craig_gillette Posted July 29, 2004 Share Posted July 29, 2004 Taken as a whole, is this over the top? Obviously this is meant to apply to the public and not accredited media reps but the Home Depot Center is not just the arenas, it's the soccer practice fields, etc., used by youth soccer leagues, etc. At least it doesn't say "black" cameras. STILL PHOTOGRAPHY Unless otherwise specified by the teams and/or event officials/management, guests may not bring professional photographic equipment in to the facility. Guests are also prohibited from engaging in commercial photography of any kind without the prior approval of The Home Depot Center management. The following is a partial list of the prohibited camera equipment: Flash photography, Monopods or tripods, Cameras with interchangeable lenses, Cameras with lenses greater than 3 ? inches in length Teams and/or event officials/management may have additional rules further restricting or prohibiting photography. AUDIO / VIDEO RECORDING DEVICES Unless otherwise specified by teams and/or event officials/management, guests may not bring any types of audio / video recording devices in to the facility. These devices include, but are not limited to, video camcorders, audio recording devices, etc. OK, so recognizing the rights of the owners, the reasoning that you not disturb other customers, and the "rights" of the various organizations, entertainers, etc., (and you may want to check out the other "policies," is this over the top and have you found this kind of policy strictly enforced, marginally enforced, ignored at venues near you? http://www.homedepotcenter.com/home/default.sps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellis_vener_photography Posted July 29, 2004 Share Posted July 29, 2004 Have you thought about askingthem why they have such tight restrictions? contacxt all ofthe photographers you know in your area and try and getthem to ask the question to, organize it so the questions come in waves. If the facility is city owned ask at the next city council meeting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew_delisle Posted July 30, 2004 Share Posted July 30, 2004 No, it's not over the top. It pretty much falls in line with just about every venue I've shot at. The artist or team want to strickly control images, so it makes sense that the venue has these restrictions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig_gillette Posted July 30, 2004 Author Share Posted July 30, 2004 Fans can't bring an slr to a soccer game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg M Posted August 19, 2004 Share Posted August 19, 2004 A little over the top if you ask me. I've taken my Digital SLR's to Major League Baseball games in Chicago and Dallas/Fort Worth without any restrictions other than the bag size they let through the front gate, which allows me to carry both the camera and two big zooms. I've even been allowed into American Airlines Center in Dallas for National Hockey League games. If pro league organizations allow that much access someone's being a little too careful for youth sports. Home Depot must have their name painted on everything and not want it photographed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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