The Models Club
Feature Photographer
    Name: Martyn Pinches  
    Based: Cardiff, Wales  
    Style:   Fashion, Glamour, Portraiture  
    Status: Semi~Pro  
    Experience:   Far too long  
    Format: 35mm, Med Format and Digital  
    Camera:   Nikon, Canon & Mamiya RB67  
    Portfolios:   A Speciality  
    Paid work:   To models who I know can deliver the results  
    Tests:   I would if agencies asked me to  
    TFP:   Occasionally, depends, low cost option available  
    Film:   Barbarella for the fantasy images  
    Author:   John Norman (S/F) and Douglas Adams (humour)  
    Destination:   After Wales, Greece (remote islands)  
 
 
  What do you love most about your work?      
         
  I like to build a "friendship" with my models before a shoot - that      
  way we have each others trust when it comes time to take the pics -      
  which to me is important, I believe there are too many rip off      
  merchants out there giving photography and modelling agencies a      
  bad name.      
    What's your favourite type of model?  
       
    Models with ideas, who become friends and help to create images.  
    What pleased me recently though was a brand new model - never  
    done a shoot before - responded to my models club forum posting for  
    a beach shoot. She trusted me, worked WITH me on the image and  
    the results were brilliant  
  How did your first studio shoot go?    
       
  It was a T4P through a camera club. I had never controlled a shoot    
  and had hardly seen it done. The model turned up with about 10    
  different fashion outfits in 2 cases wanting to create a portfolio in    
  one shoot, the learning curve was pretty steep    
       
      How do you see yourself?  
         
      Mentally, I am 25 years, sadly the body in which I live is a little  
      older than that - I am just looking after it for a friend. I am actually  
      approaching 40 (from the wrong direction - its in the rear view mirror  
      and I am reversing at high speed)  
         
  What do you hate most about the UK Modelling scene?    
       
  I HATE the fact that all modelling / photography work is London-    
  centric. Wales is a LOVELY country with beautiful scenery and    
  models we just need to establish a local market and if I can help to    
  do that through Image Wales then great.    
       
      There's not a lot of T & A on your site?  
         
      That doesn't mean I don't do it (lol) but I don't set out to do the  
      "here you are guys take a look at these" look ~ I prefer to leave  
      something to the imagination  
         
         
  Do you still do a lot of film work?    
       
  I still shoot film but having recently taken the plunge into digital with    
  the Canon10D, I don't know for how much longer my film cameras    
  will last - other than with my trusty RB67 or the Hassy, anyone want    
  to buy a second hand film camera?    
       
 
 
 
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