I don't mind when photos are not allowed. That means I won't have to look through and around dozens of cameras that are being held up in the air in front of me. Is it DT or the venue? I don't know nor do I care. This is straight from DT.net:
"Do not take photos during the concert as most venues don't allow photography during shows." A few lines down, we read this:
"Again, no more photos of the band onstage, please; we have so many good ones already. And be sure to respect house rules when taking photos inside every venue, if we want to keep this going, thanks."
That's 2 requests from DT's official site to not take pics of the band during concerts. Looks like DT does have a hand in this.
Warning: Cranky agreement advisory.
Have to agree with this. I know everyone thinks their concert pictures are special, but really, no. Every picture that I see submitted I have seen 2,000,000 times by 2,000,000 fans. Not to mention the pros. There are only so many combinations and permutations of a guy on a stage wincing while he plays his guitar or drums. I don't need to see any more of these, they are all the same, just a different dude pressing the exposure button.
And I know you went to the show. And your friends really don't care. So we don't need the forensic evidence. And I certainly don't need your dopey Iphone being held up in the air blocking my view of the show.
I do think some of this is the result of the proliferation of higher quality phones and cameras that take HD video. I don't think it's the amateur-hour snap shots that are the main concern. I think it's the video. If millions of fans are shooting hi-def concert footage and plastering it all over social media, then what value does a band release have?
I run with a Canon EOS 5D2 and lots of wide angle L-glass. If I were to shoot DT shows with this camera, the quality of the video, even in my amateur hands, would be fantastic. If we're all shooting this and releasing it everywhere in the universe, the overall value of concert video footage would drop. I could go online, assemble various HD footage taken by a hundred fans, download into Symphony, add some effects and titles, and come up with a surprisingly professional looking video and stick it on Facebook. Multiply this by millions of fans and voila, another income stream for live musicians is down the you-tube.