a private affair

Ja no, my productive levels start dippin' after 12pm --- gotta start working from 5am.

Wait, here is my question for y'all:

There is a photograph I took of a 'group' of people, in the photograph you can see them objecting to it being taken --- through that action, it's actually a beautiful photograph.

Now the question is, because I did take the shot, do I have the right to show it, in public, even though the subjects (ouch!) objected to the shot being taken?

The photograph is about 22 months old (28th January 2007) -- I have been debating it since the day I took it.

Alas, enjoy this week.

1ove, procastination.

06 comments
  1. a beautiful shot.

  2. hmmmmmmmmmmm...tricky. If its folk you don't know I reckon exploit away. Hehehehehe.
    Seriously, that's a hard one. Why not ask the people - if you dont' know them. Like I said, if you don't know them...exploit away. heheheheheheh.

    Seriously, seriously...I WANT TO SEE THE PICTURE NOW! SO POST! POST! POST!

  3. I would say not. People are exploited daily through photgraphy even with their permission. If someone specifically told you not to, then you boils down to simple respect for you not to exhibit their photo. I dont know the context in which the photo was taken,but it may have been a private or sensitive moment in which that specific group came together. So I would say if you dont have permission then dont do it.
    besides if it was such a great shot, just be happy with it by yourself... you dont have to share everything and big up to you capturing it!

  4. Hai, ke --- I am not publishing the pictures. I'd have to frame it on a wall at home.

    by the way the context of the photograph is not 'dirty/sex' --- it just has people objecting to the shot being taken. ;-)

  5. Ena ka e rata.

  6. Dude I'd say if the people didn't confiscate your camera then I'd guess they didn't necessarily mean no...! It's the same as when a chick invites u over for coffee...Eish I don't know if u can compare the two...