9 Years Ago

Random Acts Of Paying It Forward

I have found a great joy with my new art form. I am taking street photography shots here in Asheville, NC. This mountain town has
an incredible variety of people from straight-laced to weird and wonderful. I shoot the entertainers and buskers as well as the ordinary people. Then I create art from those images. Finally, I print an 8x10 of the art and return to downtown to give them to the people whose photos I took. It is giving back after "taking." The reactions of surprise and delight are absolutely the best. No, I don't make any money doing this and I have not seen a single sale as a result of the effort, but that isn't the purpose. I do hand out my cards with the prints and I do get site hits, but my real reward is from seeing happiness. Life is good.

I'd love to hear similar thing all y'all do. It may give me more ideas. :)

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Bob VonDrachek

9 Years Ago

I can't think of a similar thing that I do but can I use your idea in the future? I love it.

Kim Bird

9 Years Ago

Do you get permission from the people who's image you are taking? Do you tell them you are going to sell their photo on the internet?

Jeff Donald

9 Years Ago

As long as the subject is on public property they have little expectation of privacy and a person may taking their photo without their permission and a release is not needed as long the image is not used for commercial purposes i.e. advertising.

John Haldane

9 Years Ago

What Jeff said. There is a NY Supreme Court case from 2007 that set precedent used in all cases of public shoots.

Barry Lamont

9 Years Ago

Great stuff John... I tip my to you!

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