Alfred and Sophia

OK, now that I got your attention, this is a follow up about the individual who took the above photo of Ms. Loren – Alfred Eisenstaedt.  If he sounds familiar to you it’s because I recently did a post on his most famous photo The Kissing Sailor.

 Alfred Eisenstaedt has quite a bio that is worth checking out.  (You can click on the link to get the full Wiki story about him.)  From serving as a German soldier in World War I to him living to the age of 96, Eisenstaedt had a very full and adventuresome life.   

And speaking of “Life” his photos appeared on Life magazine’s covers 90 times.   Sophia proved to be his and Life’s most controversial witness the following:

https://iconicphotos.wordpress.com/tag/alfred-eisenstaedt/

(To see more images that Eisenstaedt took of Sophia just search for Eisenstaedt + Loren Photos.)

Here for you is a silly video that’s been around 10 years and has amassed over 1 million views.  Like having Sophie on the cover of Life, the video’s popularity may have something to do with the hot Nikon babe in it:

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