References for AndyWilson

Keira Lavelle

I cannot believe I never submitted Andy's reference - got halfway through writing it and must have got distracted because I have only just noticed it's not in his profile! Sorry Andy, that's what happens when you have such an epic shoot together and there are so many good things to say! :D

During my last tour of Kent I was able to catch Andy for a lovely couple of hours at Tim's Cottage in Maidstone: after playing with dates to try and match up our availability we were able to grab a wonderful creative session in the morning at the cottage and I am so very pleased we didn't give up when the initial suggestion of dates didn't work because we had such a giggle and generated some absolutely wonderful results. It's so nice getting to work with a photographer who loves to just go for it with quirky ideas and be wild with looks: I like creating pretty images don't get me wrong but there is so much you can do with expressions and shapes and Andy really captured this beautifully on the day. We got on like a house on fire from the very start of the shoot - did lots of varied sets whilst doing our fair share of chattering about all sorts. He's a really down to earth and easy going chap because he will let the models go for it with how they know to work their bodies and will pull an idea out of the box to then give the models chance to add to it and interpret with their own mix of ideas; teamwork through and through and even though it was our first shoot together I hope to god it's not the last because it was a true blast. :)

Andy is professional in his approach, has a lovely manner about him and shows complete respect to the models who he shoots with. His temperament puts everyone at ease: really kind hearted and chilled out, nothing is too much trouble and he's happy to try different/wacky styles. I think his etiquette is definitely one that enthuses you as a model: the best shoots always come from a good rapport and ample positivity and Andy is just the kind of gent to make everyone feel positive and ready to rock with cool ideas. He makes incredible effort to nail the photography side of things and the cottage where we shot poses so many challenges with lighting but Andy did brilliantly and created some simply wonderful shots by playing with the light and composition in order to give each shot as much WOW as possible. I loved seeing the images on the back of the camera, in the full glory edited they're even better. I cannot recommend him enough for everything I've mentioned... models who are booked in to shoot with Andy or contemplating doing so: you will have a wicked shoot. Be ready for stupendous creativity and a whole barrel-load of laughs too, everything I can say about Andy is just fantastic and I cannot wait for the opportunity to shoot together again.

Brilliant communications, a lovely shooting model-photographer bounce: the time just flew by. Thank you so much Andy! :)

Keira x

Scarlett Fox

I had the lovely pleasure of shooting with Andy last week whilst on my Southern tour at L.R.M Photography's studio.

Pre comms were on pointe from several months ago when we booked it in, right up to when he set off in the morning, Andy even arrived early which gave us time to chat about what and where we were going to shoot.

We got through some great sets of fashion, fashion-nudes, topless, art nude, sheer, and some lovely portraits. Andy works very quickly, and was chatty and friendly throughout the shoot, I've even seen some shots already which look fab!

I had a very fun, creative and enjoyable shoot and would happily work with him again, easily recommended.

Thanks for a great day,

Scarlett

Natural Happy Woman

OMG!! Andy is like, my muse, in reverse...obviously, I'm supposed to do the muse bit...but what I mean is, I can come up with ideas, and create, and emote, and be free BECAUSE he's openminded, and fun, and cool, and respectful, and will always make something awesome out of what we do together. Such a lovely guy to work with, so so recommended by me. Fun to shoot with and makes totally groovy images- hurrah!

Toxic Innocence

Had a great third shoot with Andy. Friendly photographer with a professional attitude who has great ideas and takes great images! I look forward to our next shoot!

Bad Dolly

Anther shoot with the ever quirky Andy, this time at my home with another model Penny Lee :)

Andy is always full of ideas and really laid back, we've worked together for so long shooting is just a breeze, we bounce ideas off each other and create something awesome :) Yesterday was no different, we covered a range of boudoir and fun Halloween shots and had a great time doing so. Thanks again Andy! xx

Zara Watson

Had another brilliant shoot with Andy and Artemis Fauna. It was ALOT of fun! Andy has some great ideas and is very creative, we certainly shot some outside of the box images, all of which I loved! Andy is always friendly, easy to get on with and a total star!

Thanks so much and as always highly recommended by me! :D :D

Artemis Fauna

Yet another fab shoot with Andy.

They get madder and madder each time (which makes me very happy...)

Andy is great. Can't wait for next time!! :D :D

Natural Happy Woman

Andy's the BEST!! Andy is open-minded, creative, and fun, is interested in ideas the model can suggest, makes cool and funky pictures, and is just the nicest guy- see my previous glowing reference- HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!! Thankyoooooooo x x x

Helen Saunders

Andy is a really lovely man to work with. He's good company as well as being a great photographer. it's easy to relax in his company which makes posing straightforward, and made for some beautiful natural images. Andy is someone I'd like to work with again given the opportunity.

Holly Stone Model

Andy and I had a quick shoot the other day shooting Polaroids, I had a really good time and get very comfortable with him, the pictures look great and are a different addition to my portfolio. Would love to shoot again, thanks Andy!

Bad Dolly

Another epic shoot with Andy, this time at studio visage with the awesome MUA sister of sinister! Andy provided some great images to style the make up on and it was a really strong look. In no time at all Andy snapped some epic headship and quirky beauty and it all just came together perfectly!

I always look forward to working with Mr Wilson, he's talented fun and an all round legend:)

Xx

Alicia-Capri

Another great shoot with Andy again today :) I've lost count of the amount of shoots we've had together but they are always so much fun and we just spend hours chatting as well as getting some fantastic shots! Thank you again for a great day :) 10 out of 10 from me ;)

Penny Lee

Had another fantastic shoot with Andy yesterday.. shot with him before on a duo shoot but not just on a one to one basis before.. but it was such good fun. He is such a pleasure to work with and really enjoyed it ..thankyou xx

Katarina Marie Mannequin

Andy is awesome!

I had my second shoot with Andy a few weeks back - my first solo shoot with him. We talked a lot about ideas and inspirations beforehand - we seem to be totally on the same level in terms of movie/art influences which is awesome.

We covered a wide array of genres - from pretty portraits to abstract nudes to Alphabetti Spaghetti (What? That's not a genre? Shut up!) and I think Andy nailed them all.

I'm loving all the pictures I've seen- they're super creative, humorous and strong.

On top of that, Andy is super chilled out to shoot with and has a good sense of humour to boot. You'd be mad not to shoot with him.

Katarina x

Katarina Marie Mannequin

I'm a bad Katarina and really slow at leaving references *slaps wrist*

Sorry Andy.

I love working with Andy so much. Our last shoot together was this Summer - we met in London at an unGodly hour to go do semi-nude stuff on the street. He was really respectful as always, happy for me to take warming up breaks and also brought along a whole bunch of bizarre ideas as always.

I would absolutely recommend working with Andy and can't wait to work with him again. He's one of the most versatile photographers I've worked with - in three shoots I feel like we've covered all the genres!

Valhalla

This was our second shoot together, I thoroughly enjoyed myself! We tried out a bunch of different ideas and got some glorious shots! Andy's knowledge and skill shine through his work

Communication was excellent as per usual!

Cannot wait to work together again

Valhalla

Loved today! The time flew by in our shoot. We started at my house and choose some outfits before venturing out into Brighton.

He uploaded the images in the same day and I love them! Recommend. Andy is an absolute gem

brunutty

I have spoken to Andy a lot in the unofficial purpleport chatroom but we finally got to shoot when I was vaguely near to him, although he kindly got up early to drive and shoot with me! Andy's pre-shoot comms were great and I felt totally at ease with him. We worked on a location shoot and it was great fun, with lots of conversation. Andy was professional at all times and I would happily recommend him to other models! :)

Natural Happy Woman

Ahhh Andy, you're my favvvvouriteeeeee!!! I have had the pleasure of two shoots with Andy in recent weeks, the first with Chiara, and what a pleasure it has been. Andy is one of those genuinely creative people that can make something out of anything, he's got the eye, he'll see the angle, see the picture, and make it cool. It's lovely to work with someone who is open-minded and fun and produces such interesting and funky pictures, and he does it really quickly too, (sometimes even INSTANTLY!!) so you get that buzz of having a great shoot and then seeing cool stuff you did together appear really soon, yeah!

Plus Andy just was someone I felt naturally at home with, easy going and lovely company. Thanks for being awesome dude! Lots of love from me and Chiara and the tent and the fox and the bike and the shark x x

tigerbelle

Had my second with Andy today.......well, really I was purely a cover story for his hovercraft addiction!! :P

This time we shot different sets on a beach and surrounding areas. Absolutely love working with Andy as he is so friendly, easy to work with and his images are pretty cool too!

Tried to put him off with lots of steep hills and walking but I have a suspicion that our paths will cross again ;)

Seriously though, wonderful shoot and definitely recommended by me :D