Annie Leibovitz Quotes

I Shoot A Little Bit, Maybe Two Rolls, Medium Format, Which Is 20 Pictures, And If It's Not Working, I Change The Position.

Sometimes I Enjoy Just Photographing The Surface Because I Think It Can Be As Revealing As Going To The Heart Of The Matter.

I Sometimes Find The Surface Interesting. To Say That The Mark Of A Good Portrait Is Whether You Get Them Or Get The Soul - I Don't Think This Is Possible All Of The Time.

The Pictures Of My Family Were Designed To Be On A Family Wall, They Were Supposed To Be Together. It Was Supposed To Copy My Mother's Wall In Her House.

I Feel Very Proud Of The Work From The '80s Because It Is Very Bright And Colorful.

It's A Heavy Weight, The Camera. Now We Have Modern And Lightweight, Small Plastic Cameras, But In The '70s They Were Heavy Metal.

When I Was Younger, I Did Things With A Camera I Would Not Do By Myself. I Remember Going Down To The Docks In San Francisco And Asking A Fisherman If He Would Take Me Out On His Boat. I Would Never Do That Without A Camera.

My Early Childhood Equipped Me Really Well For My Portrait Work: The Quick Encounter, Where You Are Not Going To Know The Subject For Very Long. These Days I Am Much More Comfortable With The Fifteen Minute Relationship, Than I Am With A Life Long Relationship.

Lennon Was Very Helpful. What He Taught Me Seems Completely Obvious: He Expected People To Treat Each Other Well.

Irving Penn Said He Didn't Want To Photograph Anyone Under 60, And I Think There Is Some Truth About It.

What I End Up Shooting Is The Situation. I Shoot The Composition And My Subject Is Going To Help The Composition Or Not.

Coming Tight Was Boring To Me, Just The Face... It Didn't Have Enough Information.