Leibovitz' Photos of Queen Elizabeth on her 90th Birthday

[FrankS]

The gearheaded part of me wants to know what gear she used. Not because I think I could take the same pictures with it, just interested.

 

[Bill Clark]

Ms. Leibovitz has worked very hard to gain an entree into the world of people like the recent photographs as shown of the Queen of England and her family. Annie has beautiful Classical style photography but this is secondary to having the following and notoriety she has with people of this stature.

The gent who helped me had this following before Anmie. At dinner one evening he got to reminiscing and my wife asked him, "you had this following, why did you quit?" Wihout hesitation, he said, "i got tired of kissing you know what all the time."

 

[Brian Atherton]

If this was my mother, photographed with her great grand and grand children, I would be happy with the result of the group photo.

Quality-wise I reserve judgement until I am able to see a first-generation print. Hopefully one may get shown at one of the galleries in the UK.

 

[Huss]

This one renders better on my screen; it's still cropped.

Whereas this one shows what seems to be the un-cropped version.

Thanks for linking those. I didn't think much of the link that started this thread, but this one that you posted, showing the uncropped version, is something else:

http://metro.co.uk/2016/04/21/happy...n-with-her-five-great-grand-children-5830677/

The wider version shows far more context. It places them in a world of their own. The deep intense greens and golds framing the family that now stand out and glow amongst those muted tones. The way you can properly see the mirrors reflecting into infinity.
A really great job.

 

[Trius]

Not exactly taxation as a 'one-way' deal. They essentially gave up their private resources for the service of the nation, in exchange for the Civil List.

Yes. I was just simplifying.

 

[mfogiel]

"Here is (click) a portrait of some members of the same family which was telling something to the people looking at the photo actually."

Yes indeed - this is telling me that Collapsible Summicron has fabulous bokeh ! 😀

 

[mani]

No-one on the forum is up for a knighthood, unless I'm much mistaken. So all the forelock tugging is leading nowhere... 🙂

 

[giganova]

Poor kids, having to grow up in this family! 🙄

 

[Bill Clark]

Erik,

Thanks for posting about Ingres.

Wiki is a springboard to others as well from this period.

You've provided me with material I'm reading for several days! And a trip to the library.

This is a wonderful place to pick up information like what you have given here.

Thanks!

 

[pixelated]

I seem to have misplaced my invitation to photograph the Queen for her 90th. Good on Anne for taking up the job.

It's easy to find fault with the result, but none of us got asked to do it. I don't begrudge her the fame or the opportunity, or the result, though one would think she could do better than that hand coming out of the Queen's shoulder.🙂:bang:

 

[FrankS]

Those colours are sublime.

 

[CameraQuest]

A DP told the story of Leibovitz somehow doing PR pics for their small indie film being shot in South America.

According to him, Annie showed up with a bigger crew than the cast and crew of that little movie combined!

If you had that big crew, you might take more Annie like pics too.

 

[raid]

Now that all has been said, I say we return to discuss which model Summicron or Summilux to vote for in the next elections .... [am I confusing issue here?]

 

[rondo]

This one renders better on my screen; it's still cropped.

Whereas this one shows what seems to be the un-cropped version.

I wonder if I'm the only one who finds the uncorrected perspective extremely annoying? (Wall behind)
Show me one classical painting depicting its subjects in a tilted picture frame. Obviously this is not a painting, but the reference to classical composition is pretty obvious. Extremely sloppy.

 

[Erik van Straten]

Thanks for posting about Ingres.

My pleasure! Ingres is my favorite painter and draftsman. I hope you enjoy his work.

Erik.

 

[goamules]

I don't follow her and barely recognize the name. However, when I went to look, I was very impressed by that group photo. If it had been done with Large Format the perspectives could have been fixed before the shot, but it's very nice still on small format.

 

[Erik van Straten]

I visit "Princesse de Broglie" at the Met just to look at the blue.

O, yes, kobalt blue. Is she having good light?

I love the small white glove on the chair.

Erik.

 

[Erik van Straten]

The section of the museum where she is, has a mixture of artificial and some natural light from an atrium.

I remember my dissapointment in 1990 when I saw the painting for the first time in the Metropolitan. It was in a very dark place. You couldn't see a thing. Happily the Le Blanc portraits and Moltedo were excellent exposed.

Erik.

 

[Erik van Straten]

Her name was Josephine Eleonore-Marie Pauline de Galard de Brassac de Bearn, Princesse de Broglie. She was the grandmother of the famous physicist De Broglie.

Erik.

 

[Bill Clark]

It would sure take a long time to sign the papers for a home/condo, automobile with a long name like that! Ha!