And as I said, I agree with the “would be nice” part - but you shouldn’t really expect them to and then get mad if they don’t, especially if you’re a performer.
Except she’s not on the street… She’s in a museum… Where photography is encouraged.
Complaining about it would be like a cop complaining about have to arrest somebody. She almost comes across as a crazy person.
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I said nothing about her desire to not have her picture taken at work. You’re assuming because I was laughing at **Rigamarole **that I agree with the OP. I don’t. IMHO, it’s part of her job.
Blah blah. You want to justify your intrusion into people’s days by waving your “but you’re right there for everyone to see!” flag. If you take a picture of someone and they don’t know it, so be it. If you ask someone and they tell you no then get over it. People aren’t put on this earth to be your photography muse if they don’t want to be. Their desire to be left in peace to go about their day is more important than your wish to take a photograph of a total stranger.
If you really want to debate it, I’m sure people will participate in a new thread but this is enough hijack for me.
Agreed. She’s an exhibit. Something to be seen, something to remember, something to gawk at and discuss with others. The idea that she shouldn’t be photographed in a venue that actively permits photography of their collection is both insane and bizarre.
How on Earth is taking someone’s photo an intrusion into their day? Does it hurt you in some way? I’m putting forth the argument that it’s an intrusion into a photographer’s day to be constantly told what he can and can’t shoot because some dickmuffin is afraid of their photo getting posted on someone’s Facebook, and on a bad hair day at that!
That said, it’s not like I’m going around sticking a camera right into random people’s faces without asking them. But generally people are way more touchy about being photographed than is reasonable. And in this day and age where literally everyone has a camera on them at all times, those attitudes have gotta change.
My ‘job’, as it is, means that I get my picture taken by strangers all the time.
It IS annoying, for reasons that are hard to put my finger on. I guess it just boils down to the idea that it’s polite to ask people’s permission before you take a picture of them.
Hey man, getting your soul stolen sucks.
There are lots of reasons not to want to end up in random people’s Facebook albums, and many of them simply come down to “valuing their privacy”.
Or maybe the attitude that people can and should photograph every little thing they see needs to change?
Here’s the thing: I work in the media and part of that work involves taking photographs of people and things sometimes. And if someone says to me “Please don’t photograph me (or this thing that belongs to me)” then I don’t photograph them. Occasionally it poses a challenge, but I find something else to photograph for the illustration instead.
As for the OP, I’m afraid that working in a tourist attraction automatically makes you a photo op. It goes with the territory and there’s nothing at all you can do about it. Just be glad people want to remember who you are and what you were doing!
I guess because when I’m acting, I’m actually doing something interesting. We’re in cool costumes, we have all sorts of neat 1920’s things, etc. I don’t get why someone would want a picture of me just standing there behind a music stand. When we’re acting, we are actively engaging visitors and talking with them, so they almost always ask permission before taking our pictures, even if they were already told by the front desk that it’s okay. If I were on a stage or something, I’d understand and expect pictures. It’s also really hard to sing when someone is standing two feet away from you, snapping away, and you weren’t expecting it.
And I didn’t mean to imply that I think I’m super attractive with the “spank bank” comment- I just wonder what the hell this stranger is going to do with a picture of me taken on their camera phone.
Saw her pics, it’s true she is gorgeous, and I can understand why someone might want to photograph her while singing/performing.
As a respectful and rather humble person myself however, I think she (or anyone in this instance) deserves the respect to be asked about it first.
Some people are pushy and have a help-themselves attitude, and I think those that don’t think they should bother asking are venturing into this territory. It seems kind of obnoxious.
But then again, is someone expected to interrupt the performance in the pursuit of asking? That doesn’t seem appropriate either.
I guess I have a mixed bag, going.
However, I would like to ask permission at this time to photograph her photograph in the gallery thread - there’s a major babe shortage around here!
(Okay, just kidding on that last sentence. But she is hot, that’s no joke.)
Cough.
I want to publicly apologize to Green Rosetta and everyone in this thread for my comments. I may have thought they were harmless and complimentary at the time, but on further thought, realized this was not what she was looking for and they were totally uncalled for. I got a little carried away, I am sorry.
My straight answer is that although it would be best to ask first regarding picture taking, it would be difficult for someone to ask about it while she is in the middle of a singing performance. This is expecting too much under the circumstances.
In most instances, I would agree and say that it is completely invasive to take a person’s picture at their work without their permission.
Having said that, there are exceptions to this rule when in the job description it is mentioned that pictures may be taken at anytime. What I would suggest is look at the job description as it was provided for you and if it does not mention this speak to your boss about it again and ask for the front desk to mention to ask for permission before taking pictures. However, if it is in your job description, the only thing you can do is get a new job.
Some people just take a picture of EVERYTHING when they’re on vacation or taking a tour or whatever. For instance, my wife might take a picture of a hamburger that she’s eating for lunch, and she rarely masturbates to pictures of hamburgers (at least as far as I know…).
I would also like to apologize for calling Green Rosetta hot. 
I, too, would like to apologize for not saying that you should have someone throw acid at your face in order to destroy the spankable beauty.
Hey, I never said she should- I just suggested it as a possible solution to that pesky hotness problem.
That’s the thing. The whole concept of privacy is an emotional one, not based at all on fact. Someone taking your picture does not hurt you in any objective way. It’s entirely in your head that you feel it wrong.
Sure, if the photo is then used for some other purpose, then you have a problem. But the actual photo does not hurt you in any way. Heck, it barely even touches your precious privacy unless it’s published somewhere.
Oh, and Mr. Photo guy: I was under the impression that the politeness only extended to using the photo, not taking it. I’ve seen tons of candid shots where permission to publish was granted afterward. Heck, did you ever see candid camera?
Your rationale that as a paid actress/singer, that performing by dressing up is contextually different from performing by singing makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. You are in a place where people have the expectation they can record everything. This is part and parcel of the job. If the interruption of your concentration while performing via photos being taken is that bothersome you need to learn to deal with it or find something different to do.
You’re not singing Tosca at the Metropolitan, and you don’t get to be a diva this early in your career.