Taking photos at gigs?

Cianos · 05-12-2007 07:24PM #1

In your experience, dyou think a lot of venues, or hardly any, or even none, have a problem with people taking photos at gigs?

-Cian

Driver 8 · 05-12-2007 08:15PM

As long as you're not using professional cameras, it's generally fine.

Your fellow gig goers on the other hand....sufficed to say, if I have to watch one more gig through someone's digital camera screen :mad:

Mossy Monk · 06-12-2007 12:56AM

Mega handy when they zoom in though.

Neilthefunkee1 · 06-12-2007 01:02AM

went to see tool in the point last yr and they were taking cameras off people at the door.. digitals and all.. managed to get mine in as did many others..

And here is the mad part.. the guys on the balconys, if they spotted you puttin your phone or anything in the air to video or take a pic they would have the torch in ur face and there would be more security guards at your side screamin at you to put it away.... that was the worst id ever seen.. other than that one gig its always been cool!!

Cianos · 06-12-2007 01:04AM

Neilthefunkee1 wrote: »

went to see tool in the point last yr and they were taking cameras off people at the door.. digitals and all.. managed to get mine in as did many others..

And here is the mad part.. the guys on the balconys, if they spotted you puttin your phone or anything in the air to video or take a pic they would have the torch in ur face and there would be more security guards at your side screamin at you to put it away.... that was the worst id ever seen.. other than that one gig its always been cool!!

Tool have always been against footage/photos of them getting out though right? not having themselves in music videos has been part of this.

TelePaul · 06-12-2007 01:15AM

Depends, pro cameras are generally less intrusive in smaller gigs because you can get away without using a flash - the most infuriating thing about people with point and shoot cameras at gigs

Toast · 06-12-2007 01:58AM

Cianos wrote: »

Tool have always been against footage/photos of them getting out though right? not having themselves in music videos has been part of this.

Maynard is a bit weird with unofficial photos of him but both videos for Hush and Sober featured the band and they are regularly photographed professionally.

RCNPhotos · 09-12-2007 01:36AM

Speaking of band photos.... www.RCNPhotos.com ... Ahem. Also, Paul, you should have plugged me, for shame Paul, for shame.

Drummer in Need · 09-12-2007 01:51AM

Neilthefunkee1 wrote: »

went to see tool in the point last yr and they were taking cameras off people at the door.. digitals and all.. managed to get mine in as did many others..

And here is the mad part.. the guys on the balconys, if they spotted you puttin your phone or anything in the air to video or take a pic they would have the torch in ur face and there would be more security guards at your side screamin at you to put it away.... that was the worst id ever seen.. other than that one gig its always been cool!!

Tool have always been assholes like that!

S.I.R · 09-12-2007 06:53AM

i dont mind people taking pictures , phones are annoying but if you get idiots infront of you , start a moss , end of story.

boomar · 10-12-2007 05:38PM

The other half had the camera taken off him at The Point and made delete the pictures of the card by a jobsworth management type. Luckily other half had them backed up to the camera and not just the card.

I've heard the Bruce gigs in Belfast people will be searched and cameras taken off them...

JustSomeone · 12-12-2007 02:16PM

Have to agree with the previous sentiment. Sitting behind someone using a digital camera is a right pain in the arse.

I started a thread on the subject of this and other annoying things people do at gigs this morning, but for the usual legal reasons the thread was canned.

Caco · 13-12-2007 12:23AM

Toast wrote: »

Maynard is a bit weird with unofficial photos of him but both videos for Hush and Sober featured the band and they are regularly photographed professionally.

It's fairly pretentious of him imo! That really pissed me off that night :mad:
I walked in the front gate with my camera in my hand tho as they put the pit pass on my arm and they said nuthin haha!

As for taking pics at gigs, I'm very fond of it and I'm sorry to the people who I annoy! I really don't like it when venues/artists try to ban it altogether though, it's just seems stingy

JJ · 13-12-2007 10:01AM

I'm a bit puzzled as to why some gig goers persist in taking pictures with their mobiles during gigs when all they'll have to show for it is some crap, blurry picture afterwards.

"Hey, check out these pictures I took at the gig last night."
"Uh, yeah...nice.

NIBBS · 13-12-2007 12:44PM

sometimes I take a camera along, sometimes I don't........I tend to take a camera to smaller gigs/venues, and nearly always check with the promoter first......
bigger gigs/venues, pain, a complete pain, Ambassador went through a phase of not letting people in with Camera's at all (I remember Slayer in particular because a mate of mine was stopped) if a band requests that photos not be taken - then respect their wishes, it's their business so I don't see the problem....

and I also can't stand people making a video of the whole show, but it's not too bad having people taking a momento of the show if it's a couple of pics - is it ?
cameras and recording equipment (which digital cameras are) aren't supposed to be brought to gigs, but like the Provisional license thing, why are they only starting to enforce it now.........

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