[Ansteorra] Flash Photography at events

[Bulgarelli Maria]

I have to chime in here.

As a Professional Photographer, I have had many times
that I have had to use flash photography in court.  I
shot Coronation when Mahadi was crowned last time.  I
spoke to someone from the event beforehand and told
them I wanted to shoot the event.  I also told them I
was going to be doing court.  They told me it wasn't a
problem.

I think the one thing you have to do as a photographer
is ask someone if they have a problem with you using
flash.  If the court-holders don't have a problem with
it, no one else has anything to say about it.  

And one other thing to all the photographers out there
... if you have taken pictures at an event in your
area (this is coming from me as a friend of the
Kingdom Historian) give copies to your local
Historian.  If you take any pictures at a Kingdom
event, send copies to the Kingdom Historian.  

Lady Maria
--- DonnelShaw at aol.com wrote:

>  
>  
> In a message dated 9/11/2007 4:49:24 PM Central
> Daylight Time,  
> aumbob at yahoo.com writes:
> 
> I have  heard stories:  Michael of Monmouthshire
> riding
> into court on a shield  a la Surfboard, Sir Emrys'
> knighting, The Impervious shield of Sir Erasmus, 
> and
> others.  Now I do not know, or barely know, any of
> the
> people  involved in these stories, but they are
> indelibly burnt into my  memory.  I'm sure pictures
> were taken at the time (maybe not of Sir  Erasmus),
> but
> they could not possibly live up to the larger than
> life  images I have of these moments.  In many ways
> the
> "ephemeral" arts of  song and story can outlast the
> "permanent" arts of visual  reproduction.
> 
> I do not wish to denigrate the photographer's art, 
> and
> I know that many do want pictures of the important
> events of their  lives, in and out of the SCA.  But
> we
> might do well to remember that  there is more than
> one
> way to make our history permanent, and some of  them
> are more in keeping with the ways of life we wish 
> to
> (re)create.
> 
> Fatthiopap Laszlo
> 
> 
> 
> Yes, but the point is someone has to tell the
> stories and someone has  to 
> hear them and remember them. 
> (hint, hint)
> You know of Michael of Momouthshire and Sir Emrys
> but do you know who  was 
> the first captain of the baronial guard for your
> group?  Do you have a  picture 
> in your mind of what Steppes Warlord tournament
> looked like at camp  Burnett? 
> (And we thought it was big back then.)  How some of
> the  children who are now 
> adults in the SCA looked? Anyone know stories of
> Leonitus  or Fredrich?  What 
> we looked like at the first Gulf War and compare it
> to  now?  And What did 
> that founding Baron and Baroness look like? Would
> you  recognize them when the 
> came to visit? Who made the first crowns for
> Ansteorra?  Who made the first 
> coronets for Elfsea?? Is there a connection there?
> All these  people are important 
> to our history. 
>  
> Pictures are good and they help but more importantly
> the memories need to  be 
> recorded on paper with the pictures so when those
> who are here that  remember 
> are gone others can read and remember the history we
> make in the  SCA.  
> Please make sure your group is keeping up with it's
> history. 
>  
> So take pictures or not??? I will say yes please
> take pictures. Just try  not 
> to intrude as much as possible.  Flash when needed.
> :) 
>  
> Donnel  
> 
> Faith is believing what the eyes cannot see.
> ~~~~Michael of  Langley
> 
> 
> 
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