Different Types of Celebrity Photographers in Mumbai

Celebrity photography is mainly a subset of photojournalism. Under this genre, celebrities from different fields be it arts, politics or sports become the subject for the photographer. The demand for professional celebrity photographer in Mumbai has increased as the city is home to Bollywood, the Indian film industry. The glitz and glamour that we get to see in glossy film magazines and websites are all shot by celebrity photographers.

In some cases, celebrity photographs are posed whereas in other cases, the photos are clicked even without their consent. The latter is known as the infamous ‘paparazzi’ images. Celebrities captured in candid shots are always in demand. Whether they are coming out of their gym or entering a night club with their friends, celebrity photographers are paid to follow celebrities wherever they go to capture their everyday activities that everyone wants to know about. At times, some celebrity photos also capture the dark side of being famous such as scandals.

Job of a celebrity photographer

Celebrity photographers are paid to bring the most exclusive shots of known personalities. From Bollywood stars to famous cricketers, they are responsible for clicking photos of them at events, outside their house or anywhere they go. Many such photographers have informants who inform them when a certain celebrity steps out of their house or goes to a party. This makes it easy for them to keep a track of where they are going and what they are doing.

Types of celebrity photography

Similar to a fashion photographer in Mumbai, a celebrity photographer also has to work hard and get the best images of the known personalities. At times, they have to stand out in the heat or rain for hours to wait for the celebs to come out and pose for photos. They also have to face the wrath of security personnel who are responsible for making sure that the celebs don’t feel uncomfortable in any way.

Event photography under celebrity photography involves clicking images of events such as award shows, film premiers and parties. They are also responsible for covering music festivals, private functions and weddings of celebrities.

Usually, photographers are allowed inside the parties and weddings but in events where they aren’t allowed entry, they cannot click images. In case they do, they can land in a legal hassle as part of privacy breach.

Celebrity portraiture is second type of celeb photography within which they are assigned portrait sessions with celebrities. They either go to an exotic location for the shoot or inside click photos in a studio.

Third type is paparazzi or also known as ‘paps’. They are responsible for clicking candid photos of celebrities with or without their consent. At times, long telephoto lenses are used by them to get images from far away, without entering the premises of the celebrity’s house or party. Even music photography is a form of celebrity photography under which energy of live music performances is captured in photos along with the performers.

Jack Owens is a photographer by profession.