Being photographed

[Teufel Hunden]

The other thing is, if you are not doing anything illegal, immoral or fattening, why would there be a problem?

As Chas says if you have done nothing wrong what is the problem

I really don't like this line of reasoning. Just because one isn't guilty of something doesn't mean they MUST submit to whatever request is made of them or be thought guilty.

"Can I take your picture?"
"No"
"Why not? Got something to hide?"
"Oh well since you put it that way, I INSIST you take my pic, as it's my job to now prove my innocence."

Absolutely not.

Simply not wanting to appear in the center of a photograph should be a good enough reason to turn down would-be photographers, at least IMO. It's not my job to prove myself or my innocence to anyone else, and it's THEY who must deal with it, not me.

Of course, being in public, there's no expectation of privacy, and simply wearing a kilt means you'll draw more attention than someone wearing jeans and a t-shirt, AND that same person can simply take your picture anyway and there's nothing you can do about it. But there is a difference to me appearing in a clandestine pic and a posed one. Sometimes I'm not in the mood to stand and smile or pose in any other way for someone else, and wearing a kilt shouldn't force a change in that.

Don't get me wrong, probably 90% of the time I don't mind people wanting a pic. On the average encounter it's very positive and I have met some pretty interesting people over the years. But I don't think it should be a requirement for any of us to pose every time, or to think of declining a request as a bad thing for some reason.