How to use selectOneMenu without converter? - jsf

Question

I'm using selectOneMenu for displaying some pictures and Strings, the pictures is for displaying purposes only i have (i.e. i have nothing to do with them on submitting) i want only to set the string next to the image, i have a conflict in setting the itemValue of the f:selectItems to the String required, when i do that the images doesn't appear at all, in a word i want to only submit the value of the string in the chosen selectItem without using converter:
JSF Code:
<p:selectOneMenu id="SkinChooser" value="#{personBean.ObjectDTO.personDescription.skin}"
panelStyle="width:150px" effect="fade" var="s"
style="width:160px" converter="#{personBean.converter}">
<f:selectItem itemLabel="Select One" itemValue="" />
<f:selectItems value="#{missedPersonBean.selectedSkins}"
var="skin" itemLabel="#{skin.skinType}" itemValue="#{skin}" />
<p:column>
<p:graphicImage value="/resources/images/skin/#{s.skinPhoto}"
width="40" height="50" />
</p:column>
<p:column>
#{s.skinType}
</p:column>
</p:selectOneMenu>
Skin.Java
public class Skin {
String skinPhoto;
String skinType;
public Skin() {
}
public Skin(String photo, String type) {
this.skinPhoto = photo;
this.skinType = type;
}
public String getSkinPhoto() {
return skinPhoto;
}
public void setSkinPhoto(String skinPhoto) {
this.skinPhoto = skinPhoto;
}
public String getSkinType() {
return skinType;
}
public void setSkinType(String skinType) {
this.skinType = skinType;
}
}
personBean.Java
#ManagedBean(name = "personBean")
#SessionScoped
public class ReportPerson {
private Skin skin;
private static List<Skin> selectedSkins;
static {
System.err.println("Array is filled");
selectedSkins = new ArrayList<Skin>();
selectedSkins.add(new Skin("1", "Pale white"));
selectedSkins.add(new Skin("2", "Fair white"));
selectedSkins.add(new Skin("3", "Light brown"));
selectedSkins.add(new Skin("4", "Moderate brown"));
selectedSkins.add(new Skin("5", "Dark brown"));
selectedSkins.add(new Skin("6", "Deeply pigmented"));
System.err.println("Finished Filling");
}
public List<Skin> getSelectedSkins() {
return selectedSkins;
}
public void setSelectedSkins(List<Skin> selectedSkins) {
this.selectedSkins = selectedSkins;
}
public Skin getSkin() {
return skin;
}
public void setSkin(Skin skin) {this.skin = skin;}
}