Is there no code of conduct or something similar for doing this? Can't you go talk to someone who owns or runs that property and tell them you are working on something and need to take reference photos? If not you end up acting like a nervous or sneaky bastard, added onto the fact that you just show up out of nowhere…
People need to stop using "laissez faire" as a catch all excuse. I'm also tired of every arrest being made out to being the world turning into 1984. There used to be a guy who would come around here and take photographs when people had their garages open, then break into cars, steal the openers, and loot them. He would…