Annie Leibovitz

Annie Leibovitz

 

            Annie Leibovitz is a famous photographer with a lot of experience.  She has worked for magazines, major companies, and many famous people throughout her career.  Leibovitz is known for her unique lighting and the bold use of color within her photographs.  One of my favorite series of hers is the ones commissioned by The Walt Disney Company.  In this series, famous Disney scenes were re-created with celebrities assuming the roles of the characters.  Leibovitz creates these familiar scenes, and makes them realistic and believable.  She states that she also tries to retain the personalities of the celebrities she is working with as well.  The devotion Leibovitz gives to her work is also admirable. 

            It was interesting to become more familiar with Annie Leibovitz’s work during this research.  I recognized many of her pieces, but never connected her name to those photos until now.  I am inspired by her lighting choices, and I am visually attracted to the bold colors she uses.  My photography is similar in that it has bold contrasts and colors.  I also really enjoyed looking at her Disney series.  I chose to look at Leibovitz’s Disney series because of the connection she can make with audiences because of it.  Anyone who has grown up with these Disney stories will have a personal and emotional connection with these photos.  These scenes are familiar, yet completely new.  I think universally known subject matter has a greater chance of being successful with an audience.