If I get chastised for asking this, so be it....
I read on Allstate Arena's website that no "cameras or recording devices" will be allowed at any concerts and that everyone will be checked at the door. Silly and naive, I know, but how do people get cameras past these checkpoints?? (because I know they do).... Do these rules generally apply to cell phones with camera features?
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In every concert I've gone to I have "crotched" my camera, so to speak. I've heard of tons of people doing this or they hide it in their sock.
As far as I know, the security cannot confiscate anyone's cellphones. All they can do is ask you to turn it off. They can, however, take away your battery if you have a digital camera and it's basically impossible to retrieve it once it is taken (my boyfriend had his taken away at a Green Day concert) So if you ever take a digital camera, it's best to hide the battery in your sock.
By the way, I think that when it comes to cameras and such, it is down to the artist whether or not those devices are allowed. I saw Gwen Stefani live at the Allstate Arena a couple of months ago and from what I heard, she allowed cameras.
However, I also heard that a girl had her camera taken away because the security said that they were not allowed, but they were allowed and the security said they just weren't aware of it. The girl never got her camera back, so...you basically need to be careful!
I sound like such a criminal right now, but I really don't understand the fuss over taking pics at concerts. :-)
ok to add my 2 cents: as a notorious video bootlegger myself:it purely depends on the venue and the local security guys. In some places making video recordings were allowed, in some other places even digital photo cameras were forbidden to use. I was caught 2 times at this tour with my video camera, and i always got it back - in one case, including the tape with half of the show recorded already.... I dont see any problems with digital photo cameras most of the time... if you want to video it, that is always harder, and remember to choose a seat far from the stage and upstairs in the balcony.... just my thoughts. I was searched at 2 of the 11 venues i attended, and even there i could easily hide my camera in my backpack...
I hope I'll be able to go! It's in March, right? It just so happens that I got a keychain digital camera (seen here: link for Christmas so I might use that if I'm going to take pics. But then, I might find a way to take my regular camera. *crosses fingers*
No offense, Zander, but I don't think anything would come out at a concert with a keychain camera. I took my old digital camera to an Elton John show a while back, and literally all the pics came out black. My mom got me a new camera this Christmas, so hopefully I'll be able to snap a few good pics at one of the Queen shows we're goin' to.
Let's work together on this one, jcrawford... I just bought a new digital camera, and I'll be damned if I'll let the highlight of my life thus far go unphotographed!
I brought a 35mm to the Continental Arena. No one even checked but I had it in my coat pocket just in case. I was told as long as it's not a "professional" camera they don't care; i.e. interchangeable lenses, etc.
RedSpecial1979 wrote: Let's work together on this one, jcrawford... I just bought a new digital camera, and I'll be damned if I'll let the highlight of my life thus far go unphotographed!
I agree. I will NOT come back to Arkansas empty handed. Whatever it takes......
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