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American photographer Annie Leibovitz ventures in front of the camera in Life Through A Lens while her sister, director Barbara Leibovitz, calls the shots. Rather than being too personal though, the film highlights the evolution of an artist with a portfolio that stretches all the way back to the 1960s and famously featured a pregnant Demi Moore baring her bump on the cover of Vanity Fair. Annie's eye for startling imagery is, in the end, what holds your attention.

She tells her story on the move whether it's meticulously composing publicity stills for Marie Antoinette or casually snapping the kids at play. Her recollections are bolstered by photos, naturally, and archive footage from the offices of Rolling Stone magazine where she began working in 1967. She admits to naivety in those early days, not just stylistically but also in regard to the rock 'n' roll lifestyle. Mick Jagger is among those who recall the chaos (or try to) in a diverse line-up of 'subjects' including Hillary Clinton, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Yoko Ono.

"ENDLESS, ARRESTING PORTRAITS"

Leibovitz's ability to be objective about her work makes the journey all the more engaging. Breaking away from Rolling Stone, where she became repetitious, and falling in love with nitpicking intellectual Susan Sontag mark the key shifts in her career, although she's less frank about how those events shaped her personal life. Leibovitz generally stands at a distance (perhaps an occupational hazard) but what does become apparent is that the camera is vital to her interaction with the world. Photographing Sontag as she lay dying might seem ghoulish and yet it makes perfect sense for Leibovitz. She is brash, curious and brimming with unease. That comes across on the set of elaborate shoots as well as seeping into endless, arresting portraits like John Lennon, naked in the foetal position. Even if this film doesn't offer a rounded view of Leibovitz, she proves that two dimensions do hold a powerful fascination.

Annie Leibovitz: Life Through A Lens is out in the UK on 15th February 2008.