I was out with my wife and 15 mth old baby girl, enjoying a cup of coffee at Coffee bean at Sun Plaza yesterday afternoon. We were sitting at the sofa beside the corridor and the open area. When my wife brought our aby girl out to the open area for a walk-a-bout. I , as usual, took out my D50 and fiddled with it. I took a shot of the railing with the corridor as a background.I deleted the file as I was just playing around with the camera.
A short while later, a plump chinese middle age security guard and a middle aged chinese guy with a moustache approached me, and the security guard fiercely asked if I am Mr Heng. I told him no, and he immediately told me that I am not to take any photographs in the building. I asked him if there is any such regulations, an both of them proceeded to tell me that there is such a rule and it is pasted at the front entrance. The security guard then wanted me to show him my camera and to delete all my photos!. I showed it to him and told him that there is no photo cause I deleted it earlier. he refused to believe me and told me to go through all the photos on the preview screen countless times! I had only 12 shots taken, but it still took some time to show him the photos as he kept wanting to see the photos again and again. Then he suspiciously asked me if I had another camera. I asked the security guard if he were to check on everyone with a camera and a camera phone! he said its ok to have camera phone, but for cameras, must have p0ermission from management. seems like a Mr heng has gotten permission from management to do a shoot there.
Seeng no photo, they left. Apparantly, the moustache guy was in the background, and he thought I was taking photo of him! and he complained to the security guards! Hello, he is not a pop star, and not a handsome guy. Don't know why he is so suspicious of others with a camera!
Went to take a look at the entrance. found the small sign on the sliding door. I drove, so I didn't know of the no photography sign. Anyway, I have been there many times, and have taken photos of my girl there before.
We went to feedback to the management that the no photography sign is too small and the security guard was extremely rude. The management guy apologised and said that camera phones are ok, but people get sensitive when they see cameras around....
I was extremely upset, as the security guard was so rude and confronted me as if I am a criminal. While he can be doing his job, he need not think that people with cameras are criminals and be so rude. Perhaps he is upset that I have a digital camera, or the moustache guy complained while he is on duty, or maybe that's how he usually speak!
What do you guys think?
Does the security guard have a right to demand to see my camera and that I delete the photos?
Nowadays, cameras are affordable, and almost everyone I know has a digtal camera of some sort. We all go around taking photos of friends and families inside of building. Yet the security guard seems to be living in the old age, although he does know about preview screen. Camera phones are ok, but not camera? Camera phones can still take good pics too of the building inside too, if people wants to do something...
Sorry for the long post, but I would want to know how to react better in future, esp after reading more post here on the mrt station photograph taking.
A short while later, a plump chinese middle age security guard and a middle aged chinese guy with a moustache approached me, and the security guard fiercely asked if I am Mr Heng. I told him no, and he immediately told me that I am not to take any photographs in the building. I asked him if there is any such regulations, an both of them proceeded to tell me that there is such a rule and it is pasted at the front entrance. The security guard then wanted me to show him my camera and to delete all my photos!. I showed it to him and told him that there is no photo cause I deleted it earlier. he refused to believe me and told me to go through all the photos on the preview screen countless times! I had only 12 shots taken, but it still took some time to show him the photos as he kept wanting to see the photos again and again. Then he suspiciously asked me if I had another camera. I asked the security guard if he were to check on everyone with a camera and a camera phone! he said its ok to have camera phone, but for cameras, must have p0ermission from management. seems like a Mr heng has gotten permission from management to do a shoot there.
Seeng no photo, they left. Apparantly, the moustache guy was in the background, and he thought I was taking photo of him! and he complained to the security guards! Hello, he is not a pop star, and not a handsome guy. Don't know why he is so suspicious of others with a camera!
Went to take a look at the entrance. found the small sign on the sliding door. I drove, so I didn't know of the no photography sign. Anyway, I have been there many times, and have taken photos of my girl there before.
We went to feedback to the management that the no photography sign is too small and the security guard was extremely rude. The management guy apologised and said that camera phones are ok, but people get sensitive when they see cameras around....
I was extremely upset, as the security guard was so rude and confronted me as if I am a criminal. While he can be doing his job, he need not think that people with cameras are criminals and be so rude. Perhaps he is upset that I have a digital camera, or the moustache guy complained while he is on duty, or maybe that's how he usually speak!
What do you guys think?
Does the security guard have a right to demand to see my camera and that I delete the photos?
Nowadays, cameras are affordable, and almost everyone I know has a digtal camera of some sort. We all go around taking photos of friends and families inside of building. Yet the security guard seems to be living in the old age, although he does know about preview screen. Camera phones are ok, but not camera? Camera phones can still take good pics too of the building inside too, if people wants to do something...
Sorry for the long post, but I would want to know how to react better in future, esp after reading more post here on the mrt station photograph taking.