The weird, wonderful history of fairground photography

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30818253

I did something similar, but different. Rather than video, I shot long exposure timelapse without a tripod as they are forbidden to use by the fair organization. So it was more of an exercise in "hide and watch" mentality (after being sent back to the car to put up the tripod) to be able to shoot the footage in the style I wanted. Came back the next night with a monopod, and they said no to that as well. Nevermind that while I was doing my thing without any *pod, I counted at least 20 other people using tripods. It was me, my Matthellini clamp, a ball head, and a bunch of people looking at me like I had 3 heads.

> An essay from renowned photography historian Clément Chéroux’s book “Since 1839... Eleven Essays on Photography."