You may be thinking this wrong. If you approach the powers that be
properly, you may be able to get permission to actually use a ladder.
They may just be interested in photos for their own archives, especially
in case some of the windows got broken or something so they could be
repaired exactly. Sometimes being sneaky is not the best way, sometimes
it is.
In the case of Paul's recent shoot, I would probably have gotten
permission from the bank, and the police. Also paid a couple of off duty
cops to stand around while I was doing the shoot. Low budget is OK, but
getting shot in the process is not.
graywolf
http://www.graywolfphoto.com
"Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof"
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Markus Maurer wrote:
Hi Burt
Luckily I'm talking about the Chagall windows in the Fraumunster church in
Zurich Switzerland :-)
You can take photographs there but maybe/sure not with a tripod and there is
no place on the same level than the windows like
a balcony as far as I know you have to photograph from the ground floor
upwards which will be a problem.
thanks and greetings
Markus
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Subject: How to photograph Chagall windows
How to photograph the Chagall windows? QUICKLY; Unless policy has
changed since I visited Israel, you can't. They had this old man
watching and he refused to allow me. I offered to buy the slide set and
give it back as a donation but they would not allow me to take
pictures..
Shoot from the hip with a wide angel; maybe you'll get some shots
worthwhile. I photographed the Sistine Chapel ceiling with less
resistance. This guy tailed me until I left. Possibility is that he is
no longer around since this was quite a few years ago and he was
elderly. I'd start shooting, quickly and wait for the hand on the
shoulder. Good luck. If they stone you, they stone you.
Burt
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