Sweets an' Booze an' Ho-Ho-Ho!

[Korky]

A stall-holder I came across during a bimble around the Funchal Christmas lights at the beginning of December. I think he was a tad disgruntled because the other stalls seemed to be doing a rare old trade.

Korky

 

Sweets an' Booze an' Ho-Ho-Ho!

 

[Hatter]

A happy chappy indeed!

 

[FUJI]

A cracking bit of....Street-Photography ...there Korks.

Very well seen...

FUJI

[Nikonmike]

Looks like he is dressed for startrek, could be vulcan

[Korky]

I took this photo without permission and I've posted it on a public forum also without permission. I feel it isn't fair for anyone to take the p*ss just for the sake of it.

Please just comment on the photograph rather than poke fun at the subject.

Thanks!

Korky

[FUJI]

Hi, Korky...

You don’t need permission for public Street Photography, you can shoot anything and anyone you like, in a public place.

You only require a model release, if you use the photograph for commercial purposes or for advertising...... 

Street Photography a recognised Art Form, including millions of studies like yours here.

Please take a few moments to Google the subject.....among my favourites  is Vivien Maier ...

Candid shots of people are the life-blood of the Art.

Golden rules are that you never exploit venerable subjects such as the homeless or disabled...... try Googling controversial and famous contemporary  Street Photographer...Martin Parr 

Here I include one of mine taken in very similar circumstances, on a Street Shoot in Brighton, I shot similar subjects as part of our Stratford-Upon-Avon day out.

FUJI

 

[Korky]

Thanks, Fuji, very informative, but that's not really what I was getting at.

What I meant to say was that it feels wrong to me to take someone's photograph, post it on a public forum and then allow derogatory comments to be made by forum members. It's something I've felt strongly about for quite a while and something I feel shouldn't be allowed onTIPF. Let's leave it for social media.

The photo you've posted above is just brilliant BTW.

Korky

 

 

[FUJI]

Hi, Korky...

You don’t need permission for public Street Photography, you can shoot anything and anyone you like, in a public place.

You only require a model release, if you use the photograph for commercial purposes or advertising...... 

Street Photography a recognised Art Form, including millions of studies like yours here.

Please take a few moments to Google the subjects.....among my favourites  is Vivien Maier 

 

 

Cheers, I appreciate that....

‘But, I don’t see any derogatory comments, just a little banter which is the norm here.....

If someone sits with a face like they’ve swallowed a lemon.... they are a fair target for my lens.... 

[johntwo]

13 hours ago, FUJI said:

Hi, Korky...

You don’t need permission for public Street Photography, you can shoot anything and anyone you like, in a public place.

You only require a model release, if you use the photograph for commercial purposes or advertising...... 

Street Photography a recognised Art Form, including millions of studies like yours here.

Please take a few moments to Google the subjects.....among my favourites  is Vivien Maier 

 

 

Cheers, I appreciate that....

‘But, I don’t see any derogatory comments, just a little banter which is the norm here.....

If someone sits with a face like they’ve swallowed a lemon.... they are a fair target for my lens.... 

Fuji, you are quoting English Law.  It can be very different on the continent under Roman Law.  In places like France and I suspect Spain, there are for instance, Laws of Privacy that we don't have here.  I'm not sure how street photography is treated in Spain but I do recall that photographing individuals requires their specific prior consent and children are a no no.  Also, you need to be careful of your definition of a public place.  Even in England, it means a place in public ownership not just a place where the public are found.  So shopping centres and after privatisation, even railway stations are not public places and you need permission.

[johntwo]

Now for the image.  Apart from its excellent quality, it tells a story which makes it a successful capture for me.