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After graduating in 1976, she focused on creating a unique portfolio. Her model was herself and her series of pictures took about four years to complete. She did not, however, take conventional portraits of herself. When Sherman finally made her pictures public, she immediately became famous. The portraits came to be known as Film Stills. The Cindy Sherman photographs created a new kind of portrait photography that professionals called “conceptual portrait photography.” After her success, Cindy Sherman produced more of her signature controversial photographs, such as the Centerfolds, the History Portraits, the Sex Pictures, and the Clown series. She also tried her hand in directing and acting in the movie Office Killer.
Today, Cindy Sherman continues to produce her own unique brand of photographic art. The average selling price of Cindy Sherman photographs is $50,000 while the Film Stills were tagged at nearly $200,000. She is currently living in New York and recently completed her latest series, the Metro Pictures.
