Guide Note
New York Magazine released
outtakes of Lindsay Lohan's February 2008 nude
photo shoot in response to the overwhelming reaction to the original pictorial. The five bonus photos can be found in the original slideshow on frames 10-14. The shoot was a re-creation of a
Marilyn Monroe pictorial that
Bert Stern, who also authored the
Lohan shoot, did 46 years ago for the famous
Vogue spread known as
The Last Sitting.
Forbes magazine reported that the
New York Magazine website made over $500,000 during the first five-day period after the
Lohan pictures were published.
Fast Facts
- Original photos released February 18, 2008
- Outtakes released February 20, 2008
- Photos taken February 5, 2008
- Featured in the Spring '08 Fashion Issue
- Monroe died 6 weeks after her shoot
- Both the Monroe and Lohan photos were shot at the Bel Air Hotel in Los Angeles
Quotes
"The photo portfolio also boosted sales of the print edition of New York. The magazine didn't increase its print run for the Lohan issue, but did set aside an additional 5,000 copies for single-issue back orders from its Web site."—Forbes.com
"The two biggest water cooler talking points bubbling up from the freckles-and-all naked Lindsay Lohan spread in New York magazine this month: 1. Ooh. Is that a good career move? And 2. Hey! They're real!"—Radar Online
Outtake Descriptions
- Outtake 1: Nude, black and white, Lohan lays facing the camera with her hand, sporting a large diamond ring, on her face .
- Outtake 2: Slanted camera, color, Lohan faces the camera covering herself with a sheer white and red sheet.
- Outtake 3: Close-up, black and white, eyes closed, wrapped in a long diamond necklace with diamonds strewn in the background
- Outtake 4: Full-frontal, color, Lohan stands facing the camera holding a sheer pink sheet
- Outtake 5: Black and white shot of Lohan getting her makeup done for the photo shoot.
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