The picture I return to repeatedly is of Jean Simmons. Is she unposed?
I'm thinking it's unposed. In her studio portraits, she always seems relentlessly dour, and all of that word's synonyms: stern, unsmiling, unfriendly, severe, forbidding, gruff, surly, grim, sullen, solemn, austere, stony.
This one jumps out at you. It's my favorite picture of Jean Simmons by far.
By the way, some of these actresses are tough to find a great photo of.
Barbara Stanwyck looks like ten different people depending on the lighting.
Mary Astor consistently froze up in front of the camera.
Deborah Kerr underneath the airbrushing, makeup and lighting was heavily freckled and had chipmunk cheeks. Plus her screen persona was of the ultimate goody two-shoes so she's always posed as a princess or something. There are some very good candid shots of her -- she clearly was irreverent in real life -- but the photos tend to be grainy and you almost wouldn't recognize her.
Then there are some who can't take a bad photograph -- Greta Garbo, for instance.
At least none of them are standing on a generic red carpet doing the "red carpet" pose. Bleech.
Um,
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golly !
As the man said, "Great googly moogly!"
ReplyDeleteBy the way, I strongly encourage readers to click on the photos to embigulate them.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your great taste in photos! The picture I return to repeatedly is of Jean Simmons. Is she unposed? Best natural smile ever!
ReplyDeleteThe ice cream may have helped.
The picture I return to repeatedly is of Jean Simmons. Is she unposed?
ReplyDeleteI'm thinking it's unposed. In her studio portraits, she always seems relentlessly dour, and all of that word's synonyms: stern, unsmiling, unfriendly, severe, forbidding, gruff, surly, grim, sullen, solemn, austere, stony.
This one jumps out at you. It's my favorite picture of Jean Simmons by far.
By the way, some of these actresses are tough to find a great photo of.
ReplyDeleteBarbara Stanwyck looks like ten different people depending on the lighting.
Mary Astor consistently froze up in front of the camera.
Deborah Kerr underneath the airbrushing, makeup and lighting was heavily freckled and had chipmunk cheeks. Plus her screen persona was of the ultimate goody two-shoes so she's always posed as a princess or something. There are some very good candid shots of her -- she clearly was irreverent in real life -- but the photos tend to be grainy and you almost wouldn't recognize her.
Then there are some who can't take a bad photograph -- Greta Garbo, for instance.
At least none of them are standing on a generic red carpet doing the "red carpet" pose. Bleech.
Then there are some who can't take a bad photograph -- Greta Garbo, for instance.
ReplyDeleteHear, hear!