Where is it inappropriate to take photos?

What places are not suitable for taking pictures? How to avoid photography mistakes and blind spots? It is recommended to collect and forward this answer so that you can save it and read it later when you travel.

Avoid places that make your photos ugly - overhead lighting, dirty backgrounds, places that don’t suit you

Overhead lighting is a place that you should avoid when taking photos. , because light shining from the top of the head will make a person's face look bigger and increase the shadows on the lower part of the facial features, making people look older and more tired.

A dirty background will make the whole photo look messy and lose its beauty. Especially when you are well-groomed, the strong contrast will make the photo look very uncomfortable and clean. A neat place is a good place to take photos.

Things that do not match your mood or clothing will also make the photo look uncomfortable. For example, if you are wearing a black sexy dress but standing on the green prairie If you take photos somewhere, even if you look and have a good figure, the whole photo will inevitably look weird. Still taking the black dress as an example, I suggest you shoot indoors or in a bar. Photography is prohibited in these places - the "Feng Shui secret" of taking pictures

Taking pictures when traveling has become one of the must-do things when traveling, but in some places if you take pictures without permission, it may cause some trouble. We are here You should pay more attention when taking photos while traveling, but what are the places?

Photograph with caution: mausoleums, charnel houses, women in Arab areas, churches, temples and other religious sites and people engaged in religious activities, bridges, dams, important ports and other national-level objects important buildings and infrastructure, and some shopping spots in Islamic countries.

Forbidden to shoot: Museums and art galleries and other cultural heritage storage locations, government military agencies, and commercial secret sites.

I hope everyone will control their "desire for photography" when traveling, respect local customs and abide by the rules, and be a well-educated tourist.

For your own travel safety and cultural relic protection, please pay attention to the following four places when taking photos!

Being accused of being petty and taking pictures at inappropriate places may also put your life in danger!

Forbidden places: Others

High voltage lines, high towers, corners: it is not good to take photos in these places! Especially on rainy days.

Buddha statues: Do not stand in front of the Buddha statues to take photos, nor can you take photos of the Buddha statues in the main hall!

Mausoleum: Don’t take pictures in this kind of place, you know.

Taking portraits: In Middle Eastern countries, especially in Arab countries, you cannot take pictures of local people at will, especially when taking pictures of women, you must pay special attention! Be careful of getting beaten. If the police come, they will expose all your photos, fine you, please "get in", and you will be in trouble. When traveling to island countries such as Australia, there will be many local indigenous people, and they are also taboo about secretly taking photos!

Forbidden places: Religion

Many temples are national cultural relics protection units, and photography is prohibited. Especially in the halls, you often see signs prohibiting photography. For the scenery of the temple, you can take pictures.

When abroad, you must be particularly careful not to take photos at will unless they give their consent. If you are not careful, your international image will be affected. If people hold you accountable, it will be difficult for you to even return to your country! For example, in Thailand, it is forbidden to take pictures of royal family and monks.

Forbidden places: museums, cultural relics and attractions, etc.

Museums collect many precious historical cultural relics. These resources with important historical testimony are most afraid of flashlights. So you will see signs in many exhibition halls where you can take pictures (paintings, sculptures, etc.), but the use of flash and selfie sticks (to prevent accidentally touching cultural relics) is strictly prohibited.

This situation also occurs in some scenic spots, such as the murals in the Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang. They are exquisite, but photography is not allowed. After thousands of years of wind and sand attack, they are too fragile.

The light from the camera can cause irreparable damage to cultural relics.

On the other hand, due to copyright considerations and security protection, some cultural relics are in private collections or designed by museum staff themselves. In order to prevent them from being imitated by other units, organizations, and individuals and harming their interests, so Photography is prohibited.

Forbidden places: Government offices

In customs, visa offices, dams, power stations, airport security, military areas, etc., which involve national security and information confidentiality, It is forbidden to take pictures, and if you do, you will receive legal sanctions or a hefty fine.

When traveling abroad, we advise you not to take photos. If these photos fall into the hands of criminals, they will pose a threat to national security.

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There is nothing wrong with taking photos in museums and recording the precious artistic and cultural heritage of mankind with your lens. You must also strictly abide by the taboos.

Inside the Louvre

For the purpose of cultural relic protection, in addition to sculptures, bronzes, ceramics, seals and other cultural relics with strong light stability, Generally, tourists are not allowed to take photos of light-sensitive cultural relics such as books, archives, inscriptions, documents, leather, fur, feathers, cotton, linen, silk and wool textiles, ink paintings, calligraphy, bamboo and wood lacquerware.

Inside the National Palace Museum in Taipei

From a copyright perspective, some exhibits or cultural relics are private collections, and some museums display them in the form of museum staff. Once the crystallization of wisdom designed by oneself is photographed, it is easy to be imitated by other units or individuals, causing intellectual property disputes.

In addition, from a security perspective, once someone takes a complete picture of the location, structure, passages, security, etc. of the exhibition hall, it is easy to indirectly provide convenient conditions for criminals to commit crimes.

Therefore, you should consciously prohibit taking photos in any cultural relics hall or museum with a "No Photography" sign. Where permitted, the use of flash and any tripod is strictly prohibited when taking photos of ancient cultural relics. Explicitly prohibited: Customs, military areas, etc.

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Some friends will be extremely excited when passing through customs, especially when they step out of the country, and they can’t help but press the shutter in their hands. . This photo may land you in jail.

Because such places involve a country’s national security, every country attaches special importance to the confidentiality of information in this place. Once the relevant photos fall into the hands of criminals, they will definitely pose a threat to the country's national security.

In addition, in recent years, power stations, bridges, dams, ports, public transportation hubs and other places in many countries that were not previously forbidden areas for filming have also been included in the list. There is a restricted shooting list, so it is best for everyone to find out in advance before shooting.

As for the military restricted areas, there is no need to say more. If everyone really ignores the obstruction and intends to take pictures of the military restricted areas that are expressly prohibited from entering and filming, Mr. Wuji can only wish you peace. Religious places: churches, temples, believers, monks, etc.

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Whether at home or abroad, religious issues are very serious and cautious issues. Random photography in religious places is highly likely to cause dissatisfaction among believers.

When facing religious taboos, everyone needs to be extra careful and have enough respect for various religious sites. Do not "click" at will in religious areas where photography is not allowed, let alone take photos secretly with a sense of luck.

In some religious places where statues of gods are enshrined, even if photography is allowed, you need to be careful not to use flash. Because of the age of the statue, a single flash of your light may cause irreparable damage to it.

For believers, every statue of a god, regardless of size or damage, is sacred and inviolable. For those who don't listen to the advice and climb recklessly to find angles, a physical ordeal is inevitable.

In addition, taking Thailand as an example, due to the high social status of Thai monks and royals, tourists captured them on camera without asking permission. It's also rude.

In some Islamic countries, the regulations in this regard are stricter, so please be sure to do your homework before leaving. Trading places: shopping malls, supermarkets, luxury stores, etc.

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Some friends are more disciplined in the places mentioned and do not take photos in order not to cause trouble.

The long-suppressed desire to take pictures finally burst out when entering stores and other places, and I rushed to take pictures in succession. As everyone knows, there are corresponding photography taboos in these places.

It is a common rule in the industry to take photos and videos in stores. If a customer takes photos in the store, employees will dissuade them if they see it to prevent the supermarket's business secrets or privacy from being revealed.

The reason for this phenomenon is that many people now take photos to compare prices, or copy competitors' sales methods, such as discount methods, product placement, etc.

Competition among peers has shifted from sending people to copy prices to using relatively high-tech means such as photography and videography to steal each other’s business secrets. Since it is unclear whether the person taking the photo is a consumer or a competitor, everyone can only be banned from taking photos.

Large supermarkets and shopping malls are even more worried that the decoration styles carefully designed by designers who have paid high prices will be "theft". So the ban on taking photos has been stricter.

Although this prohibition on taking photos is not very reasonable from a legal perspective, it is best for everyone to be cautious in the above places to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings. Banning selfie sticks: You might damage cultural relics one day

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How did selfie sticks become so popular?

Google Trends shows that the first area where the selfie stick craze started was Jakarta, Indonesia, at the end of 2013, and later spread to other Asian countries such as Malaysia, the Philippines, Japan and South Korea.

Nowadays, this little selfie stick makes everyone happy.

However, in the eyes of museum managers, selfie sticks are too dangerous. If you are not careful, a priceless treasure may be damaged.

On the one hand, the selfie stick can reach more than 1 meter when extended. If you rotate it at will in a museum filled with various collections, you might knock over or damage something valuable. Liancheng’s treasure; on the other hand, the use of selfie sticks also affects other people visiting, and is likely to cause collisions or disputes. If users continue to use this selfie stick as a weapon, the consequences will be disastrous.

To nip this problem in the bud, more and more museums are changing their rules and saying no to selfie sticks.

"For the safety of cultural relics, in order not to affect other people's visit, and in order to create a pleasant visit, it is prohibited to bring selfie sticks into the visit."

Almost All museums do not allow the use of tripods or monopods, nor are they allowed to carry non-foldable umbrellas, strollers, large backpacks, etc., for fear that these objects may damage precious collections.

Nowadays, these "contraband items" include selfie sticks.

When traveling, using a camera to take pictures of the scenery and experiences along the way is a record of the journey and one of the ways to leave deep memories of the trip. People's material living standards have improved, it is easy to buy a SLR, and mobile phones have powerful camera functions, and photography has become even easier and more convenient; but it is true that there are some places that are not suitable for taking pictures when going out, so you need to pay attention.

First of all, it is in some government agencies such as customs and some military areas. During airport security check, be sure not to be curious and do not take pictures. As the saying goes, curiosity killed the cat!

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Then there are some cultural relics institutions, museums and other places that clearly indicate that photography is prohibited. There is no rule without rules. When you go out and do as the locals do, it is necessary to abide by the rules; in addition, photography and other facilities such as flashlights will cause damage to the price of some precious goods.

When entering a temple, don’t take pictures of Buddha statues. As a tourist, regardless of whether you believe in Buddhism or not, when you step into a temple, you must maintain a heart of awe and be careful in your words and actions. The flash of light when taking photos of Buddha statues will speed up the aging of the Buddha statues; in addition, Buddhism pays attention to consecration, and all Buddha statues in temples have been consecrated; Buddha statues that have been consecrated have "spirituality", and the flash of photography can frighten the Buddha statues. , destroys tranquility, is not conducive to spiritual practice, etc. Therefore it is better to comply.

Also, in the Big Buddha Temple in Bangkok, Thailand, no matter where in the place or corner, you are not allowed to take pictures with slogans and banners. If you go to Thailand, you must also pay attention. There are many plainclothes security guards in the crowd. If anyone is found taking photos with signs, they will not only severely reprimand them, but also confiscate the banners. Even local Thais are not allowed to do so, so please pay attention to this.

There are also some high-end clubs and places that sell jewelry and jade, and most of them do not allow photography. The purpose is probably to avoid leaking business secrets. To avoid unnecessary trouble, it is better not to take pictures.

Personal suggestions:

1. The place where you take photos must abide by the laws and regulations of the country. Take photos if you are allowed to take photos, and do not take photos if you are not allowed to take photos.

2. Do not shoot in dangerous places. For example, cliffside, riverside, seaside at high and low tide, next to high-voltage lines, on highways, high-speed railways and train tracks, etc.

3. Resolutely not take photos that involve leaking national military, scientific research and other secrets

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4. There are also cemeteries, crematoriums, etc. that are not suitable for photography.

Answer; 1. Garrison and military restricted areas, military facilities, military ports, and military airports! 2. Buddhist halls, Buddha statues, and the Buddhas where believers burn incense and worship are not allowed to take close-up photos, otherwise it will be disrespectful. 3. Involving state-confidential archives and historical cultural relics. 4. Military facilities and nuclear bases under construction nearby. 5 On a civil aviation plane (it is said that it is now open and allowed, I don’t know whether it is true or not).

Nowadays, people always like to take various photos with their mobile phones, but you may have overlooked that the place you are in may be inconvenient or prohibited from shooting. Although taking pictures is something that can be done without prohibition by law, that is to say, in principle, I can take pictures at will as long as it does not violate the law, but there are indeed some places where it is not suitable to take photos with a mobile phone, because it may cause a lot of unnecessary trouble.

So today let’s chat about which places are “inconvenient” or where photography is prohibited.

1. Theater

Whether it is an opera, a play or a concert, in addition to keeping silent and applauding when appropriate, prohibiting filming is also a very important etiquette. The original intention of prohibiting photography may include copyright protection for commercial performances, as well as possible interference to performers and other audiences.

Photography is usually strictly prohibited during theater performances

Therefore, in principle, photography is prohibited during theater performances. For those audiences who intentionally or unintentionally violate this rule, theater staff will usually Use a laser pointer to shine on the screen for reminders. While the practice itself is controversial, it currently appears to be a form of exhortation that has the least impact on others.

2. Museums

To be precise, museums do not have particularly strict restrictions on photography, but they have very strict regulations on the use of flash. The reason is that most cultural relics are very sensitive to strong light. The light emitted by the flash includes ultraviolet and infrared rays. The colors on painted, especially fiber-textured cultural relics are very sensitive to this kind of light. Over time, the accumulation of light will cause its color to fade, and even crack the surface of the cultural relics, causing damage to the cultural relics.

Except for some exhibitions that have special considerations about copyright, photography in museums is usually not blocked, but be sure not to turn on the flash. In addition, some mobile phones may also cause problems due to the automatic flash switch being turned on by default. Accidental triggering, please be careful before shooting.

One more thing, when I visited the National Palace Museum in Taipei in June last year, all photography was completely prohibited in the exhibition area. However, photography was conditionally allowed in September last year, and the use of flash is completely prohibited.

3. Commercial stores

When evaluating mobile phone products, I often go to commercial streets to take mobile phone samples. Naturally, I encounter many obstacles. In this case, I usually choose other shooting scenes to continue to complete the work. If you go shopping frequently, you will find that many stores have signs prohibiting photography. This is usually due to two considerations: to prevent price competition among peers, and to prevent the leakage of display and product creativity.

This is a test sample I took secretly with my mobile phone. In fact, this behavior is not appropriate.

Usually businesses will block photography, but if it is serious, there is actually no legal provision. Prohibiting photography in stores is what I mentioned earlier: “It’s okay if it’s not prohibited by law.” But in order to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings, if you really want to take pictures, it is best to communicate with the store clerk. If you are repeatedly prohibited, try to give up. After all, the store clerk does not know whether you are really here to buy something or a colleague who is here to copy styles...

4. Customs and Border Inspection Hall

Traveling abroad is a very happy thing, but if you are not careful, you may be taken directly to the police station without completing the entry procedures. What we are talking about here is the customs and Photography issues at the immigration hall. Generally speaking, customs and border inspection halls are related to the security of the relevant countries. Some criminal suspects were also captured in the border inspection halls, so it is natural to prohibit filming in such places. For friends who are preparing to go abroad, this must be remembered.

The border inspection hall is one of the places where photography is strictly prohibited

5. Religious places

I don’t need to say more about this. Although I have no religious beliefs, respecting every religious belief is the basic quality of everyone. Including the world's three major religions, Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam, most religious sites strictly prohibit photography, so if you see relevant prompts when visiting religious sites, be sure not to take risks.

6. Portrait Street Photography

This actually involves issues of personal portrait rights and privacy rights. On weekends, I occasionally go to Beijing to take portraits on the streets near Taikoo Li, Sanlitun. Friends who are familiar with the area should know that there are some street photographers stationed there, and their targets are the tourists passing by. Although I have never encountered a situation where I was asked to delete photos, if you search on the Internet, there are many disputes caused by street photography, because you are not sure whether the subject of your photo is a person who cares about privacy. So whether you are taking portraits on the street with a camera or a mobile phone, you must be prepared to delete photos at any time.

7. Subway Stations

In fact, there has always been a lot of controversy over the ban on filming in subway stations. From the perspective of the competent authorities, subways are usually related to local civil air defense projects, which may involve leaks and other issues. In addition, taking photos in densely populated areas also poses safety risks. However, just like train photography enthusiasts, there are also many subway photography enthusiasts, so there have been several fierce confrontations between the two parties over whether photography can be taken in subway stations.

Judging from the current situation, most cities in China no longer restrict personal photography in subway stations, but commercial photography is still controlled. In addition, the use of flashing lights is usually prohibited in subway stations because it may affect the driver's observation of the signal system when entering the station.

I have talked to you about some occasions where photography is not suitable or prohibited. Compared with shooting with SLR in the past, mobile phone photography is more concealed, and its number of users is far larger than that of SLR. Therefore, there are a lot of disputes related to photography. There are so many great rivers and mountains where you can record beautiful scenery at will. For the places mentioned above, we’d better be cautious.

I am happy to answer this question. Let me tell you which places are not suitable for taking pictures.

First, ancient temples, Taoist temples and other places are not suitable for photography. In ancient times, temples and Taoist temples were mostly built to deter evil spirits. Also, it’s not recommended to take photos with the sculptures, you know. Because many people like to climb on the sculpture to take photos, and then damage the sculpture.

Second, do not take photos with the locust tree. Sophora japonica is also a wood ghost.

It is recommended not to take photos with locust trees, especially locust trees that are hundreds or thousands of years old. Try not to take photos with them. I don’t take photos with the locust tree, mainly because the locust tree has a lot of insects and ants, so don’t think too much about it. .

Third, do not take photos in the mausoleum. Ancient tombs are very mysterious, and imperial tombs are even more mysterious. Have you ever seen tomb robbers stealing cultural relics or taking photos in ancient tombs? Don’t take pictures in ancient tombs, mainly because the flash will cause damage to the ancient tombs. Are you overthinking it?

Fourth, do not take photos at military bases. Most military bases are in the wild, sparsely populated and overgrown with grass. If you take pictures here, it will easily lead to the leakage of national military secrets and endanger national security.

Fifth, don’t take photos with the old house. Imagine an old house in the deep mountains and old forests. You come across it during an outdoor outing. How does it feel to take photos inside? Are you scared? I'm definitely scared. I think such old houses are very weak and can easily injure people if they collapse.

The above are some of my personal suggestions. They only represent my personal opinions. Welcome to communicate.

With the popularization of smartphones, taking pictures has become a habit for many people to record their lives at any time. However, There are many places where photography is not allowed.

First of all, there are places where photography is prohibited, such as important cultural relics in museums and memorial halls, military bases and military offices, visa offices, customs, and airport security offices. Also note that some museums are Photography is allowed, but video recording is not allowed, and the use of selfie sticks is not allowed.

There are also some places that are not suitable for taking pictures.

For example, when taking photos of Buddha statues in temples, pagodas, memorial tablets of ancestors in ancestral halls, mausoleums, funeral venues, bloody scenes, and religious sites, you should follow the local customs and pay attention to the appropriate clothing. Although these are mostly without specific restrictions.

Dangerous places are not suitable for photography, such as under waterfalls, cliffs, rockfall areas, tunnels, icy water, construction sites, etc.

Personal opinions, for reference only.

Picture taken by myself