Annie Leibovitz Shoots Sears with Kardashians
Is it just me, or is there something dreadfully bizzare just off with this whole thingie?
The Gothamist thinks so.
So seriously, am I off my rocker being sort of suspended in disbelief?
Here’s the behind the scenes video from Elle.com, which was even weirder…
Wow. Not her normal clientele I guess.
There is nothing bizzare or wrong with this. I’d shoot the Kardashians and I’d love it. I might even do it for free. and this is coming from someone who is not a fan of the Kardashians at all.
For those that just want to shoot what you love, go find a pretty flower and shoot that until it pays you.
There is a fat one in every litter!
I really don’t get what the big deal is? Annie is a commercial photographer, if Sears and the Kardashians are going to pay her good money to shoot photos, I assume she would shoot the photos. Who are any of us to judge anyone else for what they shoot to pay the bills?
Celebrity and fashion don’t usually mix well.
A lot of people in the fashion industry are getting frustrated because the market is making greater demands for celebrity star-power to sell clothes and move magazines. Clothing tends to photograph and look best on the tall/ skinny supermodel bodies, but very few high fashion models carry serious celebrity star-power. On the hand, there are many celebrities that have huge audiences and can sell the shit out of a clothing line, but they don’t have the look or the personality to really photograph as well as a dedicated fashion model. So the fashion industry is forced to find a “compromise” solution by using celebrities as models and spokespeople while employing an army of stylists and re-touchers to cover up their non-supermodel qualities. The Kardashian/Leibovitz shoot is an excellent example of a celebrity/model compromise solution because it alters the appearance of the subjects just enough to allow them to look good in the clothes while still accentuating the personal features that reveal their celebrity identities.
My guess is that the campaign will be a success.