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Photography studio puts a new spin on classic pinups
BY GARTH SEARS
gsears@kansan.com
THE PROCESS
Beadre Angermuller had her picture taken at a new studio in town just weeks after giving birth, even though she was still carrying some baby weight.
Carol Ann Zuk and photographer John Gladman work together to make a picture that's half photography, half art. A woman comes in, gets her hair done - but no makeup besides lipstick - and models for a vintage 1940s style pin-up. Then Gladman uses a computer to paint, a process that takes him at least two hours. He paints makeup on the woman, and paints the whole picture in a style that's soft and warm, just like a vintage pinup. He's been digitally painting for 15 years. Zuk said only a couple of companies nationwide used the painted effect for the vintage pinup look, and Bombshell was the only one she knew that painted makeup on.
For more info:
Bombshell
613 N. Second St.
913-669-3423
bombshell.info
Bombshell's Facebook page
Carol Ann Zuk and John Gladman are the owner and operators of "Bombshell." The flourishing business has grown so large that they are needing to move to a larger location and are looking to hire an accountant.
"Holy crap, that's me?" she said when she saw her picture. "It made me feel a hell of a lot better about myself."
That's the point at Bombshell, located at 613 N.2nd St., a photography studio that focuses on making women look beautiful regardless of size, age or anything else. Although the company uses computerized effects to make their pictures look like vintage pinups, the goal isn't to alter the woman's appearance.
"That's what I hear over and over and over," co-founder Carol Ann Zuk said. "Wow, that really is me. Wand look at me."
Zuk said if you ask women if they like themselves, too many say no. Speaking from personal experience, Zuk said she was never happy with herself until she was into her 40s.
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"I didn't think I was good enough" she said.
Body dissatisfaction is especially high among college women, where 91 percent of women reportedly attempted to control their weight through dieting, according to The National Eating Disorders Association.
"There's a stereotype of 'The College Woman,'" said Bailey
Bosc, a senior from Mission.
As soon as they get to campus, she said, women can feel like they're expected to do certain things.
"You're supposed to wear this, supposed to look like this, supposed to hang around these people," she said.
Often these body-images are distorted, Zuk said.
"Their boyfriends like them better than they like themselves," Zuk said about a lot of college-aged women. "And they don't believe it, It's sad."
Zuk said that is the reason she is trying to help the self-esteem of
women by making beautiful pictures with their real bodies.
"It has to start with you liking yourself," Zuk said. "You can't get healthy from an unhealthy perspective."
Dozens of women — even Zuk's 87-year-old mother — have their pictures on Bombshell's Facebook page. It's apparent from the Facebook comments that Bombshell isn't a company with customers so much as a club with converts.
"I was laughing the whole time I was at the studio," she said. "I was actually wondering if I'd have a good, serious picture."
Sam Hamm, who graduated from the University in May, got her picture taken at Bombshell, along with her mother and her
One part of the photo shoot was designed around Hamm's mother's favorite show, "Bewitched," and featured the girls riding brooms in front of a yellow moon.
little sister, who is still in high school.
Hamm also wanted something more provocative, so she has another picture posed in front of a bubbling bathtub with a towel
netd over her chest and hands to an agape mouth, as though she's just found somebody peeking at her.
"They cater to what you're comfortable with," she said.
Even though some of the pictures are seductive, Zuk said the goal is to keep them within good taste. "Classy, tasty, just different — we're not what you see in the mainstream media," she said.
It's obviously working. The studio opened on May 16, doesn't do advertising right now and, yet, is
booked for two or three weeks in advance.
Zuk said the customers were the company's best advertisements. Even Angermuller — Bombshell Girl No. 63 — took a job at the studio two weeks ago, answering calls and emails.
Bombshell also takes men's pictures couple's pictures and children's pictures, all using the same digitally painted technology.
- Edited by Emily McCoy
FLU (CONTINUED FROM 1A)
health center has only given about 600 doses.
Patricia Denning, the chief of staff at Watkins, credited the phenomenon to "flu fatigue." She said during the last few years, the general public had been very concerned about a worldwide influenza outbreak but the results had been less devastating than predicted.
The influenza virus, however, is still around in Kansas. As of yesterday, there were two cases statewide, both of which affected college-aged individuals. Quinlan said it was likely that the vaccine could have prevented them.
"It think more people are taking a sigh of relief and kind of letting their guard down" Denning said.
"It's not like the common cold where you can push yourself through," Quinlan said. "You're truly in bed, and it's not just for a
She also said that it was important for college students to get vaccinated if they didn't want to miss school or work.
day. It can be three days at least and up to seven."
Julian Bettoni, a junior from Costa Rica, said he gets a flu shot every year.
"My dad always tells me, 'Get your flu shot,' Bettoni said. "It's like a family tradition."
Bettoni said that during winter break, he planned to visit family in South Carolina and Florida, and he didn't want the flu to interfere with his holiday traveling.
For those who haven't gotten a flu shot yet, Quinlan gave this advice:
"Don't wait any longer, Just get it."
this year's flu clinics, they could always make an appointment anytime for a vaccination at Watkins. The center will have vaccines available for $15 until the end of the school year.
Edited by Dana Meredith
Quinlan said if students missed
3 Westerman, a contestant in SUAS Project Runway competition, waits in a dressing room to hear the results of the competition.
2 Guest Judge Louse Roe listens to feedback from others on the judging panel in SUA's Project Runway competition held at the Kansas Union Ballroom Tuesday night. The competition is meant to model the reality television show of the same name. This year marks the fifth time SUA has done this competition, and Roe was this year's celebrity judge. Celebrity judges in the past include Christian Siriano, who won the television competition in 2008.
4 Westerman receives a congratulatory hug from Roe after winning first place in SUA's Project Runway competition. He received $500 in prize money for his unique designs and creations displayed in the show. "I've never won anything in my whole entire life," he said. "It feels good to finally get some recognition for doing something I feel strongly about."
1 Zeke Westerman, a senior from Chanute in textile design, explains his design to the panel of judges at SuA's Project Runway on Tuesday night, held in the Kansas Union Ballroom Westman, who won first place and a prize of $500, is showing the judges his design inspired by the element water. The contestants competed in three categories: elements, decades and a special category inspired by Lady Gaga.
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