Some examples only. No agenda, just e.g.s until site review completed
Ilia, Knighton Studio, two lights and a sheet drop, no M.U.A. Jacket: Charity shop, Llandrindod Wells 24hrs previously. Feb 2022
'Beauty is like a rich stone, best set plain' (not mine - Francis Bacon)
Nikon D850, Minolta Rokkor 100mm
Nikon D850, 60mm macro
Ilia, Knighton, 2022
Nikon D850, Zeiss Biotar (1952/5 Red T pre-set) 58mm
Girls!
Emma, hands on approach with a giant steam loco, Salisbury Station Chloe, hands on approach to the 60s August 1988 February 2023
Pentax S1a 55mm Takumar FP4 Pentax SV 55mm Takumar FP4
Cardboard mask, but authentic kimono from my landlords eastern travels; not the only trophy with which he returned - don't ask!
Nikon D850, Pentax 200mm
Minolta SRT101, Rokkor 100mm f3.5. On film FP4 in Champion Promicrol
I think she got goose bumps from the wind machine; a hair dryer is warmer!
Paris 18 July 2018
What were the only parts of the girls that at 7klms/hr were stationery?
(Mathematicians will know it's the part of the foot touching the ground!)
Nikon D850 60mm macro
Not a 300mm, just a digi-enlargement from a widish 50mm Canon A1 lens - proving telephotos cannot see round corners nor appear to get nearer, but just enlarge a small area of the frame which you and your camera's normalens actually see the same way!
Hand-tinted noir et blanc print, then Nikon 60mm cc digitized!
Chloe 10 Feb 22
Nikon D850, 60mm macro.
The jacket was too wide, the slacks too long (didn't even fit moi), so I asked Chloe to 'just drape 'em!'
Nikon D850, Zeiss Tessar 1955/8 50mm f2.8 uncoated
'The Ghost Train', All Souls' Southport Dramatic, Lord Ronnie Fearn production. 1968
Praktica lV, Meyer 135mm, flash'bulbs', digitized from Agfachrome negative
Chloe, not often pensive. A grab shot in a studio break.
Golden Girl, Henfield 10 Feb 2022 Minolta SRT101, Rokkor 58mm. FP4 in Champion Promicrol and a bath of gold paint - no, just some ridiculous digi-manipulation! Still, the paint would have been fun though - a whole new area for 60s and 80s Benny Hill jokes for you. (WHAT? Brush strokes, pointillism - no, I'm stopping now as the wokecops are getting in line behind the philistines!)
Athens, Plaka, lunch (I mean it was taken during lunch on a terrace.)
Nikon D750, 60mm
Athens, Plaka, 2012
We used to shout 'creases', 'pins', label', and, in less PC times: 't----, t---, tummy,' but I don't remember 'price tag'! (Ask Joan!) Girls are actually worse the blokes. I did a wedding once where the skinny and not too enthusiastic bridesmaids were draped wearily either side of the bride. 'Can you look a bit more like young ladies?' I politely asked. 'He means stick yer tits out girls', replied the bride!
Yes, but red appears as black in mono.
No alcohol for you two!
Nikon D850, 60mm macro
Nikon D850, Pentax 200mm from a stool almost back into the street!
Two regulars at 'Les Deux Moulins', Montmartre, rue Lepic. 24th July 2011
Nikon D700, and under-rated Cosina 100mm
Chloe, untypically pensive. Between sessions, Henfield, November 2020
Nikon D850, Zeiss Tessar (1955/8 uncoated) 50mm f2.8
Minolta SRT101, Rokkor 100mm. Digitized from FP4 in Tetenal (new formula, not the fine grain 80s solution!)
Athens,
Seine, Paris
Metro, Paris
Hellifield Station, Midland Railway
Posing, even when she's not! Chloe, Henfield Studio.
Natural light, Lakeside Station, Cumbria
Nikon D850, Zeiss Biotar (1952/5 Red T pre-set) 58mm
Hampshire, July 2021
Chloe channelling Amelia Earhart
All I said was: 'stand there and wave at the train . . . .' where do they learn it all!
My only 'Marylin' shot! Paris 2011; don't write in, that's both juniors' mum leading, they were all part of my group! Unfortunately mum had advanced a little before the train 'blew'!
The legendary subway-vent shot from "The Seven Year Itch" 1955, was first attempted at 01:00 a.m on location at corner of Lexington & 52nd in Manhattan, 15th September 1954. Although a publicity stunt for the film, 14 takes and 3hrs later they couldn't get it right - there was a crowd of thousands cheering and 100 photographer's! The scene was eventually shot on the lot in Hollywood, though publicity stills from the Lexington location were however used. When you see the movie scene you may wonder what the fuss was about (but this was 1955). Like many things, the resulting mystique and the still pics by studio and others at the Lexington shoot make more of an impact than the film! Official photographer was Sam Shaw (see WEB sites) who had helped launch Monroe's career; most of the pics you will see are his work. It was all Shaw's idea from a previous shoot! (should you be wondering!).
Here on the Rochechouart crossroads near Blanche, there's a raised subway vent where tourists try all day to repeat the Marylin shot (even though some of them probably don't know why! And if you don't, check out the many web sites: Shaw, Marylin, subway, Itch!)
Gerona, Old town 2018
Hellifield 2019
Outside no. 6, ave Charles Floquet, near Tour Eiffel , Paris
Chloe channelling, well, Chloe!
Sisters, Corfe Castle 2021
She could giggle, but she couldn't smile!
She got the bottle, I remember
Me: 'Just stick the chop sticks in your hair' '
Chloe: 'Al, for crying out loud!'
All right, I cleaned-up this pic for you.
I know, I know, but this was 1968, two and a half months after the end of steam when 4472 was the only steam loco permitted on BR, courtesy of an astute Alan Pegler's loco purchase contract. 'The Moorlands' enthusiasts' special departing Skipton. Too pricey for me then: Ribble Bus from Southport. 16:01 26th October 1968.
From Skipton Midland closed platform, courtesy of a kind porter (remember either?) and his key! The classic backdrop is all but destroyed, replaced by featureless business park construction; behind it Millstone Hill and Skipton Moor haven't come under attack - yet. The station remains secure under a preservation order.
Trivia: On return journey with Ian Bradbury we asked for two to Southport - the clippy (ask Joan) asked is that return? We fell about laughing - very Yorkshire, no cafes, no food, b.... cold . Different now they have reopened a period cafe on nearby Hellifield station very popular with locals and trainies alike - my first stop in Yorkshire for all day breakfast.
Praktica lV, and legendary (I don't use the word often) Meyer 135 2.8, FP4.
There's always one!
'B..... thing!'
She hates that dress!
Mixed lighting that even my far-eastern gadget-with-lens couldn't correct!
Damp patch, marble top, tiles, and . . . . . tablet! Normandy, 2015
21st Birthday girl, The 1960s, Southport
Maureen Halton at the Double Decker (Southport Liberal Club)
Praktica lV, Ludwig 50mm triplet, and a very bright flashbulb! FP4
Hellifield 2021
Chloe doing her Bar-girl. The black lips were for mono R25a shots. Afterwards Chloe called softly from the changing room ' these (make-up) wipes are good'. I said 'you can have the wipes or the dre . . . . ' Before I'd finished she'd shouted 'the dress!'