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When I take a picture I take 10 percent of what I see.

Annie Leibovitz

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Annie Leibovitz
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: October 2
Fashion Photographer
Photographer
Waterbury
Connecticut
Anna-Lou Leibovitz
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I was scared to do anything in the studio because it felt so claustrophobic. I wanted to be somewhere where things could happen and the subject wasn't just looking back at you.
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Most people, especially successful people, are hard-working. They want to participate. They want to do things well.
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I don't think there is anything wrong with white space. I don't think it's a problem to have a blank wall.
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I'm pretty used to people not liking having their picture taken. I mean, if you do like to have your picture taken, I worry about you.
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You have trust in what you think. If you splinter yourself and try to please everyone, you can’t. It’s important to stay the course. I don’t think I would have lasted this long if I’d listened to anyone. You have to listen somewhat and then put that to the side and know that what you do matters.
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A photograph is just a tiny slice of a subject. A piece of them in a moment. It seems presumptuous to think you can get more than that.
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What I end up shooting is the situation. I shoot the composition and my subject is going to help the composition or not.
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I feel very proud of the work from the '80s because it is very bright and colorful.
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I fight to take a good photograph every single time.
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A thing that you see in my pictures is that I was not afraid to fall in love with these people.
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...I gave up on being a journalist - I thought having a point of view was more important than being objective.
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Photography's like this baby that needs to be fed all the time. It's always hungry.
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As a young person, and I know it’s hard to believe that I was shy, but you could take your camera, and it would take you to places: it was like having a friend, like having someone to go out with and look at the world. I would do things with a camera I wouldn’t do normally if I was just by myself.
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You have trust in what you think. If you splinter yourself and try to please everyone, you can't.
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There is a myth that the portrait photographer is supposed to make the subject relax, and that's the real person. But I'm interested in whatever is going on. And I'm not that comfortable myself.
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When you go to take someone's picture, the first thing they say is, what you want me to do? Everyone is very awkward.
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Sometimes I enjoy just photographing the surface because I think it can be as revealing as going to the heart of the matter.
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There must be a reason why photographers are not very good at verbal communication. I think we get lazy.
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When you are younger, the camera is like a friend and you can go places and feel like you're with someone, like you have a companion.
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