Rosemary de Canonville giving us a great outdoor display of what she has to offer. Scanned from an original 10 by 8 print, this shot was taken by Leslie Bainbridge and typical of his style.
It’s interesting to see the different styles and preferences of photographers back then. Roark obviously had a preference for the younger, natural sun tanned models. Bainbridge opted for the fully shaven view, leaving little to the imagination, but again with its own merits. I like both styles for different reasons, but still tend to go back to Harrison Marks and his more generic style of glamour photography. GHM tended to focus more on the shape and form of the model’s pose along with lighting than what the model had to offer.
The Kamera Club 
I have always, and still do, like the ‘smooth look’, this is a good example of that look. However, I think Bainbridge took the ‘easy option’ when photographing his models. There’s no artistry or subtlety in this shot but that doesn’t diminish from a great view of a pretty young woman. At the time this pose would sell simply because of what it is. In many ways I prefer the GHM approach where you can see ‘everything’ but the photo itself remains a artistic image – like ‘Smooth studio curves’ further the page.
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