I'd have thought there was a pretty strong moral obligation not to show a picture you were asked not to show by the subject, unless there was a pretty good reason not to respect her wishes. And if you have a good reason to believe she would object to you showing the others, I think you should not show those, either.
If it's important to you that you can show the images, then try to persuade her to your way of thinking. If you can't, then it's as least as important to her that you *not* show them. At that point you'll have to decide between your relationship and your artistic beliefs. For most of my motorsports shots I'm pretty much covered, from a legal standpoint - the photographs are only used for news/editorial purposes, so there are very few restrictions on what I could show. Even there, though, I try not to show any shots where I thought that any identifiable subject would object. On Tue, Nov 01, 2005 at 04:17:28PM -0800, Shel Belinkoff wrote: > Why are you surprised, John? I'm a curious fellow and would like to hear > what others think or may do in such a situation. The question was prompted > by comments made in another thread, and it's been on my mind for a while to > get a sense of how others see this situation. > > Shel > "You meet the nicest people with a Pentax" > > > > [Original Message] > > From: John Francis > > > > Not long ago an acquaintance came to visit. We were talking about > > > photography and cameras, and ended up using one of my cameras to > photograph > > > one another. I got a few nice shots of her, and showed her one, which > she > > > didn't like. She specifically asked - in fact told me on no uncertain > > > terms - that the pic not be shown to anyone, be posted on the internet, > > > etc. > > > > > > Am I obligated not to show anyone the other pics? What about the one > she > > > saw and didn't want me to show? > > > > Legally? You're under no obligation. > > > > Morally? I'm surprised you even had to ask. >
