They weren’t in what is considered a public area, like a city street or park. They were in a residential area where homeowners don’t expect people from other places to hang out or to take pictures of their property or family members.
If someone doesn’t want their picture taken, it’s only polite to not do so.
“They were in a residential area where homeowners don’t expect people from other places to hang out or to take pictures of their property or family members.”
How are you so sure that the woman who drove up in the car lived in the community?
As for getting your picture taken, one cannot walk or drive down a street without getting their picture taken by a Ring doorbell camera.