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[Lili Marlene]

edit: ah forget it

I'm just glad that we've found something we can all agree on that isn't Thin Lizzy

 

[ann post]

i would love if camera's were completely banned from venue's, all venue's ever ever ever. they have absolutely nothing to do with gigs or music. i would like it however if someone was employed to approximate the proceedings of the night in satirical cartoon or watercolor form. i love photo's as an art/document of things, but i would only consider it fair if everyone in attendance at photo exhibits was playing bass, and 90% of them doing it badly.

 

[rettucs]

i was at the front at RSAG a few weeks ago and it really gave me the shits when this huge douchebag barrelled through the crowd, pushing people out of the way to PERCH ON THE STAGE (whelans) taking shots like no one else was there. there was another very strange-faced guy* with a camera taking 'gig shots' the WHOLE time as well.

and you were up front for that gig. I was back a bit and it was made all the worse because he sits real low on stage. Its hard enough to see him at the best of times but its made all the worse by these nob-heads who think having a camera equates to some kind of VIP pass.

 

[magicbastarder]

if a gig is being professionally filmed, would that be announced beforehand?

 

[kings lead hat]

AMEN

 

[sweetoblivion]

i would love if camera's were completely banned from venue's, all venue's ever ever ever. they have absolutely nothing to do with gigs or music. i would like it however if someone was employed to approximate the proceedings of the night in satirical cartoon or watercolor form. i love photo's as an art/document of things, but i would only consider it fair if everyone in attendance at photo exhibits was playing bass, and 90% of them doing it badly.

Ah come on now, that suggestion is as bad as the fact you insist on spelling 'venues', 'cameras' and 'photos' with an apostrophe before the 's' when they do not require one.

 

[lympog]

i was at a friends EP launch a couple of months ago in a recording studio, so basically the gig took place in a tiny spot; therefore imagine the irritation when three amateur photographers proceeded to actively knock over stands and push audience members out of the way to get a few shots... for the whole fucking gig!!

i was not a happy bunny

 

[Vinnie]

Emoticon?

i was at a friends EP launch a couple of months ago in a recording studio, so basically the gig took place in a tiny spot; therefore imagine the irritation when three amateur photographers proceeded to actively knock over stands and push audience members out of the way to get a few shots... for the whole fucking gig!!

i was not a happy bunny

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

Can we all agree that photography is basically a bunch of wank anyway?

 

[therealjohnny]

I always ban photography at my gigs because I'm kind of old fashioned and believe that a camera will steal my soul.

 

[Sufi]

I blame these feckers.

http://www.thumped.com/bbs/showthread.php?t=40028

 

[Unicron]

How do the musicians feel about having little bits of their soul being stolen every night dozens and dozens of times?

I'd say it'd have to grow back during the day or else they'd have none left and wouldn't be able to make music anymore.

 

[lympog]

How do the musicians feel about having little bits of their soul being stolen every night dozens and dozens of times?

I'd say it'd have to grow back during the day or else they'd have none left and wouldn't be able to make music anymore.

it used to piss me off a bit actually, because i always found it really off-putting - especially when someone is kind of dancing around the front of the stage taking photos

the old boom boom room was the worst for it though. i remember someone actually getting on stage during a gig there to take a photo - they were quickly and forcefully moved

leigh

 

[therealjohnny]

I find it really embarrassing- I'm just not comfortable with it- I know I should be putting on a rock star face and making love to the camera but instead I'm squirming and thinking " go away, please go away"

 

[Doctor Muscles]

Is there a "no flash" rule? I've had pics taken a couple of times while playing and it distracted the fuck out of me because of the blinding fucking flash.

 

[beattre]

I always ban photography at my gigs because I'm kind of old fashioned and believe that a camera will steal my soul.

I heard about digital watches and mobile phones banned at them but I thought it was just digital cameras? "Box Brownies Welcome".

 

[therealjohnny]

crude pastel sketches like they do in courtrooms are ok

anything else is insensitive to my beliefs

 

[Gambra]

i always though that this was the unwritten rule gig photographers anyway? guess everyone's a blogger and everyone's a photographer now and nobody knows shit

good thinkin timo

What did you think of that dude with the big camera taking pictures on Saturday? That guy was taking pictures non stop the entire time every single act was on. It was only a tiny room like, the flash got very irritating after the frist band then he just kept going and going and going..

 

[JohnnyRaz]

i've taken photos at a few gigs, and never used flash. i'd only bring a camera in at the invitation of the band now, though.

i pretty much only ever did photos at gigs I ran myself or on the invitation of the band.

really have gotten out of the live photography stuff, as especially at quite gigs you feel like a knob end. also, once you master a few tricks of the trade theres not a whole lot of challange/variety to it. (IMHO, needless to say)

I would agree with satensbraten tho, at the moment d-slrs have become (relatively) so cheap that every second person has one, and consequently feels obliged to bring it out on every ocasion

 

[SONYMEGADRIVE]

What did you think of that dude with the big camera taking pictures on Saturday? That guy was taking pictures non stop the entire time every single act was on. It was only a tiny room like, the flash got very irritating after the frist band then he just kept going and going and going..

that's mikhael, he's cool, he can do whatever he wants, doesn't bother me
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