FIRST ANAYLSIS

The photographer is Annie Leibovits, she is an American portrait photographer, who grew up in Waterbury in the united states. She was born on the 2nd of October 1949 (age 63).

This is a photo of Meryl Streep, the very famous film star, this photo was taken to be presented on the cover of a rolling stones magazine. When this photo was taken, Meryl was just starting to get a lot of press attention, so annie wanted to portray her as 'Just a nobody, Just an actress'

I think that this photo has been made so that Meryl is all you can see, because she is the message of the photo, the background is simple, and a little bit blurred, so that we can appreciate the full affect of Annie's message towards Meryl.

I really like this photo, i think that a lot of people can relate to this 'Pretending to be someone or something that we aren't' I like the tugging of the face, as it makes you think how much she wanted to get this mask off, the white paint potrays as a mask, like everyone had her up on a pedistool, and she just wanted to prove that she was just a normal person, like the rest of us. I also like how she is the only thing we see in the photo, and the background is all blurred and plain so that our attention lies on her and only her so that we are able to appreciate the full aspect of the photograph and the message behind it.