@maique Really admire this kind of shots depicting daily life, yet most of the time am scared away from taking or even publishing pictures like these because privacy regulations and all. 😐
@z428 Tell me you’re German without telling me you’re German 🙂
This one is probably a step too far, truth be told, but… it was too good to not do it.
@maique I always wondered whether Germany is somehow special here... 🙈 Do you ask people for permission before posting such pictures? Did you ever experience problems for taking such photos...?
@z428 I suppose you are, yes. I have never seen anyone else talking about “impressum-something” (sorry, I can’t recall the full name), and other stuff.
If people are out and about, and you don’t specifically “target” them on the photo, it’s ok. I, of course, brake this rule often.
If people are taking part in a public event (think demonstration), they are fair game, you can shoot them.
This is, as far as I’m aware, what you can do here.
I will not ask most of the time, as that would most likely ruin the photo. Also, most of the time, people won’t even notice, even if I’m literally standing in front of them. Odd.
When they do, I’ll smile, be extra nice, and figure out if they are ok with it. Whenever they realize before the shot, I’ll do the same, and ask if I can do it. Sometimes I don’t even have to talk, smiles will take you a long way.
It’s all very “case by case” 🙂
@gr36 There is a distinction here about being in public, and doing something in public. Just being outside will not make it ok.
And, yes, very much agree with the second paragraph: no degrading, no vulnerability. That’s is not the point 🙂
@gr36 @maique Thanks both. Will have to dig deeper into this - or just give it a try then. In Germany, it seems street photography is one of the things the privacy crowd chose to fight, claiming GDPR requirements and all but I am by no means deep enough into this to have a good idea of what's to be expected here... 😬
@z428 the laws seem confusing, but even in Germany, you can take street photos that include people and publish it. Maybe comercial use is different. But you can definitely post online if you are not making money out of it. law.photography/law/stree...
@pcora Thanks for the link. Will read up on that. I've so far read very differing view on that, even by lawyers, and the biggest issue it usually boils down to is whether to have a (documented?) agreement of a person to be photographed before actually taking a picture which would trash every random scene snap, practical considerations of this documentation mandate totally aside for a moment. Seems we're generally a country keen on regulations and paper trail. 🙈
@gr36 Yeah, I think this all along with other applicable laws in Germany makes things a potential legal minefield... 😔 @maique
@gr36 I usually mean something that would be printable in the news. Protesting, attending an event (think music festival, sports event). That was our guideline. If you’re taking part in something public, you should consider yourself fair game.