People in Casinos

BTW - you've got some nice work in your galleries.

When I clicked on the direct picture links in your original post it told me I had to log in as you to view the image. But it let me view the gallery via the links at the top of the page.

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Doug Greenwald
Keeper of the Bad Attitude



"McWave" wrote in message ...
Actually many casinos are very beautiful inside, such as Paris, Venetian, and New York New York. So it may be very common for tourists to take pictures inside, and casinos are not against this. For example, I have seen many photos about the lions in MGM. However, casinos might be really unwilling to see photos about people gambling, and they have the right to prevent such photos from being published online.

Hope my understanding is correct.

Thank you. I hide the photos about the gambling people, and other photos (most are scenic ones) are still publicly available. Hope there is not a bug in pbase that allows people to see those casino photos via some links.
"Doug Greenwald" wrote in message news:xhHHd.12909$ru.12373@fed1read07...
BTW - you've got some nice work in your galleries.

When I clicked on the direct picture links in your original post it told me I had to log in as you to view the image. But it let me view the gallery via the links at the top of the page.

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Doug Greenwald
Keeper of the Bad Attitude



"McWave" wrote in message ...
Actually many casinos are very beautiful inside, such as Paris, Venetian, and New York New York. So it may be very common for tourists to take pictures inside, and casinos are not against this. For example, I have seen many photos about the lions in MGM. However, casinos might be really unwilling to see photos about people gambling, and they have the right to prevent such photos from being published online.

Hope my understanding is correct.

"McWave" wrote in message
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If you are on private property you should always seek permission
*before*
taking photos. Getting permission/release avoids problems and is
ethically
correct. If you obtain a release you have the opportunity to use your
photos
for commercial purposes. You may also need a release from anyone whose
face
is recognizable if the photo will be used for commercial purposes.
Good Luck,
me

Thank you for your advices. Sure it is necessary to get permissions before
using anyone's photo for commercial purposes. But for non-commercial
purposes, it is OK. Actually there are millions of people's faces shown on
different photos taken on streets, parks, beaches, etc.
Thanks

I myself am *very* cautious about how I use photos of people without a
release. I also consider it to be a point of ethics, I ask myself "How would
I want my face used?" YMMV and it obviously does. This is a slippery slope
that I fear to go down without good legal and moral justification.
Good Luck,
me

PS: Thanks for turning off the HTML!

"McWave" wrote in message
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Are you sure about this? For example, if I take pictures inside some
private
properties such as a hotel or a restaurant, will I meet problems?

Thanks

YES. Did you know that photographers have been sued for photographing the
famous
"Lone Cypress" tree in Carmel, CA? You do not have a right to photograph
private property
for personal gain. I am REALLY surprised that you got a camera into and out
of a casino.
Many people DO NOT want to be seen gambling and casinos don't want to
discourage
anyone from dropping a bundle there, so they have very strict rules about
photography.

George

In article ,
says...

"McWave" wrote in message
...
Are you sure about this? For example, if I take pictures inside some
private
properties such as a hotel or a restaurant, will I meet problems?

Thanks

YES. Did you know that photographers have been sued for photographing the
famous
"Lone Cypress" tree in Carmel, CA? You do not have a right to photograph
private property
for personal gain. I am REALLY surprised that you got a camera into and out
of a casino.
Many people DO NOT want to be seen gambling and casinos don't want to
discourage
anyone from dropping a bundle there, so they have very strict rules about
photography.

All of that is true. However, couple of years ago I shot a wedding at
Las Vegas's Bellagio Casino. Nice place. What happens several times a
day there is that the elevator doors open and a bride and her party will
burst out and start a mad dash through the slot machines and tables to
the wedding chapel. This is met with enthusiastic cheering from the
casino crowd.

I shot this part by running ahead of the party, squatting to a three-
point shooting position, and taking a shot. Run ahead and repeat. I
even shot a couple in natural light, pulling the zoom to streak and blur
all the flashy gambling lights on either side of the bridal party.

While I was doing this I fully expected a heavy hand to land on my
shoulder, and we were anything but sly or subtle. To the contrary, I saw
security clearing folks away ahead of our path. Obviously they see this
kind of thing a lot. Not something you can rely on, but that's how it
played out.

Marc

In article ,
Marc 182 wrote:

All of that is true. However, couple of years ago I shot a wedding at
Las Vegas's Bellagio Casino. Nice place. What happens several times a
day there is that the elevator doors open and a bride and her party will
burst out and start a mad dash through the slot machines and tables to
the wedding chapel. This is met with enthusiastic cheering from the
casino crowd.

I shot this part by running ahead of the party, squatting to a three-
point shooting position, and taking a shot. Run ahead and repeat. I
even shot a couple in natural light, pulling the zoom to streak and blur
all the flashy gambling lights on either side of the bridal party.

While I was doing this I fully expected a heavy hand to land on my
shoulder, and we were anything but sly or subtle. To the contrary, I saw
security clearing folks away ahead of our path. Obviously they see this
kind of thing a lot. Not something you can rely on, but that's how it
played out.

Marc

Now all the OP has to do is hire a bride and groom to be all his
pictures ;-)

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