Or protecting the confidentiality of the grip truck company, who probably didn't provide direct consent to have their name/logo used.
i told the guy i was gonna post the foto. i posted the unblacked out foto on the web about a year ago. the guy in the foto also posted the foto. i have lots of fotos of gen trucks and guys i took. i blacked out the company name because i dont want to provide free advertising for a company that i will never rent from. i decided to black out his face for the hell of it. i was going to black out his hands but decided not to. i'll have to send him the blacked out foto. he isnt a member of psw and doesnt go on any forums, not even the drum forum. his drum set is...............................BLACK like mine !
btw its perfectly legal to take a foto of a business with its name and post it on the web. no one has to give consent to have their foto taken when in public and that includes the plumber in the foto "moon" lighting at a food court job.