L.L. Bean celebrates with vintage catalog photography

When you receive your L.L. Bean summer catalog in the mail this week, Randal Ford hopes you will pay close attention to the cover. Ford, a Texas-based photographer, re-created the classic cover illustration from spring 1956 during a long and difficult photo shoot at Acadia National Park last fall. It shows a father returning to camp with a tired girl on his shoulder and a couple of bass dangling from a line. He proudly displays his catch with an outstretched arm and a goofy smile, hoping to fend off a volley from his wife, who appears none too happy