"I used to be a paparazzo (2007-2011)" - Ask me anything

[jdeg]

I thought this was an interesting read: I used to be a paparazzo (2007-2011). I'm here to reveal all secrets of the dirty work and talk about celebrities. : IAmA

I didn't realize that the agency gave them the camera gear and sometimes a car.

 

[Roy1961]

i would suck at that, didn't even recognize any of them

 

[Nero]

Wow, it's weird hearing it from his point of view. Great read though.

 

[BackdoorArts]

My favorite part of this post, as an English Nazi, is this part, "I virtually saw almost every celebrity since I worked a lot at LAX (airport) where they all have to go through. Now I'm a freelance writer,..." Typing words doesn't make you a writer any more than pushing a shutter button makes you a photographer. A "writer" has an understanding of grammar and sentence structure much in the same way a "photographer" has an understanding of composition and exposure. I find it amusing that he seems to have found a parallel niche in both genres.

 

[jdeg]

My favorite part of this post, as an English Nazi, is this part, "I virtually saw almost every celebrity since I worked a lot at LAX (airport) where they all have to go through. Now I'm a freelance writer,..." Typing words doesn't make you a writer any more than pushing a shutter button makes you a photographer. A "writer" has an understanding of grammar and sentence structure much in the same way a "photographer" has an understanding of composition and exposure. I find it amusing that he seems to have found a parallel niche in both genres.

Very good point!

 

[Nero]

My favorite part of this post, as an English Nazi, is this part, "I virtually saw almost every celebrity since I worked a lot at LAX (airport) where they all have to go through. Now I'm a freelance writer,..." Typing words doesn't make you a writer any more than pushing a shutter button makes you a photographer. A "writer" has an understanding of grammar and sentence structure much in the same way a "photographer" has an understanding of composition and exposure. I find it amusing that he seems to have found a parallel niche in both genres.

Well, it's easy to give yourself the title. Some people don't realize it's another thing entirely to actually earn it.