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Photographers. Kane Hibberd (Aus) & Annie Leibovitz (US) . KANE HIBBERD’S WORK. Amity Affliction 2012. Amity Affliction 2012. British India 2012. British India 2012. Calling all cars 2011. Chardy 2013. Gotye 2011. Hunting Grounds 2012. Illy 2012. Karnivool 2009. Ladyhawke 2012.
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Photographers Kane Hibberd (Aus) & Annie Leibovitz (US)
originally worked in sound production studied Photography at RMIT in 2008 does photo shoots for a variety of music publications such as Rolling Stone, Jmag, Blunt, The Drum Media, Inpress and Time Off has won various awards in the music field of photography he uses digital photography (Savvides, L. 2010) KANE HIBBERD
“When I'm photographing a portrait, if possible, I like to try and portray the artist in a different light. Take them out of their comfort zone and try to give the viewer a previously unknown insight into the artist.” Kane Hibberd (Savvides, L. 2010) KANE HIBBERD
Initially pursued painting. Began photography night classes in San Francisco. In 1970 Leibovitz took her portfolio to founding editor of Rolling Stone magazine. In 1973 Leibovitz became the chief photographer for Rolling Stone. Leibovitz joined Vanity Fair in 1983, and in 1998 joined Vogue. She has held numerous exhibitions,worked on various ad campaigns and released two books. (Sommerstein, R. 2008) ANNIE LEIBOVITZ
“In a portrait, you have room to have a point of view. The image may not be literally what's going on, but it's representative. ” Annie Leibovitz (Habert, J. 2013) ANNIE LEIBOVITZ
BACKGROUND INFO 2007 Vanity Fair for a “Green” issue The shoot was taken in Southeast Iceland Leonardo DiCaprio is an environmental activist Audience: Vanity Fair’s usual market & those with an interest in Green issues 2009 For the band Karnivool’s release of their new single "Set Fire To The Hive" Karnivool are a heavy metal band The shoot was taken in Melbourne Audience: Karnivool & heavy metal music fans
SUBJECT MATTER • Both have the person/people as the subject matter • Background and surroundings is just as important because it is symbolic • Leibovitz • The glacier lagoon ties in with DiCaprio’s environmental concerns. • Hibberd • The use of a gooey mixture gives the viewer an ew feeling which ties in with the bands heavy metal image.
Both photographs have a dark feel & have an easy division between foreground and background • Leibovitz • Leo is dressed in dark colours whilst the background behind is cool icy colours. • Viewer can almost feel the icy cold feeling of the glacier. • Hibberd • The white shirts makes them stand out to the viewer. • You can almost feel the stickiness in the photograph. COLOUR & SENSORY
The people in the photographs • The way the subjects gaze . • Leibovitz • The environment around him is important. • Leo is off centre. • Depth adds more perspective. • Hibberd • The gaze gives an unsettling feeling. • Balance as the band members are spread out. • Some sense of depth. FOCAL POINT
OVERALL • May appear to be very different but they both incorporate similar aspects into their work. • Have a way of making each shoot different. • Captures the viewers attention • Reveal aspects about the subject • Each shot is meaningful and has a story behind it. • Both taken particular advantage of contrast and the gaze that the subject or subjects has.
References Somerstein, R. 2008. Annie Leibovitz - Life Through A Lens | American Masters | PBS. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/episodes/annie-leibovitz/life-through-a-lens/16/. [Accessed 08 May 2013]. Savvides, L. 2010. Exposure Pro: Kane Hibberd - Digital Cameras: SLR & Compact Cameras. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.cnet.com.au/exposure-pro-kane-hibberd-339308017.htm. [Accessed 08 May 2013]. Habert, J. 2013. Annie Leibovitz Quotes. [ONLINE] Available at: http://photography.about.com/od/famousphotographersbios/a/AnnieLeibovitzquotes.htm. [Accessed 08 May 2013] Vanity Fair. 2013. Annie Leibovitz | Vanity Fair. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.vanityfair.com/contributors/annie-leibovitz. [Accessed 11 May 2013]. IMAGES Kane Hibberd’s portrait: Australian Independent Record Labels Association. 2012. The Art of Capture’s Kane Hibberd. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.air.org.au/features/art-of-captures-kane-hibberd/. [Accessed 08 May 2013]. Kane Hibberd’s work: Hibberd, K 2013 The Art of Capture | Photography by Kane Hibberd. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.theartofcapture.com/main.html#/portrait. [Accessed 08 May 2013]. Annie Leibovitz work: Leibovitz, A. 2013. Vanity Fair. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.vanityfair.com/contributors/annie-leibovitz. [Accessed 08 May 2013] City life - Chinadaily Forum. 2013. Top Ten Most Iconic Annie Leibovitz Photos. [ONLINE] Available at: http://bbs.chinadaily.com.cn/thread-731825-1-1.html. [Accessed 08 May 2013].