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Not sure on this one. Public photography is 100% legal, but a shopping centre is technically private property so in that respect they may be able to make their own rules.
Having said that, 90% of photojournalism is taken of/on private property so...
One thing's for sure, if she had of taken photos he couldn't have made her delete them.
Having said that, 90% of photojournalism is taken of/on private property so...
One thing's for sure, if she had of taken photos he couldn't have made her delete them.
As above, most shopping centres are private property and they can decide to ban photography.
Deletion of any images taken is a more tricky one, most places wouldn't try and just escort you from the centre. They could go through the courts, but most wouldn't bother IMO.
Deletion of any images taken is a more tricky one, most places wouldn't try and just escort you from the centre. They could go through the courts, but most wouldn't bother IMO.
Not necessarily. A lot of places have bans on photography, but nothing showing. It's private land and technically, they can do as they please.
No security guard / bouncer / policeman can make you delete a photo on the spot, however.
many countless times I've been told to stop taking pictures or put the camera away. If you really want a good picture in a shopping centre I'd just keep at it. I've had security guys follow me but I still found a chance to take a timelapse of the escalators during christmas shopping.
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Probably just because they can.
Let's face it, if you're a terrorist then there's better ways to go about planning your big jihad than by walking into the middle of a shopping centre with a 400D and a tripod.
Let's face it, if you're a terrorist then there's better ways to go about planning your big jihad than by walking into the middle of a shopping centre with a 400D and a tripod.
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This happened to me in a little shopping center in Barnstaple, this little short security guard said that I could not take pictures. He spoke to me like I was there shop lifting, felt like smacking him with my 70-200mm VR 
Security Guard Nazi
Security Guard Nazi
This happened to me in a little shopping center in Barnstaple, this little short security guard said that I could not take pictures. He spoke to me like I was there shop lifting, felt like smacking him with my 70-200mm VR
Security Guard Nazi
Hope you didn't break it!
Regards the deletion thing, when driving along the road the other week I was followed by a man in a car who stopped where I stopped etc and I eventually clocked him taking pictures of me. I got out fo the car and asked what he was up to - turns out he was under the imprtession I was following him on behalf of the Fraud Inestigation Unit (??) and was taking photos of my harrasment of him!!
When I pointed out that he was following me he suddenly went quiet and I threatened him with the police unless he deleted the images. He reluctantly gave me the camera to delete them which I did.
I was under the impression that no one can take pictures of you without your consent and you were entitled to the film or deletion of digital images if images were captured without your contsent.
When I pointed out that he was following me he suddenly went quiet and I threatened him with the police unless he deleted the images. He reluctantly gave me the camera to delete them which I did.
I was under the impression that no one can take pictures of you without your consent and you were entitled to the film or deletion of digital images if images were captured without your contsent.
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You can take pictures of anyone or any thing if it's on public property, you don't need someones permission to take photographs of them and that person has few rights if they're in a public space, however you're certainly not allowed to harass and follow people.
Shopping center security don't allow photography because of the threat of terrorist attacks, there's no other reason..
Shopping center security don't allow photography because of the threat of terrorist attacks, there's no other reason..
No, it doesn't. Whether or not he was right to take photos of you, you had absolutely no right to make him delete them.
And it's not harassment ... 1) Scotland has no harassment act and 2) harassment is extremely difficult to prove legally and must be on several separate occasions. Him following you in your car is one.
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How do you think the paparazzi make a living?
You can even take photos of things or people on private property as long as you're standing on public property!
That guy was completely within his rights to take photos of you as you were both in a public place (even though he does sound a bit of a wierdo thinking you were following him
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There were a couple of "incidents" after Cabot Circus opening reported in local paper/listings mags of families visiting to see the new centre and taking pictures of kids next to the Christmas decorations and being told by securiy that photography wasn't allowed citing the usual suspects (anti-terrorism, child protection etc) .... needless to say there was a swift letter from the centre management assuring everyone that they didn't intend to stop families taking pictures but that they did reserve the right to stop anyone taking photos for any reason.
I had a similar experience when deciding that we have reams of photos/videos of our older son having swimming lessons while we were living in California for a couple of years that I'd take some picture of out younger son at same stage in his lesson in Bristol ... I managed to get one photo before being told photography was not allowed - amusingly "data protection act" was cited as the reason for this.