Legal Issues
Photographers need to make sure they know all about all the legal restrictions and regulations when shooting as there is a lot to know and to understand before shooting. When shooting in a public area, you will need permission to shoot there from whoever owns it. For example, if you want to shoot in a restaurant you will need to ask the owner for their permission for you to shoot in his/hers restaurant. However, some places restrict people from taking photographs their such as temples or high holy places e.g. churches. Photographers cannot just go into a museum or a place with art and take a photo of it and pretend it is their own because these things have copyright which ensures nobody could copy or pretend that it is theirs. Furthermore, I will be shooting in a public area, which means there is a likely hood that passers by will be around. I need to be aware that I do not capture them because if I wanted to I would need their permission, especially if it is a child as there are laws such as child protection laws which ensure child safety. On the other hand, I am not photographing people therefore these regulations will be kept. To conclude, the photographer should always ask permission from individuals when photographing people to ensure they have a say in whether they want to be featured or not.
This is my Risk Assessment table for potential risks, constraints and hazards that could happen and how to overcome or avoid them within my location that I will be shooting in, a park.
Photographers need to make sure they know all about all the legal restrictions and regulations when shooting as there is a lot to know and to understand before shooting. When shooting in a public area, you will need permission to shoot there from whoever owns it. For example, if you want to shoot in a restaurant you will need to ask the owner for their permission for you to shoot in his/hers restaurant. However, some places restrict people from taking photographs their such as temples or high holy places e.g. churches. Photographers cannot just go into a museum or a place with art and take a photo of it and pretend it is their own because these things have copyright which ensures nobody could copy or pretend that it is theirs. Furthermore, I will be shooting in a public area, which means there is a likely hood that passers by will be around. I need to be aware that I do not capture them because if I wanted to I would need their permission, especially if it is a child as there are laws such as child protection laws which ensure child safety. On the other hand, I am not photographing people therefore these regulations will be kept. To conclude, the photographer should always ask permission from individuals when photographing people to ensure they have a say in whether they want to be featured or not.
This is my Risk Assessment table for potential risks, constraints and hazards that could happen and how to overcome or avoid them within my location that I will be shooting in, a park.
Risk/Hazard
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How to overcome this risk
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| Camera gets damaged or broken | Make sure you use the tripod coreectly and ensure its tightly screwed to the camera. I am responsible for the equipment as I am the only person using it whilst shooting. |
| Injuring yourself in the location | Ensure you are always watching the equipment and where you are walking. Make sure you are aware of any potential hazards beforehand. I will be the only person shooting these photos therefore I will be responsible for my safety. |
| Not enough memory on camera | Ensure beforehand it has enough storage, if not sure get a new memory card to be safe. |
| Not having permission to shoot in the location | I will make sure I get permission beforehand to shoot in my location, the park, JCoSS to ensure I am allowed to shoot in that location. |
| Camera battery runs out | I will make sure the camera I use is fully charged before hand to ensure this does not happen whilst filming. In case of an emergency, I will keep a camera battery with me whilst filming. |
| Getting stung by a bee or getting an injury from an animal or insect | Keep arms and legs covered up and avoid touching insects of animals. If they get in a shot, avoid taking it at that time. |
| Park being overcrowded | This wont happen as I will shoot at school times where it is not busy, therefore no one would be around to get in the way of the shot. |
| Weather difficulties | If it starts to rain, thunder, snow and any sort of weather issue, the equipment needs to immediately put away in waterproof cases and kept out of the weather until it stops. |
Permission form for the owner of the park
I would be extremely grateful if you would give me your consent to film in BARNET PARK for my BTEC Media Assignment. Your permission would be highly appreciated and would help me a huge amount. The photos taken will only be viewed by myself, my peers, my teacher and the examiners.
I .................. give Olivia Spalter permission to film in BARNET PARK and to use these photos for my BTEC Media assignment.
Name: …………………………
Signature: ………………………
Date: ………………….
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