Bob took one of his mother's cut glass vases and put a spotlight behind it. The light passed through the cut glass and created an interesting (but not distracting) dimension to his photos.
Today I'm posting a group of photos where Bob used that technique. All of these photos are from the very early days of AMG. One source said they date from around 1949 and 1950. Unfortunately, I am not at all familiar with the models from that era and cannot provide any names.
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Thanks for the plug and for sharing the story! (The link says "Vintage Model Guild" for some reason though. Autofill?) Anyway, I have since learned that the cut glass vase was just the beginning. Bob's ever helpful mother had a crystal punch bowl and cup set that also got drafted for photographic background use. That accounts for the variety of patterns that we see in these pictures.
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DeleteDelia Mizer had a collection of Depression glass so popular at that time. Striking callipygian youth, made more striking by the cut glass background. -Rj
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