Okay so I know this problem came up with a lot of us for Warped Tour where we weren’t allowed to have our cameras without a photo pass if the lenses were removable and therefore making the camera “professional” regardless of what you were shooting for.

So I looked into it and thought I’d share what I found.

• Contact the venue first. See what their camera policy is. For example, on this upcoming tour TFT is play at the Kingdom in Richmond, VA. I emailed about the policy and got a quick “no camcorders. normal cameras are allowed and you don’t need a photo pass.” Easy enough.
• If that’s not the case and you ARE required to have a photo pass one of the options I have found is contacting Hopeless Records directly. Unlike some other ways to get photo passes, Hopeless doesn’t require that you work for big names like AP Mag or something. I don’t remember exactly but I believe they just require that the photos not be used for profit and are going to something. (I think I disregarded this part because by running this site, I qualified to ask for a pass.) I would just suggest going to their website and searching a bit more or just contacting them directly. We’re lucky, Hopeless seems pretty chill compared to the other record labels about getting passes.

So I hope this helps everyone. If you’re like me and don’t have a point-and-shoot it really sucks to not be able to use your camera. Good luck! Have fun! Send us a photo or two when after your date and we’ll share it!