Children's Sports Day

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I want to upload some pictures of my son's first sports day to Flickr. He's 5 years old and there are obviously some other children in the shots. I might be worrying needlessly, but do you think I should just go ahead and do it? Or maybe set the permissions so only friends and family can see them? Or not do it at all?

When our son started Primary last September, we signed a document giving the school permission to take pictures of him and they often put them up on their website, along with the other children. I think the school's Head is quite relaxed when it comes to taking photos: Our son was in a school play a few weeks ago and the head said photography was fine as long as we tried to include just our own kids. Hmm...

Anyway, at the evening showing of the play she informed the audience that it had been brought to her attention than some parents had been putting their pictures on Facebook. So now she was not allowing photography at all. I'm guessing some parents saw the FB shots and complained.

There was no official guidance for photography during the sports day. There were many people with cameras and camcorders. One or two with DSLRs. Although I stood out quite a bit with my 7D and a hooded 70-200 f2.8 IS and could hear a few comments. Nothing nasty. Just the odd, 'OMG, would you look at the size of that?!' as I let off a few high speed bursts.
 
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Not quite a 70-200 but I had my gripped d7000 and the 70-300vr hooded.

Funnily enough other parents asked whether I could shoot Johny as well and put the photo online as their little p&s just didn't capture it.

Unless asked or already known friends I tend to make certain my children are the main subject.

I wouldn't worry but just be sensible with exit location data and names etc. Furthermore my mentality is let us enjoy the photos of our children, don't let the pervs win.
 
? FB=Flickr=school website?

What the difference? Is the school website privacy restricted?

Sounds like you need to have a sensible chat with the head.

David
 
The school's website is not restricted.

I said something similar to my wife. She suggested that the pictures on the school's website are only of those children that have had the 'release form' signed. But I think that'd be too hard to administer; checking the multitude of shots the teachers take against a list of those children that can/can't be shown.

It's a minefield, but I think I'm going to walk straight into it with my head held high. ;)
 
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