[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > The generally accepted term literally meaning "in the streets," most times a > public event (arrests, fights, celebrities and the like) are fair game. If > the photographer is suspected of observing a crime, s/he might be asked to > surrender their film (to be receipted and returned).
Some years ago I had a knock on my door and upon opening it was confronted by some firemen telling me the building (a church) was on fire and that our building was being evacuated as a precaution. So I grabbed my camera and joined the crowds on the street and thought I might get a few snaps for the local paper. About 5 mins into this I was approached by a police officer and asked if I might be able to photograph the crowd, and as I had a reasonable zoom any one else at a distance watching the fire-fighters extinguish the blaze. The point was that apparently arsonists like to hang about to see the fire and confusion they have created. When I was out of film, the officer asked for it, quite nicely, and I gave it to him. He took my particulars and told me he would return the film as I had informed him the first 2-3 shots were of my children. About a week later he contacted me by phone and asked if he might drop it off. The timing was inconvenient so he suggested I pick it up from the station at a pre-arranged time, I did this and all was well. In hind sight, I wonder what would have happened if I said "no, I am a freelance photographer and want to sell the images to the press". Kind regards Kevin - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
