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It might be silly to forbid photography, in a used/collectible clothing booth or elsewhere, but it also might not be entirely without significant content. Sometimes, it seems to be a matter of Possessiveness, or of Control. These are qualities that can range from the trivial (and ridiculous) to the downright dangerous, depending on how they're applied. On the opposite hand... I was acquainted with a woman who had a National Reputation (in an admittedly rather small circle) for the superb quality of her Osage- and Ponca-style ribbonwork, used as a part of Indian Dance clothing. She welcomed people into her shop in Oklahoma to take close-up photos of her work, saying "The Creator has given me the ability to learn to make Beautiful Things; they should be enjoyed by as many people as possible". (Of course, she was perfectly aware that hardly anyone would or could emulate her intricate designs and meticulous workmanship, and she did caution me that one item she was working on was "a family design, so anyone who wants to imitate it should change it a little, or at least use a different color combination".) Somehow, I admire and respect her much more than I do the Literary Executors of the Estate of Martin Luther King, who are purported to charge enormous sums for reprinting most of his speeches.