References for BelleApostolova

Andy79

Absolutely brilliant, really thats all I need to say. You can read the rest of the review but really there is no point in saying much else as all you need to know is if you are thinking about booking Gabriela you should just do it because you wont regret it.

She is really easy to work with knows exactly how to pose to get great looks shot after shot. The biggest problem you will have is choosing which of your photos from your set with her to use, I only had a short shoot with her took about 150 photos and I want to use pretty much all of them (Literally the only ones I discarded were ones where I got the lighting or focus wrong, every other shot is a keeper) She absolutely smashed it. she has loads of great ideas for poses which made my job very easy as she was able to just flow from one pose to the next effortlessly if I asked for something she did it and then did a few variations of what I asked for each one better than what I had originally envisaged as she really does know what she is doing.

She is brilliant.

Into Darkness

At the risk of looking like the only photographer that Belle has worked with in the last 4 months (I'm not! There's outstanding work being produced through other places too), I thought it sensible and appropriate to drop another reference.

Again an outstanding model, worth every second and every penny, and then some.

I believe we've got our 3rd, 4th, and 5th shoots lined up as well - and I only work with someone more than twice if there's something extra special about them!

Into Darkness

I already know that there are not going to be anywhere near enough words to describe how truly amazing this particular individual is, but I'm going to try.

Belle is absolutely amazing. One of those natural creative types who can amplify an idea from being a simple one into something spectacular - rivalling some of the celebrity attempts at a similar idea, with their associated massive costs, but doing a better job for significantly less.

I'd say that Belle is worth her weight in gold but that would be a lie. Think of something more valuable, double that value, misread the mass scale, and then completely bin the ideas of capitalism because they no longer make sense.

Excellent company on the drive, brilliant suggestions of ideas (I threw a "I want to do something messy and gory) and the aforementioned amplification, absolutely epic music taste and can more than carry a tune. Shooting-wise, Belle makes the whole photography thing incredibly easy - you can point and shoot and you'll get something good. If you don't that's more on you than her.

"Pass me a cup of blood, please" and related gems.

An elegant model who isn't afraid of literally being covered in fake blood for a horror-style shoot.

Would I photograph Belle again? Absolutely. I can't even call it work because it was far too enjoyable.

Much love for this one, if you've not guessed.

I can't wait to shoot again, hopefully soon!

Toby Lewis

I had my fifth shoot with Belle on Monday, which kinda says all you need to know. She is hard working and reliable, and has stunning looks. We always get results on our shoots. She's not overly active on PurplePort, hence the lack of recent references, but she does get plenty of work from other sources. Until next time.

Santosh Setty

Belle is a ultimate person to work with..!! She is definitely a super model with very good work ethics. She was very good at pre communications, was ready on dot on time for the photo shoot. She is brilliant in her poses. She has tremendous experience still very humble, sweet and very good at work. I am just waiting to do one more photo shoot with her soon. If you are looking for a good model to work with, don’t waste a minute she is the one.

Toby Lewis

I had a great outdoor socially distanced shoot with Belle last week. It was our fourth shoot together over about a year which pretty much says it all. She has a big personality and arrives for a shoot on full throttle, straight in and works hard throughout. Wearing a PVC top on what was the hottest day of the year so far shows high dedication. Our previous shoots had been studio or indoor, but this was our first walkabout shoot and it was great to see she is even brighter in full sunlight.

Toby Lewis

It's nice when everything goes brilliantly on a shoot: no technical hitches, creativity flows, and the model is a dream to work with. So it was earlier this week on my first shoot with Belle. Arranging was easy, she arrived on time and prepared as discussed. During the shoot she was on the ball and it hardly felt I needed to give any direction. Her poses were brilliant and varied. She was bubblier than I had expected and her English is very good. I love the images we created and I look forward to the next time. 😀

Polly Darling

Had another great shoot with Belle ,

she has a very striking look , the camera loves her. she is punctual, professional- very engaged in the shoot and passionate about her work. she works well with other models, always a pleasure to work with and cant wait to work with her again !

an added bonus is her knowledge about photography as a photography assistant means she is the full package and has an understanding of modelling both infront of and behind the camera

50mm

Had a wonderful catchup and second photo shoot with Belle.

Absolutely brilliant pre-shoot comms. Arrived early, looking fabulous, ready to shoot with a really cool outfit.

With her sound understanding of photography and lightingCame up with a fabulous locations for the shoot and how to set the shot up.

Great advice on taking/setting up the images and really helpful critique of the images taken.

Flow posed with ease, creating endless sexy shapes.

Really good fun and laugh, we even did some images with her boyfriend.

Highly recommend to anyone of any level, you will have fun and amazing images.

Thank you Belle

Polly Darling

Had a great shoot with Gabriella earlier this month.

She came on short notice which was amaaaazing. and it truly passionate about modelling, shines in front of the camera and obviously enjoys the work- which shows in the images. she also has photography assistant knowledge so is able to see the shoot from the perspective of both model and photographer. She has a great physique, and work mentality ( very hard worker!)

she is friendly and professional :)

I would definitely work with her again.

Mrjaycolee

Worked with belle on a clothing shoot. She was AWESOME. Needs no direction at all, she knows what to do and when to do it. What makes working with belle even better is that she has alot of experience and she understands photography also. From shooting to the editing process she knows it all. Highly recommend working with belle and cant wait to shoot with her again on another project!

50mm

Grunge City Shoot

Gabriela answered my casting call for a location shoot around Bristol City centre and I'm so lucky she did.

Wonderful pre-shoot comms, she came up with the perfect theme for the shoot.

Turned up with a wonderful selection of outfits, perfect hair and makeup and that amazing smile.

Confident, chatty, warm, friendly, interesting, patient, did everything ask, brilliant, helpful critique when reviewing images, kept coming up with really wonderful photo ideas, flow posed with easy in a variety of situations, up for a challenge, never complained, always smiling and having a laugh with, really lovely to to work with.

Belle uses Photoshop, Lightroom and PortraitPro. So nice to get photo edits from the model.

A singer/song writer and in my opinion a true artist.

Please book this amazingly, talented and beautiful model, you will be glad you did.

Recommended to photographer of any level and hope to work with again soon.

Gabriela welcome to Purple Port :-)