If they tell you NOT to do something

[Zellie Crescent]

Then DON'T do it! I went to the Apple store to get myself an iPad mini (yay!) and this guy came in and just started taking pictures of everything, 1 of the employees told him that he couldn't do that then he shook his head and seemed to understand. Not even a minute later he starts up again and again he gets told he can't do that, then he starts yelling that he can do what he wants and keeps trying to take pictures. Mall security escorted him out, I swear some people are just too stupid to listen.

[NYTCRAWLER94]

Ummmm......Yeah, I'd say so>.< LOL



This was a while back, but......BUT....it has quite a bit of relevance:



Bit of a background to this....I'm a photographer by hobby, although lately I have had ZERO inspiration to do any right-off-the-bat photography projects



Rewind to a while back....I was in the Overture Center for the Arts back in Madison, camera in hand.....I eventually went to a gallery inside the place, and whaddya know, I was advised I couldn't take pictures, to which I obliged, put my camera away, so as to not cause a scene

[Pixilated]

If he had a legitimate reason for doing so, explaining himself before starting to take photos might have helped (although I'm not sure what legitimate reason he might have had ....) Since he said nothing, you have to wonder what the heck he was up to. No wonder the store finally called mall security.

I recently had to do a (weird) project for one of my classes: it involved going into a pharmacy and writing down info for about 100 products. I went into a pharmacy in a local supermarket with my college ID and the teacher's handout about the project.The pharmacy staff waved me off cheerfully and told me to have fun. I'm not sure they would have been so accommodating if I'd just walked in there and started scribbling.

[BlaqueKatt]

Rewind to a while back....I was in the Overture Center for the Arts back in Madison, camera in hand.....I eventually went to a gallery inside the place, and whaddya know, I was advised I couldn't take pictures, to which I obliged, put my camera away, so as to not cause a scene

If you ever come back, I know tons of places that look amazing on camera. Lifelong Madisonian.

[NYTCRAWLER94]

Oh, I've gotten photos of a few places....Cafe Zoma's backyard area included (I did an HDR comp of this area a while back, actually)....I hear ya, though.....Madison is GREAT for photography

[protege]

Quite a few businesses will not allow photo-taking in their buildings. They're afraid that such photos will be used to 'case' the place. Others don't want photos taken, because of possible legal issues.

For example, some of you know that I'm into trains and belong to a railroad historical society. During our annual conventions, it's possible to get tours of various rail-related facilities. I've been inside Amtrak's Albany-Rensselaer (NY) shops, CSX's Selkirk Yard (NY) facilities, NS' Conway (PA) shops, and NJT's Kearny shops. Most of the time, the companies will let you shoot photos of whatever you want. They do, however, draw the line at letting their employees being photographed. They feel that it might open them up to legal issues--think about it, would *you* want to be photographed while working? Plus, it's a distraction.

The only place where photographs were somewhat restricted, was at NS' Conway Yard in 2010. We were told that we could shoot photos of anything we wanted--locomotives, freight cars--from all over the complex. However, because some of the places we were allowed to go (like on the roof of the administration building) were dangerous...we were *not* allowed to share them online. It sucked, since being up there was awesome. But, it was either that, or no photos at all!

The only time we were not allowed to shoot photos on a tour...was at the Smith & Wesson plant in 2009. Going in, they said that any and all cameras/phones would be seized at the gates. They don't want their trade secrets getting out. We complied with their instructions.

[PepperElf]

sometimes I'll take a photo of a UPC if I'm interested in comparing it. but it sounds more like he was just photographing the inside of the store...


and it sounds like this guy didn't know that employees on "private property with public access" can tell customers "no photos" and ... it carries the same weight as if he told a guest at his home to not take photos.