Site Hosting Update

Having slept on and digested the news that I can no longer host The Kamera Club on Google’s free Blogger site due to the content I post I’ve decided the site will continue in some form, but I’m still looking at options.

The reason for doing this site in the first place was for several reasons, I love the subject of glamour photography from back in the 1950’s and 60’s and it still fascinates me today. I want to try and capture this content, the models, magazines and photographers before we lose it and this format is a good way of sharing it with others. I’ve had lots of great feedback and interaction from others that also enjoy the subject now or were part of it back then.  I have made lots of good contacts, that not only provide lots of great information to the site, but original content as well! For all these reasons it seems a shame to stop now.
Now the hard bit! I make no money from the site and do it because I like doing it and want to share the content I have.  A free site made this easy, as I had no overhead costs, other than my time and effort, but now if I want to continue to share the content I need to move the blog and the options I have are:
  • Stop completely – Can’t do it, won’t do it and would be gutted if I had to stop!
  • Use another free hosting site such as Tumblr – I have a matching Tumblr blog for The Kamera Club and it has over 6000 followers, but again it comes back to control. Layout and design is restricted and I again have no control over the content should Tumblr decide it’s unsuitable and delete the account or content!
  • Pay for hosting for a WordPress site – I do this for my Just June site (thanks to a generous donation) and it works well.  I have complete control and freedom to post and do as I wish, the interaction is good and I have great creative control, but at a cost!
Anyway those are my options and I’m moving towards a paid hosted site, but looking at the costing options now.
So a question, would you pay for the content and access to the site? I have always tried to avoid having you to sign up as members to my sites, be it free or paid as I have always believed the content should be free for all to access without restrictions or username and passwords to remember. But would you support the site and keep it free and open with a one off donation?  No fixed fee, just a one off, whatever you can afford payment to help towards the hosting so it can continue?  As you can see with the official Harrison Marks site, even with a one off payment for membership, but restricting content to paid up members the site has struggled and will be closing later this year, a model that I want to avoid.
So what are your thoughts?

If anyone wants to and has PayPal you can make a contribution here using the email address support@thekameraclub.co.uk
I’ll continue to look at the options, but want to thank you all for your support and contributions thus far as it’s been fantastic and long may it continue!
Cheers,
W
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Not a Happy Camper!

Just received a notice that Blogger have had a policy change and that no nudity will be allowed on their blogs going forward after March, full details here.  To say I’m gutted about this is an understatement as I’ve spent a considerable amount of time and effort on this site over the last 2 years.  Not quite sure what I will do going forward as hosting it on Blogger was free and I make no money from the site for other hosting.
I’ll back it up as always and see what my options are over the following days, as this is likely to be the same for my other sites as well!
I wouldn’t class The Kamera club as outright pornography, but those running Blogger have defined that the site doesn’t offer substantial public benefit, for example in artistic, educational, documentary, or scientific contexts so will be blocked!
Not happy!
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Lynn's Luscious Lips (1962)

The stunningly gorgeous Lynn Shaw and those perfectly luscious lips! Although taken in the mid 1950’s this version of the shot appears in Fotag No.2 (1962), but it originally appeared in Kamera No.2 (1957). Lynn Shaw is without doubt one of the most stunning early GHM models I have seen with those eyes and lips!
I’ve published a set of the Fotag magazine covers here, but I’m not sure if it’s a full set as even the official GHM publication database only lists 6 issues, whereas I have 8 covers! Apart from its title and the fact that it did not carry the name ‘Harrison Marks’ on its cover, it is in virtually every other respect just like Kamera, with 48 pages plus cover in the same format and layout. Even many of the photographs reproduced were the same photos used in Kamera and other associated magazines.
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Rosalie Peters – Letting Her Hair Down! (1967)

Nearly all of the shots I have of Rosalie Peters have her posing on the Lily Place set in snow with long blonde wig or with her hair up in a ponytail.  This is the first I’ve seen of her without a wig and her hair down and must say I much prefer this look!  This shot comes from Kamera No.81 (1967) and is one of two shots of her in this edition, the second also with her hair down but a fuller body shot.  If you read the details about Rosalie in the Harrison Marks Model Database, she only did one full shoot for GHM at Lily Place, so one assumes that included these shots, as well as the winter shots that appear in Kamera No.79.
She also made one glamour film , No.87, ‘Keep Young & Beautiful’ filmed on the bathroom set, where GHM did take some more stills of her, but again with her hair up! I think this shot must be my favourite though.
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Down in The Dungeon with Danielle! (1969)

 

I have very few shots of Danielle Denese, two including this one and the other shot I’ve published here and both are taken on the dungeon set. Danielle co-starred with Sissi Mississippi in the GHM  movie ‘The Lash’ (1968). The film was shot just before Kamera Publications ceased business so only a few still photographs were taken, hence the lack of images of Danielle!
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More Darker Della!

Another Della Fox shot with dark hair rather than the recognisable long blonde locks we are more familiar with. This time a nude shot of her peaking through opened net curtains, which don’t really hide that much!

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Unknown Models

As this blog has progressed I’ve published most of the well known models that have posed for GHM and others, as well as a few of the lesser known models. What has become apparent is that I don’t know or can’t name all of them! Some I have no idea who they are and others the name escapes me for now. I thought I’d publish them here for you all to see and hopefully help me identify them. Please leave you comments below with any names that you know and I’ll number each model to help with the naming – Over to you!

Unknown No.1

Unknown No.2 (Marie Provost)

Unknown No.3 (Kim Foster)

Unknown No.4

Unknown No.5

Unknown No.6

Unknown No.7

Unknown No.8 (Rosanna Garnon)

Unknown No.9 (Robyn)

Unknown No.10

Unknown No.11 (Gaby Rougier)

Unknown No.12

Unknown No.13

Unknown No.14

Unknown No.15

Unknown No.16

Unknown No.17 (Toni Rees)

Unknown No.18

Unknown No.19

Unknown No.20 (Doris Hurst)

Unknown No.21 (Kathleen Cooper)

Unknown No.22

Unknown No.23

Unknown No.24 (Gloria Conlan?)

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Jean Spaul & Gaby Rougier (1958)

Jean Spaul (Sporle) and the model now identified as Gaby Rougier from Kamera No.17 (1958). Jean and Gaby appear multiple times together in Kamera No.17 and Kamera No.29, with Gaby also appearing solo in Kamera No.29. Thanks to Jeff for another good spot at identifying Gaby, who also appears in Fiesta Autumn Special 1957.

Further evidence below from Jeff to support his theory this is one such model named Gaby Rougier, as she is named in the article and has the beauty spot!

Gaby sent through by Phil D, doesn’t seem to be the same person or maybe just a few years older?

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