16 May, 2012

Photographer Lawrence Schiller on Shooting Marilyn Monroe Nude | Hollywood | Vanity Fair

Photographer Lawrence Schiller on Shooting Marilyn Monroe Nude | Hollywood | Vanity Fair: Marilyn, who had final photo approval of my images—an arrangement that is rather rare in modern-day Hollywood—saw me in the mirror and, without turning around, said, “That’s not the best angle for me. If you go over there”—tilting her head slightly, indicating a spot to the left—“the light will be better.”

I moved to where she suggested and at that moment she turned her head halfway in my direction. Looking over her left shoulder, she flashed a coy smile that told me all I needed to know about Marilyn Monroe: she knew who she was, she knew who I was, and she knew what to do. What’s more, she understood light.