Rights of the photographer when shooting in public places:
Everyone has a right to not be in a photograph for many reasons ranging from, religious reasons, health reasons and confidential reasons. When shooting in public places it is important to ask if you can take a photo of them. For example, when people go traveling, they like to take pictures to remember what they have seen and to share with others their photographs. However, some places restrict photos being taken for many reasons, one being they want people to visit the site without others showing them what it looks like through a photograph. As for a photographer their rights vary in public places. For example, if someone has health issues such as Epilepsy, a photographer could cause harm by using the flash this could result in an Epileptic fit, this would be a con. However, a pro could be experiencing a theme or style for yourself without capturing it. The photographer has the right to capture what they like in certain places as long as you ask permission, for example if you visited a village in a foreign country you would have to ask if you could take photos of the people sitting outside their homes. Another example, would be in a train station you can not just go up to a homeless person and a take a photo, firstly this is intimidating and rude; therefore you would have to ask. A photographer has many pros and cons when venturing out with their camera. Another issue could be, the photographer wants to take a picture of a temple but is not allowed, therefore the photographer has to respect the rights of the temple and not take the photo. Also, the photographer has to be extremely careful when photographing in public places due to protection laws such as child protection. It is always best the photographer asks before taking a photo in public places due to people not wanting to be in the photo for a confidential reason such as, they could be famous and do not want to be spotted somewhere which could cause issues for them.
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