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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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Just watching the news and I think that just about every news programme now has the obligatory, "viewers are warned that this report contains flash photography"
I guess that it may affect people with epilepsy or some such condition but has anyone ever actually heard or known of someone having a fit after watching flashbulbs on telly? |
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"Just watching the news and I think that just about every news programme now has the obligatory, "viewers are warned that this report contains flash photography"
I guess that it may affect people with epilepsy or some such condition but has anyone ever actually heard or known of someone having a fit after watching flashbulbs on telly?"
I've seen people at events I've shot have epileptic fits from flash photography. |
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By *aceytopWoman
over a year ago
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a friend of mine died through this years ago,he sat watching the flickering on the TV when they used to shut it down for the night,there is more to the story but essentialy thats what happened |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Photosensitive epilepsy is rare and can be caused by flash photography or strobe lighting. Very few people with epilepsy die during or from a seizure. However it's a good idea to warn people to Reduce chances |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Just to clarify terminology. People with epilepsy have either seizures or absences. It's not a fit as such. It can be set of by certain frequency of flashes or strobe lights or in a case above by the frequency of light flashing on a tv |
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"Just watching the news and I think that just about every news programme now has the obligatory, "viewers are warned that this report contains flash photography"
I guess that it may affect people with epilepsy or some such condition but has anyone ever actually heard or known of someone having a fit after watching flashbulbs on telly?"
They are not worried about peoples health...they are worried about the rent a writ brigade getting on their case |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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i used to suffer as a child and had seizures from the tv and also from driving through country lanes in the sun - the flickering of sunlight through the trees set it off - happily and fortunately all out grown now |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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All those warnings about flash photography and yet there's no warning about 'danger of permanent brain retardation' displayed before Britain's Got Talent... |
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