To: pml1@yahoogroups.com From: Mark Tomlonson Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2009 13:30:45 -0000 Subject: [PML1] CC: Valerie Mason In Valerie Mason's centerfold (September 2008) she is at the barre. To hell with Petroushka! We've got better things in mind. Showing a pin-up model with a mirror is a tradition that goes back centuries. In Valerie's centerfold we have one of the few cases where it doesn't work. Two big problems with this image: First, because Valerie is communicating so directly with the camera, her reflection seems to be staring at someone out of the frame. In a great pin-up we should be the only thing on the model's mind. Secondly, Valerie's image looks too much like a co-joined twin. There needs to be some distance here. The other PMOM feature image of her in a mirror was much better. In one case the reflection is better than the direct image, and that is when looking at Valerie's legs. A bit skinny direct on, but fantastic from a slightly different angle. Valerie is a fantastic looking woman, and well deserves to be Playmate of the Month. She has a great figure and a great smile, as evidenced time and again. Too bad the worst photo in her PMOM feature is the centerfold. Photographer: Stephen Wayda Scoring: Pin-up: 1.5 Erotic: 2.5 Artistic: 1.0 Overall: 1.8 out of 4.0 Mark Tomlonson