Editing day 2 8/11/08

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Written at 9:07 PM by WHOOPI

Man, What a fun/crazy day/night I had....


Mid-day I met up with my homie, Aki Turner, at The Hundreds to help him release his skate flick, TKE THT! Which should be coming out this week or next week for free.



After working that out, I roller to Lantana to start working on my film in the editing office. They feed us crazy junk food during this time.
Around 11pm some peeps and I went to the beach to just shoot the shit.

This is where the epicness starts. So after editing for about 3 more hours me and 6 others decide to get some fresh air outside. We go to a park, we got bored, and we migrated to a different spot. The spot we went to was SMC(Santa Monica College). It was maybe like....1:30. So we decided to play some extreme hide and seek. After hiding and seeking for a 40 minutes we then run into a cop. First we ran, Then we came back because we ran into a cop car. Luckily there was only one cop. He was seriously the coolest cop ever! Once we told him we were film students he kinda just laughed at the fact that we were playing hide and seek on a college campus. The officer could've been an asshole to us, but he was equivalent to the cops from superbad. Thanks officer E for not being a dick.

We then ended the night with Denny's, the waitress messed up my meal. I didn't pay. Wrd.

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Rights for all you photogs

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Written at 11:40 PM by WHOOPI


The Ten Legal Commandments of Photography

I. Anyone in a public place can take pictures of anything they want. Public places include parks, sidewalks, malls, etc. Malls? Yeah. Even though it’s technically private property, being open to the public makes it public space.

II. If you are on public property, you can take pictures of private property. If a building, for example, is visible from the sidewalk, it’s fair game.

III. If you are on private property and are asked not to take pictures, you are obligated to honor that request. This includes posted signs.

IV. Sensitive government buildings (military bases, nuclear facilities) can prohibit photography if it is deemed a threat to national security.

V. People can be photographed if they are in public (without their consent) unless they have secluded themselves and can expect a reasonable degree of privacy. Kids swimming in a fountain? Okay. Somebody entering their PIN at the ATM? Not okay.

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
  • UFOs, the Loch Ness Monster, Chuck Norris

VII. Although “security” is often given as the reason somebody doesn’t want you to take photos, it’s rarely valid. Taking a photo of a publicly visible subject does not constitute terrorism, nor does it infringe on a company’s trade secrets.

VIII. If you are challenged, you do not have to explain why you are taking pictures, nor to you have to disclose your identity (except in some cases when questioned by a law enforcement officer.)

IX. Private parties have very limited rights to detain you against your will, and can be subject to legal action if they harass you.

X. If someone tries to confiscate your camera and/or film, you don’t have to give it to them. If they take it by force or threaten you, they can be liable for things like theft and coercion. Even law enforcement officers need a court order.



^^^^Photojojo^^^^

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