Flash photography will cause gold to tarnish?
I have been photographing churches and told today by one church that I couldn't use flash because it tarnishes the gold? I have been searching about this since I got back home and can't seem to find anything about this. I see gold reacts to chemicals that are in hair spray and various acids, but nothing on flash photography. I don't want to say the representative of the church lied to me, so I'm going to ask here before I come to a final stop on this. Have you heard anything about this? 
garyrhook wrote: The person to whom you spoke is, at best, misinformed. At worst, I won't say. Gold tarnishes from oxidation, just like any other metal that is susceptible to oxygen. Sheesh, what do they teach in school these days?
As for paintings, that's a myth, too. Start here .
Interesting that that's a myth too! I was horribly sad that I couldn't take any pictures of the Sistine Chapel. It said no photography at all, though, not just flash, so it probably had something to do with them just not wanting people to take pictures of it in general. Don't see why though since pretty much everyone knows what it looks like anyway. It's not like people's vacation photos are going to take away from people wanting to go inside and see it for themselves. One of the most amazing things about art is being able to see it with your own eyes. I assumed they just didn't want to take any chances that someones flash was on and it got damaged on accident, but... apparently that's a myth anyway? So I guess the Vatican just doesn't want people to have their own pictures of the ceiling.
Side note: photographed the Mona Lisa no problem.
Wow that's a new on me. 
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