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I used to knock about on a Friday night (also in Melbourne, funnily enough) with my Canon 1D with a 24-70mm lens and the EOS flash (430?). I’d walk right to th
by jen729w 8y ago
I used to knock about on a Friday night (also in Melbourne, funnily enough) with my Canon 1D with a 24-70mm lens and the EOS flash (430?).
I’d walk right to the front of the line of any club, with my mate, mumble something about shooting for the local music mag, and they’d wave us straight in. Never got one question.
Then there was the time that I skipped a line by pretending to be deaf, but that’s another story. (I had a deaf mate who strongly encouraged me to try this. “Works every time”, he said.)
(I’m no SJW, but it’s probably worth mentioning that I’m a friendly looking white dude. As are the chaps in this story. I suspect things work out differently if you’re not.)
- rahkiin 8y agoWhat did you do with the reasonably expensive camera once you were in the club?
- pjc50 8y agoTake photos? The camera can also be used to get close to any bands playing, get on the side of the stage, etc.
- jen729w 8y agoCorrect, I took heaps of photos. People, mostly; these were people/dancing clubs, not watch-a-band clubs. I posted some online but mostly not. This was pre-social-internet. I just enjoyed taking the pictures, and people loved chimping themselves. I made a ton of friends.
- usrusr 8y agoThe golden age of abundant club photography, roughly around 2003 iirc. Came as quickly as it disappeared again, starting with the availability of somewhat affordable DSLR and ending when people became more conscious about where their face would be published after the first of social media.
- zamazingo 8y agoWhat do you mean by "I’m no SJW"?
- ethbro 8y agoHe means he doesn't identify as a (s)ocial (j)ustice (w)arrior: that is, regularly and loudly taking umbrage and outrage at perceived social inequities. But he still wants to point out a racial property that may have influenced his experience.