Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens

Annie Leibovitz is a very famous American photographer. She went to college at the San Fransico Art Institute to become an art teacher. She has a large body of work with reportage photography as well as celebrity portraits. In her early photography career her photographs were more reportage as she worked with the Rolling Stone. She left work with Rolling Stone for Vanity Fair in the 80's which is when her photography became more staged portraits with celebrities. Leibovitz had the opportunity to work with The Beatles, Hilary Clinton, Bet Midler, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Whoopi Goldberg and many other celebrities. She had the opportunity to photograph events like Nixon resigning from office or even concerts while on tour with the Rolling Stones. She even begged her editor at Rolling Stone to photograph John Lennon and Yolko Ono. I think a lot of Leibovitz's fame comes from her pushing the boundaries like with her photographs of Demi Moore. Additionally her fame comes from photographing people or events from a new, unobserved perspective. She became immersed in the scene like with her tour with the Rolling Stones, which made everything seem so real. It made the photographs come to life. It took everything from her relationships with the subject to the actual photograph to a more personal, intimate level. I did not really know about Leibovitz and her photography until we watched the documentary, however it was very inspirational.

Photo by: Annie Leibovitz

Photo of: Bruce Springsteen

Website: http://entertainment-memorabilia.bidstart.com/Bruce-Springsteen-and-Flag-1984-Annie-Leibovitz-Postcard-/21236349/a.html

Photo by: Annie Leibovitz

Photo of: Mikhail Baryshnikov

Website: http://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/mikhail-baryshnikov-dances-his-way-to-tel-aviv-1.393685

Photo by: Annie Leibovitz

Photo of: The Rolling Stones

Website: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/324329610636660688/

Photo by: Annie Leibovitz

Photo of: Mick Jagger

Website: http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2008/10/annie_excerpt200810

Photo by: Annie Leibovitz

Photo of: Whoopi Goldberg

Website: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/383509724488072513/

Photo by: Annie Leibovitz

Photo of: Demi Moore

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Henri Cartier-Bresson

The Decisive Movement

Henri Cartier-Bresson was a French photographer who was born in 1908. He helped develop street photography and was one of the earlier photographers to use 35 mm lens which helped define his work. He traveled around the world and photographed the Spanish Civil War and the French uprising in 1968. He believed the editing to a photograph should happen while the shot is being taken. Cartier-Bresson joined the army in 1940 but not long after was captured by the German's and stayed at a prison camp for 3 years. He also shot photographs of Mahatma Gandhi.In 1952, he published his first book called The Decisive Movement. He died in 2004. 

http://www.biography.com/people/henri-cartier-bresson-9240139#man-of-the-world

Photo by: Henri Cartier-Bresson

Website: https://iconicphotos.wordpress.com/tag/henri-cartier-bresson/

Alfred Stieglitz

Photography as Art:

Alfred Stieglitz  was born in 1964 in New Jersey. He went to school in Germany for engineering. In 1890 he was determined to make photography was a form of artistic expression like painting. He was the editor of Camera Notes until people did not agree with his idea that photography can be used for aesthetic purposes and he left to work as a freelance photographer. He made many platinum prints and used natural scenes and painting to make his prints. His most famous photography was of Georgia O'Keeffe who he later married. He also realized that photographs are just as reflective upon the photographer's feelings for the subject as they are a reflection of the subject portrayed. He dies in 1946. 

http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/stgp/hd_stgp.htm

Photo by: Alfred Stieglitz

This photograph is one the many he took of Georgia O'Keeffe.

Website: http://artblart.com/tag/alfred-stieglitz-georgia-okeeffe-neck/