Hi Shel I see your point about not using a flash **inside** a theatre very well. That was not the point of the story in my email however. Nor was taking photos with "available light" which I have indeed done before sometimes with my lovely K50mm 1.2 and fast film. You are not trying to give my message a different meaning, do you?
Not allowing to take **any photographs without having a plausible reason** was the main content of my email. And there are always photographic occasions outside the theater before and after the show and in breaks especially with children when a flash comes handy. I do respect rules Shel, I have no problem with that and not respecting them would be a bad thing for everybody and indeed rude behavior and no service for future photography. I just have problems with stupid guys taking me for a sucker by telling me an untrue and silly story about Suisa rights with a smile and not even thinking a moment in favor of the artists who deserve publicity and usually like free photos :-(. greetings Markus >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Shel Belinkoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Sent: Saturday, July 09, 2005 10:39 PM >>To: [email protected] >>Subject: RE: No entry for photographers for the first time >> >> >>Perhaps you're missing my point. USING a flash is, imo, rude and >>disruptive. Hiding it on your person doesn't preclude you from using it, >>and why would you take it if you weren't planing to use it. >> >>Photographers or the taking of photographs should be banned from certain >>venues in some situations. I'd suggest that you learn to work with >>available light rather than trying to overpower it with a strong flash. >> >>Shel >> >> >>> [Original Message] >>> From: Markus Maurer >> >>> Hi Shel >>> I had all the gear hidden in two neutral pockets exactly for >>that reason. >>> I do that always at least for the second body and the large flash and >>other >>> parts on strolls too just for security reasons. >>> The guy just wanted to say "No" and was not even brave enough >>to admit it. >>> Usually. small local cultural institutions are thankful for any free >>> publicity. >>> >>> thanks >>> Markus >>> >>> >>> >>-----Original Message----- >>> >>From: Shel Belinkoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>Sent: Saturday, July 09, 2005 10:18 PM >>> >>To: [email protected] >>> >>Subject: RE: No entry for photographers for the first time >>> >> >>> >> >>> >>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.... >>> >> >>> >> >> >>
