Picture taking in the Louvre

Any tips on taking pictures in the Louvre? I am only taking about non- flash pictures. Are the guards easy to deal with?

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When we took photos in the Louvre the only restriction was on using a tripod, which required a fee. There are signs asking people not to use flash, but just about everyone ignored them (shame on them!).

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Shame on the docents at the Louvre. Why don%26#39;t they enforce the flash rule? They just watch while you do it. I took pics with no flash and high speed film, but we saw everyone flashing away while Louvre personnel looked on. I was wondering, maybe the flash doesn%26#39;t matter? Or does it truly destroy the art over time? What is the scientific basis for the no-flash rule to begin with? People will comply if the rule is enforced.

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The museum staff might worry that they%26#39;d be overrun by angry tourists if the no-flash rule was enforced.

What always amuses us is watching the people taking photos of the Mona Lisa but never really looking at the picture itself.

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Loved Paris for the chance of photographing many of the masters. Only place in the world that we seem to have been given that chance.

We used no flash as requested but were able to obtain some brilliant photo%26#39;s from the many museums we covered. Paris just amazing for the quality and quantity of the masters paintings.

I agree that the people using flash must be brainless when the signs are very clear on this. So glad that I could bring home my treasures as in Italy can hardly ever take a photo of any of the works of art.

Guess if the idiots keep disobeying the no flash then the no photo%26#39;s rule will all too soon apply.

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I suspect that a lot of the people who take flash pictures in the louvre, and other such places where flash is banned, are not only disrespectful; but also brainless idiots. They probably do not know how to adjust the setting of their camera so that it does not automatically flash in low light conditions.

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I was rather recently at the Louvre, and there are areas of the museum, including the Mona Lisa room, where you cannot take photos at all. They were stopping people left and right, having them put their cameras away.

And they were strict all over the museum. The only thing you could take a photo of with flash was the statues...

Buy a postcard, it%26#39;s a better picture anyway.

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just returned from Paris. Non-flash photography is allowed at the Loubre. The crowd in front of Mona Lisa took pictures (some with flash) while 2 museum employees stood by doing nothing. I was amazed!

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