dcsang
Canadian & Not A Dentist
I know one of the issues that has occurred here, in Toronto, in recent years was a man with a cell phone snapping "up skirt" photos of young girls in a grocery store; Loblaws to be exact, down at Leslie St and Lakeshore (for anyone in the local area).
I can see grocery folks, well, any retail folks, getting a bit antsy about a camera in a store - not merely because of what I've described above but also because they don't know if you're just "Joe Public" or if you're actually there to commit corporate espionage - maybe you're from a competing chain down the street etc.
I'm not trying to "defend" a security guard or the cops or a corporation, I'm just saying that, if I were in their shoes, I'd probably be a bit leery as well.
Now, if you're outside the store and you're just shooting from the sidewalk, then all's fair
Cheers,
Dave
I can see grocery folks, well, any retail folks, getting a bit antsy about a camera in a store - not merely because of what I've described above but also because they don't know if you're just "Joe Public" or if you're actually there to commit corporate espionage - maybe you're from a competing chain down the street etc.
I'm not trying to "defend" a security guard or the cops or a corporation, I'm just saying that, if I were in their shoes, I'd probably be a bit leery as well.
Now, if you're outside the store and you're just shooting from the sidewalk, then all's fair
Cheers,
Dave
newsgrunt
Well-known
If you're in the store and a store employee asks you to stop taking photographs then the polite thing to do is stop using your camera. As for the shopper trying to stop you, this happens everywhere, anytime. I ignore them until someone from the store or wherever comes along.
I really don't see why you're getting upset about not being able to photograph in a store, it's private property after all as has been brought up previosuly. Try this at any shopping centre and see how fast the suits are all over you and they'll more often than not, be in your face about it.
For less aggro, I stick to the street for my photos.
I really don't see why you're getting upset about not being able to photograph in a store, it's private property after all as has been brought up previosuly. Try this at any shopping centre and see how fast the suits are all over you and they'll more often than not, be in your face about it.
For less aggro, I stick to the street for my photos.
You are assuming people know how cameras work and angles of view etc. Who the hell knows why they didn't let you photograph. Perhaps they just didn't like you. It happens to all of us.
Last time I went to the Chinese restaurant the Manager wanted to know why I did not bring a camera that day. She is used to seeing me with one.
sanmich
Veteran
As long as it's with a "please"...