The guard was mistaken. If you were on publicly accessible property, you can (in general) photograph anything that's visible. If you were taking photos IN the mal or any private property, photography can be prohibited - but not likely on the basis of copyright. The social security guard was just trying to be an authority on everything.
The author also has a more detailed book if you want to get into it more.
As for the lights in the second photo, my guess (hard to be sure without more info like the EXIF file...) is that it was a flash shot and a slow shutter speed, and that the camera got jiggle sometime during the exposure.
Tim (who was asked about the photo by alert blogger and reader Ang-O) 8-)
It was a flash shot. I've been playing with having the flash off and on - trying to teach myself how to use my camera. I like the effect, but I don't know how to do it on purpose. Probably did get jiggly - I'm a shaky handed girl.
Thank you, Time, for the information and for the link to the rights. I'm printing them out.
Here is an article I found by a columnist who researched the question of what can or cannot be photographed legally.
One thing he says is 'You can take photos any place that's open to the public, whether or not it's private property. A mall, for example, is open to the public. So are most office buildings (at least the lobbies). You don't need permission; if you have permission to enter, you have permission to shoot.'
I understand that signs can be copyrighted, but heck, if they hang out in the street, they are in the Public Domain, aren't they?
Re your torpor: I get like that sometimes too. My feet feel like lead, and I feel terribly unco-ordinated. It usually passes (except with the rowing machine which I seem to have given up on for good). :)
I took my camera with me on errands awhile back and shot all kinds of photos while shopping. No one said a thing. People looked at me odd, but I'm getting used to that.
That guard, he irked me. I felt like yelling "Go to hell moron!" and then peeling out of there in my mom-van. I never say "go to hell" to anybody. He takes his job very seriously. I live around the block from the mall, so I've seen him many times outside the mall. He likes to drive around in his mall security vehicle with the lights flashing. I've never seen anybody else there do that. I should just give the guy a break. I'm sure people think the same thing about my job as a cafeteria lady.
I didn't get to the run. I might do it still. I got my feelings hurt by my guy. I think I'm going to eat some ice cream instead. I'm really feeling sorry for myself right now. That annoys me because I don't have it that bad. I guess that's the sort of thing that drives a woman to want to yell at a security guard. I'm like a teenager testing my limits.
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Here's a good general guide to print and stick a copy in your camera bag: http://www.krages.com/ThePhotographersRight.pdf
The author also has a more detailed book if you want to get into it more.
As for the lights in the second photo, my guess (hard to be sure without more info like the EXIF file...) is that it was a flash shot and a slow shutter speed, and that the camera got jiggle sometime during the exposure.
Tim (who was asked about the photo by alert blogger and reader Ang-O) 8-)
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Thank you, Time, for the information and for the link to the rights. I'm printing them out.
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One thing he says is 'You can take photos any place that's open to the public, whether or not it's private property. A mall, for example, is open to the public. So are most office buildings (at least the lobbies). You don't need permission; if you have permission to enter, you have permission to shoot.'
I understand that signs can be copyrighted, but heck, if they hang out in the street, they are in the Public Domain, aren't they?
Re your torpor: I get like that sometimes too. My feet feel like lead, and I feel terribly unco-ordinated. It usually passes (except with the rowing machine which I seem to have given up on for good). :)
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That guard, he irked me. I felt like yelling "Go to hell moron!" and then peeling out of there in my mom-van. I never say "go to hell" to anybody. He takes his job very seriously. I live around the block from the mall, so I've seen him many times outside the mall. He likes to drive around in his mall security vehicle with the lights flashing. I've never seen anybody else there do that. I should just give the guy a break. I'm sure people think the same thing about my job as a cafeteria lady.
I didn't get to the run. I might do it still. I got my feelings hurt by my guy. I think I'm going to eat some ice cream instead. I'm really feeling sorry for myself right now. That annoys me because I don't have it that bad. I guess that's the sort of thing that drives a woman to want to yell at a security guard. I'm like a teenager testing my limits.
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