doing their jobs.. and at most are shooting for a few songs during the set.

It goes part and parcel, get over it.

I'm not usually this rude but i'm sick of getting agro at gigs doing a job i'm asked to do.

if they take pictures for the entire set instead of the first three songs. If they're there (there there) for the whole show it can ruin the atmosphere for the paying punters. Especially if they've got a massive camera set-up and keep chimping. You've got a digital SLR! It takes loads of pictures! You can check later!

Pet peeve is people who film the whole show on their camera phones... There's a new hell for them. In that hell, they stand behind themselves at an otherwise good gig.

i tell them to fuck off! ive not paid to look at the back of some twat's head!!

seems excessive for a small gig like last night but there is not much you can do about it when all the photographers are from different websites/magazines. Last night at Bardens we had Lucy from DIS, someone from artrocker, Agaskodo's film crew/photographer + a few others. You can't exactly ask them to share their pics.

But yeah, they should only really do the first few songs, which as far as i know happened last night. Trouble is these days lots of people own chunky digital SLR's as their 'fun' camera and take shots for personal use

but you shouldn't be mean! I always make sure i'm never in anyone's way and always polite!

Also i'm 5 foot tall so i defy anyone to say my head gets in there way! ;)

one should always be respectful of the band and the crowd!

I think with me, it just hurts a little when someone says to me that it was possible that i may have ruined their fun at a gig (punters)- the whole reason i love shooting gigs (i shoot a whole lot of corporate shizzle by day to pay the rent) is because i love music so much... and it really is a love of both things that drives it. I would hate to think that i ruined someone's gig by snapping - as i'm just trying to document it for all of us.

Anyone whose seen me snap at a good gig will know i'm there for the music just as much as the three songs (and a bit) of snapping - Ibzo you can testify! Also Danananakroyd win - Concentration Face rules! Talking of which..next thursday people...Gay against you!! COME! then you can have a go at my snapping in person! ;)

and of course if photographers didnt cover gigs there would be far less live reviews in the press. I agree photographers should show respect to the fee paying audience however they also should respect they they are doing they job! Nothing pissed me off than spotty 18 year old teenagers throwing beer over me and my gear. They think its funny, I get them evicted so always get the last laugh....John www.rahimlive.com