|
|
| *SoulEyes Photography>>>Photography Courses |
Rules against photographing houses, buildings or stores? |
I've seen some really well designed houses, and also quite a few well designed buildings, even stores and so forth. If I want to capture these because I love architecture, would that be breaking any privacy laws? Of course, the photography would be from a casual distance. All of the answers above are correct, but the thing to remember is that if you photograph a building from a public location..on the sidewalk across the street for instance, then you're technically not doing anything wrong. As long as you don't go into the building (if you do, then you do need permission) or photograph from private property (when you need to have the owner of said properties permission) then legally you are "fine." And 99.999% of the time, no one will say a thing. I've done lots of research into this and even asked a few lawyers who specialize in Art Law types of cases and they all said the same thing. Something else to remember, just in case of any problems. NO ONE can make you give them your film if you shoot in public and NO ONE can make you delete the photos from your camera if you are shooting digitally. Source(s): BFA Degree Holder, Pro Photographer, Art law websites As long as you're not trespassing on their property or using a zoom lens to photograph the interiors [such as me sitting on the toilet], you're ok. As long as the photographs are for your personal use and won't be published in any way, there are no laws against taking photographs. However, if you want to use those photos in a publication of any kind that will be sold, you must contact the owners of the buildings and get them to sign a release form giving you permission to use the photo of their building and stating the purpose for which you plan to use it. As long as you don't attempt to use them in some commercial way. If you want to do that you will need a "property" release. If the building is a public one or houses a governmental agency, you may be in violation of the new Homeland Security rules. Editorial, sports and glamour photographer The rules will vary from country to country, but there is no prima facie right to privacy for things that happen in public places, which means that if you are in a public place, anything you photograph will normally be okay. The papparazzi live by this principle. There are, however, some standard exclusions, normally related to defence (or defense for US readers) establishments and other security infrastructure like border posts, police check points, etc. Most standard travel guides will warn you about these issues where they exist. What will be an issue is that the best viewpoints for some buildings will not be in a public place, when you might need permission from the property owner to get access to the viewpoint you want to use. |
| Tags |
| Photography Studio Photography School Photography Magazine Photography Jobs Photography Equipment Photography Courses Photo Gallery Photo Essays Art Gallery Wedding Photography |
Photography Categories--Copyright/IP Policy--Contact Webmaster |