YEP its just You, ERR WHY the useless post, hope you got lost whistling, The Village Green Preservation Society by The Kinks...
He needs guidance where's your prob :bang:
Well, here's my understanding of the issues:
- We might assume that, since the organisers have invited you to take photographs at the show, permission to take photographs on the land for the purpose of publicity is granted by the owners (presumably the local council).
- The dogs themselves will be exempt from protection under the Data Protection Act and Human Rights Act as they are not persons in law.
- The expectations of privacy of the people in attendance in a public place will be relatively low
However, assuming you're not going to limit yourself to taking pictures of only dogs and inanimate objects:
Data Protection Act/Human Rights Act
If everyone who will be present will have paid a fee, then it should be made a condition of entry that they agree to having their photograph taken for this purpose - perhaps printed on their entry ticket.
If it is only those people entering the dog show who are paying the £2 fee, the organisers should place signs in a prominent place (ideally by each entrance to the site) informing people that their photograph may be taken for the purposes of publicity.
You should wear something about your person that identifies you as the official photographer of the event.
Where practical, make it clear to people before you take their photograph and how it will be used, giving them the opportunity to decline. A verbal warning may suffice.
If you are taking photographs of winners, etc. who will be named on the site, it would probably be advisable to obtain written consent from each of the individuals to use their name and image.
For children, it is advisable to publish only their first name or none at all. Above the age of 12 it is likely that they would be able to provide informed consent for the use of their image under the DPA. Below the age of 12, then their parents' consent may suffice. Under English law, this is only a guideline and not a hard and fast rule, subject to court ruling in each case about the maturity of each individual child to exercise their rights under the DPA. The situation is slightly different in Scotland.
Bear in mind, also, that publishing photographs on a web site will almost certainly involve the transfer of that information outside the European Union, which would require specific, written consents under the DPA.
Derby City and Bracknell Forest Councils have well written guides about photography and the Data Protection Act.
http://www.derby.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/1E8A5FAD-1956-4FB2-A56D-A3EE147EB1F4/0/Photographs.pdf
http://www.whitegrove.bracknell-forest.sch.uk/pdfs/photography-guidelines.pdf
Insurance
It is possible that you may cause injury to persons or damage to property or find yourself exposed to other civil legal liabilities while undertaking your assignment to photograph the village fête dog show.
If you are acting as their agent in taking photographs for their web site, you should ensure that you are covered by their public liability insurance.
If you are not covered by their insurance, it is advisable that you obtain public liability insurance for yourself.
The organisers' own insurance should cover you for personal injury to yourself. However, it may not cover damage to or loss of your camera or other property. Check with them if that is the case. If not, check with your own insurance company whether they would be covered by your domestic insurance policy these circumstances.
The organisers of the event should have carried out a risk assessment of your role, outlining any hazards that may occur and means to mitigate against them. Ask for a copy and familiarise yourself with it.
Having said all of that, I think the advice contained in the two posts prior to my own was adequate for the circumstances.
i.e.
I don't think you should worry about it
) to create a photographic record of the event. They informed all the participants we would be there shooting and included the info in the parish magazine beforehand.
