It is just that the photo is printed with the negative the wrong way around. You can always tell if this has happened as Susan always had her hair parting on her left hand side. This particular picture also has the buttons done up on the gentleman's side (left over right) instead of the lady's!

Trish

Okay, Trish, I'll take your word for it! Is this intentional by the magazine or photographer, do you think?

I wouldn't have thought so Ginger - just an error.

Trish

Yes very often ,much to0 often, at time of putting to press people were reversing transparencies or negatives by error of lack of concentration....it happened a lot during Susan heyday as a Hollywood superstar...so that 's the reason you see many photos of her and other stars by the way printed reversed (the other way around)

It happens today in our digital time too but more for design puposes I suppose...

I for one do not like when Susan ( or any other personality/person) is shown reversed on a photo: it changes the physionomy of someone's face,distorting it slightly.

Like Trish said, to be sure a Photo of Susan is shown the right way you check if the parting of her hair is well on the right side of the picture you are looking at ,that is on Susan's left side in real.

Also if she wears a shirt with bottoms you can check if they are closed "the feminine way" ,which is on the left if I am right.


That said,in spite of being reversed the cover color shot of Susan during the making of "I'd climb the highest mountain " is ravishing and I did not know it neither :-)

Thanks again for sharing Ray ..and for showing Ginger


Philippe.

Sorry the buttons (not the bottoms!!) of course.

Thanks for explaining Trish and Phil and for your keen eye. I wouldn't have noticed it that close. I guess I am not that observant, but it all makes some sense now.
I will certainly "keep" on eye next time.
Bye for now, guys, you are all great!!

Yes, thanks Phillipe and Trish. I didn't have a clue about reverse printing.