Press Accreditation
Measures have been undertaken for the 2013 Burgess Premier Small Animal Show to monitor Filming and Photography. The following statement was issued in the 'Fancy Magazines' and sent out to all Exhibitors and Club/Trade Stand Holders. Filming and Photography may only be undertaken at the Burgess Premier Small Animal Show if a permit has been issued by the Show Director.
If you wish to register for Press Accreditation at the Show itself. Please come to the Show Directors Office, which will be located in Hall 1, where you will be issued with a Press Permit. (Nominal Cost of 50p per permit)
Press Registration at the Show opens on Friday 25th January 2013 at 4:00pm and closes on Sunday 27th January 2013 at 12Noon.
In recent years just about everyone has a Camera, most of us have Digital Cameras / Camera Phones and can come straight home, download the pictures taken today onto the computer and zap them off by email all around the world, if we are really hi-tech we can do it there and then using wireless technology.
However in this day and age we must be conscious of the legality and moral issues surrounding taking photos at Public Events like the Burgess Premier Small Animal Show. Therefore, Filming and Photography may only be undertaken at the Burgess Premier Small Animal Show if a Permit has been issued by the Show Director. Applications for Permits for Exhibitors can be sent with the Entry Form. All Photographs/Filming are copyright of the Bradford Small Livestock Society.
There are just a few guidelines that we would like our Exhibitors and Visitors to be conscious of and adhere to:
- When taking Photographs at the Show, if you are taking Photographs including people try and ask their permission prior to Photographing them. Large distance shots or large group shots are obviously different, but please try to respect peoples wishes.
- When you have taken your pictures and have got them home try not to publish any pictures of people on the Internet without permission. Always ask the permission of parents before posting any pictures of children on the Internet.
- When Filming at the Burgess Premier Small Animal Show you must ask the Show Director first for permission to do so. The Judge may not wish to be Filmed, so the Show Director may give you permission to Film at the Show, but not the actual Judging. If this is the case please respect the Judges wishes, some of our Judges have expressed that they find being Filmed off-putting and distracting.
- Again, as with Photographing, please be respectful and ask permission wherever possible when Filming people at shows.
These guidelines are mainly put into place to protect you the person behind the camera as we have had a few complaints recently where people at the Show have found being filmed invasive or where photographs of themselves or their animals have appeared on peoples websites or on forums without their knowledge or permission. Most people are not worried about this happening, but we thought it prudent to remind Exhibitors and Visitors that care may be needed in some cases.