Attending Gigs
A truly excellent gig is a memorable experience, but of course many people want to record their attendance. For a long time, photography and video recording equipment were banned from gig venues, but with the increasing availability of digital camera phones, and the increasing use of compact digital cameras, some venues have had to relax their rules somewhat.
Perhaps it was the rise of YouTube that changed what venues will permit brought into the arena: nobody wants to see the videos of loud gigs, held in shaking cheering hands, when recorded on a camera phone or the video function of a compact digital. But bringing a Leica v-lux 20 with you—well, that’s a device capable of capturing quality images and video that could be distributed, illegally, for a price. Now venues forbid people from attending gigs with professional recording equipment and cameras. While official photographers with press passes might be able to show up wielding a Leica v-lux 20, it is unlikely that members of the public will be attending gigs with such a serious piece of kit for purely personal purposes, and they are unlikely to be allowed in with them.
And of course, attending gigs is about the experience, and part of the experience of live music is a lot of people crammed close together, absorbed by the act. This is not the environment your average amateur photographer would want to bring £600 worth of Leica v-lux 20 to in the first place—at least, not if they wanted it to make it through the gig! Perhaps let the professionals bring the expensive kit, and be satisfied with personal quality photos , ringing ears and a tour t-shirt to remember the gig by.
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