Wedding No Photos Allowed?

[EDDIE51]

My wife was invited to a friend's wedding. She took a camera to take pictures, but they were told 'no photos were allowed as a professional photographer has the sole rights'
I can see the point in protecting the photographer's profit but surely it can't be legal to forbid anyone from taking a photo?

[pixie374]

I've been to some that have photo booths and gives you two copies. You stick one in a book with a message for the bride and groom and keep one. Much better because you have the choice.

[Kathyan]

Vulcan, did I say that?

[Prudie]

I think it's safe to say all weddings are different in how they handle this. I can certainly understand the no to social media bit, I did post a couple of years back that I had a destination wedding and wasn't going to see the professional photos until our return to UK 2 weeks later. I was horrified and really angry to find my new sister-in-law had stuck some of her pictures of us on facebook by the next morning. Half of Abers sympathised and half didn't.

[EDDIE51]

Anyway the day was a big success my wife enjoyed it and the food and hotel were good. So the photo episode was a minor point.
Not sure if we will buy any of the photos will have a look and see how much they want.
Same thing seems to happen with things like school plays now, they forbid photographs so that the school can sell you the DVD that they have commissioned.

[hc4361]

Good thing, too, re school plays. Parents are a blerdy nuisance holding up their cameras and phones and even standing up without a thought for other people for a better view during the plays.

[mikey4444]

If it was the couple that ordered this, than perhaps your wife should re-think her circle of friends !

If it was the photographer only, then I think some thing short and to the point was called for !

[gness]

Selling the DVDs isn't always the reason, Eddie......there are some children in schools who need protection...to not have their faces on social media when someone mustn't know where they are...x

[Mamyalynne]

If it was a wedding I wanted to attend I would abide by the request.

[mikey4444]

I have been to dozens of weddings over the last 50+ years, and I have never heard of this before. When my niece got married 2 years ago, single use cameras were placed on every table, so that we could record the more informal moments of the day.

[EDDIE51]

I agree with that but they even do it for school sports days now!
We photographers are starting to feel like pariahs !
The really daft thing is that a modern mobile phone has a camera that rivals or even betters most DSLR's . My phone can even be set to take a photo by voice , I can set a word , 'smile' for example and every time I say it the phone hears it and takes a picture. I can put the phone in my shirt with the lens above the pocket top and get it to take a photo just by saying the chosen word!

[Maydup]

^^^^ and you wonder why the bride said no photos!

Its not unusual now, and all down to the ease and speed of them going on the internet before the couple have finished the first course at the wedding breakfast! They want to control not only the photos, but where they are published and by whom. It feels odd as a guest, but less odd from the brides point of view.

[gness]

You can, Eddie.......we have to tell parents attending the Eisteddfod that photography isn't allowed for copyright reasons.....but they do take photos in all sorts of crafty ways...and when they appear on FB we are fined.....

If the school bans photography it has done its job and when the crazy dad finds his children through a published photo taken sneakily the school can't be held to account......furious and peed off...but not to blame.....x

[New Judge]

Wasn't it better when you took you twelve or (if you were rich enough to afford a bigger film) your sixteen snaps, took them down the chemist and (if you were lucky) got them (or sometimes somebody else's) back a week or so later?

[gness]

And in black and white, NJ....those were the days..... ;-)...x

[Mamyalynne]

Sepia Gness, so much kinder.

[gness]

:-)...x

[EDDIE51]

New Judge, I have heard that for court evidence 'real photos, with the negatives' from film are prefered as there is no possible way they can be faked without it being obvious to an expert, but digital photos can be faked in such a way that it is impossible to tell for certain if they are genuine.
Do you know if this is true? It seems possible to me but I may be wrong.

[trt]

When my daughter got married, she placed those throwaway cameras on each table, as well as having a pro photographer.

[New Judge]

I think it depends on the circumstances, Eddie.

There seems to be no blanket distrust of digital photographs. Of course if the opposing side disputed the veracity of photographs presented in evidence it would be up to them to challenge their soundness (as is the case, of course, with any type of evidence). Jurors (or Magistrates, if the trial was in the lower court) would be tasked with assessing the strength of that evidence (again, as with any type of evidence).

[Tuvok]

As part of my job I take photos.

I ask everybody before I take a photo.

If its a crowded place I make sure I ask those in the background as well - preferably before I take the photo, but if they wander into the shot, I ask them afterwards and delete the photo there and then if necessary.

Regarding photos of kids - at work we have a Nursery and I always ask the Nursery Manager or staff if there is anybod I can't take a photo of. Some I can as long as they can't be identified eg. I might only be able to take a shot from behind. Some of the kids get taken out of shot until I've got the photo.

Parents are told that they can take photos but can't put them on the internet if someone else's child is in them.