girl I captured at the bar

EnterUserName · Dec 16, 2006

_Removed_

I thought the picture had potential and was not aware of any unethical behavior on my part though now I guess I should

drkuba · Dec 17, 2006

I think they have laws against that... the whole capturing girls at a bar part

Alex RTT · Dec 17, 2006

drkuba said:
I think they have laws against that... the whole capturing girls at a bar part

my thoughts exactly

myopia · Dec 17, 2006

lol. wtf.

Alex_B · Dec 17, 2006

if I was the person with her, you might have felt that bottle on you head after taking that shot

And I think that images is not very charming

siphoto · Dec 17, 2006

whn i go to a bar, I normally get blind instead of taking photos...

LaFoto · Dec 17, 2006

It would be against my own ethics to take a photo of an unknown person in a bar (and one like this to boot) and place it in the internet without getting a proper release from said person. Plus our German regulations speak against it, although a bar is a public place (it is different from the States, I know that by now!) - taking the photo is one thing. Showing it is another. If I were her and were to find myself on here, I'd be more than "pretty miffed".

GrfxGuru · Dec 17, 2006

I have to agree with LaFoto, this also crosses my line of ethical behavior and responsibility...posting shots of people without prior consent seems very wrong to me.

One exception to that rule though that I would make is sports and photojourno shots.

(Plus I see no value in this shot other that a snap of a girl in a bar??)

Regards,
Peter Witham

SleepingWolf · Dec 17, 2006

LaFoto said:
It would be against my own ethics to take a photo of an unknown person in a bar (and one like this to boot) and place it in the internet without getting a proper release from said person. Plus our German regulations speak against it, although a bar is a public place (it is different from the States, I know that by now!) - taking the photo is one thing. Showing it is another. If I were her and were to find myself on here, I'd be more than "pretty miffed".

In Canada the privacy laws are very strict, I know in Quebec it is not allowed to photograph without permission for public display - this is one of the reasons I photograph buildings and animals although I would love to shoot (photograph) street people (homeless or otherwise)

neea · Dec 17, 2006

The picture has been removed and the curiosity is driving me crazy.

But regarding laws and taking pictures...
I took some of my boyfriend and brother playing pool once. The only people in the bar were family and friends and 4 total strangers in a far dark corner.
The bar tender threatened to take my camera away and said I could not take pictures in there because I might take one of people who dont want to be photographed. My dad said 'ITS HER DAMN BROTHER'.

Anyways, some bars have strict rules and those rules are usually only applied when they bartenders have time to. When it's packed it's a free for all for anyone with a camera (makes me so mad. if you're gonna give one person crap... give them all crap).

Either way, yes it's illegal to take pictures in bars and post pictures of people who have not given you written consent.

... But my curiosity is still driving me nuts...

GrfxGuru · Dec 17, 2006

@neea oh you should of seen it!...hehehehe, that just makes it worse don't it lol

ShootHoops · Dec 17, 2006

GrfxGuru said:
@neea oh you should of seen it!...hehehehe, that just makes it worse don't it lol

It does! I'm curious as well.

EnterUserName · Dec 17, 2006

neea said:
The picture has been removed and the curiosity is driving me crazy.

But regarding laws and taking pictures...
I took some of my boyfriend and brother playing pool once. The only people in the bar were family and friends and 4 total strangers in a far dark corner.
The bar tender threatened to take my camera away and said I could not take pictures in there because I might take one of people who dont want to be photographed. My dad said 'ITS HER DAMN BROTHER'.

Anyways, some bars have strict rules and those rules are usually only applied when they bartenders have time to. When it's packed it's a free for all for anyone with a camera (makes me so mad. if you're gonna give one person crap... give them all crap).

Either way, yes it's illegal to take pictures in bars and post pictures of people who have not given you written consent.

... But my curiosity is still driving me nuts...

I dont think that law applies in the U.S.A. but either way its gone now

oldnavy170 · Dec 17, 2006

TheFinisher3 said:
It does! I'm curious as well.

Me too!!!! :blushing:

Anubis · Dec 18, 2006

I'm going to be the Devil's advocate here, but I didn't think there was anything wrong with the picture. It was just a regular snapshot of two people dancing, not an "upskirt" or anything sinister like that.

The bar is a public place so I don't imagine any sort of privacy law applies.