July 8, 2007
Paparazzi business being redefined
Peter Gilstrap on Variety on the re-defining of the paparazzi industry as the MOPS - industry jargon for Members of the Public - join the fray.
UPDATE: Thank you BBC for quoting me in your section From the Blogosphere, but all the credit goes to Peter Gilstrap from Variety, whom I quoted (reBlogged part of his article).
EXCERPTS: ... "It's crazy, it's exploding," admits Mark Kuschner, Getty's global VP of entertainment. "People cannot get enough information, especially when it comes to entertainment. On their mobile phones, on the Internet, in newspapers and magazines, TV shows, you name it. And it's a massive global trend.
More and more, individual photogs connected with existing companies are branching off and forming their own concerns. And there are plenty of non-photographers turning pro: ex-gang members, valets, waiters, dog walkers, even the homeless are working for agencies, bringing their own particular skills and vantage points.
Another upstart player in the photo game are the MOPS, industry jargon for Members of the Public. With cheap, user-friendly digital units and cell phone cameras, a money-making snap can potentially be captured by almost anyone". Read on.
Related: - Phone snappers put squeeze on paparazzi
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