We have a photography policy for minors and musicians. It's part of our social contract.
Photography, Videography, and Recording ● Permission of the responsible adult must be obtained before publishing photos or videos of minor children. ● Permission of the performers should be obtained before making videos or recordings. Lisa - Country Dancers of Rochester On Wed, Mar 17, 2021 at 10:28 PM Jeff Kaufman via Organizers < [email protected]> wrote: > BIDA has: > > "Photography: We don't have a photography policy, and it is common for > dancers to take pictures and post them on social media." -- > https://www.bidadance.org/accessibility > > We talked a lot about ways in which we could potentially make the > dance better for people who don't want to be photographed or have > their pictures shared, but we ended up running into the same problems > Alan describes. > > If you have a place where people can trust that photos of them will > not appear on social media without them having the option to opt out, > then there are people who can come to your dance who couldn't > otherwise. On the other hand, if you make some effort in this > direction but it still happens, which is what will happen unless you > have quite strict enforcement (especially with newcomers), you aren't > successfully making the dance more accessible and you are making the > dance less enjoyable for dancers who like sharing photos. > > Jeff > > On Wed, Mar 17, 2021 at 10:19 PM Winston, Alan P. via Organizers > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > BACDS started trying to address this 10 or so years ago when we wanted > to put dance images in our publicity and privacy concerns meant that we > couldn't just use pictures. It was very frustrating that while the Board > was arguing about this stuff pictures of our dances from random dancers > were turning up on FB with no concern for privacy. We eventually concluded > that if we were going to take publicity photos we'd let people know > beforehand, announce what dance in the evening we were going to do it in, > and let people sit down or leave the room for that one dance. > > > > That's okay when you're in charge of the photographer. > > > > It turns out to be effectively impossible to really prevent photography > without draconian measures like searches at the door and confiscating all > the cellphones. > > > > The people who don't want to be photographed range from people who just > have a preference to people for whom it's a matter of survival - those who > have fled violent abusers or who are, say, in witness protection. You > cannot guarantee their safety and they need to understand that you can do > at most a best-effort attempt. > > > > Given that, it's useful to designate one line as photos okay and have > signage at the desk about not photographing outside of that line, but > people will still miss or forget the signage, so organizers have to keep an > eye on it and announcements have to be made, which may on any given night > be for the benefit of people who aren't there. > > > > I don't think we've tried giving people "no photos please" badges. That > might be effective in that people reviewing images before sharing them will > see a reminder in the picture, but it's not likely to be useful for people > who livestream a minute of your dance. > > > > -- Alan > > > > ________________________________ > > From: Karey Bacon via Organizers <[email protected]> > > Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2021 6:16 PM > > To: [email protected] <[email protected] > > > > Subject: [Organizers] photography policy? > > > > Hi all, > > We in Philadelphia are using our Covid time to try to get some policies > done. > > > > One thing that has come up is a photography/video policy. Some dancers > do not want to appear in any photos or videos. > > > > Some ideas we tossed about that have practical drawbacks: > > -designate one line as always non-photo/video > > -buttons or badges for those who do not want to be on camera > > > > Is this something your dance has grappled with? Anything you've come up > with that you're willing to share? > > > > Thanks in advance, > > > > Karey Bacon > > she/her/hers > > 267-437-5641 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Organizers mailing list -- [email protected] > > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > _______________________________________________ > Organizers mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > -- *Seneca Falls. Selma. Stonewall.*
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