References for Belle Noire aka Black Beauty

JWilliamsonPhoto

When the opportunity arose to shoot with Illy at a local (to me) studio in the North East I grabbed it with both hands.

I am so pleased I did. What an absolutely fantastic model and person. The 4 hour shoot absolutely flew past (always a good sign I think).

Her make up and range of poses were both out of this world. I only hope we get the chance to shoot again. Thanks for travelling to the grim north and gracing us with your presence. I just hope you enjoyed yourself as much as we enjoyed hosting you.

David Lain

First shoot with Illy today at Loud and Flashy Studio in Ashington .. What a fab day. She is so enthusiastic an amazing model who just knows how to pose full stop... She has no inhibitions can take direction and adds so many good ideas to the shoot. Book her you will not be disappointed. I for sure will be making more bookings with her. Fabulous model.

Loud Photography UK

I booked Belle for a group shoot in my studio. Pre-shoot communication was excellent and booking was simple. She arrived on the day looking absolutely amazing and with a huge amount of fantastic outfits. She was fantastic with all the photographers and made sure they all got brilliant images. She's an absolute pleasure to work with - chatty, funny, bit mad, but in the best way possible!

I can't wait to get her booked back in for another full day. I really can't recommend her highly enough 😀

Jeff B

Had a wonderful first shoot with the gorgeous Illy at her home. I had been wanting to shoot Illy for a long time and when I saw a casting call I seized on the opportunity and I'm so glad I did.

Illy was very welcoming, warm and friendly. As an experienced model Illy posed beautifully and effortlessly; her range of expression was just stunning. Fully aware of her surroundings and lighting, Illy made sure you were able to capture images of the highest quality. All this combined with great conversation and hospitality from the word go meant the time just flew by.

Illy's home was ideal to shoot from with great natural light and of course, ready made, natural sets which provided a good variety of options to shoot.

The shoot really was enjoyable and as far I was concerned, highly successful.

Thank you Illy for your creativity, hospitality and hard work; you were amazing! I can't recommend Illy and a shoot at her home highly enough!

SunShift

Possibly the easiest shoot I have ever arranged - two emails, job done - perfect.

I arrived at Illy's house to to find her waiting for me, good to go and the kettle boiled - perfect again.

We chatted, we laughed (this woman has a totally uninhibited, wicked sense of humour - I loved it), and we made images. Illy's home is amazing to shoot from; there is loads of room for lighting but there are also plenty of spaces for natural light work and we used both options.

Illy is a brilliant model; she is easy to work with, takes direction, adds her own ideas and nothing is too much trouble.

I could go on all day about how great this was, but the bottom line is that I would work with her again in a flash and happily make the trip to do so.

Thank you for a fantastic morning.

Iggy Studio 66

Well that was fun....

I have been trying to arrange a shoot with Belle for some time now, and today was the shoot.

Perfect comms ahead of the day, and on the day I was offered a coffee and tour of the location to pick my spots to shoot ahead of the shoot.

Belle is friendly, funny and fantastically professional, also beautiful looking with amazing figure and a pose machine. She has captivating eyes, and I hope I have done them justice.

Belle was incredibly patient with me, as I'm proper novice and i was forever having to check my camera settings and work out what they needed to be.

We had a cracking 3hrs shooting all over the house, time just flew by. I had a blast and cannot wait to shoot again. Nice one Belle, will be arranging another shoot as soon as possible.

Greengate Studio

First ever shoot with Illy, and will not be the last if I have anything to do with it. Fantastic, beautiful and brilliant in every way. I felt like I had known her for years within the first 10 minutes of meeting her.Needs no direction at all, just point the camera and away you go. If you can take a bad picture of her then I want to know how you did it.

(HIGHLY RECOMMENDED TO OTHER PHOTOGRAPHERS)

Peter Fieldhouse1

Had the pleasure of my second home shoot with Illy last week and it was as delightful as my first shoot with her two years ago. From the moment you are greeted with a friendly, welcoming smile and an offer of a coffee, the shoot is an effortless whizz of time. Her high-octane, larger than life personality combined with an amazing set of talents and wicked sense of humour make for an unforgettable shoot. When she knows what you are wanting to create or, the look you you are after, then Illy will do her utmost to deliver and secure it. In so doing she will produce so many more, great poses and shapes, that you have to expect the unexpected. I don't think I will ever be un-amazed at what Illy can do. We shot a range of looks including elegant race-course hats, Voodoo Lady, Smoking Nude, and Boudoir. I wanted to work with my own lights and capture some distinctive looks and Illy was onboard as a creative and thinking through how they could be achieved.

Completely concur with the comments of Sun Shift and Iggy 66 above and thoroughly recommend this 'pose machine' and 'brilliant' model to anyone. She needs No introduction just an Oscar for her talents! Look forward to working with you again.

Phil Walker

What can I say about Illy ... she's brilliant!

I arranged a home shoot with her, went so well ... fantastic and experienced model, very funny and we had such a good chat during the shoot. If you've never worked with her before, do so ... you won't regret it ... she knows what she's doing and you'll get some fantastic shots.

I will be working with her again ... thanks Illy :)

photosbykal

A real pleasure to have had the chance to work with Illy. All her pre-comms were professional clear as you would expect from such an experienced model.

The shoot was fantastic. We had the chance to do a number of different styles and Illy was just as keen to get some good photos as I was. Her experience shone through and her posing was natural and required absolute minimal direction; she instinctively seems to know what would work. A quick look at the pics from the day has already confirmed what a wonderful productive shoot it has been.

Aside from her skills as a model, she has such a genuine and fun personality and often had me in stitches with her funny stories! Would I recommend her? Of course I would! if you get a chance to work with her don't let it pass you by!

Thanks Illy, for a great shoot once again.

RLC Photographer

What an absolute diamond! Really couldn't fault her at all. Communication was great. She turned up on time with everything I asked her to bring bursting with energy and gave 110%. She got on great with the crew and worked really well with the other models sharing her experience with the girls less experienced than her. She has a wicked sense of humour and is very fun to be around. Absolutely loved working with her and would definitely do so again.

BrianE

Another great shoot with Illy. She knows all the poses and is a sheer delight to work with. Just love her attitude to life and modelling. Says it as it is , the world would be a better place with more like Illy!

Very flexible model with a great look and figure. Great value as you always get plenty of good images and are kept amused.

Highly recommended , again.

DG62 said...

Had a terrific and productively creative shoot with BlackBeauty. A few challanges thrown in but we stormed over them and created many beautiful images in a very tasteful erotic art nude genre. Complimented by the most wonderful blue eyes expertly administered in preperation.

Very refreshing to find BB had the same wicked sense of humour and found her very easy to get along with. She anticipated my next suggested pose or idea before it had left my lips which enabled the shoot to flow effortlessly, often expanding on the idea to great effect. She has a full repitoire of poses that is used effectively being well thought out in advance. Nothing was a challange to her.

A straight talking young lady with an abundance of ideas that compliment yours. She is definately one to get on your calander and the results produced will amaze you. Yes recommended 110%. Looking to shoot again soon Thank you.

Riccofoto

This was my second, much delayed by Covid, shoot with Illy after a gap of several years. Well worth the wait, as flexible and energetic as ever and as good a figure model as you'll find anywhere. Another fine selection of images for me to add to my collection.

Highly recommended

kev@keranda

Me waiting for a Black Beauty studio day visit to Keranda somewhat akin to an excited kid waiting for Christmas. Yes Black Beauty visits are an event to be considered something very special.

Keranda Studio has now been in existance for 24 years during that time it has been our pleasure to welcome many of the very top models of the day, unquestionably Black Beauty rates right up there with the very best.

Brings along an amazing body shape and my does she know how to use it, ever the most novice photographer will leave with an amazing set of images from a Black Beauty booking.

Amazing talent, the longest most shapely legs in the business, plus egaging personality.

Thank you Illy for another amazing visit, let's get the next one organised.

Kev @ Keranda x

Gravy Images and AGB Fetish Sites

Cor! Make sure you've had three weetabix for brekky before shooting with BB. We worked on some fetish material for the websites I work for and it was hard to keep up with her energy. The only way to slow her down was to make a cuppa and offer biscuits. Even that was short lived. She ate the biscuits whole anyway and was asking what was next. A fantastic shoot with a top class model.

Ian_clarke_photography

I had amazing first shoot with the amazing illy at ml photo studio I booked for 6 hours amazing communication prior the shoot illy had loads of amazing lingerie she amazing model and amazing young lady she is stunning gorgeous model young lady we both had lots of amazing ideas she is one of the best models I worked with she is so chilled out very chatty is respectful and polite she made me feel comfortable she is very hard working she is passionate about her modelling we had loads of laughs jokes fun shoot she is amazing was a pleasure working shooting with illy gave me some tips and points I 100% recommend her to all the photographers and models I cant wait for our next shoot thanks for today I've loved every minute of it kind regards ian 😊 xx

ML Photo Studio

Ian Clarke Photography booked my studio for a shoot with Illy this week. Hosting Illy for either one of my shoots/events or when she's modelling for another photographer is always one of the highlights of my calendar. It's obvious that she is a fabulous model with the ability to get the best out of any shoot - everyone knows that. But her entertainment factor is off the chart! She's funny, highly articulate and you will always get a great conversation with her. This shoot was 6 hours long and it honestly flew by! Also, when you book her, you don't need to worry, she's coming!. You'd just better be ready...

Her only downside is that she has given me a KFC addiction. That's clearly her fault ;)

Michael Lau Photography

This was my umpteenth shoot with Illy and as always she was nothing less than spectacular. Very few models can pose like her, she knows every angle and every aspect of her body. This makes it fantastic for less experience photographers and very rewarding for more advanced photographers. If you're good with a camera, my god the images you'll produce will be off the chart!

Illy is also the most entertaining, funny and engaging people to work with. She's the type of person you want to go out for a drink with afterwards, which is also good for her as most of us would be useful so she can put her glass of wine on your head if a table isn't available. Yep - she's tall. Something she's happy to remind us about all the time.

She's also professional and will never let you down. Well 'never' is a strong word, but she's never let me down and if Illy was to not show up it's probably because the Russians have invaded Church Warsop! Good luck to them if they did that btw.

Illy was brought in at quite short notice for this shoot as originally I had booked another model based on their body bending abilities. Said model turned out to be a complete prima donna and to be fair I feel I dodged a bullet by not working with her. However it turns out that Illy is pretty much just as bendy without any long winded warm up routines and you get far more cool shoot time with her and without the drama.

If you're considering booking Illy just do it. Don't think about it, do it. She's superb value for money, you'll be hugely entertained AND you'll come away with amazing images.

I really don't know what more you could ask for.

anon_soul

Had my second shoot with illy at pathways on Saturday.really enjoyed working with this exciting,dynamic and super talented pro model!.and is highly recommended to deliver stunning shot's !..Dave 😀