'No Photography' Plz...

[kulitz]

i hate to see anti social n anti photographer signs like the above.
lately, when i was walking around, i saw a few shops with the
unfriendly sign. it reflexes badly on our image as a singaporean
becos it makes some tourists look so unwelcome especially when
the sign is show in a tourists area like orchard n china town.

as a photographer, how would u react to the sign? :embrass:

a little bit unfriendly, these signs should not be put up to those spots that are tourist spots like chinatown or orchard., luckily when i went to singapore i don't see any sign like this.. ehehehe
but still it's not fair.. tourist, like me, went to singapore to see the beauty of it and the least i could do to bring home "some" singapore with me, aside from the souvenirs, is to take pictures as memories.. too bad for any place bringing up those signs..

 

[yeobt]

today, i went to plaza sing to test my new breed, a 55-200 VR.
juz when i was about to leave the place after some shooting,
suddenly a woman comes after me from behind.

the following is our conversation...(in chinese)

woman: mister, mister.
i turn around
woman: mister, i think you have shot my sis into your frame, can you delete them?
me: har!!? (i heard, but i was shock with her request)
woman: are you a singaporean?
me: yes, i am.
woman: ok, juz now, i saw that you were pointing the cam to my sis direction, can you delete those pics?
me: i dont know who is your sis and i dont know who i have shot in the frame. there are so many people here.
woman: can you show me your camera?
me: no. this is my property.
woman: no, you must show me your camera and delete the pics.
me: ok, you call the police now and i will wait.
the woman than turns to another older woman next to me and interpret to her in korean.
me: i tell you, i have the right to shoot anything in public, even if is LKY in here.
woman: no, i afraid that you may do something funny to the pics with my sis.
me: what kind of funny thing?
woman: i dont know but on internet.
me: ok, if you found any on internet, you can sue me.

she than says ok and walk away.

i think she was refering to this pic.

there are a group of korean approaching young women outside the plaza. maybe up for
something no good. so they dont 1 2 be photo.

 

[MarkNKL]

^^^ Dey I thought only if you "sell" the photo you can kena? Can you get sued for posting a photo for general display on a public domain like flickr, picasa etc etc if you have no intention of selling?

 

[vince123123]

It is my view that in Singapore, the legal position does not distinguish between selling and non selling. Besides, there's nothing to get sued about even for selling, so long as there is nothing defamatory or outrage of modesty.

^^^ Dey I thought only if you "sell" the photo you can kena? Can you get sued for posting a photo for general display on a public domain like flickr, picasa etc etc if you have no intention of selling?

 

[jasonlcs]

Wah, steady sia ...

the following is our conversation...(in chinese)

woman: mister, mister.
i turn around
woman: mister, i think you have shot my sis into your frame, can you delete them?
me: har!!? (i heard, but i was shock with her request)
woman: are you a singaporean?
me: yes, i am.
woman: ok, juz now, i saw that you were pointing the cam to my sis direction, can you delete those pics?
me: i dont know who is your sis and i dont know who i have shot in the frame. there are so many people here.
woman: can you show me your camera?
me: no. this is my property.
woman: no, you must show me your camera and delete the pics.
me: ok, you call the police now and i will wait.
the woman than turns to another older woman next to me and interpret to her in korean.
me: i tell you, i have the right to shoot anything in public, even if is LKY in here.
woman: no, i afraid that you may do something funny to the pics with my sis.
me: what kind of funny thing?
woman: i dont know but on internet.
me: ok, if you found any on internet, you can sue me.

 

[Cartman2000]

Well, it's courtesy to delete the picture if she absolutely feels uncomfortable with her being in it and personally makes a request to you.

 

[Dream Merchant]

If the account is accurate, the woman was issuing an order and discourteous.

woman: no, you must show me your camera and delete the pics.

I guess it might have been different if she had requested nicely instead of demanding, but from what I gather, as long as no laws were brokne, the ultimate choice still resides with the intellectual property holder.

 

[redstone]

woman: mister, mister.
i turn around
woman: mister, i think you have shot my sis into your frame, can you delete them?
me: har!!? (i heard, but i was shock with her request)
woman: are you a singaporean?
me: yes, i am.
woman: ok, juz now, i saw that you were pointing the cam to my sis direction, can you delete those pics?
me: i dont know who is your sis and i dont know who i have shot in the frame. there are so many people here.
woman: can you show me your camera?
me: no. this is my property.
woman: no, you must show me your camera and delete the pics.
me: ok, you call the police now and i will wait.
the woman than turns to another older woman next to me and interpret to her in korean.
me: i tell you, i have the right to shoot anything in public, even if is LKY in here.
woman: no, i afraid that you may do something funny to the pics with my sis.
me: what kind of funny thing?
woman: i dont know but on internet.
me: ok, if you found any on internet, you can sue me.

she than says ok and walk away.

Does it really matter if a photographer is local or not? :dunno::dunno:

 

[Dream Merchant]

Does it really matter if a photographer is local or not? :dunno::dunno:

Happened to me and friends before.

I am guessing that it's based on the assumption that it's OKAY for TOURISTS to anyhow shoot, whereas our own locals ... :sweat: If you think about it, it's a mentality that may have been cultivated for a very long time now.

 

[HeiPiGu]

Does it really matter if a photographer is local or not? :dunno::dunno:

Is the reputation of Singapore photographers really that bad that even the Koreans are afraid of us?! :bsmilie:

 

[yeobt]

Wah, steady sia ...

i didnt meant to BS her, if i can put my arm around him, why not for a photo? :bsmilie:

 

[vince123123]

hahah, madam tussards wax figure

 

[yeobt]

Well, it's courtesy to delete the picture if she absolutely feels uncomfortable with her being in it and personally makes a request to you.

if we all always do that out of courtesy or to be nice, very soon we will be just showing
our images taken in our camera around and not shooting. :sweat:

 

[GoheadGostern]

if we all always do that out of courtesy or to be nice, very soon we will be just showing
our images taken in our camera around and not shooting. :sweat:

:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

 

[narofx]

Ever seen people take night landscapes with flash? or fireworks with flash?

yeap.. i did.. i saw a DSLR user using flash to take and landscape shot at night..

 

[TheQuestion]

today, i went to plaza sing to test my new breed, a 55-200 VR.
juz when i was about to leave the place after some shooting,
suddenly a woman comes after me from behind.

the following is our conversation...(in chinese)

woman: mister, mister.
i turn around
woman: mister, i think you have shot my sis into your frame, can you delete them?
me: har!!? (i heard, but i was shock with her request)
woman: are you a singaporean?
me: yes, i am.
woman: ok, juz now, i saw that you were pointing the cam to my sis direction, can you delete those pics?
me: i dont know who is your sis and i dont know who i have shot in the frame. there are so many people here.
woman: can you show me your camera?
me: no. this is my property.
woman: no, you must show me your camera and delete the pics.
me: ok, you call the police now and i will wait.
the woman than turns to another older woman next to me and interpret to her in korean.
me: i tell you, i have the right to shoot anything in public, even if is LKY in here.
woman: no, i afraid that you may do something funny to the pics with my sis.
me: what kind of funny thing?
woman: i dont know but on internet.
me: ok, if you found any on internet, you can sue me.

she than says ok and walk away.

i think she was refering to this pic.

there are a group of korean approaching young women outside the plaza. maybe up for
something no good. so they dont 1 2 be photo.

must be the hardcore christian koreans on recruitment drive.

 

[Cartman2000]

Okay then, I guess every photographer is entitled to his/her own choice.

 

[zoossh]

the following is our conversation...(in chinese)
...
there are a group of korean approaching young women outside the plaza. maybe up for
something no good. so they dont 1 2 be photo.

you mean she is a mandarin-speaking korean?? does she carry a heavy accent?

 

[zoossh]

must be the hardcore christian koreans on recruitment drive.

i supposed if we are taking candids of strangers who may have certain worries about their pictures being taken or shown, we can be a little bit more sensitive and avoid negative remarks. it is not all about rights. many photographers do hope to take streets and candids with less confrontations and i think our comments online does affect that relationship indirectly.

 

[TheQuestion]

i supposed if we are taking candids of strangers who may have certain worries about their pictures being taken or shown, we can be a little bit more sensitive and avoid negative remarks. it is not all about rights. many photographers do hope to take streets and candids with less confrontations and i think our comments online does affect that relationship indirectly.

no la im just stating candidly what their intent could be nothing exposing them or anything.