RE: The real reasons why flash use is banned in galleries

2012-07-26 Thread John Coyle
-an-hour and there would have been several dozen iterations of the call! John Coyle Brisbane, Australia -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of D. Glenn Arthur Jr. Sent: Thursday, 26 July 2012 3:19 AM To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Th

Re: The real reasons why flash use is banned in galleries

2012-07-25 Thread John Sessoms
From: Tom C From: dgl...@panix.com (D. Glenn Arthur Jr.) OTOH, I've been to museums where they claimed that their reason for prohibiting photography was that even _available_light_ photography somehow damaged pigments! Hmph! -- Glenn Yes, and if you t

RE: The real reasons why flash use is banned in galleries

2012-07-25 Thread Bob W
gt; > > From: Mark Roberts To: Pentax-Discuss > > Mail List Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2012 8:38 AM > > Subject: Re: The real reasons why flash use is banned in galleries > > > > Bruce Walker wrote: > > > >> Comes down to money from tickets and gift shops.

Re: The real reasons why flash use is banned in galleries

2012-07-25 Thread John Sessoms
rk materials. Jack Davis http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/jackdavis http://www.photolightimages.com/ From: Mark Roberts To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2012 8:38 AM Subject: Re: The real reasons why flash use is banned in galleries Bruce Walker wro

Re: The real reasons why flash use is banned in galleries

2012-07-25 Thread Jack Davis
: The real reasons why flash use is banned in galleries That was soul... not soil. I need new glasses. :) On Wed, Jul 25, 2012 at 11:47 AM, Tom C wrote: >> From: dgl...@panix.com (D. Glenn Arthur Jr.) >> >> OTOH, I've been to museums where they claimed that their re

Re: The real reasons why flash use is banned in galleries

2012-07-25 Thread Tom C
That was soul... not soil. I need new glasses. :) On Wed, Jul 25, 2012 at 11:47 AM, Tom C wrote: >> From: dgl...@panix.com (D. Glenn Arthur Jr.) >> >> OTOH, I've been to museums where they claimed that their reason for >> prohibiting photography was that even _available_light_ photography >> some

RE: The real reasons why flash use is banned in galleries

2012-07-25 Thread Bob W
7:30 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: The real reasons why flash use is banned in galleries > > Was advised by a Hearst's Castle tour guide that flash was banned due > to it's continuous used actually leaching color from tapestries and > certain other

RE: The real reasons why flash use is banned in galleries

2012-07-25 Thread Bob W
> From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of > Tom C > > > > OTOH, I've been to museums where they claimed that their reason for > > prohibiting photography was that even _available_light_ photography > > somehow damaged pigments! Hmph! > > > >

Re: The real reasons why flash use is banned in galleries

2012-07-25 Thread Tom C
> From: dgl...@panix.com (D. Glenn Arthur Jr.) > > OTOH, I've been to museums where they claimed that their reason for > prohibiting photography was that even _available_light_ photography > somehow damaged pigments! Hmph! > > -- Glenn Yes, and if you take

Re: The real reasons why flash use is banned in galleries

2012-07-25 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
That is a bizarre theory indeed. In the Kremlin Museum and in the Hermitage we were told photography was forbidden. Once inside, however, I discovered one could purchase a photography permit for $10. It was a small badge that I had to wear on my shirt. They asked however that I not use the flas

Re: The real reasons why flash use is banned in galleries

2012-07-25 Thread D. Glenn Arthur Jr.
I've been to at least one museum where they were pretty upfront about the copyright motive: photography was permitted but you had to promise not to publish the photos you took (and not block anybody else's path with your tripod). I don't recall whether flash was permitted or not. In the Smithson

Re: The real reasons why flash use is banned in galleries

2012-07-25 Thread Jack Davis
s.com/ - Original Message - From: Igor Roshchin To: PDML@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2012 9:50 AM Subject: Re: The real reasons why flash use is banned in galleries When I was in the 8th grade, I heard an example about a museum guard who was telling the visitors that a ce

Re: The real reasons why flash use is banned in galleries

2012-07-25 Thread Igor Roshchin
When I was in the 8th grade, I heard an example about a museum guard who was telling the visitors that a certain item was 4008 years old. Somebody asked him about how he knew it so exactly. His answer was: "I started working here 8 years ago, and then they told me that that item was 4 thousand y

Re: The real reasons why flash use is banned in galleries

2012-07-25 Thread Jack Davis
davis http://www.photolightimages.com/ From: Mark Roberts To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2012 8:38 AM Subject: Re: The real reasons why flash use is banned in galleries Bruce Walker wrote: >Comes down to money from tickets and gift shops. And a bit of >superstition.

Re: The real reasons why flash use is banned in galleries

2012-07-25 Thread Mark Roberts
Bruce Walker wrote: >Comes down to money from tickets and gift shops. And a bit of >superstition. UV is just not a practical concern. > >Most revealing ... http://goo.gl/vdxl8 I always assumed flash was banned because it's f*cking inconsiderate to other people trying to view the art. -- Mark