I'd love to post some photos on my photo blog that include other people, but is that okay? I'm not as worried about maintaining my own anonymity as I am about that of my friends. Does anyone have any thoughts on that? Before posting a photo do you get permission from your friends that are in the photo? To be honest, that's one reason I haven't posted a lot of personal photos so far. And if I have to get permission, I probably won't post them since I've not shared this blog with anyone I know.
I'd really like to know how others look at this. Thank you!
Good question. Pictures are posted on facebook without anyone's permission. It doesn't bother me, but I can understand how it would.
ReplyDeleteI myself have posted pictures of others, but it's been close family mmebers. I am anxious to see how others feel about this.
Can't wait to see the pics.
I think we're suppose to get permission first, before we post pictures of other people. I've never actually read that anywhere but it makes sense.
ReplyDeleteI personally hate almost every picture of myself. If someone posted some pictures of me without me knowing about it, I would probably be mortified. And not very happy about it. That's just me though, because I hate how I look. Most people probably wouldn't really care. They're not as hung up on their looks as me.
You could post pictures of you. I'd love to see your picture. Buster is a cutie, but we need pictures of you. A face to go with all your wonderful words. :)
My close friends don't want to be on the internet. I asked them, and I respect their wishes. Family, on the other hand, I figure they've got no choice. I suspect each person will feel differently about this. You may want to ask them. You don't have to tell them it is a blog (if you don't want they reading you) but just say you're posting to a photo-holder type site like Flickr. But, unless you've restricted your blog to subscribers only (and you haven't), anyone can find this blog on google. So really, there is no secret -- if someone really wanted to find you or accidentally stumbled across your page.
ReplyDeleteI have mixed feelings about that too but I generally go with "journalistic license". I would never post anything that defames someone. So no drunken eyebrow shaving shots, lol.
ReplyDeleteIf you took the photo in a public place and the person photographed is not in a position where privacy is implied or expected then I believe you are fine. Also, you cannot legally post a photo that someone else took without their permission. (copyright law)
If it's a photo that a friend took you'll probably be fine operating under the "remove it if they complain" policy.
Just use common sense. I hate finding bad photos of myself on other people's facebook sites but I just laugh and then quickly unlink the photos from my own facebook gallery so no one I know will see me at 15 with bad 80s hair.
I post family and friend photos to my blog but don't post full names.
Here's a link to back me up.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.legalandrew.com/2007/10/11/photo-law-your-right-to-take-pictures-in-public/
Also, think of the paparazzi ... here's another link
http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/paparazzi8.htm
I agree with Oct, and do the same on FaceBook, but am starting to think I'll just leave the link and deal with the fact that I'm not so crazy about the picture. There is so much more to life than worrying about if a picture is flattering (in our eyes) or not. I am sure that you would only post pictures of loved ones sharing a good time or memory, but understand your concern. (I'm just babbling and this isn't much help.)
ReplyDeletebeen reading your journal for a bit but I don't think I've commented before (I read a lot of journals, sometimes can't remember who I've left a comment on)
ReplyDeleteI'm of the opinion not to post a lot of detailed information on a blog where you have no idea who is reading it or has access to it. Some people put out so much info on their blog that you can find them very easily without a lot of trouble or time. I don't post pictures on my public journal of anyone except my dog and he looks like a lot of other corgis and I don't even use my husband's name or son's name out of respect for their privacy. I don't detail a lot either about what goes on in their lives; no one would know where they work or what they do by reading my blog. For me it is just safer that way.
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