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06/30/2007 08:43:44 AM · #51
Originally posted by Elvis_L:

so what happens when i am waiting in line at the statue of liberty for over 30 minutes. They make me stand there and won;t even let me take pictures;/


Isn't that in New Jersey now?
06/30/2007 10:08:45 AM · #52
I actually called about this before Skip and I went shooting around Manhattan last year. I went through several rounds with different city officials, some of whom insisted that I needed a permit while others had no clue... and THAT was the Office of Film, Theater and Broadcasting! You can imagine how the individual police could interpret the rules. The best answer I got was not to use a tripod if you're shooting on a sidewalk or public place, and we spent several hours shooting candids in Grand Central Station without problem (one of Skip's first moves was to chat up the police officers and take pictures of them!

What really bothers me about this proposed rule (and I don't see it discussed here) is NOT the permit. That's free. It's the million dollars of liability insurance if you want to use a tripod. That sucks!
06/30/2007 10:45:40 AM · #53
Seems to me this could be a good thing. Most GTG’s are planed in advance, and the permits are free. Joe Cop or security guard won’t know what permits permit, but they sure look official. Imagine the look of Joe if he sticks out his hand and starts to say ”you can’t” and 25 photography permits are waving in the air in front of him. Old Joe is not going to want to look like a complete idiot, he will adjust his pants and say something like “Well Ok, but don’t block the sidewalk” and walk away, and a good story is shared by all.
06/30/2007 12:14:53 PM · #54
Originally posted by scalvert:

I actually called about this before Skip and I went shooting around Manhattan last year. I went through several rounds with different city officials, some of whom insisted that I needed a permit while others had no clue... and THAT was the Office of Film, Theater and Broadcasting! You can imagine how the individual police could interpret the rules. The best answer I got was not to use a tripod if you're shooting on a sidewalk or public place, and we spent several hours shooting candids in Grand Central Station without problem (one of Skip's first moves was to chat up the police officers and take pictures of them!

What really bothers me about this proposed rule (and I don't see it discussed here) is NOT the permit. That's free. It's the million dollars of liability insurance if you want to use a tripod. That sucks!


I wonder it they require everyone to have million in insurance to drive a car in NYC? - I suspect a lot more people get injured by cars than by tripods.
07/06/2007 05:13:00 PM · #55
It's the tripod issue that bothers me. Our local (NYC) news broadcast said something different than the NY Times article. They said one could no longer use tripods on public property without a permit. I can accept that for Grand Central Terminal, or for the plaza at Lincoln Center... but if a photographer is shooting with a tripod on a sidewalk, it gives the police too much leeway to hassle them.

Even if the TV news was incorrect, the police are not known for making fine distinctions. Heck, some NYC police still think it's against the law to take photos in the subway, despite the fact that the ban was lifted long ago.

-- Larry in NYC
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