Cameras
Posted by Nitrofox on Fri, 2007-06-22 04:16
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Ok, another thing i thought of since i just bought my first digital camera this morning (YAY!) i was wondering, will i know ahead of time where a camera is allowed/not allowed. my primary concern is events like 2's show, and Uncle Kage's Story hour, and the live 2-sense, i don't want to miss a show because i had to run back to my room to put my camera away |
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People usually take photos during those events, but not thru out the entire event. Like 2's show. You're better off taking photos when others are as well, which is like moments before he starts the show and is on stage. Sometimes in the middle of the show as well.
Not to certain if rules have change since then about camera usage during them though,
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Last year I took both video and photo of 2's show, noone seemed to care, the only place(s) I can think of that doesnt allow cameras (or cell phones!) is the art auction place, they have you check it at the counter and give you a number. Also, it's proper not to take pics or video in the headless lounge
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permalinkAs long as you don't go nuts posting your pix, and vid all over the internet, you should be fine. Pix, and vid taken at AC, is for personal use only.
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You can take all the pictures you want, provided you aren't one of those people who holds the camera up 3 feet over his head so that it blocks the view of the people behind. I hate that.
And you can post your pictures, too. Videos, though, we're a bit stingy about. Ask us first.
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permalinkwat a relief, i was concerned that i wasnt going to be able to take any photos. as for vids, can i take some of of the of the pack just hanging around?
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permalinkLocation: Ardmore, PA
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The only place that cameras are not specifically allowed is the Art Show. They must be checked there.
This is to keep people from taking pictures of the artwork.
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permalinkRegardless of if anybody permits you to take photos or video, I don't think anybody will make you take your camera all the way to your room if picture-taking isn't permitted somewhere.
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permalinkLocation: Philadelphia area, PA
They generally don't, no--not unless you're doing something wildly inappropriate with it. ;=8)
Even the art show, where they can't allow cells and cameras to even be carried, won't make you run back that far; instead, they have a bag check area, with friendly staff/volunteers who'll be happy to tag your camera (with a clothespin and a number slip, in case you were wondering) and tuck it away on the bag shelves for you to pick up when you're done. They've even been known to tag and/or watch over drinks, occasionally, since food is also not permitted inside.
In many ways, bag check can actually be a blessing--it's a little bit of time at the Gather when you don't have to carry heavy bags, or sketchbooks or worry about phone calls; just relax and admire the beautiful work that others have brought to share.
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permalinkmy room or my hip are the only 2 places i deem safe tho
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permalinkLocation: Harrisonburg, VA 22802
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As was said earlier, the only place where cameras are specifically disallowed is the art show/auction. At the entrance, there's a bag check desk where all bags and cameras must be deposited. It gets pretty hectic there, admittedly, but the volunteers who run it do an exemplary job of keeping everyone's stuff straight. Only authorized volunteers and staffers are allowed behind the desk, and it works like a coat check at a nice restaurant. You give them your stuff, they give you a number on a slip of paper. To get your stuff back, give the ticket back to the workers, and they retrieve your stuff.
And as an added note, people tend to personalize both their stuff and their appearance, so unless you manage to look like everyone else at the con (suprisingly hard to do), someone at the desk will probably vaguely remember you, enough to be a bit suspicious if someone else tries to claim your stuff.
It's not high-security, but it's more than sufficient for its purpose. And even if you have a top-of-the-line Leica or Nikon with no carrying case, your stuff will be safe long enough to check out the art show.
However, if this isn't enough to put your mind at ease, you could always leave your stuff in your room and make a special trip for the art show, or give your stuff to a trusted friend while you look at the art show. Keep in mind that this area of the con is just one portion (people seldom spend more than an hour or so there), and the rest of the convention hall (dealer den, artists alley, concessions, con store) is open to photography.
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?!?!?
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permalinkLocation: Harrisonburg, VA 22802
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Well, ok, I'VE never spent more than about an hour and a half there, and that was when I was bid-camping something
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permalinkLocation: Philadelphia area, PA
The only times when i can recall being there for more than an hour and a half (at a stretch, not total) were when i was volunteering.
I can't absolutely promise that we would remember your face and the bag you had--a lot of people come in and out. But the slip is something you can easily tuck into a pocket and keep safe, and we do recall a lot of faces and bags, especially those who stick in our memories anyway. We have special little baskets for cameras and cells, so if we can't put the tag on the item, we can put the tag on the basket and the item inside. Last year the tags were color coded by shelf set, lettered by shelf number (highest, second highest...), and numbered by individual item.
Is there a risk that someone could walk off with something? Technically, but with two or three volunteers running bag check plus one or two more monitoring the door and other people coming through, the chances are pretty slim that someone wouldn't notice. If you like, you could even ask that the camera be put on a higher shelf near the center (which your tag would reflect), which maximizes the number of people keeping an eye on it and minimizes the ability of people outside of bag check to reach it (not that they could easily reach it anyway).
If you would feel more comfortable running back to your room before seeing the art show or handing your camera off to a trusted friend, i understand; we all have things that just flat out make us uncomfortable. But i think i can safely say that so long as you don't forget to pick it up, you're more likely to lose your camera outside the art show than inside bag check.
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An addendum with regards to Art Show bag check -- although it seems like there are lots of shelves, they fill up quickly in busy times. Please use it ONLY while you are visiting the Art Show. Don't keep your stuff there indefinitely while you wander about other areas of the con. If you don't pick up your stuff, it'll get taken to con ops lost & found when we close for the day at 6 pm, otherwise it'd be locked up in the hall overnight and you wouldn't be able to get it.
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permalinkLocation: Pilot, VA
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Kage's comment reminded me of this
We ask that no camera tripods be used anywhere in front of the main ballroom cameras. Snapping photos or holding a video camera in your hand is perfectly fine, as is setting up your stuff behind us
Just no tripods in our field of view for the official con production, they really interfere with sight lines to the stage.
One other random thing we noticed last year - we had someone with a Bluetooth headset on their ear in the front row. It blinked every 5 seconds or so and was really distracting. I'd politely ask folks to turn off their blinkies if they're sitting in the front
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*cracking knuckles*
Leave that to me.
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permalinkHere's some tips from an expert at taking BAD pics, who can tell you what to avoid....
A) So long as you have something safe to carry it in (they're not made of glass or anything), you can carry your camera all convention. Most personal-use digital cameras are pretty small and it's worth keeping them handy. There is no event where CARRYING a camera is forbidden.
EDIT: I did NOT know the Art-stuff required CHECKING the camera, but that's perfectly fine as well. They won't damage
the camera.
B) Still pictures are fine for most of the convention. If your camera has a video-taking feature and you want to use it, however, THAT is regulated strictly. I wouldn't take videos unless alone in my room or touring the city elsewhere.
C) The Masquerade, Uncle Kage's Story Hour, 2's Rant all have lighting decent for seeing the speakers. The lighting is not optimal for TAKING PICTURES everywhere in the audience. The further back you are, the less a picture will show. (I have a few pictures from them, and I needed to edit the images before they were "clear", and none of them is worth more than keeping for personal reference.) If you want to take a really good picture of any of those, you'll want to be in the Supersponsor (or Sponsor?) seating area-that's reserved for right up front.
D) If this is your first digital camera, know that you should select your shot and then keep the camera VERY STILL until the shot goes off. Furthermore, you'll run out of things to take pictures of before you'll use up most memory, so don't be afraid to take 2 pictures of everything and delete 1/2 of them later, keeping the best of each pair. Finally, you can CROP the image later (cutting out the sides), but you can't bring in what's outside the camera, so try to center the image you want, and don't worry about the edges including too much- that's MUCH better than cutting off part of the picture. You can fix "too much" but not "too little." Daylight is GREAT for taking pictures-which will include the Fursuit Parade, the Dealer's Room and Artists Alley, and the hallways of the convention center until the sun goes down. However, for anything BUT sunlight you'll want to make sure you're fairly close to the picture subject. (In sunlight, you can take them pretty far back and take sweeping vistas.)
E) Don't get so into taking pictures that you forget that this is secondary, ENJOYING THE CONVENTION is primary.
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permalinkUsually you can manually adjust the exposure and flash which sometimes helps when taking pictures in poor lighting conditions. However pictures may have artifacts caused by dust and other debris.
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Unless you don't know how to keep a lens clean, dust is seldom a cause of artifacts. Sensor noise is usually the culprit, the image sensor picks up interference from the camera's internal circuitry. It usually happens at high ISO (sensitivity) settings, and cheaper cameras are more prone to it.
The fix is to keep the ISO set as low as possible, but you have to widen the aperture and slow the shutter time to compensate. However, this limits the lighting you can work in, because a longer exposure time means you have the hold the camera steady for longer. The slightest movement will create blur.
It's also worth mentioning that the flash is only good for 3-6 feet in front of the camera. Beyond that, you might as well turn it off. There are some auxillary units that can do better, but for taking pictures of a stage performance, you don't want to blind the performer(s) with a giant flash.
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permalinkJust push the botton, and pray. Then fix it later with photo shop. LOL
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Heh, that works too, although blur can't be fixed with Photoshop, and sensor noise is tedious at best to correct
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permalinkI'm talking about orbs that are caused by dust, vapor and other debris in the air not on the lens. You can't see it until you view the picture that's taken. This goes for any camera whether it's digital or film.
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permalinkAnd be very well rested if you intend to video tape Uncle Kage's Story Hour. He will cross the stage 40 or 50 times an hour. I don't know how the video staff keep up with him.
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permalinkMake sure you try the camera on indoor photos. I took my digital camera with me last year, but after getting to AC I found out it was not good at taking indoor photos. You can compensate some as others have pointed out, but you do not want to have to figure it out on the fly. It would also be a good idea to get familiar with how long it takes your camera to focus and get the shot as well as lag time between photos. Frustration can cause you to loose a shot you really want.
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