Annie Leibovitz Quotes & Sayings (Page 6)

“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.”

“I'd like to think that the actions we take today will allow others in the future to discover the wonders of landscapes we helped protect but never had the chance to enjoy ourselves.”

“I went to school at the San Francisco Art Institute, thinking I was going to become an art teacher. Within the first six months I was there, I was told that I couldn't be an art teacher unless I became an artist first.”

“What I learned from Lennon was something that did stay with me my whole career, which is to be very straightforward. I actually love talking about taking pictures, and I think that helps everyone.”

“When I started working for Rolling Stone, I became very interested in journalism and thought maybe that's what I was doing, but it wasn't true. What became important was to have a point of view.”

“There must be a reason why photographers are not very good at verbal communication. I think we get lazy.”

“I shoot a little bit, maybe two rolls, medium format, which is 20 pictures, and if it's not working, I change the position.”

“What I end up shooting is the situation. I shoot the composition and my subject is going to help the composition or not.”

“I personally made a decision many years ago that I wanted to crawl into portraiture because it had a lot of latitude.”

“As I get older, the book projects are - liberating is one word, but they really are me.”