GoingCandid

How to legalize street photography...
Legalize it
A lot of people have problems shooting people in the streets. They are afraid
of the law in their country and this is hindering them to go out and point their
camera towards someone. There are some simple ways to get around this issue.
Here are some suggestions:
Don't shoot portraits
The main thing with the law is that people should not be recognized on a photo
you want to publish. You try to keep your camera away from a person’s
head. You now think this is boring. It's not. Look at the example on this page.
When I look through my photos, there are many compliant photos in my photo
stream.
Shoot against the light
I once wrote "If you want to see
faces, have the light in your back.
If you want to see forms, have the
light in your front." You can make
silhouettes against the light to
prevent people from recognizing
themselves. This is actually a very
nice technique which gives you
wonderful photos which are fully
compliant.
Shoot people from behind
This sounds a bit weird and you
may think that this doesn't really
give a good shot. Just look at the
next two photos to see what I
mean.