PSA: If you are holding your camera above your head you are blocking the view of people behind you. Unless you've been hired by the venue or the band to capture footage of the event, your clean shots don't come before the enjoyment of other concert goers. Keep the camera at eye-level so everyone can see. Thank you.
FYI - My camera never goes above my face (eye level). I don't believe in blocking the view of others nor ruining their good time. I wish some of those in front of me did the same. And as a personal opinion of mine, I don't care if you were hired by the band or venue, there is never a good excuse to block the view of people who paid to see the performance.
***** You're a saint. I was in the VIP section of this concert with only one or two people in front of me and they still blocked my view horribly. Kyary Pamyu Pamyu's show on the first night of the summit had a "no cameras" rule and it was glorious. Nothing but the concert to focus on.
I was probably in the same row as you. Right before Silent Siren took stage the guy behind me asked to switch spots with me. He really wanted to see Silent Siren. I'm 6' and he was only about 5'4. I didn't even hesitate. I probably made his day and I still got great video of Silent Siren. On the other side, I heard from my friend who was in the first row of the non-VIP area that someone in VIP was using a selfie stick during World Order. He said it was blocking the view of multiple people in the non-VIP front row. That's pretty sad. I thought selfie sticks were banned from the J-Pop Summit (and most venues).
Yeah, dude! I saw that selfie stick person! They were like five or six people to the right of me. I was in disbelief. Did you see the lady who was dead center of the VIP section recording with her tablet? She had that thing over her head like a sign carrier at a protest. I can't remember which artist she was doing it at... maybe Wednesday Campanella? I bitch, but those shows were great.
