May 8, 2010   89 notes

Crime Imitates Art Real Big

I Still Shoot Film: On the legality of street shooting in France…

So I feel like I should clarify a little bit from when I said, “street shooting is illegal in France.” It’s not exactly that broad, so I’ll explain:

  • Any photographing of persons without their consent is illegal
  • Any “professional” shoot (meaning if you have lights and/or a team) requires…

  1. hisjerisprudence reblogged this from istillshootfilm and added:
    know. It seems Philippine laws are pretty much lax compared
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  5. addyinparis reblogged this from istillshootfilm and added:
    Well….I guess “gorram” (or frak depending on your fandomlol)...that! { but good to know…....
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  7. jjsong said: in the states, it’s illegal if you PUBLISH (read: make money off of) photos of identifiable ppl (sans model release) and/or copyrighted signs/logos…. but as far as taking pictures of people (in public) - w/o the intend to sell, is perfectly legal.
  8. pluralities said: Wow, I had no idea! I shot a lot of photos of strangers on the street when I was in Paris last year. I guess I’m pretty covert about it, haha, but that’s good to know for the next time I’m there. Too bad, because street shooting is my favorite!
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  10. oliverhutton said: So what if I take a photo of a friend and someone walks by in the background? I don’t see how one could take many pictures in Paris without people in them. Is it enforced? This sucks because I’m going to Paris this summer, and I love street shooting
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