LongLensPhotography
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I am considering doing some stock landscape / architecture work in London. The goal is to simply get some iconic imagery by any [legal] means it takes - something along the lines of my best selling Bristol work. Don't worry I can think creatively, just need some help with the 'legal' bit.
I've done a little research, and found an incredible amount about filming, permits and so on. It sounds it is not permissible to sneeze in London without a written permit from a number of organisations including police. Yet, I opened Getty and Alamy, full of London landmarks without any releases. Apparently you can't go to Richmond park without paying £280 but there are plenty of deer shots all round going for £30. Is somebody doing us some charity work or what?
Effectively, I just want to know how and if I can get away with taking and selling pics of South bank, parliament, bridges, telephoto shots of the city, maybe something areal or anything else interesting. I don't care about individual street characters unless they seriously enhance the scene and are ideally not recognisable.
It is fair to say this is not a hobby any more, so no interest going there just to spend a day in a wet and cold and get rid of some money (done way more than enough of that already)... it has got to have a clear business sense from now on.
P.s. What would be high and unrestricted (or possible reasonably to deal with) vantage points?
P.P.S. Any free parking spots coming from M4? I can do Saturday or Sunday if it helps.
Thanks
I've done a little research, and found an incredible amount about filming, permits and so on. It sounds it is not permissible to sneeze in London without a written permit from a number of organisations including police. Yet, I opened Getty and Alamy, full of London landmarks without any releases. Apparently you can't go to Richmond park without paying £280 but there are plenty of deer shots all round going for £30. Is somebody doing us some charity work or what?
Effectively, I just want to know how and if I can get away with taking and selling pics of South bank, parliament, bridges, telephoto shots of the city, maybe something areal or anything else interesting. I don't care about individual street characters unless they seriously enhance the scene and are ideally not recognisable.
It is fair to say this is not a hobby any more, so no interest going there just to spend a day in a wet and cold and get rid of some money (done way more than enough of that already)... it has got to have a clear business sense from now on.
P.s. What would be high and unrestricted (or possible reasonably to deal with) vantage points?
P.P.S. Any free parking spots coming from M4? I can do Saturday or Sunday if it helps.
Thanks