Local Charity Event - Refused Me To Do Pics, Help

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In Scotland each town has its own little Festival and the small town of Bo'ness has the biggest. I was previously allowed into area where the crowning of the queen would take place, but after a fall out with the committee of the local event, they are refusing to let me in to do pictures. The main reason is because another photographer has complained that I do photography and I might be trying to steal his work from him, which is lies as there is other photographers too.

I have been asked by the main characters in it: The Queen, The Champion, The Chief Lady and Ex-Queen's parents to take pictures of them, but the committee of the event are refusing to let me in.

I had an e-mail from a lady whom said they cannot refuse you entry into the photographers area of the event if you have been hired privately as it is a charitable event and it is in a public park.

Can someone let me know if I should be allowed to do pictures for the parents of the main characters in the festival as its a charitable event and its in a local park?

I look forward to any help.

Thanks
 
Charity, public park, you have been asked, I think go for it then if they try to throw you out threaten to the call police.
Jim
 
Thanks for the quick reply: Should I be allowed to go in because it is a charity event in a local park? and because I have been asked to do photos?
 
andantesash said 'I have been asked by the main characters in it: The Queen, The Champion, The Chief Lady and Ex-Queen's parents to take pictures of them, but the committee of the event are refusing to let me in.'

Whatever the reasons for the fallout, can you not on this occasion eat a little humble pie and make up with the the organisers?

Failing that, if these people are key figures at the event, get them to exert pressure on the organiser that they're not happy with your exclusion.
 
Failing that, make an arrangement with those who've asked you to take pictures to do so away from the main event.
 
Find out who has administrative control of the park and discuss it with them. In my local town it's a charitable organisation called the Town Estate, rather than the Borough Council. They'll either tell you that (within reason) the event organisers can state their own regulations, or that you can tell them to go to hell in a handcart. If the latter, ask them to put it in writing. Get it all sorted with the organisers before the event, so they can grin and bear it when you turn up, rather than causing a scene.
 
I think what it will come down to is who is going to control that bit of space that you need to stand on to take your photographs for the duration of the event. If the event is such that an ordinarily public space is no longer so, you'll have to find a workaround. If it's still a public space, then go right ahead.

Oh yeah, and do stuff outside the event. If you were feeling particularly vindictive then do it outside but in full view of the organisers.

Not that I would endorse such behaviour.

;)
 
you can get pretty close to the stage area here anyway, might be worth just getting there early.. im just round the corner so i know how busy it gets....
 
photon said:
Find out who has administrative control of the park and discuss it with them. In my local town it's a charitable organisation called the Town Estate, rather than the Borough Council. They'll either tell you that (within reason) the event organisers can state their own regulations, or that you can tell them to go to hell in a handcart. If the latter, ask them to put it in writing. Get it all sorted with the organisers before the event, so they can grin and bear it when you turn up, rather than causing a scene.
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Agree.

The fact that it is a charity do is irrelevant - nothing to stop a charity doing an exclusive deal with a specific tog.

I don't think 'Public park' means anything. The land will probably be owned by the local authority. Find out and check what rules actually apply especially in the case where the charity event is taking place.
From what you say they are not preventing you from taking photos at the event - they just want to keep you out of the enclosure.

If you can depend on the backing of the various key participants then I'd also be inclined to get them to apply leverage for you and possibly talk to the local press if the organisers continue to difficult. Or arrange an alternative shoot.

Causing a fuss at the time will undoubtedly result in you being told to leave - any police in attendance will probably support the organisers on the basis that you are potentially disrupting the event.
 
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