As is probably fairly obvious from my posts full of deserted city centre caps, I also prefer to avoid publishing easily identifiable images of people without their permission. The only formal research on criminal-levels of stalking in this country suggested that 1 in 7 women has been stalked in ways that are crimes by the time they're 21. I prefer not to assist stalkers, especially the dangerously obsessive types who might search street scenes, although stalkers using social networks and openly requesting info ("My sister is missing, please help!" &c.) has worked to a dangerous degree in many cases. However, I'm aware that my standard is non-normative and most people think that anyone who doesn't want invasive personal images published should stay in a private room with no unblocked windows. Images of numberplates are probably currently easier to trace though.
There's only one recent exception: I was taking this cap when the man, who had seen me, pulled forwards in front of my lens instead of waiting a few seconds until I finished so I assumed his tacit permission. I note that his hands also appear relaxed, which indicates a lack of tension in the situation (despite the trying driving conditions). There wasn't another available angle and there was another car behind him so I took the cap before a different driver was framed. ::shrugs::
TBH, I'm self-conscious enough about existing in public and semi-public spaces at all so adding a potentially attention-attracting activity, such as photography, is very circumstance dependent. Tangential: but I'll never cease to be amazed how many photographers endanger themselves by completely losing track of their surroundings beyond the frame. I find photography connects me deeper into my space but I'm aware that this seems unusual and the opposite seems more often the case for most people.
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Date: 2013-06-18 11:01 am (UTC)There's only one recent exception: I was taking this cap when the man, who had seen me, pulled forwards in front of my lens instead of waiting a few seconds until I finished so I assumed his tacit permission. I note that his hands also appear relaxed, which indicates a lack of tension in the situation (despite the trying driving conditions). There wasn't another available angle and there was another car behind him so I took the cap before a different driver was framed. ::shrugs::
TBH, I'm self-conscious enough about existing in public and semi-public spaces at all so adding a potentially attention-attracting activity, such as photography, is very circumstance dependent. Tangential: but I'll never cease to be amazed how many photographers endanger themselves by completely losing track of their surroundings beyond the frame. I find photography connects me deeper into my space but I'm aware that this seems unusual and the opposite seems more often the case for most people.