Photos in the park.

[Percyfish3rd]

I recently took my 3 year old granddaughter to the park, and took some photos of her on the slide. As we were leaving a woman said "excuse me, I saw you taking some photos, of that little girl. My daughter was in some of them 8n the background. 8 want you to delete the photos. If you don't I' ll call the police, it's illegal to take photos of other peoples children". I pointed out to her it wasn't illegal, and I'd rather keep the photos. Her husband then joined us, and said as I was using a " professional camera" (there is no such thing) he would shove it into a part of my anatomy I won't mention. I decided to delete them, after all they would be easy enough to recover at home, but how many people would have done the same thing as this couple, even though the photos weren't specifically of their child?

[PurpleDaisies]

You should have deleted the photos when they asked.

[DynamoKev]

I’d have been happy for them to call the Police - quite a few forces have issued guidance to officers that photos taken in public places are entirely legal.

[Aqua55]

@PurpleDaisies

You should have deleted the photos when they asked.

No she shouldn't have deleted anything

[DynamoKev]

@PurpleDaisies

You should have deleted the photos when they asked.

OP said she did?

[LaurieFairyCake]

When he threatened you you should have called the police

That must have been terrifying

[MadameMinimes]

You did nothing wrong. They were totally wrong. Lots of people have no grasp at all of what the law says about photography in public places though.

[NCwhatsmynameagain]

@PurpleDaisies

You should have deleted the photos when they asked.

Nonsense. OP unless you felt threatened I would not have deleted them. You were perfectly within your rights to take those photos, I’m sorry you got harangued into deleting them.

“ You have the right to keep any photographs you take unless confiscated via a warrant. You do not need permission from your subject to take their photograph. You own the copyright to any photographs you take, not the subject. You cannot be removed or restricted from taking photographs from a public place”

[looptheloopinahulahoop]

@PurpleDaisies

You should have deleted the photos when they asked.

Why?

[PurpleDaisies]

It isn’t illegal but surely it’s common courtesy to just delete a photo with a child in it when third parent doesn’t want the to be? There was no need to argue back.

[SleepingStandingUp]

I wouldn't have deleted in principle but can understand why you did when threatened and probably would have done the same. I do try and exclude other people from my photos bad if posting on SM either crop or blank them out

[osbertthesyrianhamster]

@LaurieFairyCake

When he threatened you you should have called the police

That must have been terrifying

This.

[cocoloco987]

If they didn't want their child in the background they should have asked you to wait while they got her out of the way. Ridiculous, but you probably did the right thing in the circumstances knowing you can get them back anyway. Don't suppose you wanted a fuss in front of your grandchild

[SleepingStandingUp]

@PurpleDaisies

It isn’t illegal but surely it’s common courtesy to just delete a photo with a child in it when third parent doesn’t want the to be? There was no need to argue back.

But they're principally photos of ops GC , not the random child. In a busy park, that might mean every photo has someone else on it

[PurpleDaisies]

Maybe I have spent too much time with children who have very good reasons not to be photographed but I would have immediately deleted the photo and that would have been the end of it.

[GreyhoundG1rl]

@PurpleDaisies

It isn’t illegal but surely it’s common courtesy to just delete a photo with a child in it when third parent doesn’t want the to be? There was no need to argue back.

Common courtesy? . No. They couple weren't particularly courteous themselves, they acted like savages.

[GreyhoundG1rl]

Every beach photo has someone else's in it. Ridiculous to assume that you (or your child) are anything other than background.

[justanotherneighinparadise]

So you were threatened in the park by two crazy people and the first post in reply to your thread decides YOU were in the wrong 🤣

This place really is priceless.

[PurpleDaisies]

Their aggressive behaviour was clearly out of order but that doesn’t change my opinion about what you should do if someone asks you to delete a photo with them/their child in it if they ask you to.

[GreyhoundG1rl]

But it's not a mainstream point of view...

[MissConductUS]

There's no expectation of privacy while in public spaces. This is why the paparazzi get to chase celebrities with cameras as they please. You do not need consent to photograph someone in public.

[BeyondMyWits]

If you said it that way "I'd rather keep the photos", it sounds a bit creepy. They pointed out you had pictures with their child in them ... and you want to keep them... despite them asking you not to...

Yes you were within your rights, that seems to be all that matters nowadays.

[PurpleDaisies]

@GreyhoundG1rl

But it's not a mainstream point of view...

It’s just my opinion. I clearly said that in my post.

[lydia93]

when I take pics of dd in public places I generally try not to get other children/people in it. But sometimes it unavoidable. I find it quite ridiculous how some people think so highly of themselves that we would be staring at their child in a photo.

Honestly everyone is way too sensitive and uppity these days

Next time, let them call the police and don't fret on it, obvs they was trashy enough to threaten you.

YANBU

[DariaMorgendorffer]

You were both unreasonable. I always take care to not take photos of strangers if out and about, it's common courtesy as mentioned above. You should have deleted when asked. Of course they were also unnecessarily aggressive. Maybe they have been through a bad experience.