Bruno Bernard - Pin-up model in shorts, 1958

Original vintage photograph from 1958 by photographer Bruno Bernard, credited and dated on the reverse

PROCESS: gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper
AGE: 1958 date stamp on the reverse
SIZE: 24.2 x 19.3 cm
CONDITION: very minor imperfections, otherwise very good (as illustrated )

Bruno Bernard Sommerfeld (February 2, 1912 – June 3, 1987), also known as Bernard of Hollywood, was an American photographer best known for pin-up and glamour photography of Marilyn Monroe and others. Bernard developed a unique portrait style that he called the "posed candid"; a style that evolved into what is now known as "pin-up" photography. Bernard preferred a moderate use of artificial light. He preferred natural light like the sun at the beach and sometimes added a flash to his light concept.