For a current video project, I need pictures of Police/ PCSOs, road sweepers, and a bus station.
The road sweepers themselves were quite happy to be filmed but their boss refused permission, saying I had to get prior authorisation from the Council ( which doesn't even employ them directly). Do they have some secret sweeping technique which could be analysed in stop motion ?
A bus station supervisor descended on me and said it was forbidden to take pictures of his bus station.
I can see why a bank might be a bit iffy about me taking pictures of their security cameras but my view is if something is in a place to which the public have access I should be able to photograph it.
The PCSOs in the street, on the other hand, were delightful and told me to take as much video as I wanted.
It's a funny old world.
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