Got kicked off Santa Monica pier over the weekend

8 years 4 days ago #481116 by Frost Photography
I was photographing people fishing off the pier  in Santa Monica and was asked to put away my camera.  Correct me if I'm wrong, piers are public space and should be okay to photograph on.  Right?  

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8 years 4 days ago #481118 by effron
Yup. However, if I was asked to NOT photograph people, even in a public place, I would have complied. 

Why so serious?
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8 years 4 days ago #481128 by icepics
Asked by who? someone who works there? or another visitor?

If you look up a place before you go then you could find out if you can or can't take pictures, and what are the policies. Then you'd be informed if you're approached about taking photos.
http://santamonicapier.org/join/

http://santamonicapier.org/wp-content/themes/sm-pier/docs/events_film-guide.pdf

Sharon
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8 years 4 days ago #481129 by SuzyM

icepics wrote: Asked by who? someone who works there? or another visitor?


That was my question exactly!


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8 years 4 days ago #481131 by Glenn Gee
Seems to me you were well within your rights to be there taking pictures. I had a look at the links that icepics posted and it does say that a permit is required if your photos are for commercial purposes, but if you're just there taking photos you should have been able to hang out and do that.


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8 years 4 days ago #481160 by Little Kate
If public space and wasn't a police officer, was it a private person or ?? asked you to not take photos? 


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8 years 3 days ago #481236 by KCook

effron wrote: Yup. However, if I was asked to NOT photograph people, even in a public place, I would have complied. 

Yup.  Or at least try to be more casual in how I'm shooting.  Street cameras are inconspicuous for a reason.

Kelly

Canon 50D, Olympus PL2
kellycook.zenfolio.com/

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8 years 3 days ago #481241 by cabbot
This seems to be happening more and more, with people demanding that photographers cease and desist. What gives? Are photographers being jerks about it, or are property owners/public persons being overly sensitive? Or something else entirely??


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8 years 3 days ago #481334 by KZAM
Over the years, I've been asked to leave many locations that I was photographing.  Regardless of who is asking, good practices is always to respect those who you might have been photographing.  Now this doesn't mean you need to be a push over, however just use good judgement.  

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8 years 3 days ago - 8 years 3 days ago #481336 by effron
What gives?.....Hmmm, maybe a feeling of privacy violation trumps a constitutional right? Why push peoples' buttons for a "picture"?
Just because you can doesn't mean you should.....

Why so serious?
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7 years 11 months ago #483267 by Stic
It's not that simple though. The very same freedom people in public are enjoying is the same freedom you are enjoying while photographing in public.

I was stopped by the police once and asked what I was doing...'I'm taking photos' was my answer. The officer politely suggested that I stop and move on, I declined and continued to take photos as I was well within my rights and was not offending anyone, or getting in anyone's 'face'...

I was using a 100-400, so most of my subjects were not even aware I was taking photos. The cop probably only noticed because of the white lens...


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7 years 11 months ago #483268 by Stic
I should also point out the irony of the situation too, the area I was photographing was a large square in the middle of the city which was under 24 hour CCTV surveillance...

Hardly an expectation of privacy there...


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