Try not carrying all that gear. Seems to me that using a flash during a theater performance is rude and disruptive. At least that's the way it is at the shows I've seen.
Shel > [Original Message] > From: Markus Maurer > Maybe I was just lucky before. I always got permission to take photographs > after some talk and on most events they do not even ask. They assume you are > from the press when you carry two cameras, monopod and an impressive flash > and are quite > self confident. And the actors/musicians/subjects liked it a lot when I sent > them prints afterwards. > > Nothing helps against stupid men....

