A while ago I made a post on hear asking if it was OK to post pictures of people in street photography, the general consensus was yes and its legal in England.

For some context I’m building a portfolio for uni and wanted to show off all my images.

Well my frend mentioned today it was super creepy and run as I didn’t have their consent.

I’m torn, it was in a public place, its completely legal, you can’t really tell who thay are in most of them,

Idk, I feel super bad, but I don’t wanna delete them as they really add to my uni application. All photos have some people in If you’re taking street photography.

What should I do?

  • vicvinegariiBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I say if they’re the main subject and they’re just trying to live their life, then don’t. If they’re in the background, fine. If they’re like some street performer, fine. If they’re a person with a megaphone at a rally, fine.

    But if you’re just taking a photo of someone on a bench eating a sandwich then no. Or if the person sees you and asks you not to do it, then respect their wishes.

    If they can be easily identified then it’s tricky.

    My 2 cents.

    • SAT0725BEnglish
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      1 year ago

      and they’re just trying to live their life

      Some of the greatest photographs of all time are candids of people just trying to live their life. That’s the whole point of documentary photography. If you ask first you’re killing the moment and the whole point of the practice.