April 1, 2005
Paparazzi pledge to sort pros from cons
The father of Sydney's paparazzi, Peter Carrette, is planning to set up a school for celebrity snappers complete with traditional Italian props, according to the Sydney Morning Herald.
"Carrette reckons that thanks to modern technology and all those stories about big dollars paid for killer shots "any jackass with a digital camera" thinks they can do the business.
So he wants to set them straight.
"I will talk about what the profession is and basically teach them some manners," he said.
Carrette said he is talking to an entertainment show about filming his eager charges; would like to sign up some Vespa sponsorship to honour Tazio Secchiaroli, the scooter riding photographer who started it all in Rome in the 1950s.
A recent red carpet experience at the premiere of Ring 2 with Naomi Watts horrified Carrette.
"There were all these punters with photo phones taking pictures. Within the next few years everyone on the street is going to be a paparazzi," he said."
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