Have any of you ever been stopped by the police while working?

I just got stopped for the first time while taking photos of parking services (AKA- the guys who hand out parking tickets) for my university, when they called the cops on me! I was working for the school paper at the time. More info and photos here http://blog.dnpen.com/​?p=84 Has this ever happened to any of you guys?

No never. How bizarre! If it were me, even though I knew I was in the right, it would have left me feeling like I had a bad taste in my mouth. Glad you got the shots you were after. What a day.

Make sure you read the photographers rights document that is out there:http://www.krages.com/​phoright.htm

Many times you will find some gung ho law enforcement folks who want to give you a hard time--- if you know what your rights are you are all set. Do not let anyone intimidate you into giving them your camera or "film" --- without a warrant.

I have been stopped and harassed by police for shooting motocycles. There is an area in our that is a great scenic ride for bikers, and my friend and I go out there shooting and sell the photos to riders. Cop stopped, ran our tags, license check and gave us a lecture how we were enticing sportbike riders to speed. Fortunately, I knew that being on public property meant I did have to put up with his crap and once he knew we were well educated in that area, he left.

stathunter wrote in post #5962630
Make sure you read the photographers rights document that is out there:http://www.krages.com/​phoright.htm

Many times you will find some gung ho law enforcement folks who want to give you a hard time--- if you know what your rights are you are all set. Do not let anyone intimidate you into giving them your camera or "film" --- without a warrant.

Thanks for posting that link.

Once, but only beacause he was there with someone else's wife.

Funny how people don't just smile if they know they'll end up being printed or published somewhere. Either way, the fact that they were "unhappy" with you there added some good portraits for a "survival guide"

I was walking around Tolar, TX taking pictures of the old buildings and a cop pulled up by me and asked what I was doing. I told him I was taking pictures of the town for personal enjoyment (true). He said, "Ok, I just wanted to make sure nothing else was going on." It's a tiny town with old buildings! What else could be going on??

Elsewhere, I was taking pictures of commuter train stations and a woman came on the speaker in the waiting area telling me to pick up the phone. She was really mad saying, "You are not allowed to take pictures!" I didn't know at the time, but I was allowed since the train company had recently allowed photography. She said, "If you take any more pictures, I will call the police out there." My goodness, I was taking a picture of the sign for my collection! Give me a break....

I was down in TX City about a year ago, shooting old piers on the water. There was a chemical plant in the background, maybe a mile away, that you could hardly see.
It wasn't long before two Coast Guard Officials showed up in an un-marked black SUV, asking for I.D.
All they asked us, is what we were shooting. I guess they just wanted to make sure we weren't terrorists, taking pictures of the plant.
After showing them our I.D. they told us to have a nice day, and left.