Annie Leibovitz: Life Through A Lens
Annie Leibovitz: Life through a Lens
Robert Frank & Henri Catier Brunson
Keith Richards & Mick Jagger
She believes that attitude, lighting, what you’re trying to accomplish are the most important factors when taking a picture.
I have never heard of Annie Leibovitz until I watched the documentary Life through a Lens. I was amazed by her work. Since 1967, the early days of photography, Annie learned that photography is very important.
Annie always concentrated on the U.S. way of life, “photographing icons of various youth cultures & countercultures”. She constantly traveled from city to city to pursue political figures, pop-music stars, and counterculture personalities whose lives affect others. “To get the best picture”, Annie says, “You have to be in the happening.” To get a remarkable, one of a kind picture, you have to get to the heart of the subject and the scene, and that means experiencing what is going on first hand; such as when Annie took photographs of an anti-war protest that ended up making the cover of Rolling Stone. She has a strong need to look, to see, to show, and to know. Her hostility, determination and ability to change help her to take the best pictures. At a young age, Annie’s determination and strong urge to take great photographs was recognized and landed her a job working for …show more content…
I admire Annie’s fortitude for asking and insisting on going to the interview; she even offered to pay her own way. This picture of John Lennon started her career. America fell in love with the John Lennon pictures and Annie got a lot of press. She soon became chief photographer for Rolling Stone. At the age of 20, sold her first picture and got first commercial lesson. She became the number one photographer in the Rock & Roll world. What Rolling Stone instilled in Annie was that what she did mattered and was
Robert Frank & Henri Catier Brunson
Keith Richards & Mick Jagger
She believes that attitude, lighting, what you’re trying to accomplish are the most important factors when taking a picture.
I have never heard of Annie Leibovitz until I watched the documentary Life through a Lens. I was amazed by her work. Since 1967, the early days of photography, Annie learned that photography is very important.
Annie always concentrated on the U.S. way of life, “photographing icons of various youth cultures & countercultures”. She constantly traveled from city to city to pursue political figures, pop-music stars, and counterculture personalities whose lives affect others. “To get the best picture”, Annie says, “You have to be in the happening.” To get a remarkable, one of a kind picture, you have to get to the heart of the subject and the scene, and that means experiencing what is going on first hand; such as when Annie took photographs of an anti-war protest that ended up making the cover of Rolling Stone. She has a strong need to look, to see, to show, and to know. Her hostility, determination and ability to change help her to take the best pictures. At a young age, Annie’s determination and strong urge to take great photographs was recognized and landed her a job working for …show more content…
I admire Annie’s fortitude for asking and insisting on going to the interview; she even offered to pay her own way. This picture of John Lennon started her career. America fell in love with the John Lennon pictures and Annie got a lot of press. She soon became chief photographer for Rolling Stone. At the age of 20, sold her first picture and got first commercial lesson. She became the number one photographer in the Rock & Roll world. What Rolling Stone instilled in Annie was that what she did mattered and was