Photography+Ethics+Discussion

http://www.andrewkantor.com/useful/Legal-Rights-of-Photographers.pdf

Andrew Kantor wrote this article based on some research he did for the rights of photographers. I chose to find an article relating the rights of photographers like many other students in this class because that is our role. I value this article and what I have learned from it. It is important to consider these rules when you are photographing and I am glad to have learned more about them. Here are a few things I learned from the article: 1) If you can see it, you can shoot it. There are exceptions to what you can publish. 2) You cannot photograph where photography is specifically prohibited by the law or things that require special equipment to see. 3) You cannot publish copyrighted images or images that might give away a secret (you would be in an inaccessible place when taking the picture). 4) You cannot sell an individual picture of someone without their permission (ex: Eli Manning). Is the value of the image based on the person in the picture? 5) As long as you are on public property, you can take pictures.

This website also gave tips as to questions you should ask yourself before taking pictures. It also gave tips about what you can do as a photographer. It talked about what people can do to you if they are upset you are taking pictures of someone/something. This article provided a lot of valuable information to keep in mind when you are photographing people and objects. I am glad to be aware of some of these rules I wasn’t aware of. I think photography is great but there are definite limits to what you can photograph and publish.

Kantor, A. (2009). Legal rights of photographers. Retrieved on February 8th, 2011 from http://www.andrewkantor.com/useful/Legal-Rights-of-Photographers.pdf