Approached by some very friendly ladies

RandyMN wrote in post #5463229
I was asked (kind of) by my wife to take phot's for her friend's child who was dancing in a competition.

After long persuasive talk by my wife I agreed to do this freebie, only because I had never tried one before and always look to educate myself when given an opportunity.

So I arrive at the competition early and grab a front row seat off to the left. I am checking adjustments by snapping a few photo's and the lady sitting next to me asked how old my daughter was. I informed her I was doing this for a friend and she then made a demand of me that I delete all pictures of others in the competition except those I came to take.

They were freindly and needless to say I kind of back down and move to the rear of the competition to get away from them.

After telling another photographer in the rear about this lady it turns out she approached him also and stated that he not take any photo's of her high school aged kids.

This was a company doing a world tour from which competitors pay to get in and compete. All contestants are groups of dancers bewteen the ages of 6 and 19.

Is this a trend of how we as photographers are being viewed? I know she was not thinking I was a pervert or anything because she stayed and talked for some time. But She honestly felt it was not my right to photograph anyone other than those I came there for.