Going to London Next Weekend

esc2476

Hey All-

I will be in London next weekend and visiting a bunch of museums, churches, etc. Just wondering how stringent they are (in general-I understand policies may differ from place to place) about non-flash photography.

For me, part of the fun of going somewhere is photographing it, so I am hoping things are kind of lax.

Planning on seeing:

The British Museum
The Tate Modern
Westminster Abbey
St. Paul's
The Tower of London

And of course a bunch of outdoor sights (such as the Eye).

Anyway, any shooting tips would be appreciated.

esc2476

I did some research, which I should have done before making the thread, but it looks like photography is okay inside the British Mudeum, but not St. Pauls, Westminster or the Tate.

esc2476

Any London shooting tips would be appreciated though.....any out of the way places that offer great photographic opportunities....etc...

Bodwick

Hi Eric,

East past the Tower are some nice docks to wander about. Look for the Dickins Inn and have a pint. You could carry on East by boat to greenwich and further to the Thames Barrier.

Back into the City from the Tower maybe the Lloyds building and some City type shots of old and new buildings, markets and pubs.

Down Fleet Steet and behind the Law Courts Lincolns Inn Fields. Sir John Soane's Museum is there, small but good and free.

Into the West End and all over the place there. Soho and on towards Harrods.

That should keep you going for a while.

Have fum
Bod.

Art Scott

esc2476 wrote:

any out of the way places that offer great photographic opportunities....etc...

Prague!!!!:D Well you did say out of the way and Prague is really WAAAAY OUTTA DA WAAAAAY.

esc2476

Bodwick wrote:

Hi Eric,

East past the Tower are some nice docks to wander about. Look for the Dickins Inn and have a pint. You could carry on East by boat to greenwich and further to the Thames Barrier.

Back into the City from the Tower maybe the Lloyds building and some City type shots of old and new buildings, markets and pubs.

Down Fleet Steet and behind the Law Courts Lincolns Inn Fields. Sir John Soane's Museum is there, small but good and free.

Into the West End and all over the place there. Soho and on towards Harrods.

That should keep you going for a while.

Have fum
Bod.

Thanks for the tips

And, I went to Prague in 2004

But that was pre-SLR :

TylerW

Photography is welcome in the Tower of London. I think shots of the crown jewels is off limits, but everything else is fair game.

You can shoot in the Tate, but not in the galleries themselves. They are very protective of their artwork there. You also can't photograph in the galleries directly adjacent to trafalgar square - at all. I got barked at for taking photos of the architecture itself, not even the artwork.

That's all I got, hope it helps.



Oh yeah, Have fun! Its a great city.