Coming in November: Annie's 'On Assignment' Book
Mix equal parts talent, ego, resources and schtick and you'll end up with A-List people shooter Annie Leibovitz. You'll remember her from the annotated Queen Elizabeth shoot video, among many other high-profile sessions.Her upcoming book, Annie Leibovitz: At Work, looks to be a behind-the-scenes study of some of her more famous shoots, including the royal shoot referenced above.
I have always had a "love-eyeroll" thing for her, having heard too many stories from people she has worked with to avoid the latter. But I very much enjoy her work and absolutely learn something every time I get the opportunity to study her photos more closely.
Amazon has it available for pre-order at $26.40 (list is $40.00) with price protection between now and when it ships.
"On Assignment: Annie Leibovitz" for that kind of coin?
Heck yeah, I'm in.
(Thanks to Charles P. for the heads-up.)
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I think you're looking for "double-sawbuck" on this one, David :)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sawbuck
For those who live in New York City, she's speaking about this at the 92nd Street Y on December 3, 2008. Tickets are $27:
http://www.92y.org/shop/event_detail.asp?productid=T%2DLC5CM04
-Charles P.
JS-
Thanks - fixed. And to think, all of my life, I went around thinking a sawbuck was a $20...
No I think you are correct, David. Weakening dollar and all ya know ;)
Congratulations on the D3 by the way!
David, old bean. For your transatlantic cousins, please define the colloquialism "love-eyroll" thing.
I had that happen to me, but not in the circumstance of reading a book :-0
Pat-
Kind of a sarcastic spin on "love-hate" relationship.
:)
"... having heard too many stories from people she has worked with to avoid the latter."
Do tell! Please dish!
It's certainly fascinating how a few very special photographers have turned themselves into the subject of their photos. People like Chase do this to a lesser degree, and Annie has perfected it.
It certainly drives home how the business of photography is about selling a photographer, not a photograph. Since I'm not in the business of photography, I'd rather look at a book of her photographs, like American Music.
Well..its hard to argue with her success and while it may not be for everyone that's of course OK to.
She was able to make the Queen of England look like George Washington or vice versa...that couldn't have been easy.
http://disembedded.wordpress.com/2007/07/11/queen-elizabeth-by-annie-leibovitz-her-majesty-loses-her-cool/
I'm all for famous artists so no hating here. She's not my thing per se but I'm glad she's there...does that make any sense?
Great post! Would love to get Annie Leibovitz: At Work, add it to my collection of photography tablets.
Thanks for the heads up!!!
I think Annie is fantastic and have been a fan of hers since Rolling Stone days. I think she is one of the greatest modern day portraitists. I could give too hoots about her reputation from those that have worked for her, or if even she is a troll from under some evil tree root..She can make a photograph of people.
i think this will be a rather interesting read...or look. i find a lot of her work rather interesting and/or amusing. plus, i am always up for learning something new. i suppose a "double-sawbuck" as js above states it will be worth it.
@Glenn M
Just a point of interest. The Queen, infamously, did not storm out of her session with Annie, as indicated by article you linked to.
That story was caused by some 'edited' footage from the BBC which made it look like there'd been a big row when there hadn't been.
Heads rolled at the BBC for it...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7029940.stm
and
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-467754/Leibowitz-The-Queen-I-did-fall-BBC-tantrum-film.html
Sean.
@ glenn...
I'm with you - Leibovitz doesn't quite do it for me either, but there is no arguing her role in modern-day photography and that she is someone we can all learn from.
Some of my thoughts about her forthcoming book release - and 'inspiration' in general can be found here.
I can wait to get Queen Annie's book of inside secrets. I just wish my shoots had the budget to work on the same level.
OT: the term "sawbuck" came from old ten dollar bills that had the Roman numeral "X" on them. Somebody thought the "X" looked like a sawbuck (archaic word for sawhorse) and the name stuck.
David, you may already be aware of it, but Joe McNally has another lighting book out at the end of the year, "The Hot Shoe Diaries: Creative Applications of Small Flashes." It popped up on Amazon yesterday and I ordered it (I've never understood the difference between ordering and pre-ordering) on the strength of his first book, which I am continuously re-reading.
Thanks for the headsup, Chuko I am ordering now :D
She used to come into the press room of the White House once a year to shoot a portrait of the President or first lady. She would hang-out with us news photographers -- always humble and asking questions about what gear we were using, what stories we had been working on, what sexy places we had been to.
Not once in 12 years did I see her exhibit any of the prima dona behavior she is famous for. In fact she was just the opposite -- talking about how she missed being able to shoot without the crew/gear she had acquired.
Today according to an article published in the Washington Post
Annie is about $750,000 in debt - partly to blame is money she owes for equipment rental. Now I don't feel so bad after springing for that AB-800 last spring.
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