Celebrities and Celebrity PhotographyCelebrities and Celebrity Photography Celebrity photography Celebrity photography is a subset of photojournalism. Photojournalism is a particular form of journalism (the collecting, editing, and presenting of news material for publication or broadcast) that creates images in order to tell a news story. It is now usually understood to refer only to still images, and in some cases to video used in broadcast journalism. Photojournalism is distinguished from other close branches of photography (such as documentary photography, street photography or celebrity photography) by the qualities of: • Timeliness — the images have meaning in the context of a published chronological record of events. • Objectivity — the situation implied by the images is a fair and accurate representation of the events they depict. • Narrative — the images combine with other news elements, to inform and give insight to the viewer or reader. Its subject matter is the lives of celebrities in the arts, sports and sometimes politics. A celebrity is a person who is widely recognized (famous) in a society and commands a high degree of public and media attention. The word stems from the Latin celebritas, itself from the adjective celeber meaning 'famous, celebrated'. While fame is generally considered to be the major prerequisite for celebrity status, it is not always sufficient. There has to be a level of public interest in the person which may or may not be connected to the reason they are famous. For example, a public figure such as a politician, industry leader etc. may be famous but not a celebrity unless something else triggers public and mass media interest (e.g. Virgin Director Richard Branson attempting to circumnavigate the globe in a hot air balloon). Other types of fame, particularly those connected with mass entertainment are almost guaranteed to lead to celebrity even if the person deliberately avoids media attention. There are three types of celebrity photography used by magazines and newspapers. They are: • Event Photography - Photographers who work celebrity related events, such as film premieres, parties and award shows • Celebrity Portraiture - Photographers who are assigned portrait sessions with celebrities, shot on location or in a photo studio • Paparazzi (or "pap") - Photographers who shoot candid photos of celebrities with or without their consent, in the hope of capturing an exclusive image of said celebrity. Sometimes they resort to very long telephoto lens shots, or even to secret photography. Due to the reputation of paparazzi as an annoyance, some states and countries (particularly within Europe) restrict their activities by passing laws and curfews, and by staging events in which paparazzi are specifically allowed to take photographs.The presence of paparazzi is not always seen as annoying; the arranger of an event may, in order to make the guests feel important, hire a number of actors who pretend they are paparazzi (so-called "faux-paparazzi"). This was, for instance, seen at extravaganza events during the dot-com boom.[citation needed] Paparazzi argue that they are not in the business of taking intrusive photographs for their own perverse pleasure; instead, they sell their work to dozens of magazines and newspapers that publish such photos for their readers and subscribers. It is this public thirst that drives editors to pay up to $50,000 (or more) for a single "scoop" photograph. Many paparazzi feel that they are helping celebrities and public figures in general by increasing their publicity. Also, this is a lucrative business for both sides; not only can photographers earn large sums of money for a high-demand picture, but celebrities may also make money because the media attention often bolsters—or creates—fan support.
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