By Skylar OSullivan ANNIE LEIBOVITZ style Annie Leibovitz

By: Skylar O’Sullivan ANNIE LEIBOVITZ

style � Annie Leibovitz photographed the photographer’s first book, she was published in 1983. The same year she joined Vanity Fair and was made the magazine’s first contributing photographer. At Vanity Fair she became known for her wildly lit, staged, and provocative portraits of celebrities.

History Born in 1949 in Waterbury, Connecticut. � Annie Leibovitz enrolled in the San Francisco Art Institute intent on studying painting, until she traveled to Japan with her mother the summer after her sophomore year that she discovered her interest in taking photographs. When she returned to San Francisco, she began taking night classes in photography. �

Equipment � Annie’s light modifier of choice is the ultra portable photek softlighter II. Next a light stand with a flash bracket. Then, a speedlite. The camera she uses is the Lecia s 2 with a canon EF 24 -70 mm lens

Leo With a Swan This photo was taken in 1977 by Annie for Vanity Fair.

Kim & Kanye Vogue � American Vougue April 2014 by Annie Leibovitz

Alice and Wonderland � Annie photographed Stephen Jones (the Mad Hatter) and Christian Lacroix (the March Hare) for Vogue representing Alice in wonderland

Mick Jagger � Buffalo, New York, 1975. Photograph by Annie Leibovitz.

Demi Moore Culver City, California, 1991.

Louise Bourgeois, New York City, 1997 � Gelatin silver print � 16 x 20 in. �

Michael Jackson, Los Angeles, 1989 � Archival pigment print � 11 x 14 in. �

Queen Elizabeth II, Buckingham Palace, London, 2007 � Archival pigment print � 16 x 20 in. �

Abraham Lincoln's Gloves Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, 2011 � Archival pigment print � 13 1/2 x 20 in. �

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References � Vanityfair. com � Vogue. com