Timely Coincidence
Via Lifehacker, the Ten Legal Commandments of Photography are very timely, considering my recent encounter with a cop who objected to my photographing his? patrol car in a 7-Eleven parking lot. This portion is especially relevant:
VI. The following can almost always be photographed from public places, despite popular opinion:
- accident & fire scenes, criminal activities
- bridges & other infrastructure, transportation facilities (i.e. airports)
- industrial facilities, Superfund sites
- public utilities, residential & commercial buildings
- children, celebrities, law enforcement officers
The article at Photojojo references Oregon attorney Bert P. Krages, but I can’t imagine that laws governing photography in public places is much, or at all, different here in Michigan.