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In 1974, photographer Edie Baskin met Lorne Michaels <\/a>at a poker game at the Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles. The two became fast friends, and, not long after, they started talking about working together on a project Michaels had cooking.<\/p>\n \u201cHe had seen my photography work, so he knew what I was capable of, and, one day, he called me and told me he was moving to New York to start a show,\u201d she told The Post. \u201cI was already living in New York and looking for a job.\u201d <\/p>\n The show was, of course, \u201cSaturday Night Live,\u201d and Baskin would go on to serve as its chief photographer from 1975 to 2000.<\/p>\n Every week, she\u2019d shoot the host and musical guests backstage; develop and print the black-and-white images overnight, and then hand-tint them with bright paints. The dynamic shots \u2014\u00a0of stars such as Nicole Kidman, Mick Jagger and George Harrison \u2014 would flash onscreen during the opening credits or before or after a commercial break. Their images became a marquee fixture that defined the look of \u201cSNL.\u201d<\/p>\n Baksin\u2019s portraits are back in the spotlight with a new book \u201cLive From My Studio: The Art of Edie Baskin<\/a>\u201d (ACC Art Books, out Oct. 7).<\/p>\n Here, she shares some of her favorite images from a quarter of a century working on the show. <\/p>\n Baskin had already photographed the funny lady on a television special that Michaels had produced in California when she met her again on the set of \u201cSNL\u201d in 1976. \u201cIt was wonderful to reconnect with her in New York,\u201d she told The Post. \u201cThis particular photo was taken during the dress rehearsal for her character Edith Ann, which happens to be my legal name.\u201d Baskin noted that she recently spoke to Tomlin by phone and describes the actress as unchanged. \u201cShe was still exactly the same as she\u2019s always been: warm, gracious, and full of life. She\u2019s truly one of a kind.\u201d<\/p>\nLily Tomlin\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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