There has been much controversy, in Vancouver BC, following the post NHL game riots, about the public posting of photographs and the invitation to identify those in the images. Vancouver Police Want Your Riot Video and Photos dominated the headlines. These images appear on a variety of social media sites, including facebook where they could be ‘tagged’ and [...]
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Pushing the Envelope
July 15, 2011 – 4:15 am
On occasion, photographers should be harassed for taking photos! Sometimes there are actually rules, and as long as they are legal, one would expect you to respect them. Happened on this site, www.strictlynophotography.com, open to those who like to ‘push the envelope’ as they say. It’s a spot where you’re encouraged to upload those photos [...]
Commercial Film and Photography in Parks Canada Western Arctic Field
June 15, 2011 – 4:08 am
Commercial Film and Photography Application Guidelines for Aulavik, Ivvavik and Tuktut Nogait National Parks – The Parks Canada Western Arctic Field Unit The national parks of Parks Canada’s Western Arctic Field Unit include Aulavik, Ivvavik and Tuktut Nogait National Parks. These parks span some of the most spectacular and ecologically significant areas of the western [...]
The Pariah Photographer – Part II
April 30, 2011 – 4:13 am
It’s quite amusing the lengths that some individuals will go to in trying to get the photographers to delete an image…for example: The Bully Method “Stop taking my pictures and delete them or I’m going to kick your ass” or “Because I said you can’t take my picture” or “It’s illegal to take my picture [...]
Photos During Delivery Banned
April 1, 2011 – 9:24 pm
Many families will be disappointed and somewhat upset to learn that an increasing number of hospitals have been banning the use of video cameras when it comes to deliveries. In late 2010, Meritus Medical Center in the US was just one of the many hospitals to adopt this policy which prohibits both still photography as well as [...]