Bloody strangers trying to take DD's bloody photo.

[Rainatnight]

So, we all know how challenging it is with photographs at toddler activities, schools, etc.

Well, lately, I've had a few instances of perfect strangers in public trying to take DD's photo and it's absolutely infuriating.

Our part of the world borders on quite a hipster part of the world, and lots of our activities, the park, etc are in the hipster bit. There are lots of people with cameras who seem like proper photographers or are in some way 'creatives' I suppose.

I know I'm biased but DD, who's coming up on 2, is gorgeous and extremely cute. People have tried to take her picture feeding the ducks, looking into a shop, etc. I can just about see why people would want to take her photo. But they shouldn't!
I have random fears of her ending up in a bloody newspaper or ad or something and it drives me mad.

When I catch people, I say, really quite sharply, 'please don't take her photo'. But is there anyone I've not caught? Maybe.

Anyway. I just felt like a rant. Has this happened to anyone else?

Our part of the world borders on quite a hipster part of the world

There was a couple of hipsters round near me, just last year. It made the local news. I assume they were lost. Unfortunately they escaped before we could finish making the wicker man.

I have never had a random stranger try to take my kid's photo- I would not react well. Am I right in remembering that you adopted at under 1? If so they look very different now and you can afford to relax a little.

I remember yours because our DD1 was the same age when she came. We were very cautious for the first year or so and it was hard work getting people to understand. Now (4 years in) we have started putting pictures on SM (not public) and allow school to take photos because they are not recognisable.

Still you are entirely right (as I'm sure you knew) to be aggrieved at some randomer in the street taking a photo- that's a very different risk.

@Rainatnight what do you say to these people?

I would need to tell them not to and give no reason. It's just weird and creepy. They need to know it is weird and creepy.

@don. I don't mind hipsters and a general rule and I know they're not that unusual. I was just trying to explain the presence of so many people with cameras, on the lookout for good photos!

You're right of course about the level of risk declining over the years and I'm sure we could relax a bit ourselves over the years. Though as you say, the strangers thing is very different.

Italian like I say, I just say quite sharply, 'please don't take her picture!' I don't get into the reasons cos it's none of their business.

It's all extremely annoying.