Of course you can always count on an interesting photo from Annie Leibovitz, but I really like this portrait photo of Winona Ryder. This epitomizes the sort of photo portrait I like to shoot.
That is very nice. I wonder how much of this is Liebovitz,and how much is Ryder? When she takes photos of non-actors you can assume,(or at least,I do), that Liebovitz is the major part of the photo. Taking a pic of someone who's job is portraying an image has to change the dynamic there. Never haven taken portrait photos of famous actors myself, I don't know this, but it seems that way to me.
Any successful portrait is a partnership between subject and photographer, of course more so when the subject is capable of controlled nuance and the photographer is sensitive to every aspect of the image. Ryder is of course 'acting' for the camera, and Leibovitz is of course 'directing' her subject. Rather like making a movie that doesn't move.
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My name is Thom Buchanan.
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People are my favorite subjects to portray in art and photos. My wife (and studio partner) has called that my 'people skills', as I've been passionately creating portrait studies for many years.
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yeah that's a nice one!
That is very nice. I wonder how much of this is Liebovitz,and how much is Ryder? When she takes photos of non-actors you can assume,(or at least,I do), that Liebovitz is the major part of the photo. Taking a pic of someone who's job is portraying an image has to change the dynamic there. Never haven taken portrait photos of famous actors myself, I don't know this, but it seems that way to me.
Any successful portrait is a partnership between subject and photographer, of course more so when the subject is capable of controlled nuance and the photographer is sensitive to every aspect of the image. Ryder is of course 'acting' for the camera, and Leibovitz is of course 'directing' her subject. Rather like making a movie that doesn't move.
What a wonderful job Leibovitz has.
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