It sounds easy: aim and snap. But the stories behind every single perfect shot of celebrities on the red carpet is much more than that
It is harder than it sounds, getting a perfect snap of a celebrity on the red carpet during a film festival like Venice, Toronto, or even Cannes. There are principals to live by.
And there is no one, except for the true men behind those lenses to tell the story of how to take the most in time, rightly aimed shots that do justice to celebrities around the world.
Even when you are at the top of your game, equipped with the best of machines, there are still high chances that you can miss those so called right moments.
And on top of that, you have been here waiting prior to the red-carpet show for 2 more hours, struggling to find and maintain a good view. But the best spots have always been reserved for the organizing people
And because of that, the film investor and producer Ly Nha Ky once again found herself in a mess of photography controversy. With pictures of photographers not taking photos of someone’s back, they voiced the negative idea about Ly Nha Ky’s presence at Cannes.
There rarely is a completely clear background. If one side is taking photos of on star, the other side is probably focus on another person. And whoa-la, there is somebody else in your background.
Experience and speed are vital to ones who want to earn the perfect shots at film festival. Celebrities after celebrities are passing by, just dozens of second after one another, and photographers are struggling to find a good place. Usually they can only take photos in one angle for the rest of the show. And what happen if the celebrity does not glance at your lens. Too bad, you just loose a shot.
Because photographers are standing on 2 opposite sides of the red carpet, if one side is taking picture of a celebrity, people on the other side are properly focusing on another one
Shots with backgrounds like this are far more common than the perfect one, here the photographers on the other side really could not waist a shot on Ly Nha Ky’s back
Let’s examine this picture. Here Chinese superstar Fan Bingbing has also been so called “ignored” by the photographers, but can anyone deny her worldwide star power.
These circumstances are normal to any true fan of film festival and stars appearances. In other words, being ignored by photographers on one side of the red carpet absolutely has no connection to the influence and position of a VIP guest officially invited by Cannes organizers.
Cannes is never about some brief moments on the red carpet. Cannes is where true talent and dedication is celebrated in the film industry.
