To: pml1@yahoogroups.com
From: Mark Tomlonson
Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2002 19:48:37 -0400
Subject: [PML1] CC: Nancy Cameron

Nancy Cameron's centerfold (January 1974) is Playboy's only two-sided 
centerfold. It was a stunt, of course, and not an entirely successful 
one.

The problem, and it's a big one, is that Nancy doesn't seem to be a 
good enough actress to make this work. She looks like she's trying to 
be sexy, not like she is sexy. The white nightie isn't helping much. 
White is a great color against Nancy's lovely skin, but it's way too 
busy for he rest of the photograph, and it really doesn't do much for 
her chest. She would have been better without it.

From the back, she looks great with it. It stops at just the right
spot to remind us of the curve in the small of her back, and it sets 
up a truly outstanding bottom.

Nancy is an extremely attractive woman, but the front pose drops her 
down to very attractive. The rear shot does a much better job of 
playing to her strengths. As attractive as she is, she may not be the 
model that looks good from two sides at once. I'd be willing to do 
further research on this, of course, but I'm still left with the 
nagging feeling that Nancy should have been a stunning Miss February 
or December, and someone else should have taken the two-sided 
gatefold.

I suppose you could take this as a wedding night fantasy if you want 
to. The good thing is you don't have to. Pin-ups work best when they 
stimulate your imagination and as forced as Nancy's smile is, it 
still manages to leave things very open-ended.

The colors are all very good. The silver ring is a good highlight in 
the front, the bottle brings up the rear. The front composition is 
so-so, the back very well done.

Photographer: Dwight Hooker

Scoring: (front)
Pin-up:  1.5
Erotic: 2.5
Artistic: 1.5

Scoring: (back)
Pin-up: 2.5
Erotic: 3.5
Artistic: 2.0

Overall: 2.3

Cyber Club Portfolio Photo I like better than the Centerfold: #

http://cyber.playboy.com/members/playmates/files/1974/01/centerfold-med.html
http://cyber.playboy.com/members/playmates/files/1974/01/12-lrg.html

Mark Tomlonson
Kalamazoo MI