A Saturday Night Shoot . . . Distrupted . . .
Went to a night portraiture shoot last weekend and was really upset towards the end of the shoot as we were interrupted by two security guards. They demanded for written authorization and stopped us from carrying on with the shoot.
This is not the first time I've been chased away by security guards during photoshoots. In fact, I've been chased away quite a few times, including those times when I was shooting outside shopping malls. After the 9-11 incident, security has been stepped up and "Big Cameras" pointing and shooting has been banned at some premises. You can shoot with P&S or camera phone and get away with it, but definitely not with a DSLR. I often see tourists snapping away and why weren't they stopped? Does that mean they pose no danger as compared to photographers with DSLRs?
We are already running out of outdoor locations to shoot, especially in Singapore. Do I have to photoshop all the backgrounds for my future photoshoots?! The thought of it simply puts me off!
