recordings

Alright, so the other day at play practice, I have to do a scene with a boy [a friend of my mine] where we have to run up and hold hands "adoringly''. One of my other friends in the play thought this was funny, so he [not having anything else to do] decided to take some pictures with his phone. Now, this would have been fine if, one, I was photogenic, two, I wasn't in such an awkward position, and three, just two days before [or around then], the dean of our middle school said we weren't allowed to take "recordings" of anyone without their consent. Of course, when I found out he had taken the pictures, I tried to steal his phone [unsucessfully], then asked him to delete the pictures. Predictably, he refused, so I left in a huff to my bus. Later that night when he called, he was mad at me for me being mad at HIM for not erasing the photos, his argument being the photos weren't "recordings". I had to debate him, unquestionably, saying that though a photo was not a movie, it was a record of a specific point in time. Undoubtedly, I won the debate [though he didn't admit it], and we moved on, discussing the pros and cons of different presidents. I would appreciate your input on the debate though, so please comment on who you think was correct in the relationship between pictures and recordings.