DISQUS

I. love. this. blogpost. It's sweet! lol

It also happens to be the first thing I've read from your site. If this is the appetizer, I'm really looking forward to the rest of my meal ;-)

-RobinAnn

You hit a very sore spot in me with regard to this topic. I am from the US and here is the scenario...

I am a photographer. I walk about..snapping away as I please. That's my prerogative and also one of my rights. That picture is mine. There is no fairy-tale joint ownership just because you are in it. I do not have the right to sell an image of you without your permission, I know that. But I am allowed to take that picture and not have to give you anything in return. I'm pretty certain I don't want you to come up to me and make me feel guilty for not doing so either.

I would gladly allow you access to my collection for a price. I'm trying to make a living too. Hopefully instead of being erased from my collection, we could strike a conversation and begin to negotiate for what you really want...pictures of yourself in 'those situations'. You should look to those photography moments as opportunities, not 'rights' infringements.

I've run into people like you before and maybe you just haven't figured out how to handle the situation, so let me please inform you how you should proceed: Kindly inform the photographer you do not want to be photographed and polity insist that they immediately delete the photograph. Please do not cause a scene. I do not have to delete you.. but if you ask nice, I would probably sympathize.

Whatever you decide, what you do will not be easy. Either ignore us, pay us, or ask us to delete you because the fact is that as soon as you step out the door of your house and leave your property...you are fair game to every photographer in the world.