To be outraged that you cant take photo of your own dd 3yr at a singing festival

[Ruth02]

my 3yr dd has been practising with her great nursery for the past month for the city music festival. all it is 1 wee song, 30 of them all on stage singing their wee hearts out all excited. Obviously everybody had the camera/ dvd recorders out to get special moment, then this crabbity old council bat, shouts at everybody that it is not permitted AT ALL!!!! . I cannot stand this PC C$%P gone too far. None of us are weirdos or pushy parents trying to storm the stage to get the perfect snap!!. How are you meant to remind your child of these special times if you have no momentos??? OH sorry, you could buy an official photo, which frankly was S*&^E and £12!!!. If you cant take photos because some people are paranoid of their kids being in other folks snaps dont let them take part in anything, keep them in a bloody cacoon and stop spoiling other peoples genuine desire to give their children happy memories to look at.
Sorry for the long rant but its really got my back up.

It is standard practice at events such as music festivals and other performances, not because of child protection because it is blinking annoyinh when children have worked hard to be distracted by a dozen parents all vying and pushing for the best position to get the best video shot/photo. Flashes going off can be offputting and in the case of camera phones/videos it may be against performing rights to video any musical performance.

Official photographers are set up in a proper position with cameras that don't need flashes and where they don't distract.

And as others have said, you never know where photos may be an issue. I have a child at school at the moment where photos are an issue but not one of the other parents and most of the other teachers has a clue about it.

With regards to the dance show, I put on dance shows and I have to let the rights holders of certain pieces of music/show exerpts know how many videos have been made and I have to pay for the privelege of making them.

REally pissed off with ds's nursery. At his nativity play they explained no photos or video allowed and that an official would take photos and we would be able to BUY them. Imagine my rage when he was in only two of the photos and he had his back to the camera every time (there were plenty of opportunities to get a full frontal!) They were also really rubbish quality, blurred etc. Surely if it was the paedophile problem they could have asked if any parents objected if people took photos. Everyone there had a camera, so obviously were prepared to take them themselves. More likely a money making scheme.

I can understand not wanting loads of cameras going off, but at the end surely they could have everyone lined up for a photo opportunity or something, just so you have a record that they were in it.