Minnie_the_Minx
someinenhhanding menbag and me ah bollox
Ta, but Westminster Abbey costs about £15 to get in, doesn't it?
don't go into the Abbey itself. Go into the cloisters area and say you're just having a cup of tea
Central London indoor photogenic locations?
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don't go into the Abbey itself. Go into the cloisters area and say you're just having a cup of tea
act like a professional if you are going to play professional. ask for permission. if you don't, then expect to be treated like a twat because you'll be acting like one. if this goes on to be published, or is purposely shot for publication, expect worse to follow if you haven't.
There are plenty plenty plenty places you can shoot interiors in if you scout in advance, & approach those you need to speak to, courteously, IME.
There are plenty plenty plenty places you can shoot interiors in if you scout in advance, & approach those you need to speak to, courteously, IME.
don't go into the Abbey itself. Go into the cloisters area and say you're just having a cup of tea
I would especially be careful of taking any photographs in any place connected with Religion.
They are places of G-dly reflection not play areas.
But aguin if you are a twat... then go4it.
Paul Russell
Psychogeographer
don't go into the Abbey itself. Go into the cloisters area and say you're just having a cup of tea
Oh yeah, and photography is also not allowed there...
Paul Russell
Psychogeographer
Ha ha. Don't worry, I have no intention of taking pictures inside Westminster Abbey or wherever...
Minnie_the_Minx
someinenhhanding menbag and me ah bollox
Minnie_the_Minx
someinenhhanding menbag and me ah bollox
Yeah, why let tourists take photos when you can sell them a brochure for £10
I was quite annoyed when I went to Buckingham Palace and the Banqueting Room was set up and I thought there'd be a picture in the brochure and there wasn't
I wonder if you can take photos of the Banqueting House in Whitehall?
Minnie_the_Minx
someinenhhanding menbag and me ah bollox
Leadenhall Market
I used to work opposite there
How about Temple Church or any of the areas around the Inns of Court?
Minnie_the_Minx
someinenhhanding menbag and me ah bollox
Paul Russell
Psychogeographer
Twat... Hmmm...
Just to clarify.
O b v i o u s l y, in the unlikely event that I found the funds (living in Dorset) and interest to invest some time at one London location, say the British Museum or one market, or a train station, etc., I would contact the PR department, etc., primarily to check that I could potentially use the pictures for publication (so I wasn't wasting my time) and to stop getting hassled by security, if that might be a problem at that location.
In present-day reality (and why I started this thread), I spend a couple of days a month in London. I meander around taking pictures and wander into the usual places like Tate Modern, British Museum, etc. and take some snaps. The chance nature of those wanderings suits me (I don't spend a lot of time in one place) and I wondered if there were any more photogenic indoor locations.
In the unlikely event that shots taken in privately owned spaces ever come near publication I would contact them and ask them if I could use the picture for that particular project.
For example, I might wander into that Unilever building and a few other places that I've learnt about here, but obviously I'm not going contact their press department in advance on the off-chance that I might stumble across a good shot, whether or not photography is technically, ahem, allowed or not. They can always say "no" later...
Even the suggestions on this thread that seem unsuitable for photography due to point (3) of my original post -- getting told off (i.e. illegal or whatever) -- are places that I would be interested to see. As someone who likes wandering, I'm aware that I tend to fall into the same old patterns.
Worse to follow?
Between me and my fellow chums who take photos in off limits places, we've had loads published. Been doing it for years.
What's going to happen to us bosky? Do tell.
you could be taken to court by the Crown Estate for one... £10K was a standard fine if you shot without the £150 permit...I've been arrested a few times...the last time was on Marble Arch & got to spend the day in the cell in Weliington Arch at Hyde Park Corner.
Paul...so you are wanting to take pictures of interior details...not the backs of people heads... or is it you wish for both?
Your OP sounded like you were/are looking for a "location"... not a random places to visit request... so there!
Minnie_the_Minx
someinenhhanding menbag and me ah bollox
Yeah, but at least you get to boast about spending the day in a cell in Wellington Arch
teuchter
je suis teuchter
cesare
shady's dreams ♥
You were thrown in a cell for taking a photo of Marble Arch?
You've not encountered Crown Estates?
teuchter
je suis teuchter
I've got a load of photos of Windsor Great Park on flickr. Not to mention hundreds of photos with crown foreshore in them.
Am I going to be sent to prison?
cesare
shady's dreams ♥
Probably not. They are a bit jobsworth on their properties though.
You were thrown in a cell for taking a photo of Marble Arch?
it was a Wonderbra shoot.
Paul Russell
Psychogeographer
"Good news. They've arrested that frightful photographer man. Yes, he's in that arch thingy now."
Minnie_the_Minx
someinenhhanding menbag and me ah bollox
you are, aren't you? being put in the cells for not having a photographic permit is the most ludicrous thing I've ever heard.
Pickman's model
sunset spires and twilight woods
royal courts of justice. but you'll have to be careful not top get caught taking pictures
Paul Russell
Psychogeographer
Look at Wikipedia -- it used to contain the second smallest police station in Britain or something.
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