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TIME Magazine Interviews: Annie Leibovitz

25 Dec

READ THE FULL INTERVIEW: tinyurl.com Her celebrity portraits for magazines from Rolling Stone to Vogue have become cultural icons. Annie Leibovitz answers reader questions here
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A production from DopeFilm for Ally Iskandar and Farah Lee during their wedding on 20 Jan 2012 at Masjid Kristal, Kuala Terengganu, including reception at both the bride’s and groom’s house. Written and Directed by Hilman Fikry Director of Photography / Cinematography by Mohammad Ikman Camera Operators : Ibrahim Radzuan & Hafiz Hashim Set Assistance : Ezzwan Mardzi Special thanks to Ally Iskandar and family, Iium Aad Seven Batch. Music : Maliq & DEssential – Hadirmu, Yuna – Terukir Bintang, Radiostar – Pada Senyummu For further inquiries and services including details and quotations for video production, contact us through email hilman.fikry@gmail.com or 017 3644529 (Hilman Fikry) facebook.com/ddooppeedesign
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  1. weldy rhadiska

    December 25, 2012 at 11:17 am

    so closed minded person ^^ if photography is not art so what is it? if you said that photography is not art because of we take pictures with a “machine” that we called camera ,how about writting? with what you write your idea on your head ? pencil? pen? or even a machine called computer ? and how did you print it?you are useing a “machine” to publish and CREATE your work ,so why does it matter? that what you caled “machine” is just a MEDIA not an IDEA.

     
  2. justintylercarey

    December 25, 2012 at 11:46 am

    She doesn’t simply “record”. Have you ever had any experience in photography, or have you even ever witnessed Annie’s work ethic? Photography, as well as any type of art, is identified with “sending a message” or creating an emotional connection between subject and audience. Show me a Leibovitz photograph and I’ll tell you a million things about it. I’m not a photography fanatic. I paint, draw, photograph, sculpt, write. You can’t simply delineate one art form another, unless it’s BAD.

     
  3. ImaginedWriter

    December 25, 2012 at 12:00 pm

    If she is an artist then hubble telescope is a greater artist than she is. She creates nothing, she merely records. A scribe is not a poet.

     
  4. justintylercarey

    December 25, 2012 at 12:25 pm

    That is absolutely not true whatsoever. You don’t just point and click to take a photograph. If it were that simple, everyone could do it. It involves elements of light, contrast, line, movement, composition, depth of field, texture, symmetry, pattern — all that’s essential in drawing, painting, sculpting. They’re two different types of art. Some people have a propensity towards one or the other, or both equally. Then there’s editing, which is a skill within itself; both inborn and learned.

     
  5. ImaginedWriter

    December 25, 2012 at 12:29 pm

    Art and photography are not the same. Her pictures require no talent or ability comparable to a Michelangelo.

    She merely captures the real world with a machine not with her mind and body.

     
  6. justintylercarey

    December 25, 2012 at 1:08 pm

    Annie has captured some of the most iconic photographs of all time… I’m very particular about the authenticity of artists – in the sense that I don’t necessarily buy into the “abstractedness” concept of “art”. (You know, the kind that takes no skill whatsoever.) Annie has skill and she has a keen eye for line, repetition, filling-the-frame, and all forms of beauty. Just because she captured a controversial picture of a media-unfriendly teenager, doesn’t mean she isn’t any good.

     
  7. latecia1

    December 25, 2012 at 2:07 pm

    i have it same.more i am working visualy,the less iam articulate,esspecialy in other languages heh. trying to get use to it

     
  8. truface007

    December 25, 2012 at 2:32 pm

    Would Dali Lama advice Sri Lankan Buddist monk to stay away from Racist act on Tamils.

     
  9. ImaginedWriter

    December 25, 2012 at 2:33 pm

    None of her pictures are any good.

     
  10. Edouard Janin

    December 25, 2012 at 2:44 pm

    why do some people have to be so ugly in their comments towards anybody who has acheived anything ? You put yourself in the gutter by doing so.

     
  11. YCDPKLD

    December 25, 2012 at 2:55 pm

    Oh my god its not that big of a deal lol why are we always perverting everything? sometimes things are bad, but this fear is obsessive. i dont even feel anything sexual about it.

     
  12. joelet123

    December 25, 2012 at 3:37 pm

    she would have better suited for the movie “she’s the man”

     
  13. ChiroQuacker

    December 25, 2012 at 4:01 pm

    she looks like a man..i bet she wishes she had a penis and ballsack…i wish i had half the pussy vagina shes had in her life…looks like a washed out rag

     
  14. justintylercarey

    December 25, 2012 at 4:17 pm

    She’s incredible. I’m comforted by the fact that she’s not a verbal communicator; she communicates through an internal recognition of beauty. Notice how she’s not overbearing in word-choice. She uses “simple”, “strength”, and “beautiful” frequently. I’m the same way, I can write my thoughts out in a strongly worded manner, but whenever I have to verbally describe my art, I have trouble doing it improvisationally. She’s a genius, and it really is “exclusive to her eyes”. Words can’t describe it.

     
  15. patoloco40

    December 25, 2012 at 4:42 pm

    She looks like  Richard Gere wearing a wig

     
  16. Adam Charlton

    December 25, 2012 at 5:07 pm

    is it just me, or does she look like jeff goldblum?

     
  17. Craig P

    December 25, 2012 at 5:27 pm

    …well your comments are insightful and interesting and I appreciate them. My comments (admittedly) reflect a commoner’s unaffected superficial impression. On the other hand, a bird’s eye view of an artist (or someone anointed as such) by such a person sometimes invites a much-needed re-evaluation. Or maybe they’re a testament to the plight of the underappreciated (though obviously well-paid) artist.

     
  18. AlboEcoSkit

    December 25, 2012 at 5:35 pm

    I admit I don’t like quite a few of her photos, but her style isn’t quite what I’d call “evocative.” Some of her best work does have a certain mood to it, but I don’t believe she’s famous for creating immersive images that take you through a variety of emotions. She’s an artist who’s made some beautiful photos of celebrities. Her cinematic compositions, lighting and use of props define her style. But she’s not a fine art photographer.

     
  19. Craig P

    December 25, 2012 at 6:30 pm

    …well I’m not going to deny I know little about photography.

    Art is subjective, however, and I have seen more evocative photos in my family scrap book. All this hoopla over someone taking pictures just reminds me of the emperor’s new clothes. Someone said she was an artist and that became the groupthink soundbite that no-one dares question.

     
  20. AlboEcoSkit

    December 25, 2012 at 7:24 pm

    bungi98 answered LaChapelle’s work nicely.
    as for Richardson, he produces photos that no on else can or will. he evokes a mood and a certain character from his subjects, unsettling or disturbing as the final results may be. his stark white, flash-flooded photographs strike some as “amateur,” but it’s just simply not. it’s an intentional aesthetic that he’s adapted for himself that serves the same purpose as Richard Avedon’s blank, white backgrounds. it’s bare and confrontational.

     
  21. AlboEcoSkit

    December 25, 2012 at 7:25 pm

    someone clearly doesn’t understand photography

     
  22. SwerVQE

    December 25, 2012 at 8:01 pm

    shes a racist.

     
  23. supercobra99

    December 25, 2012 at 8:54 pm

    Beautiful to look at?!  Are you fuckin kidding me?

     
  24. Dreadfultime

    December 25, 2012 at 9:06 pm

    i love how she looks… she works every day to make huge celebrities look good, and she clearly does not give a fuck bout her looks. she knows that her work is about a constructed image, but her self is about just being a human being

     
  25. izai07

    December 25, 2012 at 9:58 pm

    i wonder if i can afford you dopefilm…cause u dope!
    oh god pls let them be affordable

     
  26. ina sarmat

    December 25, 2012 at 10:34 pm

    nice

     
  27. nur fazielasalwanie jaafar

    December 25, 2012 at 11:24 pm

    subhanallah indahnya…

     
  28. Nurul Izzati

    December 25, 2012 at 11:39 pm

    suke sgt tgk diorg ber2.. secocok.. hope berkekalan 4 eva… amin..

     
  29. Are Miera

    December 26, 2012 at 12:33 am

    08.01 their smile just like a heaven . nice . comel

     
  30. nuradliazhari

    December 26, 2012 at 12:41 am

    like
    

     
  31. Eida Faz

    December 26, 2012 at 1:40 am

    bagus!!xde adat merenjis.

     
  32. scya136

    December 26, 2012 at 1:53 am

    Alhamdulillah..tahniah ally & farah..majis sdrhana tp meriah..xprlu mmbazir bgai mcm norman & memey..moga anda bhagia..

     
  33. tulip purple

    December 26, 2012 at 2:15 am

    farah lee nie ada mirip tengku sheera iskandar…

     
  34. nabila8526

    December 26, 2012 at 2:55 am

    7.34 hero kg atas tol,e.manang…

     
  35. nabila8526

    December 26, 2012 at 3:26 am

    kawin dh kwn satu sekolh aku ni…semoga berbhgia farah n ally

     
  36. Farhana Hashim

    December 26, 2012 at 4:25 am

    comel sungguh farah lee.

     
  37. mayamin yuhaniz

    December 26, 2012 at 5:08 am

    dislike the songs but the shooting is good

     
  38. Zafirah Aliah

    December 26, 2012 at 5:53 am

    They look so perfect together :’)

     
  39. SuperTheNAN

    December 26, 2012 at 6:19 am

    alhamdulillah, :D

     
  40. Lily Eliya

    December 26, 2012 at 7:07 am

    kita suka wedding colour.. nice with farihin skin tone and ally.. wish u guys happy day life. Marriage is not like cartoon..

     
  41. fakhira sshi

    December 26, 2012 at 7:12 am

    bagai pinang dibelah dua:)

     
  42. rottenbavaori

    December 26, 2012 at 7:36 am

    omey sgt farahin nie….suke

     
  43. redland citizen

    December 26, 2012 at 8:07 am

    comel sungguh dua-dua pengantin ni …Alhamdulillah , sempurna satu lagi urusan kehidupan ….semoga Ally dan Farahin bahagia dunia akhirat bersama…

     
  44. redland citizen

    December 26, 2012 at 8:52 am

    sedap sungguh tengok bila cinta,pernikahan berlandaskan Islam… 🙂 🙂

     
  45. afiqahiti

    December 26, 2012 at 9:18 am

    I love your video.menarik sungguh.

     
  46. afiqahiti

    December 26, 2012 at 10:16 am

    Ya Allah berikan lah kebahagian yg kekal pada pasangan ini Ally Iskandar dan nurfarahin.