Bettie Page, Mr. Spock and Photoshop

    

Bettie Page(photo by Bunny Yeager)

    A few weeks ago a friend posted online about how some guy in a mini mart wanted to know if she was wearing a Bettie Page tee-shirt. My friend in fact had been wearing a Mr Spock tee-shirt but she was wearing a jacket that had been zippered halfway up to where you could only see the top part of Spock’s head showing his bangs. After reading her post I thought maybe I could combine these two figures, both known for their bangs, with the joy of Photoshop.

    Since I had plenty of time thanks to Covid, I thought I could do a little Photoshop project. To me, projects like this are like puzzles to be solved. Could I find the elements I needed to bring about a finished composite photo? I scoured the internet for photos of Bettie Page. I wanted a photo that was large enough and one where Bettie’s head was turned to the left or right, highlighting one ear more prominently. I found 4 photos and ended up using 2, thus having 2 projects. The nude photo of Bettie is by Bunny Yeager, the photographer who took some of the most iconic shots of Bettie.