References for Belle Noire aka Black Beauty

Esconi Photography

i had a great time working with ILLY, at her lovely home plenty of natural light spots to choose from shes a lovely girl inside and out , very professional in her approach she flowed with ease from one pose to next . Hope to work with Illy again in the not to distance future. thankyou for a wonderful shoot , goes without saying highly Recommended.

Dave722

Fantastic time working with Illy at her spacious home that has many shooting locations with lots of beautiful natural light

Illy was a superb model able to move effortlessly between an endless number of very natural looking poses and was very happy to adapt to ideas and suggestions. She is full of fun and energy and 3 hours passed too quickly

I came away with a huge number of superb images and look forward to working with Illy again

Focal Freelance

My cheeks still hurt from laughing during our shoot. My first time working with Illy and what can I say.. she is an absolute pleasure to work with.

We had a lot of fun sharing idea's and when it came down to the shot Illy just delivered time after time. Jokes aside Illy is very professional.

Illy has a great home to shoot in with bright decor and natural light.

Looking forward to working with you again and thank you so much for making me welcome in your home.

Until next time 🙂

Jay_images

3 years since I last shot with Illy and she showed me why it has been 3 years too long! Illy invited me into her home for a shibari inspired shoot (and some bloody mess) and was all ready and roaring to go, when I got there. First of all, she's an amazing host, constantly trying to squeeze some more coffee into you. Secondly and most importantly- an incredible model, with a variable skill set and high tolerance for photographer's nonsense. 3 hours flew by like nothing, she did her thing, posing without any input needed. And I ended up with a mountain of images to pick from and I can tell, it won't be an easy job choosing. Definitely won't let so much time go before our next shoot!

Art Photo Noir

Thoroughly enjoyed working with Illy. She put maximum effort into the shoot to give me what I wanted, got the ideas I was putting across.

Full of enthusiasm so I would love to work with her again.

Thank you

jamessweetman1

This was my first outing working with a nude model. Illy was absolutely fantastic and very good fun. A very capable and agile model, extremely easy to work with. She adopted a huge number of poses but was always happy to pose as asked.

Illy has a lovely figure and the most mesmerising eyes.

Thank you, for a wonderful shoot, I look forward to when I can work with you again. Till then stay safe and well. xxx

Art Photo Noir

Had a great shoot with Illy, She poses well and with fluidity.

Happy to take direction and understood the "idea" behind the image.

Illy worked hard to give me what I needed.

Recommended.

Dave722

Illy is a superb, friendly and helpful model. She has the most beautiful eyes.

She can model naturally and fluidly between poses without direction and will happily take direction. She is very easy to work with, is very outgoing and our shoot was tremendous fun.

I look forward to working with Illy again

Studio Luminescence

Wow! What a fabulous lady!

We booked Illy for our One Light Nude Workshop and she was just awesome!

Firstly her comms were perfect, the shoot was easy to organise and structure, you could tell she had genuine enthusiasm for the event and not just paying lip service!

On the day she arrived in plenty of time before the attendees which allowed for a relaxed atmosphere at the start! Throughout the whole workshop she was attentive, chatty, friendly and just extremely good at engaging the photographers!

Even whilst doing this she remained epic at modelling delivering stunning and expressive poses that were perfect for the theme!

Illy is an absolute professional and clearly loves modelling inside and out!

Highly recommended to all, studios and photographers!

Thanks again Illy, we can’t wait to have you back in the studio.

Arabella & Gary

Derek181

This was my 3rd home shoot with Illy, and she never disappoints. We had excellent comms before, and during the shoot. She moves effortlessly, fluidly, and supplely between poses. Illy is chatty, welcoming, full of ideas for poses, and works as a true professional.

Any photographer working with her will come away with some stunning images, as indeed I have, well recommended.

Thanks Illy, for another great shoot.

Stewart

I had my first shoot with Illy at her home and it was an amazing experience :)

Her energy was infectious as we zoomed (pun intended) through numerous ideas. Her posing ability is second to none, and the confidence and agility with which she moves through poses is a sight to behold (just remember to keep pressing the shutter).

Pre-comms excellent and she is GREAT fun to work with.

Highly recommended by me ... shooting with her is something every photographer should do.

Thanks Illy, until next time :)

Redtree Studio

It was a pleasure to have Belle at Redtree for the first time. A true professional, fun to work with and helped produce some incredible images. Really looking forward to working with her again.

BGA Images

I applied to a casting for Belle Noire (Illy) but unfortunately that day was already booked. Illy offered a shoot the following day which I accepted. Messages from her were concise and straight to the point.

After confirmation of the shoot I carefully read her “profile notes” which contains lots of “what you can do and what you can’t do” and even a fine for wearing shoes in her house! All a bit scary!

At exactly 10 mins before the start of the shoot (as per her instructions) I rang the doorbell and it was answered immediately and to my surprise there stood a gorgeous, friendly, smiling lady who invited me in and suggested we have a coffee and a chat about the shoot. She then showed me around her house and the areas we could shoot in. Her home is very spacious, beautifully decorated, lovely furniture, uncluttered, and extremely clean and tidy and something she is very proud of.

Her hair and makeup were done to perfection and the way she poses is a beyond belief! We had four different sets in three different locations within the house.

The shoot was lots of fun, very relaxed, and most enjoyable in every way with her modelling skills consistent with a very accomplished and professional model, who is absolutely gorgeous in every way.

Fellow photographers if you have not yet had a shoot with this fantastic model you are really missing out.

I totally recommend Illy 100% as I am confident you will not be disappointed.

Many thanks Illy for a fantastic shoot, your kindness and I look forward to working with you again in the near future.

George99

I’ve just had another wonderful shoot with the lovely Illy at her home where she knows what works and how to make best use of. As always she was friendly, chatty and welcoming when I arrived.

She is very professional and easy to work with and poses smoothly without the need for direction, as well as having patience while I sorted out how to get the best out of my equipment as it had been a while since my last shoot. Throughout the shoot she was engaged with the process and ensured that I can away with some lovely images. Thanks Illy

Highly recommended and I look forward to more shoots in the future.

Jeff B

Just had my second home shoot with this wonderful lady! Illy is an absolute delight to shoot with, not only great craic and fun, but highly creative, poses effortlessly and totally professional. Her experience as a model shines through in every image which we pretty much nailed.

If you have never shot with Ily, then I thoroughly recommend you do so as you won't be disappointed. Thank you, Illy!

Doctorsin

Absolutely fantastic shoot with Belle and Jasmine at Gloucester Prison this saturday. Belle was brilliant throughout, getting stuck in quickly and easily with zero faff. Got a lot of fantastic images.

Bowtie David

What a nice person this young lady is. My first shoot with her at the WPS studio WorksopI am delighted with the images obtained. Illy is a super model. We laughed and chatted all the shoot. Illy had some great ideas and was very helpful .I have no hesitation in recommending her to all photographers hat ever their level of expertise

James69

Visited Belle for a home shoot and an excellent shoot it turned out to be. Belle is not only extremely attractive but also committed to delivering what the shoot is trying to achieve. Very happy to produce poses but also to take direction - not that much was needed. And a lot of fun too. A really relaxed and enjoyable session producing some of my best images.

As others have said, one of the best and highly recommended.

Thank you Belle...

stevie ball

What an amazing shoot yesterday with Illy and Daveed's popup studio.

As always she was 100% concentrated and made a very valuable input of ideas and poses.

I came away with so many amazing images its an impossible task to choose the best.

Illy understands what you are aiming for very quickly and her personality and experience shines through.

A thousand thank and see you soon.

JohnDuder

Illy at Dave's pop-up studio? Hell, yeah!

I've written a couple of references for this lady in the past, but I'll just restate that she's a live wire, probably running rather above 230 volts. She throws poses faster than a flyweight boxer throws punches, and is just so much fun to shoot with.

Book her. You won't regret it.