Forbidden photos

[JohnC6]

In the resort we're currently at in Majorca ...but it could be anywhere ...people are hiring twin bicycles that have a small bench infront of the handle bars and the holiday-makers doing the hiring are mainly mum/dad/kids. It's a great way to get round and in the wide dedicated cycle lane along the sea front. What's so nice to see is just how the little 'uns love it on that bench,that has a safety bar which the children grab hold of. I've seen a mum/dad with their three ginger-haired children. I don't think they are triplets but are very close in age..2,3,4 years of age. Their faces are a joy to see as they laugh and giggle ..squeals of joy as they go along. It's the same with other very small children. These three children with mum/dad pedalling would make a wonderful photo but I'm reluctant to do so and won't do it. I can't stop them and ask..I have no idea what nationalty they are. People don't like their children being photographed by strangers . It's a sad state of affairs.

 

[cuthbert]

Yeah, sadly, due to the behaviour of some men, men generally are assumed to be perverts or deviants if they do anything that is perceived or interpreted as having any kind of sexual motivation… and pointing a massive camera and lens at somebody elses child definitely falls into that category.

I steer well clear of it, I can’t imagine there would be too many photos that would ultimately be worth it.

it’s something I’m conscious of, and I’m always happy to show what’s on the back of my camera or answer questions from people / I very rarely take photos of people in private moments anyway, but i do take photos of strange things… bins, drains, etc and sometimes it does raise eyebrows, im a pretty disarming teddy bear and never had a nasty interaction, they are just genuinely curious about why im in a historic town, everyone takes photos of the big tourist attraction and there’s me taking a photo of a bin lol

 

[munch]

Yes it is. I have a grandson, who although I have several hundred photographs of him the only one in social media is me holding him as he looks at some wildlife so you can't see his face. My daughter is rightly concerned about how children's photo's can be used.

 

[tikkathreebarrel]

One of my grandchildren has been "shielded" from social meeja by his mother and actually grandpa didn't so much have a polite request about this but was delivered of a riot act. I tried to get an explanation of the parental thinking and was dismissed with "that's the way it is". The other grandchildren from different parents have been raised with a more reasoned approach. In family settings I have to speak nicely to the "socially shielded" grandchild to get him to either let me take his photo or not. S'funny how the parents can be active on social media themselves.

My wife and I were at our favourite National Trust venue a week or so ago - the bank holiday before schools went back and we had so much pleasure watching other people's children and grandchildren playing together all relaxed and happy. There were plenty of opportunities for "happy children photos" but instead I made sure that my DSLR was switched off (when my normal default is to switch it on as I get out of the car so that I'm ready to go) and either on the table pointing at the sky or nestled in my lap and studiously ignored.

 

[munch]

One of my grandchildren has been "shielded" from social meeja by his mother and actually grandpa didn't so much have a polite request about this but was delivered of a riot act. I tried to get an explanation of the parental thinking and was dismissed with "that's the way it is". The other grandchildren from different parents have been raised with a more reasoned approach. In family settings I have to speak nicely to the "socially shielded" grandchild to get him to either let me take his photo or not. S'funny how the parents can be active on social media themselves.

My wife and I were at our favourite National Trust venue a week or so ago - the bank holiday before schools went back and we had so much pleasure watching other people's children and grandchildren playing together all relaxed and happy. There were plenty of opportunities for "happy children photos" but instead I made sure that my DSLR was switched off (when my normal default is to switch it on as I get out of the car so that I'm ready to go) and either on the table pointing at the sky or nestled in my lap and studiously ignored.

I fully support my daughters stance as I know where her concerns come from. It is not if we haven't got photos of him as he grows up, just that they are not on social media.