Ben Folds, Missy Higgins, and Some Problems

Now, I'm really exhausted, so I will post more later today. I saw Ben Folds. He was awesome. Missy Higgins was pretty good too, but I missed about half of her show because of some complications. As you all know, well if you read my blog regularly, I just got my Rebel XTi. Now, I have been taking it everywhere with me, so I decided to bring it with me to the concert. I was shooting Missy Higgins and I got about 30 good shots before someone came up to me and asked if I had a press pass. I said no, so I had to follow her to the lobby where I was told I could not take pictures. Now I was a little upset, but I returned to my seat and did not take any more photos. Not soon after, another staff person told me I couldn't take pictures, and I was like I already was told this and I'm not going to. But then she was like we still need to talk to you, so she brought me back out to the lobby. There I was questioned by several people. I was told I could not have a professional grade camera unless I had a press pass. I did not have a press pass because I was not shooting as a member of the press. I was shooting as an individual who loves to take photos, not pictures. I was told that I could not be let back to my seat until I had returned my camera to my dorm. I also had to delete all the photos on my memory card. Now, I was very angry, so I called David because he has a digital SLR. Luckily he was still nearby at RTV, so I just dropped my camera off there, but not after missing like ten minutes of Missy Higgins. I was very mad, but the worst part was that the guy who interogated me said that they didn't care about point-and-shoot cameras, only professional because I might do something evil with good looking photos. Is it a crime to like quality and do something that I enjoy without receiving any benefit other than personal enjoyment? Apparently because they didn't care about the people with their little rectangles that use a flash. I feel like my rights have been a little trampled on by the label or company that said I couldn't take photos at their client's concert. I will write them an angry letter. But some good came out of this evening, I got my artwork and Ben Folds DVD signed. I will take photos of them and upload them tomorrow, but right now I'm going to sleep.