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lovely day here in edmonton and i was out doing my normal saturday morning thing...breakfast with friends and then some errands and shooting.

the outdoor farmers market was crowded but not too bad...i was shooting the rd1 with my 25 cv lens mounted...a man standing in front of a food cart looked interesting in his hat and i took a quick shot. he looked at me and said, "you should really ask people's permission first"...this annoyed me mildly and so i took another 2 shots of the food stand like i had not included him in the first place. after a second, i put the camera down and said to him," that's what makes for lousy shots"...

and his reply..."yeah, sure, that's what it's all about".

i walked away.

that's my first negative encounter in years and while i know it hardly high drama...i was taken aback somewhat...
 
Very Sorry to hear Joe
Hopefully you will Forget it and be out and about Carefree again

I know after my 'police incident' (which was dismissed & sealed Thankfully)
I still have not been back to my normal way of just happy go lucky shooting
Something in me got disheartened and it's an uphill struggle to overcome
Silly I know
 
A bit surprising coming from a vendor in a farmers market... I would have thought it would have made him happy that u saw something in his setup that was worth the picture.

Usually when that happens to me, I just walk away.. Not worth the potential hassle.

Gary
 
GaryLH said:
A bit surprising coming from a vendor in a farmers market... I would have thought it would have made him happy that u saw something in his setup that was worth the picture.

Usually when that happens to me, I just walk away.. Not worth the potential hassle.

Gary
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sorry, he was not the vendor.
there was a small crowd in front of the vendor and this man was back a bit...i thought it would be a good shot of him with the blurred background of the food plus patrons.
 
GaryLH said:
A bit surprising coming from a vendor in a farmers market... I would have thought it would have made him happy that u saw something in his setup that was worth the picture.

Usually when that happens to me, I just walk away.. Not worth the potential hassle.

Gary
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... not if he were also claiming benefits, or had no licence ... I never seem to have any problems with folk either, well usually
 
helenhill said:
Very Sorry to hear Joe
Hopefully you will Forget it and be out and about Carefree again

I know after my 'police incident' (which was dismissed & sealed Thankfully)
I still have not been back to my normal way of just happy go lucky shooting
Something in me got disheartened and it's an uphill struggle to overcome
Silly I know
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helen, i think your situ was a bit more dramatic than mine...my surprise is how annoyed i got at the idea of being questioned...my normal response would have been a lecture re. being in a public place but i passed on it this time.
 
back alley said:
sorry, he was not the vendor.
there was a small crowd in front of the vendor and this man was back a bit...i thought it would be a good shot of him with the blurred background of the food plus patrons.
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IC. A patron of the stall... I cannot remember how many times I shot something similar and no one was offended, they were just part of the flow of the picture.

Gary
 
I have spent some photo minutes (and a few dollars) in farmers' markets. They are usually quite cheerful and happy to have me photograph their wares.

But just once some %^&$# came out from behind his display and read me the riot act quite loudly in front of his and other's customers. I responded, as usual, that I was clear about what I could and could not legally photograph. As I turned my back on him and walked away, other vendors came up and told me I could photograph their stuff if I wanted to.

It only takes one.
 
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not even a good shot...
 
I was taking a picture of a our local farmer's market, with about 50~60 people in frame when some joker about 60 feet away said "don't take my picture".
I let him know that at the distance his face would be an unrecognizable speck on the negative. In other words mac, don't flatter yourself.
 
Sorry Joe! That is upsetting. But I got a guy even more angry today. He was having a drink outdoors behind a cracked glass , and I took a picture of him through it. Cursing (in French), flailing arms, I hope it turns out well. (the continuing high drama of using film)

Don't let it get you down. I liked the "you ruined my picture!" line.

Randy
 
The worst I had was getting chased down the street by an extremely crazy person, being called "M*f*" and getting a death threat every step of the way. He was homeless - I do not photograph homeless people but I honestly didn't recognize him as such until after the incident. I eventually ducked into the first storefront I saw.

What's funny - I bounced back from that pretty quick. The times where I ask for permission and get denied - those seem to be harder to recover from.
 
With all due respect but I think you should stop whining. It is your right to take a picture of anyone in public but it is equally their right to not like it and get upset.
 
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Yesterday I mailed my postcards for the RFF project and I throught I'd document the clerks hand adding the extra stamps.Just the hand on the scale where the cards were lying. The response was you can't take that in here. Why?
Because the boss said so. Not wanting to start a confrontation I deleated the shot after I showed it to the clerk. Go figure.
 
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