In many photographic magazines of around the 1960`s & 1970`s, there were often glamour/beauty portraits on the front covers taken by a photographer called Michael Barrington-Martin. The brief technical details for the photos would mention the use of an 8x10 inch format camera, I was wondering if anyone knew anything about the photographer and which camera and lenses that he used?:cool:

Sorry I can't answer that particular question but in this months American Photo there is a very good article on the Underrated Masters of Photography. Worth checking out. Of course alot of theses men and women are NOT new to me personnally. Bill Silano; Leslie Krims; Philip Dixon; Duane Michaels; Denis Piel; Phillip Jones Griffiths; Bil King; Alon Reininger; Steve Hiett; Ara Gallant; Charles Harbutt. It's nice that a large circulation magazine pays attention to these people. If you are just starting out in photography it is worth a good look to either research or check it out for yourself. Some of the most aamzing photojournalism and fashion stuff ever.
Best, Peter

In many photographic magazines of around the 1960`s & 1970`s, there were often glamour/beauty portraits on the front covers taken by a photographer called Michael Barrington-Martin. The brief technical details for the photos would mention the use of an 8x10 inch format camera, I was wondering if anyone knew anything about the photographer and which camera and lenses that he used?:cool:

When I worked for Ilford Limited in the 1970s, we would occasionally commission a well-known photographer to shoot pix for our campaigns. In the course of this work I met MB-M a couple of times. I did not see him operating a camera, by the 1970s he was shooting rollfilm. As he was a Brit, he should have used a Gandolfi for any 8x10" work! I was more struck by his apparent practice of very much mixing business with pleasure with regard to his models - he seemed to get a new one every couple of years who also became his live-in partner - presumably it was grounds for "divorce" when he ran out of angles to shoot the lady in question!

Regards,

David

Some people just hate to travel to work. 8-)

Sorry I can't answer that particular question but in this months American Photo there is a very good article on the Underrated Masters of Photography.
Best, Peter
A magazine I am not familiar with, but thanks for the tip.
Cheers.

Some people just hate to travel to work. 8-)

...........and your point is?............

When I worked for Ilford Limited in the 1970s, we would occasionally commission a well-known photographer to shoot pix for our campaigns. In the course of this work I met MB-M a couple of times. I did not see him operating a camera, by the 1970s he was shooting rollfilm. As he was a Brit, he should have used a Gandolfi for any 8x10" work!

Regards,

David
Do you know which sort of focal length of lens he would have chosen for the majority of his portraits?

Do you know which sort of focal length of lens he would have chosen for the majority of his portraits?

No direct experience of this, as I said, I didn't see him actually shooting pictures. From what I recall of his work, he seemed to favor a normal type of perspective, so it wouldn't surprise me if he used 120 mm or so on 6x6, 360 to 450 mm on 8x10".

As regards "traveling to work", he did in fact travel quite a long way - I seem to recall that yachting featured prominently in his life.

Regards,

David

PS: Somebody here
http://www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list/08-2005/msg00088.html
reckons MB-M favored a Heliar!

No direct experience of this, as I said, I didn't see him actually shooting pictures. From what I recall of his work, he seemed to favor a normal type of perspective, so it wouldn't surprise me if he used 120 mm or so on 6x6, 360 to 450 mm on 8x10".

As regards "traveling to work", he did in fact travel quite a long way - I seem to recall that yachting featured prominently in his life.

Regards,

David

PS: Somebody here
http://www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list/08-2005/msg00088.html
reckons MB-M favored a Heliar!

Yes, I believe I had his 10 x 8 which was in a rather sorry state, I believe it was a rather old DeVere. He still worked with a mixture of 6x6 Hassle elm, linhoff and a 5x4, can't recall which. He was a real master of front projection.