I’ve also had people try to tell me it’s somehow wrong or immoral to take peoples pictures without permission. It’s not creepy at all. It’s Street Photography, not a spank bank.
The question is: How do you feel about shooting and viewing street photography?
If the non-permission aspect bothers you, I guess you could show your pics to the people in them and ask their permission to use them. Good luck with that though because the interesting moments you capture aren’t studio portraits.
Asking permission beforehand will ruin the spontaneity and genuine emotion of the moment 100% of the time.
Personally, I know I’m making art in the street photography genre, I’m more than ok with that. Other people’s issues are just that - their issues.
Opinions are like assholes, everyone has one.
I’ve also had people try to tell me it’s somehow wrong or immoral to take peoples pictures without permission. It’s not creepy at all. It’s Street Photography, not a spank bank.
The question is: How do you feel about shooting and viewing street photography?
If the non-permission aspect bothers you, I guess you could show your pics to the people in them and ask their permission to use them. Good luck with that though because the interesting moments you capture aren’t studio portraits.
Asking permission beforehand will ruin the spontaneity and genuine emotion of the moment 100% of the time.
Personally, I know I’m making art in the street photography genre, I’m more than ok with that. Other people’s issues are just that - their issues.