40's Pinup Nastalgia

My lovely stepdaughter Jasmine makes a perfect model on the weekends when I just want to play around with photos. Her mother and I have an awesome relationship and were talking about nostalgic pinup photos from olden days (and one of my favorite pinup models, Bettie Page). Eden (Jazzy's mom) was telling me that she wanted to do a vintage style shoot if she could find someone to style her hair in pinup fashion. I spent the evening watching hair tutorials that taught pincurls and the faux Bettie bangs and quickly got to work using Jazzy as my guinea pig. Seeing as how shes 10, I obviously didn't want to pose her like Bettie Page (Uncle Grady would probably be knocking on my door ). I chose instead to re-enact the classic Rosie the Riveter image with the flexed arm (remember "You Can Do It"?). I put my own spin on the image of course. With the promise of temporary tattoos and a hammer as a prop, I managed to coax Jazzy into letting me play with her hair and put lipstick on her. Eden and Doug (Jasmine's dad) LOVED the results! I also love these photos and they have earned a framed spot on the wall in our house. Jazzy had fun too.

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