Sorry Chris and Moose, to hear about your experiences. My only experience
with taking a picture of a strange child started awkwardly but ended well.
My wife and I were sitting at a small cafe and I had my OM-1. Was taking a
couple pictures, and a woman and her mother were at an adjacent table, along
with the young granddaughter. The small girl, (she couldn't have been older
than 5) was playing in front of an ivy covered brick wall--I turned and
snapped a photo without even thinking. The mom gave me a strange look and
made a comment, but I was with my wife and we had been exchanging
pleasantries with them, so I reassured her that it was a good photo
opportunity. I was right, and the resulting picture was fantastic--so good,
in fact, that I sent a copy to the grandmother, who declared that it was the
best picture they had ever seen of the girl.
Sadly in our internet age, almost anyone taking a photo of a child is looked
upon with a jaundiced eye.
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Date: Sun, 6 Feb 2011 07:21:08 +0000
From: Chris Barker <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [OM] Nathan's PAD 5/2/2011: fishmonger
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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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