Dedicated to the published work of Harrison Marks & other prominent photographers of the 1950's, 60's and early 70's. Along with popular glamour models such as June Palmer, Pamela Green, Dawn Grayson and others
Marie Claire by Harrison Marks amongst the records! I posted the version that appeared in Kamera No.70 P42 (1966) here, but this is my own crop from the original negative, which I now own. A fabulous view of Marie amongst those old vinyl records, especially the clarity of that white curvy rear on show. :)
Avra Bennett, perfectly exposed from the rear in the studio by Harrison Marks. This version comes directly from the negative and was one of the first actual negatives I purchased. A similar front shot was also published in Kamera No.37 (1961) but not sure where this shot was published, if anywhere?
Wanda Liddell from another restored 35 mm colour slide from a new set I recently acquired.
This small set is different as they have Wanda posing nude on a set, but highlighted by some rather psychedelic lighting. It gives the shot a rather groovy 1970s feel, which would be about right based on the information on the slide. The slide is a Kodak Ektachrome Colour Slide and has the date April 1973 stamped on it and is slide No.11.
The start of another small set of 35 mm negatives featuring Angela Duncan posing at Jason Studio’s. As you can see, this set has Angela posing with a sombrero and a length of rope! No idea why such a random set of props, but who cares as it’s Angela using them, and we get to see her magnificent chest too. :)
A stunning pose from an unknown model taken by Harrison Marks in the studio and not a model I’ve seen published anywhere, as far as I can recall? Obviously a model with some colour in her, but very distinctive hair, face and make-up, with a hint of a Cruella de Vil streak in her hair. :)
Fabulous kneeling pose showing off her figure, small tits and a very large bushy mound, although it’s hard to tell if that’s a full bush or just growing back. Another model to add to the unknown list. :)
Over the last few months, as well as continuing to edit my vast archive, I’ve also been playing around with colouring some of my original images. In the past I’ve avoided this as I’ve seen various attempts to do this with varying degrees of success. Most are either too skin toned in colour or end up having a painted effect and losing the details.
So after many years of using various tools to edit photo’s I gave it a go! The aim being to create a coloured version that looks as though it was originally taken in colour without losing the details. The above shot of Tina Graham is one of my better attempts, as for every successful coloured version (In my view!) I had about 8 failed versions. Some photos lend themselves to colour, whereas others have too much going on to get the colouring looking right.
I know some of you out there hate the idea of originals being coloured, and I totally get that. This is more of an experiment to see how close I can get to an authentic colour version. I have a small gallery of different models I’ve tried, and I sneaked a few onto the site in the last few weeks (guess which ones?)
So, what do you think? Success or fail, good or bad, and want more?
Taken by Harrison Marks in the late 1950s, is this not the perfect body? :)
Dawn Grayson from a restored 35 mm black and white negative posing in the studio. A beautiful view of Dawn and her slender figure and small perky tits, highlighted by a slight suntan. :)
I have several shots of Dawn from this set and love the fact she has her hair tied up. Although I think I prefer it down, showing off her long flowing auburn locks, though.
A beautiful side profile of Paula Page and her magnificent curves and rather large tits by Harrison Marks. This is the original shot direct from the negative hence the quality and clarity, but it also appeared in print in Solo No.16 P10 (1960), although that version was slightly more cropped excluding her leg and stomach than this version. Regardless of your preference to large or small ones, this is a great shot of Paula and her puppies!
The delicious duo of Dawn Grayson and Rita Schondale from a set of 35 mm negatives. Taken on 20th September 1966 at Jason Studio’s this is a fabulous shot of the two women. Rita has the more curvy figure and was married with children. Whereas Dawn has the more slender frame and smaller tits. Both models were just normal housewives that did a bit of modelling on the side, although Dawn was more famous than Rita.
I love the contrast of the two models and their figures in this shot. Dawn looks especially stunning looking directly at the camera and as elegant as ever. :)
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