Professional Photographers of Canada is calling for a pause on so-called “porch portrait” sessions due to health and safety concerns amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “I understand that photographers are suddenly cut off from most ‘in real life’ social contact and thus their clients, but this type of photography is not a necessary interaction nor is it an essential service,” the release said on April 8. “Although most do it with the very best of intentions, it still leaves room open for mistakes that could potentially cost lives.
Some photographers may knock on the door or ring the doorbell, pass someone in the street, a child could run over to hug them or their built-in photographer instinct to go over and fix hair, pose the client and assist