Yvonne By Terry Sparks


Another of those rare ebony beauties from the Terry Sparks archive in the form of Yvonne Perrin. Terry photographed a few, but the most famous from this site point of view will have been Sylvia Bayo (Lucienne Camille). Saying that, Yvonne has a great figure with a hint of full on bush in view and wearing a familiar necklace again!

Cherry Orchard – No Hiding Place For Modesty! (1972)


Over the past years I’ve been busy scanning and editing my growing collection of new models taken by Terry Sparks and Cherry is one of those models! When I say new, I mean new to me, not new work! Scanned from a set of 10 contact sheets with 120 different images, I love this shot of Cherry trying to cover her modesty and failing as she poses in front of a mirror. A stunning model that looks familiar to me for some reason, but a fabulous slender figure on show and as with most glamour models from the early 70s onwards showing off a very full thick bush indeed!

Terry certainly had an eye for capturing his models in the best light, but I’m not so sure about the names he gave them sometimes, as I’m assuming Cherry Orchard wasn’t her real name? Saying that, Cherry Orchard has a certain ring to it and probably works well for this model.

Again, these are a different era and type of image to the early Harrison Marks and Russell Gay images you would normally find here, but a bit of diversity never hurts. Especially as most of the stuff I’m posting now is original never seen before stuff that I’ve come across on my travels and worth sharing. As always, a big thank you to Terry for the dates and names of the new models. :)

Franni Leigh – Skirt No.25 Cover

 

Fanni Leigh (Polly Eltes) on the cover of Skirt No.25 with the photo taken by Terry Sparks. I always like it when I come across a published image either on the cover or within the pages of a vintage magazine that I also have in my original collection and this falls into that category. I recently published a similar black and white version of Franni by Terry here, then what do I find on my travels but a magazine cover featuring one of the shots, but in colour. Unfortunately I don’t have any colour shots from this set of Franni, but at least I now know the colour of her top!
It’s always quite satisfying when you see a shot like above and can identify the model, photographer and date it was taken. The original shots were taken in August of 1972, so one assumes this was published later 72 or 73? Unfortunately I only found the cover, so no idea if Franni went on to reveal more on the inside pages!

 

The Fabulous Franni Leigh! (Original)

 

Another shot by Terry Sparks from my collection of his contact sheets and this time featuring Franni Leigh, who has already appeared on this site several times before here. This comes from a set of photos taken by Terry in August 1972 and the two previous colour shots on the bed are from this same set. Compared to my other posts and other shots I have seen this is very tame, but at the same time a very good shot of her, with you being able to see her small pert tits through that tight top.
As already explained Franni wasn’t her real name and beneath that wig she was actually fashion model Polly Eltes, who worked for the likes of David Bailey and others, with this being one of her few full nude modelling assignments. She also had brief careers as a British actress and singer, but today she has come full circle and has become a successful photographer behind the camera working for interiors and lifestyle magazines. Thanks as always to Terry for the fabulous insights into his time behind the camera with these models.

Gillian: The Perfect Glass Holder!


Gillian Hanna or as she is better known Jennifer Eccles showing us her great glass holders, although the wine may get a little warm, as I know I would between those! This original shot was sent to me by the photographer himself, Terry Sparks, and as many of you would know Terry has kindly been sending me some of his work along with some fantastic stories.

This shot also comes with a little story attached and Terry comments that In September 1977 I photographed a girl that I knew as Gillian Hanna. She was a bit of a nutcase, heavily into porn, both stills and film. I only worked with her the once, as she was not really right for the markets I was shooting for at the time.

Well we all know the type of material that Gillian/Jennifer went on to do in the 1970s and onwards, but what an incredible find as I’ve not seen this shot of her before. Thanks to Terry for sharing his image and story, unfortunately he only has the one shot of her remaining.

Sylvia Bayo: White on Black

A beautiful shot of Sylvia Bayo posing in the bedroom in white panties from an original copy of a 10 by 8 print I own. I’m always looking out for new stuff of Sylvia, so snapped this up when I saw it, as not a shot I’ve seen published anywhere before. No identifying marks on the back of the print other than it has a stamp for Galaxy publications. Although I believe the photo was actually taken by Terry Sparks for Russell Gay.

When Danielle Met Gerry!


Two shots of Danielle Denese helping Gerry Brown get undressed taken by Terry Sparks Russell Gay. Danielle has the more classic white underwear and stockings, whereas Gerry has gone for something a little more daring and sexy with a sheer underwear set, although Danielle seems intent on seeing everything by removing Gerry’s underwear! These shots appeared in the 1960s Glamour Book and unfortunately are the only two from this set that I have seen, but I’d love to have seen the full set and where this strip ended up?

Update: Thanks to Terry for letting us know it was him that took these fabulous shots not Russell Gay and that they were taken in November 1968 at the flat of Danielle’s boyfriend. Always good to get some context around shots like these. :)

Monika Ringwald – Longshore Drift! (Original)

Monika Ringwald by Terry Sparks, propping up the sea defences down in Bournemouth in 1971. Looking like that I know she’d stop me in my tracks, but I’m not so sure about the tide! But who cares as I could look at those small white perky tits for ages :)

Monika Ringwald – Bournemouth Never Looked So Good!


Earlier this week I post this image of an unknown model with perky small white tits and fishnets, that I found and liked the shot! Well would you believe it, but not only have I managed to name the model, but also the photographer, who is none other than friend and contributor to this site Terry Sparks. What a small world, and I’ve obviously got an eye for Terry’s work (Well, I like to think so!).

I’m happy to say that Terry saw that original post and sent through several other shots of the model, two of which are above, plus a great little narrative around these shots and the original shot. Firstly, the model is Monika Ringwald, a girl of German extraction and someone Terry worked with many times during the summer of 1971. She later followed the usual route, appearing in softcore glamour films and possibly more mainstream feature films and of course  various men’s magazines.

The two shots of Monika above were taken by Terry near Bournemouth in the summer of 1971. She looks stunning posing topless in her sun hat astride that very large trunk, but is it me or does that hand on the broken branch look very phallic like and suggestive? Probably just me, but regardless the top shot is my favourite, as, yet again, we get a great view of Monika’s small perky tan lined tits! I also have two more fully nude shots of Monika to share, including one that features a very stylish Terry as well, but that’s for another day! A big thank you as always to Terry for sharing his images and stories with me, and another great model I didn’t know about until Terry contacted me.

Finally, if you want to know some narrative around the original image, I’ve updated the original post with the details.

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