Photographing people

[suvvers2003]

Ok so I know there's a heck of a lot of photographers hacked off because of the police using (and possibly abusing) their stop and search powers, when they're innocently snapping away letting their creative genius run wild. I know that I would be annoyed if I was stopped for no apparent reason. But I have a question that isn't really about the powers of the police, more the powers of the public. You see as much as I love photography (although currently if i'm honest my ambition far outweighs my ability) in the real world I am a bus driver. Now don't get me wrong I don't begrudge anybody a hobby, I really don't. But what really annoys me is pulling away from a bus stop and someone pops up and shoves a camera in my windscreen and starts snapping. Hours later those same photos are on the internet and I am clearly visible. As I said, I wouldn't dream of having a go at somebody about their hobby and if somebody wants to take a photo of a bus that's fine it's just....I don't wanna be in it!!!!! Is there any law which protects people from having their photo taken by somebody just randomly snapping at a moving vehicle? And if these folks are going to publish these photos to the web or in magazines, shouldn't any person who is clearly visible in the photo have signed a release form?

[macnimation3]

Hi,

you have clearly identified the difference between genuine amateur/enthusiast/Pro photographers and "hobbyist" photographers.

Hobbyists tend to snap and photograph anything that moves, and if it doesn't move, they make it move and then photograph it. They do not tend to investigate the protocols or ethics of photography but seem to think that if they have a camera they are entitled to snap anything. While the rest of us adhere as must as possible to the rules and we get the brunt of the security and police questions.

You are correct, they must get a model release from the subjects that are clearly visible if they are going to be shown publicly or may be used to generate income of any kind.

I would contact them and demand that they remove them. A bit of fear might educate them