Is there any way to prevent a camera from taking a picture

[veronephoto]

I know its a weird title but here's the story....One of my friends is trying to prevent people from sneaking pictures of his clothing line and copying them. I have no clue if anything like this even exists but is there anything or any ways to make a picture way over exposed. Weird question but had to ask

[tzalman]

Is there any way to prevent a camera from taking a picture
Get a rent-a-cop.

[Karl Johnston]

Yeah, he needs a giant lazurgun though

http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/09/russian-billionaire-installs-anti-photo-shield-on-giant-yacht/

Clothing line and all...sounds like y'all are rich so it shouldn't be a problem.

Good luck!

[Pete]

Ban cameras and mobile phones from your show.

If it's someone else's show, there's not much you can do, except to only show in circumstances you can control.

[jra]

I know of no easy way to get what you want (thank goodness from a photographers perspective ;) ) That said, wouldn't everyone be able to see the clothes when someone wears them in public anyways? I guess I don't understand the clothing industry because it seems they would need to be seen publicly to sell them and for people to wear them. On the other hand, if someone wanted to copy an article of clothing, couldn't they just buy it, examine it and copy it without ever needing a photo?

[egordon99]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electromagnetic_pulse

[neilwood32]

I know its a weird title but here's the story....One of my friends is trying to prevent people from sneaking pictures of his clothing line and copying them. I have no clue if anything like this even exists but is there anything or any ways to make a picture way over exposed. Weird question but had to ask

I think the only way would be to make them a registered trade mark. That would prevent out and out copying , but not altering of the original. At which point you get into legal arguments about derivative work and whats allowable.

[nphsbuckeye]

Yeah, he needs a giant lazurgun though

http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/09/russian-billionaire-installs-anti-photo-shield-on-giant-yacht/

Clothing line and all...sounds like y'all are rich so it shouldn't be a problem.

Good luck!
It's good to know my CMOS camera will still shoot the yacht!

[RDKirk]

I know its a weird title but here's the story....One of my friends is trying to prevent people from sneaking pictures of his clothing line and copying them. I have no clue if anything like this even exists but is there anything or any ways to make a picture way over exposed. Weird question but had to ask

Use pancro-amber safelights for all room lighting and outfit the staff with night vision goggles. Then ban any camera larger than a deck of cards.

[ambrowns]

The only thing I can suggest will only keep people with flash from being able to get a good shot. You can set up speedlights directed toward where people would be taking pictures and put optical triggers on them so the speedlights flash every time their camera flashes. This will cause all of their shots to come out with bright flashes directed at them. If the room is not lit well then they will have a hard time getting a good picture without flash. Hope this helps.

[Anke]

Surely any pictures of his clothing line is free publicity and therefore a good thing, after all all someone needs to do to copy one is to buy one.

[ambrowns]

Surely any pictures of his clothing line is free publicity and therefore a good thing, after all all someone needs to do to copy one is to buy one.

Yes, but if all someone needs to do is buy one, that means there is at least one that has been paid for. Also, the clothing line may not even be up for sale yet.

[RDKirk]

Yes, but if all someone needs to do is buy one, that means there is at least one that has been paid for. Also, the clothing line may not even be up for sale yet.

Then we must be talking about internal security, which is a matter of hiring reliable people--no technical means can really deter a mole.

Once it's been revealed to the public, revealed is revealed.

[argyle]

Get a rent-a-cop.

To be followed soon thereafter by a "A rent-a-cop stopped me from from photographing clothes...is this legal?" thread :D:D

[ambrowns]

http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-144687.html

This may be what he was looking for but it is not in production yet itself.

[savoirferret]

Invisible clothes do not reflect light. No way to photograph those.

[PhotosGuy]

The only thing I can suggest will only keep people with flash from being able to get a good shot. You can set up speedlights directed toward where people would be taking pictures and put optical triggers on them so the speedlights flash every time their camera flashes. This will cause all of their shots to come out with bright flashes directed at them. If the room is not lit well then they will have a hard time getting a good picture without flash. Hope this helps. :D Great minds think alike! He'll probably have to pass out free aspirin to the other clients there, though.

[tkbslc]

This is why successful clothing lines create brand image, not designs. Anyone can do a close imitation of your clothing, but they can't copy your street cred.

Even if you ban photography, anyone reasonably talented could make some notes or a quick sketch and it might as well be the same thing.

[mckinleypics]

clothing isn't protectable by trademarks - just the name and/or stylized mark is
clothing isn't in style long enough for designers to protect them - they rely on the name brand, as another poster stated

[hollis_f]

Get the clothes impregnated with a high-energy, gamma-emitting, radioisotope. That should fry the electronics of the sensors.

[philwillmedia]

...is there anything or any ways to make a picture way over exposed...

In bright sunshine, set ISO to 3200, aperture to 2.8 and do a 30 second exposure.
I reckon that would get a fairly overexposed shot.
If you didn't use a tripod it would probably be blurry too.