Teaches Photography Lezioni: Annie Leibovitz

That photograph—the one where you aren't performing—will be the best picture you take all year. Because you stopped trying to be interesting , and you started being real .

When I photographed Queen Elizabeth II, everyone was terrified. "Don't touch her. Don't speak first." I walked in, curtsied, and said, "Ma'am, you look like you have better jewels than I do." annie leibovitz teaches photography lezioni

I look for the "off" frame. The one where the eyes are closed. The one where the hair is messy. The one that is technically imperfect but emotionally nuclear . "Don't touch her

North-facing light is God’s light. It is soft, cool, and forgiving. It wraps around the face like a memory. South-facing light is harsh—it reveals every wrinkle, every scar, every truth. The one where the hair is messy