went to the store .. lady says to me oh i saw you and your girls in the paper a while ago...your girls were playing in water with thier hands and you were taking thier pic.. i am all huh? she couldnt remember when ..some local summer paper down at santa monica...few months back. good memory i say to her..!! no i am sure it was you I and I remember that face and pointed to chrissy... no one ever asked me permission . i rushed home and looked back through all my shots and found this OMG!! LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! yep hes taking our picture i never saw him till today i didnt take much notice of this cause it was a bit blurry... lol ... never knew we were being looked at !!...by so many think of shots you take of people passing by and they have no clue that they might be seen by hundreds of people... something to think about ..

you'd think the paper/photographer would have notified you before publishing it! especially when your kids are involved... I would do my best to find a copy & ask the paper if this normal practice... you should be able to email this shot to the paper to help identify the issue...

i will look prob is its just a small town paper and she didnt remeber what one.. and there are thousands of citys within lA beach areas ... now if it were the LA times it would be easier... making a few calls...this morn though .. i would like to see it... mann that really suprized me!!

Good luck finding the proper paper and yes, wow, what a suprise. And you had the evidence there all along. You never do know, eh?

WOW!!! How cool is that!!! What a surprise that must have been. Agree totally with Cindy though, thats no way for a paper to behave. PADDLE THEM!!! #:O)

well he should be simple to track down you have him on film...taking the shot..try asking the woman which paper or go to the local library and go through the local paper archives on the date it was displayed...they should have a c'puterised record.. how surreal ...doesnt sound like a professional media set up to me... lm afraid l would be furious if a candid shot of my daughter was to appear in the local newspaper with out my knowledge.. if it was inconnection with school out side club or achievements or organized event then different... l dont even show her on the net a policy l have until..(( as shes at a vulnerable age 15 almost 16)) .. once shes 16 l will ask sarahs permission

I must say that to take candid shots of people in the streets is my fav past time! The thing is, I can't ask them all permission to post the shots cos there's always people in the background and I have no idea how to contact them! I actually started a serie called the "people of London" and, of course, none of them know about it! So I was thinking about making a call, like, "If u recognize urself or someone u know on these shots plz, contact me at bla bla bla!". Think it's a good idea?? Maybe u could try that Kim! Make a call in some papers to try to find that photographer! ;)

i wasnt mad about this ... lol i dont care ... haha i post my mug and my kids mug on here all the time i was just suprised and dissapointed i didn't see it in the paper and i cannot find out which paper-aughhhhhhrrghh ... been looking all day LOL!! who is that hidden photgrapher i wonder would love a good shot of my kids here too cause mine didnt turn out here lol

yeah PAsCAlE WITH AN E (LOL :OP) sounds like a great plan .. yep good ideaer there..!!.. i tryed calling ten papaers.. and they kept putting me on hold ect lol a needle in a hystack in LA ...!!

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surprises do happen and it would be more pleasure for you if you could find the paper. tell them you have a hot story about their mayor and the dog catcher!!

Thats funny. When we were at the Rodeo I took a picture of our local photographer because he has this huge freaking zoom and I plan on begging for one in the future. Anyway, two days later there was a pic of me and my son sitting in the grand stands. He must have taken it right before or after I took his. The caption was just about how many spectators there were. I don't know if rules are different for the press as there are people/kids in our paper all the time without their names. I know that if we enter a competition around here and the shot is of a person, we have to have a release unless they are family.

l adore candid shots of people and often shot off photo's of people just going about thier business.... just strict rules when it comes to children and other peoples children.. Guess its my media roots that makes me over cautious. And too me the guy from the media/ local rag doesnt sound professional, with out asking the consent of the parents/ parent..guardian. its normal practise in the uk.. also gives them protection legally..and then gives you the opportunity to buy a portrait also.. etc... Any way glad your pleased.. must be a special moment :)..)))

Looks like he got you. Playing a little Photo tag I see.

From the photographer's pov he gets the backs of the children's heads and your face is covered with a camera... at the moment of your picture. He might not have thought that anybody was identifiable.

ah! good point carolly! ;]

yes, but he must of taken more cause the lady in the store recognised me and my children we took more shots after the and so did he... from the story i was told... but from this pov yep you are correct!!

I see the picture you took ... how about showing the other picture? IOW, let us see the other POV ... just to compare ... technique, &c. MGD

good idea!! would love to show the others..!! only prob is my computer died a few months back... i only saved my favorite pics to disc i liked this cause Chrissy was laughing .. the rest are in a dead hard drive i am waitting to be resored crossing my fingers cause it has hundreds of shots that i would like to have now.. like 5000 stored . the computer guy said 500 min to restore them that it takes a long time to do.. so now i am packing for a trip to Mich do not have the time or money to get them at the moment... thanks for your care and support all !! Kimmers!! ( i never did find the paper the lady told me about either its all a big mystery from meeting someone at Ralphs....lol

the computer guy said 500 min to restore them Did you say that he said $500 minimum to recover the files? That sounds a little high. Google and I found several firms that do HDD recovery, but estimated cost was not available on any of the web sites that I viewed. Let me know if you want some company names so that you price compare for a better estimate. MGD