Annie Leibovitz Has Been Doing Black Women Dirty In Her Photos For Years
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- Опубліковано 1 вер 2022
- Annie Leibovitz has been doing Black women dirty in her photos for years and needs to be called out. Earlier this month, the esteemed photographer was dragged online for her latest portraits in Vogue magazine featuring Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson.
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Well if you don't want dark and moody, don't hire Annie Leibovitz.
Lmao. Leibovitz is know to make artsy photographs, not a glamour ones. If you look at her other works they are very similar despite models being other "races".
Exactly this girl just wants to be famous using Annie Lebovitz name
@ Alex Force The problem is the lighting is wrong at the shoot.
@@PrettyGoodLookin Looking at her other works, the light is just as terrible. Its not a race issue. That's her style.
@@alexforce9 We All Know the AL style. The point is that when AL takes her style of lighting and applies it to Negro Skin without making adjustments it looks terrible. The point is that AL needs to step up her lighting game when shooting Black Skin so they don't look weird and grey. bye.
@@PrettyGoodLookin and once again black people demand a special treatment lmao. bye bye
Look people...it is all subjective. Leibowitz likes to play with subtlety; this is photographically difficult, which is why most of the over-lit garbage that litters the popular image highways of today is simple and panders to the all too banal stock conditioning of the over-stimulated masses. There are plenty of fine black photographers out there, so finding one would not be the issue. They obviously wanted Leibowitz, so that's what they got. Talk to the editors.
I took a look and white skin naturally contrast with her dark gloomy tones. That’s like saying I put pink blush on this white person so I’ll use the same pink blush on this black person and it should give the same effect. You use a different color blush to get the same effect. She obviously isn’t skilled in taking photos of black people. And it’s ok to point that out
Ok , so you don't like her work .. Subjective .. It's Art .. I like many of her photographs .. Again , subjective ..
@Whiteppl Krazy still subjective, still art, if some people may do not like it, there is no problem, everyone can express their opinion.
But to draw as a conclusions from this that Annie is racist or some other sorta of moral orientation, seems to me trivially exaggerated.
Exactly it’s art
@Whiteppl Krazy Yikes! So because you don't like her photographs..."may she lose her mind and her status". Sheesh... May evil fall upon one of the greatest in her profession because God forbid she didn't please someone she's never even met before. Jesus, and you guys think Annie has the problem
@Whiteppl Krazy You believe Annie set up an expensive photo shoot, got behind a camera, edited photos, reviewed them with a team of professionals all to intentionally piss you, a person whom she's never met, off on purpose. And to retaliate you wish for her to lose her mind and her status. On purpose. interesting..
Leibovitz is a freethinker, not a perfectionist. To interpret the delivery of Jackson’s skin-tone as racist is nonsensical and extreme.
Annie isn't a glamour photographer. She captures natural portraits of subjects without the use of garish lighting or artificial frippery.
The portraits are beautiful. They're brooding and atmospheric with an interesting depth.
I don't get it... photography is an art form. I don't care about her photos, but to me they look beautiful. That's why you look for a photographer that you like beforehand and not complain afterwards. I'm sure that most of these ladies were happy with the outcome.
You try to stir problems, where there isn't one.
Exactly art !this video is pure drama
Entitled sistahs always looking for an excuse to play the victim and complain over virtually anything.
To those who commented before knowing the facts: Annie Leibovitz, widely considered one of if not the greatest portrait photographer ever, is on a retainer from Vogue Magazine. She was contracted to take these photos before Justice Jackson was even nominated, much less appointed. So, no, there isn't anyone else they can find to take these photos...black, white, green or purple. This layout was the brainchild of the Vogue editing team with creative input from Justice Jackson herself. Do you know how many sets of eyes this passed before it was published? So please answer me this: if the person behind the camera, the person in front of the camera and the people who paid for and published these photos are pleased with the outcome, why are you so mad???
Be very careful mistaking your opinion for a moral compass. Different doesn't always mean wrong, unless you're criticizing one of the greatest. Then you'll quickly realize you in the minority (figuratively and literally). This ain't IG folks...Annie had $3M reasons to take these shots exactly how you see them. If Justice Jackson wanted something different, she'd flip to front-facing on her iPhone. To Annie doesn't know what she's doing is downright disrespectful. What's next? Does Michael Jordan not jump high enough? smh...
@ Holmes Family, You are missing the point.
@@PrettyGoodLookin I understand the point just fine. Just because I don't agree doesn't mean I don't understand. I just believe that it's dangerous when people expect action to be taken because of a subjective opinion. And if you don't get that, then I'm not the one missing the point. Peace
@@holmesfamily3818 Still not on the topic point.
@@PrettyGoodLookin Perhaps you should re-read my initial comment then. I'm not missing anything: there is an opinion about the quality of these photos and the photographer. It is subjective and honestly not even popular. I'm choosing to express how I feel about the comments surrounding the issue which is no different than people choosing to express how they feel about the photographs/photographer. Again, compliance and comprehension are two separate things.
I would love to do something famous enough for Annie Leibovitz to take my photo and have admired her work forever. But even I, an avid fan, have noticed that her photographs of women of color don't seem as dynamic as her other work. It is what it is!
Myah Jeffers is a black photographer who takes beautiful pictures of black people.
You people complaining about this have ZERO idea what you're talking about. This woman has an exemplary career of photographing many women including black women and to try to "call her out" is completely insane! You also don't know how professional commissioned photography works. She really does not have much of a say in what Vogue decides to do with the RAW images she shoots for them. The photo editor picks the images to be used and the retouchers that work for the publication, make them print ready. As a photographer, I think the images of KBJ, look great within the context of the scene they were taken in, and if the images don't look good (to the average person who really can't tell the difference between good and bad photography in the first place), Vogue Magazine is where you need to place the blame, NOT Annie Leibovitz.
It's the lighting at the shoot that is not sufficient.
@@PrettyGoodLookin dude... you don't know ANYTHING about light. LEAVE it to real photographers. Your comments; whether you post them just once or a thousand times again; the outcome stays the same: you clearly don't have the knowledge to comment on her team's lighting.
I think this is more so people hiring the wrong Photog for a particular job than the Photog doing a bad job at what was asked. I will say that Annie's style, and past work, makes it obvious why photos turned out poorly. Personally, I probably would have challenged her if I was the lead publisher that ultimately gives green light to use them. As a black person (and Photog myself) I think Annie was sought out and selected to do the job only because of her name and applauded past works. It would have been more appropriate to seek out the right person to do the job instead. I think to how Issa Rae sought out the right people to work on the production involved with Insecure. All/most of them were people that were more so 'right for the job' rather than known for status in the field. Also - not only did this accelerate an interest to use the appropriate methods to capture black skin, it also gave birth to new styles and rise to a new batch of industry leaders in their lane of work. Annie technically could learn how to appropriately capture black skin but I wont entirely hold that over head given the nature of photography. Personally, I mostly know how to capture black people well because 9.75 times out of 10 those are my subjects.
A well articulated point
You have to TRY - like HARD - to make Lupita N‘yongo looked washed and faded. She is a stand out beauty.
Have you seen the Miley picture she shot??? That’s her style pure raw emotions. She’s trying to show who the model is at that moment and how she’s feeling. Simone’s picture was taken during the toughest time in her mental health so it has reasoning.
I wish Vogue would you another photographer for black women. Her lighting choices are horrible, the recent photograph of Viola was deplorable , so many black photographers could have done that picture way better
I'm a black photographer and I would love to retake those portraits for these women. If you can get me in touch with them I'd be honored to do it.
It legit looks like they turn off the studio lights and take away the reflectors in pics they take of black women. Literally shady 👀
Are you a photographer? Do you understand that dark skin colors absorb light and don't reflect it like lighter skin tones do.
If she brightens the skin tones, she'll probably be accused of making her more light skinned.. going all the way back to slavery or something.
These liberal hacks are never happy.
Well... does it appear as if she is in open air or full sun? It does look like she is actually in the shade, so yeah... it is a shady picture. Annie is known for her disapproval of fake things. She's always looking for a realistic result.
If you don't like the photographer, pick a different one. But to call out Leibovitz for photographing the way she does is just cringe. What's next, officially approved and binding lighting schematics for every race out there?
This girl just want to use Annie’s name to get more views!
She is not speaking for everyone that is black.
She's known for having done a host of controversial photos, including a Vogue cover some years ago w/ LeBron James and someone else that was considered to have very racist undertones. It's a shame, because with her being a Jewish LGBTQ person, you'd hope she would like, be an ally and have increased sensitivity to the issues of *all* marginalized people; at least that's how I always wish things worked, anyway. Outside of her celebrity work, she went to Bosnia with her partner in the early 90s during the war and captured a famous photo that stuck in my memory, an abandoned bike that had skidded to a stop with a blood trail behind it, I guess they had tried to save a teenager who took a mortar to the back and didn't make it; but even with something like that, I feel like even though it definitely conveyed some of the truth of what was going on over there, it also doesn't feel good to think of it as "art" when it was a scene from a real person's tragedy. Idk, her whole thing is controversy I guess, and I wouldn't expect her to change, so I'd certainly be up for more diversity of photographers getting famous and onto the big magazines and everything, absolutely.
I'm a photographer myself and I do find these call out videos about the photography of Annie Leibovitz just RI-DI-CU-LOUS. She's the absolute top photographer.
What you are actually calling out has a name. It is called colorgrading and harmonising the colours, and it was already done by the great masters such as Da Vinci, and Caravagio, way before photography itself even existed.
This will eventually have a bit of an effect on the skin as well. Cuz you are harmonising the colours so that it doesn't show up as "too warm" or "too cold" in the balance of the entire image.
A black person in the shade will look cooler in color than the exact same black person in full sun.
It's okay to have a different taste. But don't make a complete fool of yourselves by this "calling out" nonsense.
If you can't take it. Dedicate your own life to photography, work very very hard, and even harder than that, to be in the position to take those photographs yourself.
Because then, and only then, it is your decision to make, about how you will colour grade your photographs.
"Black people just look ashy in the dark," is crazy. Well, I have dedicated my life to photography, portrait painting, and pro makeup artistry for the last 25 years, and I specialize in capturing deeply melanated subjects, namely, dark skinned black people because the industry, by and large, simple doesn't give enough of a sh*t. I have something to say about that.
Rather than understanding the subject and making necessary adjustments for the differences in skin tones, many of my associates, including you, simply apply the same processing methods to dark skin without consideration. This "one-size-fits-all" approach compromises the quality of the images and does a disservice to the subjects. It's akin to dermatologists ignoring the differences between black and white skin, potentially missing signs of skin cancer because it presents differently. Such neglect is not equality; it's a failure to appreciate and respect diversity. But I digress...
In reading your remarks I notice you have a misunderstanding of Color Grading and Harmonizing, and you also have morally incorrect points. If I may:
*On color grading and harmonizing* : While color grading is essential for achieving a specific aesthetic in photography, it should never result in subjects appearing underexposed, washed out, or unnatural. Proper color grading must enhance, not diminish, the natural features of the subject so if faces have become mutilated in the process, it's a failure. Comparing modern photography techniques to the work of classical painters like Da Vinci and Caravaggio is misleading because their mediums and purposes differ significantly. Painters had complete control over every element, whereas photographers work with existing light and real subjects. Effective photography techniques must account for the varying effects of light on different skin tones, ensuring that lighting and post-processing respect and enhance the natural complexion of all subjects. Oversimplified statements, such as a black person looking cooler in the shade than in full sun, fail to recognize the skill needed to use and modify light to achieve accurate and beautiful portrayals in any setting.
*On the moral failure of indifference* : Dismissing concerns as “RI-DI-CU-LOUS” ignores the legitimate observations about representation and sensitivity that critics are raising. It's crucial to acknowledge and respect the perspectives of those who have been underrepresented and worse, intentionally misrepresented in Western artwork and popular media for the better part of 400 years. Additionally, implying that only top professionals have the right to critique or make artistic decisions fosters elitism and gatekeeping, which undermines the value of constructive criticism and the voices of those affected by the representation. Furthermore, there is a need for greater cultural sensitivity and understanding of the historical context regarding the portrayal of Black people in media. Photographers must be aware of how their work impacts and reflects the communities they are seeking to again attention for photographing. It's a big responsibility, whether or not you're aware.
As professional photographers and artists, it's our job to engage with feedback from the communities directly impacted by our work, continually improve our techniques to ensure reasonable representation, and we're meant to be willing to adapt our methods and styles to best practices to ensure our choices don't inadvertently harm or misrepresent our.subjects. That doesn't mean it should come at the cost of creative freedom, it just means care enough about your subject to care enough about your whether or not your technique makes them look unintentionally crazy or not. Lebovitz's white and medium and brown toned subjects don't look crazy. Zendaya, Serena Williams, Oprah all look stunning in her photography...her darkest ones like Ketanji, Lupita and Viola look a mess and didn't have to.
Here later in time and after the Root showing they do black women dirty as well in article
If you want an artist who completely ignores her subject, making herself the subject, go with AL.
I’m not a photographer but I think those photos are strikingly beautiful.
Don’t get it
Is this cherry-picking the images to make a point?
Would the raw images and the preferred results of Leibovitz be different from the photoshopped results selected by publishers like Vogue and their editors?
I don’t believe it is really about race Annie is an amazing artist but I don’t believe she is known for doing glamour she does realness she does rawness, those Viola Davis photos bring tears to my eyes
Annie Leibovitz is the greatest photographer of our time. These photos are stunning.
I’m not black so that’s probably why I don’t really understand the problem, I thought the photos were great and it’s because the models were beautiful and isn’t that kind of the idea, to me it was like what mattered I. The photos was them and them only. Imo of course. Someone said she purposely made viola Davis look ashy but she doesn’t look ashy like that is so messed up to say that about viola Davis 🤣🥴
This is her style though and you should remember all of these women have agency to work with whom they choose. I think the photos (not a fan of the yellow for Simone) are gorgeous!!!
Ive seen all her photos ,they are especially brutal on older women😅 All and any😭🤣
Her pictures have always looked bland to me, can't see where the big fuss about her even comes from 🙄
These photos are just absolutely stunning.
Those were all beautiful photos of beautiful Black Women 🤷🏿♂️
Really?
So did Annie do your wardrobe snd makeup for this vid ? 😅
but Viola and Lupita are gorgeous in their shots thoughhhh
AN did a horrible biased job in my opinion. They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder and I believe she’s showing us how she sees darker skin. We need someone that loves black skin to show us the true beauty
I loved each of those pics by Annie Leibovitz. The lighting conveys history, strife to be where they now are and all those who couldn’t. I found them deeply emotional. I also agree that we need more black photographers working with major publications.
On the one hand, that's her style, but also I don't get the hype. They 100% should hire these Black photographers who know what they are doing!!!
🤣🤣🤣 oh no, another connoisseur... lol
Annie is doing art. Those examples you showed from other photographers are traditional. If you're looking for "pretty" maybe you don't want art. Also, you don't have to be Black to know how to photograph black skin. It's pretty basic Photo 101 stuff
This video only highlights one thing, ignorance. This made my brain hurt lol.
Thstd her style though..she always does this harsh lights and dark gloomy sort of thing ...not my fav either coz the subject always look very unretouched or should i say Raw. But thats literally her style and its not about racism
You are comparing reportage photographs to an artistic stile of Leibovitz. That just shows lack of knowledge in art of photography. This is called Low-key photography and she shoots like this often and everyone. Look at her photos of Queen Elizabeth II in the big dark room, Keith Richards with a guitar, Christina Ricci
on a bed. And on the contrary, do you remember the iconic Whoopi Goldberg in a bath full of milk or many photos of Obama family? And don't forget to check out the Pirelli Calendar where she photographed all the women in the same light and they have similar contrast, including Serena Williams, Ava DuVernay and Mellody Hobson.
This isn't low key photography at all. It is moody, but not low key. If it were low key it would have a lot more contrast. There's still a load of detail in her blacks and shadows. So no low key at all.
😂😂😂😂😂 she sad make us look sad and washed out. It's called art. Find something to do because you are obout of your relm of understanding
Yeah im not a fan of these photos. She doesnt play up the warmth of black skin, the skin looks underlit and blue toned... In a way that feels off. She could have done better, and i think people are getting too mad in the comments yo be objective: your fave cant do everything well
I thought those photos were perfectly fine.. but I guess the editors at Vogue are racists now??
Last I checked.. Vogue is a private company who can hire who ever they want AND.. the people photographed don't have to do it; no one is forcing them.
Photos are terrible. A blind man could see this fact.
I dont get it whats wrong with it? Its a style, you dont have to like it, but to get butt hurt because of that seems over the top lol.
I don't know any black photographers who could have shot it better . . . but then again I don't know any photographers at all. I've little doubt their needs to be better opportunities for black photographers to get a foothold in the industry, but I don't believe that only black people can shoot black people beautifully. I'd agree that that Leibovitz's photos of Jackson and other Black women don't look so great, with the exception of Lupita, who's probably impossible to make appear anything other than gorgeous.
Ebony, Essence are magazine that are historical for beautiful, striking photography of Black women and they hire black photographers throughout their inception. so, I don't think black photographers have died out. It's just the will to hire and showcase one. Maybe Vogue doesn't have the will to hire one.
@@shawnmatthews9594 Ebony had a class action lawsuit for not paying their photographers. And when they covered Coretta Scott King's funeral, not ONE of their photographers were black. Perhaps another example may be better suited to argue your point
good topic
That is your opinion and an uneducated one in the artistry of Annie Leibovitz.
I actually like all of her photos 🤷🏽♀️
Annie did a fabulous job she is without dispute the greatest pop culture photographer of all time. You can't help ugly.
The lighting is wrong. period.
@@PrettyGoodLookin no, it is realistic. To light portraits in the way Annie's team is lighting her photographs (she doesn't do it herself) you have to really see the light. It's masterfully done. "Period".
You can't help ugly? Help me to understand what you mean by that.
@@wauketaokoli6206 The model lacks beauty and expression... this bullshit that Annie can't light a black woman is ridiculous and reaching
Y'all are stupid for calling out Annie, thats her style of photography, in Annie's world view, everyone's skin tone is dull white or black, its how she's been shooting for years its how she sees the world. If you dont like it move along. But dont pull your reverse racism bullshit on her.
In Art there's no "how to do" anything every artist has how they see the world and we are previledged to witness it, wether we see the world the same way is none of their buisness.
Annie is a great photographer, and i aspire for my worke to be like hers some day
~A Black Photographer
Annie is the photographer, not the editor. You call her out because her name is more recognizable than Vogue editor. The push should be on the person who hires the photographer. That's Wintour.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Mathew Jordan Smith...any day!
JAIL
Are you complaining about these women looks?
Because it's still 100% them in those photos.
It’s called art…just how you look tells me all I need to know not a hair out of place neat appearance……. it’s even the imperfection that are perfect….i love Viola Davis and Lupita’s cover it Raw and it’s them they’re not less beautiful….when you wake up you look like this it’s just being amplified and it’s simply art….if you can’t appreciate this you can’t appreciate yourself flaws and all…..these women will still get men get married you know why?? They’re not hiding themselves to please society’s criticism…..you have so much to learn young lady these women are mature they know theses moments should be photographed as much as possible so they can look at the beauty of these moments……take lots of pictures young people flaws and all because at 90 you’ll appreciate the beauty of YOU….and it’s simply THEM
I Agree that AL doesn't seem to know how to use lighting on Black skin. AL probably has a lighting formula that she doesn't think to adjust, realize needs adjusting, etc.
She's been told about the need to adjust her approach for literally years now, so there's really no excuse.
@@michaelheliotis5279 by who? Did you phone her to tell her? LMAO
@@timmertens2368 Nearly every Black photography critic ever, and some white ones.
Those photographs are stunning....
Disagree, the photos are beautiful
LMAO get a hobbie get a job
I'm not a black photographer but I am a professional fine art portrait photographer of 20 years and I agree. These shots are mediocre at best and you all deserve far better representation through portraits. I, for one, would absolutely love to have more people of color in my portfolio. I've never had any issues whatsoever shooting with darker skin tones.
Sorry I do not agree and I’m a black woman. The only unflattering picture to me was of Simone biles. Leibovitz has a dark contrast to all her photos. A subtly. If you want something different then go with a different photographer. As a black woman we need to stop perpetuating this narrative that we are victims, because to say those pictures of Viola Davis and lupita are bad is insanity. They are beautiful. Deal with self hate before creating an opinion. Shame on you The Root doing more harm to the community spreading a narrative that shouldn’t exist.
I agree these women have beautiful glowing skin but the pics look dull
I know everyone is saying that she does dark etc but I’ve seen some photos done by her of lighter skinned people and they’re beautiful
Omg! These recent photos aren't bad... But Jesus Christmas, those photos of Simon, Viola and Lapita... 💀💀💀
Black women hate them selves. Because I working in photography for 10 years these pictures are beautiful poetic and very strong. You'll don't know art. Being dolled up in a suit isn't the essence of blackness its the rich tones and body and those women looked like my sister, my aunt and friends Im from the Caribbean. You'll like fake mockup blackness. This piare deep and rich and say pure true expression
Girl, hush.
You’re stunning and those photos need way better lighting !! Why not photograph in natural lighting ? SMH 🤦🏼♀️ one of the prettiest skin tones and these ppl can’t get a good shot 🧐 call em out ! Unacceptable
Omg... "why not photograph in natural lighting..." it IS a mix of artificial and natural light. I find it rather funny that so many of you guys really really are desperate to bash on Leibovitz, because you just want a black photographer to take pictures of black people, but the criticism is just complete nonsense. I'd guess most of you are barely capable of holding a camera in the right way.
I was so disappointed. Even if it is subjective ( which it is) does it negate poor photography of BW by her?
Imagine if white people said they need more white people behind the cameras for them...... I feel like people want to just be upset over nothing especially when some darker tones actually send a rather fitting atmosphere for certain photos.