Ask permission before taking photos
It’s fun to take photos and videos of your friends and family members enjoying special times together. However, not everyone enjoys having their photo taken or image captured on film. Sometimes a photo that you think looks funny can be embarrassing or upsetting for the person in it. Because of this, it’s important to always check it out before taking a photo or video of someone.
You usually don’t need to get written permission or anything that formal. Instead, just ask the person who’s image you want to capture, if they mind being in your photo/video. You can explain why you’re taking the photo or video (for example, “I want to have a record of us enjoying our last day of school in Term 3”), and what you plan on doing with it (for example, “I just want this for my own scrapbook” or “I want to send it to my friends at school”).
Asking permission is particularly important if you are taking the photo or video with a mobile phone, as people may not realise that that’s what you’re using the phone for.
Lucy's story
Lucy would love to post online some of the photos of her friends playing ‘Pin the tail on the taniwha’ at her party. She looks at them again, and realizes everyone has blindfolds on. She’s pretty sure they wouldn’t have even known their photos were being taken!
In one them, her friend Jamie has her tongue sticking out. Lucy doesn’t think Jamie will like that photo being posted – she may even get upset that it was taken in the first place!
Lucy feels really embarrassed about telling Jamie about the photo and asking if she can put it on her family’s website. She tells her mum she’s a bit worried about Jamie’s reaction. Lucy and her mum talk about always asking permission before you take a photo or video of anyone, even your friends, and how that can save you – and them – from embarrassing situations later on.
What do you think Lucy will decide to do? Click here to find out!
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