Orlando Bloom — Sympathy For Delicious

On this day I went in search of Orlando Bloom on the set of his new film Sympathy for Delicious. Filming was taking place in downtown Los Angeles in the Orpheum Theater on a rainy day. The light was flat and it was cold out so the possibility was slim that we would see Orlando outside of his Star Wagon. I arrived early and snapped these exclusive photographs before the other paparazzi photographers got onto the scene. Unfortunately the focus was soft and it was the only chance I would get to take a photo.

The most interesting part of the day was waiting under the cover of a doorway with four other photographers while the rain came down. It was my first encounter with other "paps" and it turned into an opportunity to hear them talk and share stories about other stars that they had covered over the years. A Brazilian photographer who works for the infamous photo agency X17 told me great stories about chasing Britney Spears and photographing her on the day that she shaved her head. Awesome. Two other photographers in their early twenties shared their red-carpet experiences and how they loved to sneak into all of the after parties to take pictures. Each story ended the same way. "It was fun until we got kicked out."