Can I take photos on a train?

Can I take photos on a train?

If your train has windows that you can open, plan to shoot through them. Most modern trains have windows that can’t be opened, but some may have small windows at the very end of the carriages. If you don’t have an open window to shoot through, get your lens as close and flat to the glass as possible.

Is it illegal to take pictures of police stations?

It does not criminalise the normal taking of photographs of the police. Police officers have the discretion to ask people not to take photographs for public safety or security reasons, but the taking of photographs in a public place is not subject to any rule or statute.

Can I take photos in public?

There is no law preventing people from taking photographs in public. Taking a photo of a person where they can expect privacy, such as inside their home or garden, is likely to cause a breach of privacy laws. Unless the images which have been taken are indecent, no one has the right to: ask a photographer to stop.

Are you allowed to film at train stations?

Filming is generally only allowed during off-peak periods. This means: – Monday to Friday from 10:00 to 15:30 and from 20:00 to 23:30. – Weekend times depend on the station but generally any time of day.

Can you film on trains UK?

You can take photographs at stations provided you do not sell them. For any commercial photography, prior permission must be sought. If you are filming for quite a while or might be using bulky equipment you should let our station staff know so that the reasons for your filming are clear.

Can someone film me without my permission?

In California – it is a two-party law, meaning both individuals must consent to the recording otherwise it is illegal to record. On private property, you must follow the direction of the police regarding your use of recording device.

Is photography legal in India?

Photography in accordance to Indian Copyrights Law, 1957 In India, under section 2(c) of the copyrights act, 1957 photographs are protected as artistic work (the picture must be original). The photograph’s quality is immaterial. A photograph will be protected even if it’s shoddy work.

Is taking pictures of someone illegal?

Public Areas Are Fair Game Generally, you can take any photos you want of people when they are in a public location, like a park, a beach or a city square. It’s perfectly legal since they have elected to place themselves in a public location and have no reasonable expectation of privacy.

Do you need permission to film on a train?

What permits do I need for filming on the Tube? The London Underground (LU) Film Office has been set up to facilitate location managers and film crews who seek to film on the Tube. Any individual or film production company wanting to film (or even to take photographs) must seek permission from this office.

Do you go to a train station to catch a train?

When one raises the use of the phrase “train station”, thoughtless people will frequently reply that as one goes to a bus station to get on a bus, plainly one ought to go to a train station to catch a train. This is simplistic and doesn’t stand up to logic.

What’s inside a railway station?

One side of the railway station that still exists in many places is the commercial aspect; then as now you could go to a large city station and get not a train, but a haircut, a decent meal, a drink, a newspaper, a book, even clothes and luggage and shoes.

Do you go to a radio station to ride a radio?

No, you don’t. You put some petrol in your car and it’s the car that carries you away. You might as well talk about “car stations”. Do you go to a radio station to ride a radio, or even to buy one? No, you don’t.

Is it ‘train station’ or “railway station”?

One of the third group is the detestable modern habit, mostly in the media, of using the American expression “train station” instead of the traditional British “railway station”. We’ve complained about it many times, both here and in newspaper forums. When I last raised it on the Daily Mail website readers told me to “get a life”.