[Leica] IMG: Bach Brandenburg Concerto #5

[pklein at threshinc.com (Peter Klein)]

Thanks, Frank.  Yeah, I think some people in L.A. would copyright each 
of their toilet activities as unique works of art (and somebody probably 
has).  :-)

I've been doing this for over 30 years, mostly at performances where my 
friends play. Only once have I been yelled at about it, and that was by 
someone who assumed I was using flash, which I wasn't and would never do.

At one time the symphony asserted that their hall's architecture was so 
unique that any photograph taken anywhere in the building was a 
violation of copyright.  They've backed off that, or at least, they 
don't really enforce it any more for non-commercial pictures.  Hundreds 
of people with P&S's and cell phones...

Photos during the performance are strictly "verboten" at the symphony, 
opera, and main chamber music festival, so I don't. But that leaves many 
other things.  I mostly shoot bowing and tune-up, where a discrete 
shutter click doesn't matter.  During the actual music, I will try a 
shot or two during a loud passages or on a strong beat, and these are 
often the best.  It probably helps that I played for many years myself, 
know music pretty well, and wouldn't want to do anything that would 
distract the performers or audience.  I also photograph concerts only 
sporadically, because thinking about photography means I'm not thinking 
as much about the music. 

--Peter

Frank wrote:
> We would get crucified for shooting a camera ( any camera) in a real
> performance......
> Of course, we live in Los Angeles where any attempt to copy a performance
> would be considered a "felony".....
>
> Forget about the noise ( real or imagined) and the effect on the
> audience.... it is all about the money protection.....
>
> Nice shot.....
>