Mary Collinson (1952 – 2021)

 

Sad to hear today that the beautiful Mary Collinson, the of the Collinson twins, has died. Apart from her iconic status as a Hammer actress, she was chosen as Playboy magazine’s Playmate of the Month in October 1970, together with her sister Madeleine. They were the first identical twin Playmate sisters.

Prior to their appearance in Playboy, one of the first people to use them was the glamour photographer Harrison Marks, who cast them as saucy maids in his short film Halfway Inn. The film, made for the 8 mm market, was shot sometime around July 1970, when a still from the film was used in a Marks’ advert that ran in that month’s issue of Continental Film Review magazine.

Above is a stunning shot of Mary also by Harrison Marks and shows off her fabulous figure perfectly.

R.I.P. Mary Collinson

Caught Red Handed!


A beautiful unknown model by Harrison marks posing on the Alley Set. No idea who she is, but she looks familiar, and what a fabulous figure on show.

It’s a fair cop! Caught naked in an alley with no excuse, keep those hands where we can see them until you’ve been frisked and body searched. ;)

Dawn & The Stool

 

The fabulous Dawn Grayson in the studio by Harrison Marks in a truly magnificent pose. Such a elegant pose showing off her shape and form including the perfectly shaped tits and smooth pussy with a hint of more.

Sometimes props in a shot can detract from the main subject, but in this case I think the stool is used perfectly to support Dawn. I have several more shots from this set and all of them are as good as this, so more to come :)

 

Shirley in the Shadows


A scan from an original 35mm colour slide in my collection of Shirley Stevens. Not a model I’d come across before, but I liked the image so bought the slide. The blue background works well and I love the lighting and shadows across her body in the shot.

 

Rosemary – All On Display Outdoors!

Rosemary de Canonville giving us a great outdoor display of what she has to offer. Scanned from an original 10 by 8 print this shot was taken by Leslie Bainbridge and typical of his style.

It’s interesting to see the different styles and preferences of photographers back then. Roark obviously had a preference for the younger natural sun tanned models. Bainbridge opted for the fully shaven view leaving little to the imagination, but again with it’s own merits. I like both styles for different reasons, but still tend to go back to Harrison Marks and his more generic style of glamour photography. GHM tended to focus more on the shape and form of the models pose along with lighting than what the model had on offer.

Again we all enjoy differing styles, which is why I try and offer a bit of everything and as the years progressed so did glamour photography, either for the better or sometimes the worse :)

Jacki’s Open Chair View!


Another shot of Jacki Rigby taken by Leslie Bainbridge in the late 1960s, posing nude in a leather armchair from this set. This time a nice view showing off her small perky tits, slender frame and legs apart. She’s also showing off her super smooth pussy as she reclines in the armchair. :)

The Lofty Sally Ann Scott!


Sally Ann Scott posing on the loft set from an original scan of a medium format negative in my collection. This particular shot appeared in Kamera No.57 P39 (1964).

Sally Ann posed for Harrison Marks on three separate occasions in the studio between 1960 and 1961. Images from those sessions were to appear in Kamera No.30 (1960) and then in No’s 33, 41, 42, 47, 57, and finally one shot each in No.64 & No.74.

This has to be one of my favourite shots of Sally Ann though. You get a perfect shot of her slender body and smooth pussy as she poses for the master. :)

Tina Blake – A Popular Girl!

Another view of Tina Blake by Leslie Bainbridge from an original 10 by 8 print. This image has all the hallmarks of a typical Bainbridge shot. Outdoors, completely nude, legs open and a beautiful smooth pussy on view.

Tina seems to be a popular girl around this time, or at least the name does. But with these delights on display, what’s not to like about Tina. ;)

Tina Graham – Hidden by Shadows


Tina Graham (Christine Carter) by Harrison Marks on the bedroom set. A very cleverly posed and worked shot by GHM as it captures the full naked body of Tina. Thanks to the clever use of lighting and shadows, he manages to hide anything too risqué.  Tina doesn’t even need to hide anything with a hand or prop, as all done with classic photography techniques.

This shot was published in Kamera No.47 P15 (1963), but was reversed and more closely cropped than this version.

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