Tan replied to Lasse:
> > However - and from a professional point of view - there may
> > be a good reason or two to think twice about what comments
> > on your clients you make in public and about uploading
> > photos from this assignment on the net (unless you already
> > got the "go ahead" from your clients, of course).
>
> You will notice that I haven't mentioned any names of the
> couple, and of course never would, and due to where we are
> located and the general "gist" of what we discuss on this here
> list, I can almost guarantee that they would never be privy to
> it.
"*Almost* guarantee". The way to bet if you're going to put
twenty bucks on the outcome of a single example, but you'd be
surprised at how long the odds can be and still come up just in
time to bite you in the ass. So it might not be the way to bet
when you're wagering client goodwill and your reputation for
professionalism. Don't forget that while this feels like a
little private club, the list is archived on the web. (Imagine:
somebody sees the tale on the web archive somehow, forwards it
to someone else who wouldn't normally read photography sites, as
a "you gotta see this" thing (let's face it, it _is_ funny!),
they pass it along to someone they don't realize is a friend of
the couple who, recognizes the date and just enough details ...
Not terribly likely, but possible. Worse odds have come up with
regard to twenty year old Usenet posts and job interviews.)
That said, I *did* enjoy the story, am glad I got to read it,
and hope it _doesn't_ get you in trouble.
Posting anything like that on the net is a risk-balancing act.
How much do you sanitize the tale to avoid a) having the
participants recognize themselves or b) having them get angry if
they _do_ recognize themselves, vs. how many perfectly good
stories do you fail to share with your friends for fear of
someday one of the stories reaching the wrong ears, vs. where do
you and don't you post ...
-- Glenn
PS: Not kidding about Usenet posts (from alt.sex.bondage or
talk.bizarre) from twenty years earlier getting asked about in
job interviews. Of course, depending on what one wrote two
decades ago, the effects can be positive or negative.
