>>3323678Most musicians close their eyes while they’re playing for significant periods of time
Do you shoot buttrock or something?
And yes most venues shine lights directly at the performs from above in front like pic related. It’s very easy to simply not stare into a flash or strobe. How do photographers not blind themselves otherwise when bouncing?
You worry too much over convention because you have too little experience to know where it is and isn’t expected.
Professionalism isn’t always being as inoffensive as possible. It’s revognizing the environment you’re in quickly and adapting.