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Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens

Annie Leibovitz is a well known photographer who has worked with Vanity Fair, and Rolling Stones. She first worked with photography when she moved to the Philippines, however she learned to take photos in College where the students schooling was influenced by Cartier Bresson and Robert Frank. Through her professional life, working for large magazine companies, she was able to travel the world, and collaborate. Her photos documented staged shoots, but also casual candid shots. Her astounding shots have been those which she challenged societal norms and even pushed her limits. With some of her most famous photos, she wondered how she got away with her work. Her most known work was for the Rolling Stones where she photographed John Lennon and Yoko Ono the day he died. That cover had no words, except the title of the magazine, which made it incredibly powerful and meaningful. The film to me, was incredibly inspirational and her lifestyle is dreamlike. For someone who started photography later in their life, she became so important and respected in the field. I loved the way she interacted and ran her photo shoots because she made it more than just a job, and her passion and social skills were noticeable. I learned that in order to make an outstanding photo you have to put your own touch on it, and that touch might be simple or basic, but nonetheless powerful. Of all of Leibovitz's work, I have seen the picture of John Lennon caressing his wife more than any other photo. 
Music Cover- 
This is an image of the Rolling Stones performing in Philadelphia in 1975 at a concert. I particularly like this photo because through all the lights and the jumping actions you can understand the vibe and the energy at this venue. I also like that this is a freeze action shot because it captures a single moment in time where there is so much excitement. Being freeze action, it sums up what is going on and so from this specific image you realize the energy level like I said, which sets an understanding of what the entire concert may be. In addition, I appreciate the angle of it because it almost feels like you are crowd level which is how most people would see the concert.

Reportage-
This is an image of the Rolling Stones in a casual setting, surrounded by drugs and alcohol. This drug culture was well known for the music industry and frankly, wasn't shocking for this time period. I really like this photo and the candid photos of the Rolling Stones because in order for Annie Leibovitz to understand and capture their life, she had to be fully immersed. Because of her presences with drugs, Leibovitz did have to get help and so in order to document these musicians lives she had to be incredibly brave and vulnerable. This image has a relaxed and peaceful mood, which represents the norms from this time.

Current- 
This is a picture of Keira Knightly from an issue of Vogue. This image is both similar and different from Leibuvitz's early work. The angelic face, posture and background is similar to those of some other work done by her. However, this photo in comparison to the other two I chose, is more staged. As her career went on she shot for a specific purpose with implemented ideas to pull the image together, which was opposite of her candid and natural lifestyle and art experience. Another large difference is the color, it changes the mood and purity to the image. I really liked this image because it had a genuine feel to it by being noticeably different from her other pieces.

Portraits

Fine Art Portraits

Florence Owens Thompson
In the image to the left- I love this photo because you can tell how hard this woman's life appears to be and the stress within her face and through the body language of the kids.

Steve McCurry
The image at right shows the fear and worry that is within her which you can tell by her eyes, and in addition, the overall mood is tense and slightly anxious. I love this photo because you can feel the subject's emotion.

Editorial Portraits

Bazaar Magazine
I think that Lady Gaga is incredibly bold and her style reflects that. This image of her is a modest look, but yet it has a lot of character and I think it captures a calm version of Lady Gaga which is why I like it.


Essence Magazine
I love the image at right because it makes it look like Tyra Banks is happy and confident, and it overall has a cheerful and positive mood.



The difference between an editorial portrait and a fine arts portrait is with the fine arts portrait it is up to you to decide the mood and feel of the image, as well as what the photographer was trying to portray. Where as in an editorial image, it is very staged, and the headlines, words and phrases almost determine what you should make of the image, because the image is a reflection of the content of the magazine.

Depth of Field and Abstraction

Abstraction: Abstract photography is depicting an image that is unique, and capturing it in a way that is different from how it may usually be taken

Unknown Artist
This artist used depth of field because they focused on the spokes and the front image instead of what is around the spokes.

Unknown from Pinterest
This image has a deep depth of field because it allows the whole image to be in focus, and it captures more than just the clouds or the building, but rather both.

Shallow Depth of Field



Still Life by Unknown







Portrait by Lisa Kristine






Landscape by Unknown

Composition Hunt- Framing

Leading Lines: 

Unknown Artist- “Leading Lines.” Pinterest, 26 Sept. 2013, www.pinterest.com/pin/397513104580909694/.

Rule of Thirds:

Arjun Purkayastha - Purkayastha, Arjun. “Three men in a boat.” Flickr, Yahoo!, 30 Nov. 2008, www.flickr.com/photos/arjunpurky/3068845779/.

Strong Diagonals:

Domokos Pálfai - Pálfai, Domokos. “Valencia.” Flickr, Yahoo!, 11 Dec. 2010, www.flickr.com/photos/palfai/5251292452/in/photostream.

Bird's-Eye View:

Matt Cherubino - Alk3r. “Stunning Adventure Photography.” ALK3R, 20 Sept. 2016, alk3r.wordpress.com/2016/09/23/stunning-adventure-photography/.

Bug's Eye View:

Unknown Artist - “Music photography: the best cameras to get great gig shots.” Pinterest, 1 May 2012, www.pinterest.com/pin/332562753711620713/.

Close Up:

Martin Turner - Turner, Martin. “Come fly with me ...” Flickr, Yahoo!, 30 July 2008, www.flickr.com/photos/martinturner/2717484044/in/photostream/.

Frame in a Frame:

Unkown Artist - “Cute.” Pinterest, 3 July 2015, www.pinterest.com/pin/447404544209575831/.

Filling a Frame:

Unknown Artist - “Homemade Pumpkin Pie.” Pinterest, www.pinterest.com/pin/33495590958283471/.

Motion

Part 1
Panning-
When the camera moves with the action of the subject, but the subject is sharp and background streaky.

Photo by Jim Richardson
“Panning-Motion 101.” Jim Richardson on Panning to Capture Motion -- National Geographic, 12 Sept. 2016, www.nationalgeographic.com/photog
raphy/photo-tips/motion-photography-panning-richardson/.

Slow Motion-
When the background is focused, but the subject itself is blurry.

Photograph below by Hilary Shedel
“Photography.” Pinterest, 13 Mar. 2014, www.pinterest.com/pin/319755642265970588/.                                                                                                                                                                                                  

Freeze Action-

To capture the moving subject as if they are frozen in that position.

Photo by Sami Tuoriniemi
“Snowboard Wallpaper - Markku F*in Flying.” Whitelines Snowboarding, whitelines.com/photos/wallpapers/snowboard-wallpaper-markku-fin-flying.html. 


Total Motion-
The subject is moving as well as the person capuring the photograph. 

Photo from Pinterest, Unkown Artist  
“Photography.” Pinterest, 20 June 2017, www.pinterest.com/pin/611363718136643294/.










Effective Use of Camera Shake-
The photographer is moving while the subject is not. 

Photo by Dean Ayres
“Shutter Speed: A Beginner's Guide.” Shutter Speed: A Beginner's Guide | Photography Mad, www.photographymad.com/pages/view/shutter-speed-a-beginners-guide.

Part 2

Roma Koshel	Maria - Helena Buckley
This photo of a dancer is in slow motion.	This is a photo of a dancer, shot in freeze action.
Koshel, Roma. “Motion in dance.”  Flickr, Yahoo!, 5 May 2008, www.flickr.com/photos/romakoshel /2467911470/.	“DancinPhotos.” Maria-Helena  Buckley, www.dancinphotos.net /2009/10/maria-helena-buckley.html.

Practice: 
Slow Motion

Freeze Action