options when someone you don't know takes a photo of you

[Liberty Belle]

Nothing. You're in a public place and anyone can take a picture of you.

 

[Eeyores Butterfly]

When I worked for Disney (particularly entertainment) we were told that if we saw someone taking a picture of someone else's kid we could ask them to stop, particularly if the person complained. In fact, I seem to remember at least one instance where a guest was asked to delete a phot of another person's kid. (I could be misremembering the incident). You could always say something to any CM in the area. There is no guarantee that they can or will do anything, but it is at least worth a try. I know that upskirting is illegal, I'm not sure about other kinds of picture taking. That almost sounds like it could fall under sexual harassment given the position you were in.

It might be legal, but it certainly doesn't make it right. And as Disney is private property, they can set their own rules. I'm sure there are other businesses out there where recording or picture taking is not allowed (like at a movie theatre.)

 

[SelfEmployedDebtFree]

Hey at least you must have a half-decent butt

Consider it flattering. Apparently he liked what he saw.

If you only knew the pictures (and video) shot at the beach...

If your an attractive woman that's not all that creepy. If he was taking the same photo of your 7 year old daughter THAT would be creepy.

 

[marlynnp]

I know people take pictures of others in public. It was the fact I was bent over. My DBF and I were the only people in his line of view so it wasn't like he was taking a picture of Mickey Mouse or a Christmas tree. It was obvious he was laughing at me/about me and it just pissed me off. Like you comments hillview and happygirl.

Really? What else was going on? Sorry, but seeing someone bending over to find something doesn't sound that funny.

It was his phone - not a camera. There's no way to know he was taking pictures with it - not to mention if he were doing so as he came around the corner it would probably look like crap.

Maybe he was texting.

I think this is a case of an over-active imagination.

 

[Traveliz]

Really? What else was going on? Sorry, but seeing someone bending over to find something doesn't sound that funny.

It was his phone - not a camera. There's no way to know he was taking pictures with it - not to mention if he were doing so as he came around the corner it would probably look like crap.
Maybe he was texting.

I think this is a case of an over-active imagination.

I don't know what he was doing but I do know that heck I can't tell half the time when I have taken a picture with my phone camera and then when I am trying to take a picture with my phone it takes me forever to figure out how. Could be he was as clueless as I am about the phone camera.

Liz

 

[JR6ooo4]

You have no expectation of privacy in public so I don't believe you have any recourse. I really don't care who takes pictures of me though as long as they aren't peering in my windows to do it.

you do have a reasonable expectation of privacy, cases have proven. ONe can not reach over a dressing room stall with a camera. or reach under a garment etc... exposing a frame that would not normally be exposed to the public.

One does have the right to photograph people and objects in public, but may not have the right to profit from the image...

so if you appear on the cover of a magazine, then you can sue.

since we don't know what you were wearing, was it a cool mickey shirt, or a favorite band? Or did you happen to bend at the time the photo was being taken, which would lead one to believe that no perverted thought was premeditated. there is not enough info to make a thoughtful conclusion.
Mikeeee

 

[disneyfav4ever]

It would bother me too, and I think it's really rude of someone to take someone elses picture when it's unwanted, unfortunatly I don't think there's anything you can do about it.

 

[disneyfav4ever]

It was his phone - not a camera. There's no way to know he was taking pictures with it - not to mention if he were doing so as he came around the corner it would probably look like crap.

Maybe he was texting.

I think it's easy to tell when people are taking pictures with their phone. I know when I do I usually hold it pretty far from me, with one hand, and am not looking down, when I'm texting I use both hands and am looking down at the phone.

 

[-Hope-]

Well if the child isn't yours its creepy.

Not if you're a photographer. If I liked the photo I would certainly approach the parents before posting it on my flickr page but photographers (both pro and amateurs like myself who take the hobby seriously) take random pics of people all the time. In fact I'm participating in a flickr challenge right now to take pics of 100 strangers. In this particular assignment we are challenged to talk to the people and get to know them a bit but not all challenges of candids have this guideline. I was simply pointing out that the OP's situation was different because it obvioulsy wasn't about photography.

If it was your child and you still found it creepy after talking to me I'd gladly delete the pic; no harm, no foul.

 

[Scurvy]

You could have told one of the staff at POR. You weren't out in public as the other posters have suggested, you were in a privately owned establishment.

From an "expectation of privacy" standpoint, Port Orleans is a public place. It isn't publicly owned like a park or something like that, but it's still a place that is open to the public. Certainly Disney could choose to set their own rules which would prohibit photography, but that's separate from the law. Legally, there's no reason you can't take pictures of someone you don't know in a public place. If Disney has rules to the contrary, then they could kick you out for breaking those rules. Breaking them isn't against the law, though. (Of course refusing to leave after they try to kick you out would be considered trespassing, and obviously that is against the law.)

you do have a reasonable expectation of privacy, cases have proven. ONe can not reach over a dressing room stall with a camera. or reach under a garment etc... exposing a frame that would not normally be exposed to the public.

One does have the right to photograph people and objects in public, but may not have the right to profit from the image...

so if you appear on the cover of a magazine, then you can sue.

since we don't know what you were wearing, was it a cool mickey shirt, or a favorite band? Or did you happen to bend at the time the photo was being taken, which would lead one to believe that no perverted thought was premeditated. there is not enough info to make a thoughtful conclusion.
Mikeeee

The bolded is the important part in this situation. You can't be photographed in any place where you would have a reasonable expectation of privacy. A bathroom or dressing room stall are the sorts of places where you do have a reasonable expectation of privacy. A public area of the hotel, where you know others can see you, is not one of those places.

 

[just4today]

There are many different scenarios that could have been going on there. You have no way of knowing for sure. I think you should just forget about it.

 

[FireDancer]

you do have a reasonable expectation of privacy, cases have proven. ONe can not reach over a dressing room stall with a camera. or reach under a garment etc... exposing a frame that would not normally be exposed to the public.


Mikeeee

A dressing room or bathroom comes with a different expectation of privacy than the lobby of a hotel. As the PP stated, public place doesn't always mean publicly owned.

 

[Mickey's Minion]

One does have the right to photograph people and objects in public, but may not have the right to profit from the image...

so if you appear on the cover of a magazine, then you can sue

If that were the law, then the paparazzi would cease to exist and all the tabloids would go out of business.

Nobody is immune, which is why celebs can't even keep pictures of their kids out of the papers and magazines.

 

[livie1205]

wdw can ask the person to delete it but if they say no or I did not take a pic they can NOT look at someones camera or phone without their permission...no way no how.If you are on a tour and they say no pic and you sneak in a camera they can ask for your camera until you leave (if you sign a consent) but no one not even LEO can look at your camera or phone without written consent or a warrant.
If you are in public you have no rights to privacy as far as photos, at a place like wdw you WILL be in someones photos and there is no way to get around it...most of our pics from wdw have tons of strangers in them.

 

[WebmasterAlex]

In this situation I don't know that anything could have been done BUT if you had a feeling or a thought that the guy was really a threat, maybe someone stalking, I would have still called for security. Everyone is right, they can't do anything about the picture but they can ask him for ID. He then knows that law enforcement knows who he is and can ID him etc.
It doesn't sound like this situation quite rose to that level but it's something to think about.

 

[Micca]

Maybe he's a Hollywood talent scout looking for fresh, news stars? A talent rep could be contacting you anytime now. I think I'd go with that.

 

[TDC Nala]

Legally you wouldn't have any recourse unless you could show that he published that photograph in a way that caused you distress (and there'd probably have to be a long drawn out legal proceeding in that case to determine just how much distress). Not sure how you would confront him or phrase a complaint to police or security. "I was goofing around in a public place and that guy took a picture of me" likely wouldn't suggest to a security professional a course of action to take. You could (or your boyfriend could) ask the guy to delete the picture if he indeed took one, but that would involve confronting him yourself.

 

[merryweather20]

One summer we had a heavy rain storm that took that flooded many roads and parking lots. I went out to take some pics of one lot that was very flooded when out of nowhere this jeep comes driving through and of course floods and stalls out in the water. I took some pics of it. Well it was a girl that thought for what ever reason that it would be cool to drive through 3ft deep water. She called police and a towing service. They both showed up but both declined to go into the water to help push her out. It was NOT a life threatening situation. Well she called her friends to push her out. It was quite humorous to watch them push this jeep out of the water. So I took some photos of it. Another guy showed up to help push her out of the water. I see her point to me and this guy starts coming at me. Demanding my camera and threatening me. I told him to back off. When he started to come at me and reach for my camera the policeman nearby grabbed this guy and told HIM he better back off. I heard the guy say that I was taking pics of his gf without her permission and he wanted the pics. The cop told him maybe his gf should have been smarter than to drive through the water and told him to leave me alone. The cop walked over to me and asked, so are you taking photos for the magazine "Morons R Us"?

The guy was angry because its so exceedingly rude. Its pretty evident you and the cop don't subscribe to manners are us.

 

[AlternateEgo]

Maybe you had something hanging off the back of your pants or a hole in your pants??? Maybe you will now end up on one of those "what not to wear" websites like people of walmart??

I instantly thought of that website.

 

[merryweather20]

Not if you're a photographer. If I liked the photo I would certainly approach the parents before posting it on my flickr page but photographers (both pro and amateurs like myself who take the hobby seriously) take random pics of people all the time. In fact I'm participating in a flickr challenge right now to take pics of 100 strangers. In this particular assignment we are challenged to talk to the people and get to know them a bit but not all challenges of candids have this guideline. I was simply pointing out that the OP's situation was different because it obvioulsy wasn't about photography.

If it was your child and you still found it creepy after talking to me I'd gladly delete the pic; no harm, no foul.

You should approach the parents before you take the picture, not after.

It doesn't sound much like a photography class it sounds like a class on being rude and inconsiderate.