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So when you take photos of people do you ask them first? I'm not talking about a photo of a scene with 1000 people but, like, if some dude is walking around dressed like wonderwoman, and he's going to be the SUBJECT of the photo, do you ask first or just shoot? please discuss.....
This is always a little awkward. If there is no way to get away with it secretly I just go up and politely ask. I have never had anyone say no. Most often they are dressing as a spectacle for a reason. They want to be a spectacle. I had one women agree to be photographed only if I agreed to be painted by her.
Really most people that are dressed pretty outrageous at bonnaroo are just asking for their pictures to be taken. But I would just go up to them and say,"Hey, how about a picture?" Most of the time they won't say no.
Post by DystopianDream on May 9, 2008 9:20:55 GMT -5
I don't condone this technique, but this is what one of my friends does: Ask one of your friends to pose for a picture in front of, but to the side of, the *actual* subject of your photo. Take the picture, but focus on the real subject, not the fake subject. The real subject will never be the wiser.
This worked really well when he wanted to take a picture of a guy with a rocking mullet, but didn't want mullet guy to know. So I stood in front of mullet guy and to the side, and he pretended to take a picture of me. Mullet guy eventually caught on, though, but only because my friend was super drunk and eventually stopped aiming at the fake subject at all.
Watchin' a stretch of road, miles of light explode. Driftin' off a thing I'd never done before. Watchin' a crowd roll in. Out go the lights it begins. A feelin' in my bones I've never felt before...
Post by generalstore on May 9, 2008 9:41:38 GMT -5
I take candid shots of people all the time, it's known as street photography, and I never ask permission. However I won't be doing it at Bonnaroo because I don't want to babysit my dSLR all weekend.
You definitely will annoy some people doing it though. When you get caught in the act reactions reactions range from indifference or curiosity to mild annoyance and sometimes out right anger (see www.flickr.com/photos/jeremybrooks/2473047860/ )
edit: FYI as long as you are in a public place you can take a picture of anyone you like with a few exceptions where the people in the photo have a reasonable right to privacy. You can also publish those photos wherever you'd like. However no one has a reasonable right to privacy at Bonnaroo unless they are in their tent or R/V or port-a-pot.
Post by Britney's_Fears on May 9, 2008 9:55:34 GMT -5
The law states that an image taken of someone in public is legal. You cannot take pictures of someone when there is a reasonable expectation of privacy such as in their house, a bathroom, changing room, etc. This breaks voyeurism laws. (I don't know how these differ from state to state.)
So it's perfectly within the law to take a picture of anyone you want however out of courtesy I do not. My strategy last year was to take pictures of the attractions. Stages, tents, ferris wheel, sculptures, etc. I found I caught a whole lot of the crowd "by accident". I never singled a person out to take a photo of but if I did I would have asked permission.
Hint: don't take pictures around the magic mushroom. If you do people will think you're a perv.
You definitely will annoy some people doing it though. When you get caught in the act reactions reactions range from indifference or curiosity to mild annoyance and sometimes out right anger (see www.flickr.com/photos/jeremybrooks/2473047860/ )
Post by strumntheguitar on May 9, 2008 11:30:18 GMT -5
I like to be in the picture with the crazies often giving the big ol' thumbs up. So that often requires approaching them, and as with the vast majority of people at Roo... they're almost always the kindest souls you'll meet. Occasionally when I just see awesome body art tho I just snap away from afar. No harm done
Post by sparklybecca on May 9, 2008 11:31:25 GMT -5
i think its nice when you ask the person if you can take a picture... at langerado 2 different people asked if they could have my picture and i said yes! ;D
(altho i kinda wonder why but i thnk its cuz i was dressed pretty awesome..the first girl said she loved my outfit)
