2010 July | Out of Sight Media

It was turning out to be another one of those slow days today and yesterday I missed the opportunity to shoot a z-lister because I didn’t want to make a U-turn. I found that z-lister again today and I need to follow my own rules, that following one leads to a better one. Well, that is exactly what happened.

I was running errands today and I had to go to the bank to change the address on one of my accounts. After that long ordeal, I went to the Beverly Hills post office to mail off some pending taxes. Well, this led me to my first spot which was a beyond z-lister, Shauna Sand. She was driving the opposite direction on a little street with no name. I quickly made a u-turn and noticed an experienced paparazzo that I know hanging out close to a salon where celebs typically go to. He would never follow Shauna Sand, but I had to. I, after all, have rules that I follow. One z-lister will lead you to a better one.

It didn’t take me long after my u-turn to see that Shauna was driving into the Beverly Hills Mecedez-Benz service center. She takes her time to get out of the car and gives me plenty of time to find the right position. She comes out and I take my shots. I didn’t take too many shots since, she is probably not going to sell. I was just following my rules. I had to do it.

Soon, I made another u-turn to drive up to that salon where I noticed my competitor. He was still parked in the same location. I was not at the ‘T’-intersection and I made a right turn in front of him, but I do not think that he noticed me. I looked to the parking area and I see this lady in the distance trying to figure out how to feed the parking meter with coins. She looked a bit clueless from my perspective. I wanted to get a closer look. As I got closer, I realized that it was Alicia Silverstone and my excitement level went from z-lister to d-lister so I was definitely happy. I made a u-turn into a parking space and positioned myself as if I was about to back out of the space to prepare for a shot of her crossing the street to that salon.

After she figured out the meter, sure enough, she heads for the street. As she was about to cross it, I was already firing away. She eventually noticed me and turned around. This is when that other paparazzo noticed what I was shooting and he accelerated his car towards the action. He crossed that ‘T’-intersection and he was getting closer. Alicia actually got scared of the rushing car and decided to run across the street and into the salon. It worked in my favor because that other paparazzo couldn’t get any shots. We both took off after that. After all, I had things to do and people to see. Also, I know that she was going to be inside for exactly two hours and twenty one minutes since that is how much time she placed on the three hour meter.

Two hours and ten minutes later, I returned. Her car was still there and I hadn’t found anyone else. All my routes where shut down with no celebrities. They probably are all at the Comic-Con event down in San Diego. I found parking a few cars down from hers with a perfect angle for my shots when she comes out. Ten minutes passed and then I realized that she wasn’t clueless at all. I was the clueless one. She perfectly calculated the time on the meter left until 6:00 pm, which is the time that no meter is enforced on that street.

All I could think in my head was ‘Great’! She could be inside there for a few more hours. Soon after thinking that, Jennifer Coolidge, Stifler’s Mom, comes out for a smoke. This entertained me for about thirty minutes until she left. I don’t know why I was waiting for Alicia since I already had the shots of her going inside, but something was telling me to wait and see the final results of hours inside the salon.

She finally comes out and I take my shots. She looked the same. Except that her hair was puffier. Sorry, I am a guy.

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July 23, 2010 @ 2:45