Has there evr been a situation where you wish you could take a picture...but....

Question:you couldnt, bc it was a situation where its just socially unacceptable....Like for instance a funeral?

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If you are tasteful and blend in, you can photograph at a funeral. Of course if the family matriarch/patriarch asks you not to, then back off.

The unfortunate thing about funerals is: it is one time that the entire family is together. Some people take advantage of the opportunity to have group shots taken.

Never

yea specifically at a funeral

Definitely. I think any true photographer has.

Actually I have covered many funerals as an editorial photographer .. I cannot think of any situation where "socially unacceptable" pertains to editorial photography.

While there are times when people want you to leave or get upset, it is up to the photographer to be as discreet as possible and get the shot.

Yes like at ammusement parks and concerts and stuff like that!! At a funeral that is not my type of photography because I don't want to really remember it like that!!

yeah. once i went cycling with my family and my dad fell, and he cut his right eyebrow. blood was spilling and it was raining and everyone was panicking. i really wanted to take a picture of the blood but my mom just GLARED at me. so i took it behind her back.
i felt a bit torn because i know i shouldve been helping instead of doing this (but as my mom's a nurse there was nth for me to do anyway). was i wrong? i still dont know..

Good job eeunicee! There is a photojournalist in the making.

No. I've covered a few funerals because they were news worthy events. If it is news and I am working, I will chronicle the event to the best of my ability. If you are good you won't be intrusive. It's an editorial decision as to what is socially acceptable to publish, not the photographer.
At family or friends funerals I have seen guests take pictures, It didn't bother anyone that I could tell. It's no where near as bad as the idiots who don't turn their cell phones off.
If you feel you need to record an image do it (Just don't be a buckethead snap shot bunny jumping around clicking). It's the reverse of questions -the only bad one may be the one you don't ask-. The only good shot may be the one you don't take.

If you can't think of anything that would be socially unacceptable in editorial photography, stick to snapping the pictures and stay away from editing and publishing.