Photo Taking Hassles
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- TheAnthonyWallace0
ive been stopped by security or police many times, being a photographer for roughly 15 years.
once, i was shooting pictures at a dock in long beach, ca and got stopped by a police officer who said he had to report me to homeland security, because i was taking pictures of bridges that could be targets for terrorists (true story). since it was mostly my friend interested in shooting down there, and i got nothing useful, i deleted the photos in front of the officer so he could write in the report that i deleted them all. never got contacted by homeland security.
but yeah, as a photographer, you very regularly come in contact with someone who doesnt want you to take a photo somewhere. you get used to it. i actually dont care. i break laws to create art, and whenever im shooting something that i think is gonna result in some art, or im getting paid to shoot something, and someone tries to stop me, i make it very difficult for them to stop me. basically just ignore their "hey.. hey.." until they are right up in your business. pretend you cant hear them till they are tapping you on the shoulder. then, its no argument or discussion. obviously you want to take photos and obviously they dont want you to. i just leave without a discussion.