----- Original Message ----- From: "graywolf" Subject: Re: photographer arrested
> Commercial photography which rightly should require a permit is easy to id. > > First clue, there is an equipment van. Second clue, there are 2 to 30 people > involved. Third clue is huge relectors and light blocking panals. 4th.. Props > and prop wranglers. Then there are all the talent hanging about. Etc, etc, etc. > > In other words major disruption of normal activites in the area. Well, no. Commercial photography could be one photographer out shooting some sort of stock work, or for wall art. You don't have to be on a scale of MGM to be commercial. I have always asked at the park station if I am allowed to use my 4x5 camera in the park. Generally, after I assure them that I really am just a casual snapshooter with a larger than normal camera, they let me go as hard as I want. Sometimes they even tell me of some lesser known parts that are quite scenic. It pays to be a pro-active communicator. William Robb
