Sherrie Bantell: the making of a Valentine, photographically
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This
Valentine's Day Beauty
used the concept of a girl whose heart was being sought after by many men. Placing the admirers below the girl in a separate image and using their silhouettes added drama but also a great deal of complexity; everything in both images had to be positioned so they'd fit. |
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 This was the image with Sherrie, printed through a heart-shaped mask ... |
 ... and this is the sketched-over work print of the men who were ad salesmen and were pretty accessible as models because I worked in the basement just below the ad department. It shows the silhouettes of Dave Lehman, left, and Jim Hedges, right, and someone in the middle I can't identify, but I think it is Don Hoy. |
 The final print, using the sandwiched negatives, is shown in the newspaper clipping. Events that led to the beginning of the Beauty of the Week series started with Sherrie when I photographed her during a fashion show. Sherrie never knew, I don't think, that she could have been considered the inspriation for all Beauties. You can read that story in the introduction to this gallery. Beauties Index Galleries Index Page One |
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