It was always cool when i was a kid, seeing celebrities in the flesh. Back then they were apparitions who'd come down to earth, straight from the boob tube/big screen heavens, and the moment--which I would consider a once-in-a-blue-moon opportunity--always had to be documented in a photograph/autograph.
Now that I'm in an industry where working with celebrities is part of the job, it's easier to look at stars as ordinary people. Living extraordinary lives, yes, and getting bigger paychecks, but otherwise, normal folk who also use the toilet, brush their teeth, sweat under hot weather, get flak from directors for screwing up lines, etcetera. Some of them are unbelievably nice, some of them are grouchy under stress (and when they are pushed to work late). The spoiled, the silly, the down-to-earth, the bitchy, stars come in different shapes and varieties when the cameras are not rolling, but take away the makeup, costume, Belo surgery perks, the money, the limelight, they're just ordinary people like the rest of us.
Now that I'm in an industry where working with celebrities is part of the job, it's easier to look at stars as ordinary people. Living extraordinary lives, yes, and getting bigger paychecks, but otherwise, normal folk who also use the toilet, brush their teeth, sweat under hot weather, get flak from directors for screwing up lines, etcetera. Some of them are unbelievably nice, some of them are grouchy under stress (and when they are pushed to work late). The spoiled, the silly, the down-to-earth, the bitchy, stars come in different shapes and varieties when the cameras are not rolling, but take away the makeup, costume, Belo surgery perks, the money, the limelight, they're just ordinary people like the rest of us.
Here are some candid pictures of celebrities from my digicam:
Toni GonzagaWendell Ramos
Jennylyn MercadoMore photos to come!