constitutional.
> Neither version even remotely applies to
> this situation.
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