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Behind the Scenes on Jessica Chastain’s Disney Dream Portrait Shoot with Annie Leibovitz

by John Frost
January 13, 2014

Earlier this week famed photographer of the stars Annie Leibovitz added Jessica Chastain to the list of celebrities she has featured in her Disney Dream Portraits series. The famous redhead portrayed Pixar’s first princess, also a redhead, Merida from the hit animated feature Brave.

Today we get two exciting videos that take us behind the scenes of the photo shoot and reveal how the magic is made. (Love the fake horse in the shot above. Makes sense though.) Appropriately enough for the Scottish princess, the photo shoot took place in an area of Cold Spring, New York known as the Hudson Highlands.

Turns out Chastain is a fan of a certain activity enjoyed by many guests at both Disneyland and Walt Disney World – Pin Trading. Below she shares her Pin Trading strategy:Read More »Behind the Scenes on Jessica Chastain’s Disney Dream Portrait Shoot with Annie Leibovitz

New Annie Leibovitz Disney Dream Portrait – Jessica Chastain as Merida from Pixar’s Brave

by John Frost
January 9, 2014January 13, 2014

Photograph Annie Leibovitz’s collaboration with Disney Parks for the wonderful Disney Dream Portrait series continues. This time with the first every character from a Pixar film. Jessica Chastain portrays Princess Merida from “Brave” in this portrait entitled “Where your destiny awaits.” Chastain previously appeared in “The Help” a Dreamworks film distributed by Walt Disney Studios and for which she received multiple award nominations.

I’m not sure they captured Merida’s horse correctly, but I do love the choice of subject for this photo. What do you think? How did they do capturing the spirit of Merida?

Behind the scenes pic below the jump:

Jennifer Hudson is Tiana in New Annie Leibovitz Disney Dream Portrait

by John Frost
August 22, 2013

She started as a performer for Disney Cruise Lines, made a name for herself on American Idol, and was recognized for her considerable talent with an Academy Award for her performance in DreamGirls (among many awards across industries). She’s never forgotten her Disney roots. She… Read More »Jennifer Hudson is Tiana in New Annie Leibovitz Disney Dream Portrait

Video: On Set of Annie Liebovitz Haunted Mansion Disney Dream Portrait Shoot

by John Frost
August 2, 2012

Disney has revealed more of how much work goes into the Disney Dream Portrait series as crafted by Annie Leibovitz. It’s not just the photographer and the subjects, there is a whole team lined up to make it work. The photo shoot for the Haunted… Read More »Video: On Set of Annie Liebovitz Haunted Mansion Disney Dream Portrait Shoot

Disney Dream Portrait Fan Series Wraps Up

by John Frost
September 7, 2011

Duy Trong, whose Disney Dream Portrait inspired photo series I’ve profiled here and here, is giving up childish things and has entered college as a freshmen. But before he left to start on his new path, he finished the series by adding some of his… Read More »Disney Dream Portrait Fan Series Wraps Up

Julianne Moore, Michael Phelps latest Annie Leibovitz dream photo subjects

by John Frost
April 25, 2008August 13, 2008

Disney has released one more photo from Annie Leibovitz’s “Disney Dream Portrait Series” that places celebrities in to the roles made famous by classic Disney animated films. This time it’s Actress Julianne Moore and World Champion swimmer Michael Phelps in a Disney ‘Fantasea’ inspired by Ariel from “The Little Mermaid”.