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So, the parents objected, you got cautioned and then you post a picture of their child on a public forum? I don't think this is responsible photography at all sorry.

If anyone objected to me taking a picture of their child, I would immediately delete it. I assume you were in a public place and what you were doing was legal, but if a parent objects, surely common decency would prevail?
 
That's not a 'caution', it's 'a word in your ear'.
 
Have to agree, for whatever reasons the parents were uncomfortable with their daughter being photographed, why show it on Here?

Have a bit of decency.

As has already been pointed out (in other threads) the police have no rights to ask you to delete that photo and may also not be able to tell you why they don't want you taking photos. Maybe the child had been subject to abuse etc.

You could have told the story just as easily without the photo.
 
Or yknow rather than go whine to the police the parents could have had the decency to come up to him and ask him politley not to take photos of their daughter?
 
Why don't such parents dress their kids in "Do not photograph, especially with a big camera" T-shirts, or just stay at home?
 
If the above is the said photo, I think its really wrong that you have posted it, in fact you should have deleted it immediately tbh.
 
Tori said:
So, the parents objected, you got cautioned and then you post a picture of their child on a public forum? I don't think this is responsible photography at all sorry.

If anyone objected to me taking a picture of their child, I would immediately delete it. I assume you were in a public place and what you were doing was legal, but if a parent objects, surely common decency would prevail?
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Have to say, I wholeheartedly agree with this. If ever I took anyone's picture in the street and they approached me and objected, I would apologise and delete it in front of them. As said, it's common decency.
 
Frenzied Dwarf said:
Or yknow rather than go whine to the police the parents could have had the decency to come up to him and ask him politley not to take photos of their daughter?
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I would agree with this. Pic looks like it was at an event.
Not only this, I'm pretty sure if someone used their phone or a pas camera then nothing would have been said.

However, as mentioned above shouldn't have posted the pic :D
 
I'm the only one thinking it's poorly framed then, he's cut the blokes head off.:nono:
 
Agreed, if it were my child, I'd have had a quiet word rather than involve the police. Saying that, had the parents seen the OP taking innocent pictures of lots of kids? The OP does state taking 'pictures' (Plural) of their child. Maybe they had genuine concern? Now I'm not suggesting for one minute the OP is up to no good, but if you have concerns, surely informing the police is the best thing? It's sad, but the society we live in makes us suspicious of everyone.
 
Tori said:
It's sad, but the society we live in makes us suspicious of everyone.
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And the fact is that the greatest risk to the child when the photo was taken was from riding a quad-bike.
 
Well it wasn't an official police caution - that would involve you going to the nick and a caution card being made out which would be retained for future reference. This was just a quiet word and no real action taken as far as I can see?

I think a common sense approach is needed to this - you have a right to photograph anyone, including kids in the public domain, and I don't think we should automatically give the high ground to the objectors or pander to their belief that everyone with a camera is a paedophile.

My attitude in this situation is to show the parents the picture. Offering them a free print usually goes a long way to to removing any objections. Explain what you're doing - give them a link to your web site if you have one. If they absolutely object after all that then I'd delete the image in front of them while politely pointing out I'm under no compulsion to do so - just respecting their wishes.

These people could just as easily have spoken to Yardbent personally rather than get the police involved could they not?

How has Yardbent's image put this child at any risk? There's no indication of who he is, where he lives or anything to suggest that he's anything other than an anonymous kid having fun, which I'm sure was Yardbent's only intention in taking the picture.

And yes - I've raised two kids and would have had no concerns about anyone photographing them in these circumstances.
 
It depends on the situation, you put up a picture of me next to my children and my ex-husband sees it then he will know what they look like. (he's not been allowed near them in 6 years) On there own and I'm fine with it, my brother on the other hand really freaked out at the idea of me putting a video of his daughter singing a christmas song on YouTube because "internet people" may see it. Is there a :facepalm: smile? There should be.
 
A couple of points the parents may not be aware of: if they provide address details so they can get a print, then their child is potentially less anonymous; deleted images are easily recovered.
 
Whilst not commenting on this instance directly - how sad it is that this conversation should be being had at all.

Who is actually to blame here - the photographer, the parents, the event organiser, the paedos, the media, the police?

In less than 20 years we have all become too aware of misuse of images thanks to the internet....

I wonder where all the innocence went:shake:
 
The same place manners and common sense went I think!
 
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