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Dalí and Halsman capture a moment
"I have an idea for a photograph," Philippe Halsman said to Salvador Dalí. "In it, you, the easel, and the subject you are painting...in short everything—is in suspension."
Using invisible wires, Halsman suspended a chair, an easel, and a print of Dalí's painting Leda Atomica. Three assistants stood ready to toss their cats in the air. A fourth assistant held a big bucket of water.
Halsman counted to four. At "three" the assistants threw the water and the cats in the air, and at "four," Dalí jumped. Flash bulbs froze the action. Halsman quickly exposed the film and announced that the composition was not perfect. They must try again.
They kept trying for 26 attempts, each time wiping the water off the floor, catching the cats, and drying them off with towels in the bathroom.
But each time there was something wrong with the composition. This was 1948, long before the era of Photoshop. So, as Halman's daughter said, "Everything had to be done in one shot."
The photo was published in Life and has made Time magazine's list of most influential photographs.
Recently, photographer Karl Taylor recreated the photo setup, sans cats (link to YouTube).
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From the book: Halsman: Sight and Insight
Dalís daughter recalling the photoshoot.
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