I got the opportunity some time back to shoot a quality example of a Ferrari Dino 246 GT. A local car to us here in Cornwall and a car that has a one owner history attacthed to it. A very rare example indeed
So, we agreed a location in advance which took sometime as did the request to shoot it. It was of course local location and on the day of the shoot, the weather couldn’t of been any better. Classic Cornish early evening lovely blue skies off setting the beautiful Ferrari rosso red colour which turned out to be a superb match. The choice of film on this occasion had to be Ektar. A stock that always brings the best out in colour. Matched with my Konica Hexar and my Pentax 6x7, they all worked so well together
As the shoot progressed, the owner said he had something to show me and produced this framed photo from his car. Who was it in the image I asked, only David Bailey. If you don’t know who he is and your a film photographer, shame on you. Anyhow, this framed photo, see below, is of David shooting the owners car back in the 80’s for a German motor related magazine. Ironically, the location was Cornwall. St Austell in fact. How nuts is that.
Yes I did get to go out in it, owner at the helm of course but what and experience that was as well as the opportunity to shoot it along with David Bailey. The only two times it ever been shot in its lifetime. Additional gallery shots below. RD
