> > That is a widespread misinformation. People who work in galleries & > museums have been told that by their predecessors who got it from their > predecessors and never really considered if it actually makes sense or > has any basis in fact. It's one of those urban legend things like the > alligators living in the sewers of New York City. > > Flash has no more effect on the furnishings than does any other natural > or artificial light. >
that is far too simplistic a statement to be of any value at all. Some natural light is extremely damaging to a great many materials - just leave a photograph, or a pair of jeans, or a tapestry, or a drawing by Michelangelo in the sun for while. Other types of light, including flash, are more or less damaging to other types of material. The accumulated impact of thousands of flashes per year over tens (and eventually hundreds) of years will be all the more damaging. The right of others and of future generations to enjoy these works far outweighs my or your right to take crappy flash photographs of them. B > Not everyone who works in museums is completely clueless though. I have > been told, by the rent-a-cops at the museum no less, that flash > photography is not allowed because it interferes with other visitors > enjoying the exhibits. > > > From: Jack Davis > > > Was advised by a Hearst's Castle tour guide that flash was banned due > > to it's continuous used actually leaching color from tapestries?and > > certain other (unidentified) art work materials. > > > > Jack Davis________________________________ > > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/jackdavis > > http://www.photolightimages.com/ > > > > From: Mark Roberts <[email protected]> To: Pentax-Discuss > > Mail List <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2012 8:38 AM > > Subject: Re: The real reasons why flash use is banned in galleries > > > > Bruce Walker wrote: > > > >> Comes down to money from tickets and gift shops. And a bit of > >> superstition. UV is just not a practical concern. > >> > >> Most revealing ... http://goo.gl/vdxl8 > > > > I always assumed flash was banned because it's f*cking inconsiderate > > to other people trying to view the art. > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
