Legal and Ethical
Child Protection
It is legally necessary to protect children when taking photographs. This is so that they can’t be exploited or abused in any way. Although I won’t be taking photos of any children in my shoot, it is important to know the basic rules. In a nutshell, these are:
-always get the permission of the child’s parents
-get the permission of the child / tell them that they are going to be photographed
-don’t photograph a child when they are outside of set events
-make sure they are suitably dressed
-have the child’s parents present at the shoot
Data Protection
Personal data stored on computers, such as photographs, is protected by the Data Protection Act. In this digital age, a lot of information is stored on a computer so it is important that it is protected to stop it falling into the wrong hands or being hacked. As a part of the Data Protection Act, companies must:
-declare how their data will be used
-declare where they will store their information and how they will keep it safe
-declare who they will share it with
Photography companies must use photographs only for the originally agreed purpose and get consent for them. If I were to take photographs involving people, I would have to tell those people the how I would store the photographs, how I would keep it safe and if I would share it.
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