References for BigBaldTone

Chloe Welsh

Amazing shoot yet again with Tony today. We've been shooting for a year now and he is spot on every single time. It's like chatting to a mate. Working with him is effortless.

His pre comms were fab as ever. We had no plan for the shoot but it absolutely wasn't necessary. I'll always work with Tony whenever I'm in the area. He really is a credit to the industry. A great laugh and very professional.

Until the next one. Thank you :)

KristieB

After a long wait, Tony and I eventually managed to book our shoot in and it did not disappoint.

Great Pre-shoot communication with images sent of preferred style. He was chatty, friendly and I felt very comfortable shooting at his lovely home.

Can’t wait to see some images! X

Art Asylum Reloaded Photo Studio

Great to welcome Tony and Joyce to the studio for the first time. They had hired the studio for the day and had several photographers and models in.

Being old friends it is always great to see them and they enjoyed their time at the studio using all its facilities and areas.

Can't wait to see the images they produce.

JJ Phoenix

Yes I know, he is my hubby but at the end of the day he is on here as a photographer and my references are always akin with that.

Tony arrived a little early for our group shoot and with it being in a studio he popped in to make us aware he was there.

Always prepared for what he wants to cover and on this occasion it was something wanted to try shoot wise.

If you look through Tony's portfolio you will see how he is excelling now on his portraiture, boudoir and natural light. His studio and indoor location work accounts for a tremendous amount of his changing styles and diversity.

Being hands on to see every shoot he does I can honestly say I am in awe of what hubby produces now.

Ladies and gents you will not go wrong with a shoot with hubby (it's only me who seem to growl at him, but I suppose that's down to our knowing one another over 48 years).

We've some great studios nearby, along with getting some great light into our new house. Hopefully we will be able to use our garden next year too. We've also great woodlands within a 5 min walk. If woodland location is something you want to do, then look through my photos in my portfolio to see what we have at hand or some of the duo images taken with Jackie R.

Highly recommended

The Factory

Had the pleasure of Tony's company at the Factory Studio for the first time this weekend.

Super nice guy, very easy going and totally respectful.

Full marks from me. :)

Eli Zah

This was my second shoot with Tony and I have to say I absolutely LOVE working with this guy!! This time we shot at The Factory in London. This was Tony's choice of location and it was absolutely perfect for the style we were shooting!

Tony's pre comms are great, he made sure to properly look after me in terms of meeting me at the station and walking with me to and from the studio to save me getting lost. He came well organised with some gorgeous lingerie items, and sent a moodboard prior to the shoot so we always had inspiration.

Tony really ventured into new styles on this shoot, including some really moody shots with lots of shadow and creative angles which I loved! He also never runs out of creative energy, which powered me through this shoot and made time pass in a flash. We could have easily spent another 4 hours together shooting away as the ideas kept flowing and flowing.

Alongside this, Tony has a genuinely lovely personality, he is kind, bubbly and genuine - I feel totally at ease with him, and he's great company. Not to mention he takes beautiful images!!

I'd absolutely recommend Tony, you'll have a right laugh in a comfortable environment and get some beautiful images!!

Chloe Welsh

Another unreal shoot with Tony.

Shot at his house last minute and I couldn't wait as I knew it would be so much fun like last time.

Tony's wife Joyce was there and both of them made me feel so, so welcome. It's as if we'd been friends for years.

The shoot absolutely flew by. Both Tony and Joyce are full of ideas. If I didn't have another shoot after it I would have stayed. It was just so easy flowing.

We didn't need a plan or anything for the shoot as we just seemed to work so well together.

Feel blessed to work with people like this I really do.

Can't recommend enough.

His images and references speak for themselves. Total credit to the industry and also a friend who I would pop in to see if I was in the area.

Amazing. Thank you x

RoxyC

Finally got round to shooting with Tony at his lovely home today!

Tony pre-comms were excellent and he sent me a mood board of some ideas for a lingerie/boudoir themed shoot. He was also very helpful with providing directions to make my journey as easy as possible.

Tony is a great host, he made me feel really welcome in his home as well as making a great cup of tea upon my arrival!

An absolute breeze to work with, great company to be around and we got some great shots making good use of natural light along with using flash.

Really happy with what I seen on the back of the camera and overall it was a fantastic shoot!!

Highly recommended & hope we get to shoot again in the future :)

Thank you x

Anetaeve

I thoroughly enjoyed my first shoot with Tony on my Studio Day at the beautiful Loft studio.

Tony was organised, professional, full of ideas, made me feel comfortable at all times and just genuinely such a lovely person to be around. 

The communication prior to the shoot and after was excellent. We had discussed in detail what we wanted to achieve on the day and I believe we did just that!

Tony is of course highly recommended! Thank you so much Tony and hope our paths will cross again in the future xx 

Chloe Welsh

Incredible shoot at Tony's home. Tony and his lovely wife - Joyce were so friendly from the moment they greeted me at my car. Couldn't fault his pre-communication, we were constantly keeping in touch during the run up to it to ensure we were both in agreements as to what we wanted to gain from the shoot.

He is bursting with ideas, very creative with using natural light (images of which are a personal favourite of mine). Their house is perfect to shoot in. They are both so accommodating and even their dog is a fab addition to the home too. Joyce was also inputting some fab ideas (they are honestly marriage goals, haha)

Back of cam images were so good, he really knows what he is doing...as you can see by his style of images. I can not wait to shoot with Tony again. It was so good...I didn't want to leave, lol.

Book him...you will not be disappointed I assure you! x

Irida

First shoot with Tony today from his beautiful home location in Colchester and I hope it’s not the last !

Tony’s pre communications were first class providing me with all the infos I need and a mood board!

On the day Tony very kindly picked me from the station and then we drove back to his home studio ! Tony and his wife made me feel welcomed :)

Tony is so easy to work with and captures beautiful photographs!

We worked using both natural and flash light and from what I could see on the back of the camera everything looked amazing:)

Very highly recommended to all models of course, I had a great time :)

Ps: he also has one of the most adorable dogs you’ll ever meet :)

JJ Phoenix

I know that this possibly seems silly with him being my hubby, but obviously I have effectively been through every shoot Tony has done from day one, being here to review and support him with his images he takes.

My hubby is respectful of all models and is very polite. Always professional and understands how import it is for the model to see back of camera after sets.

he gives great direction and has great pre-shoot comes so that all models understand where he is coming from and what he would like to achieve. He also takes on board anything the model wants to try during understanding that they may see something from a location that he may not have done.

His imagery is going from strength to strength, and I would certainly recommend him to any model

JR69

I had the pleasure working with Tony yesterday for the second time. Tony came to me so this time I made the journey to him. Tony and I have talked about doing a duo shoot with his gorgeous wife Joyce. And finally we managed to set a date. Tonys pre comms were fantastic upto our shoot. He had sent images on what ideas he had in mind for us both so I had an idea on what to pack.

I arrived at Tonys and Joyce home where i was welcomed and I felt at ease straight away by Joyce as It was my first time meeting her. We all had a quick chat and then made our way upstairs to decide on outfits we would start with first. Over the four hours Joyce and I tried on various outfits. Tony was absolutely fantastic capturing some stunning images which he showed us on back of camera after every few shots. Once Tony captured that image we moved onto another outfit. Tony is a real gentleman with a great sense of humour. Absolutely loved my shoot with Tony and the gorgeous Joyce. Thank you both so much for yesterday and im really looking forward to seeing the edited images. Thank you again.

Very highly recommended

Jackie x

NS Photo & Media (Aka Embankment Studio)

Highly enjoyable session with BigBaldTone, even if I did have to be the camera assistant holding the umbrella. The session was relaxed and ran smoothly. I look forward to having you back at the studio in the future.

Nicky Phillips

Just come back from a shoot with Tony, what a diamond geeza. Really easy going and lovely to talk to.

Tony shown me all the images he was taking. He was respectful, even made me lunch and we had lots of breaks throughout shooting.

Thanks again,

Nicky xx

Eli Zah

Had a brilliant first shoot with Tony. We shot at an amazing AirBnb he had chosen which was absolutely perfect for the shoot. Tony's pre-comms were great, and his organisation was second to none. He provided a detailed mood board of ideas sorted into categories based on which room we'd be using. This really helped the shoot go smoothly and gave me a strong idea of what he wanted so I knew how to pack and do hair and makeup.

On meeting him, I felt instantly at ease with Tony. He is a genuine what you see is what you get kind of guy, and it made for a really lovely atmosphere to meet his wife too before we started.

The shoot went really smoothly, Tony knew what he wanted from the shoot but was also not afraid to think out of the box and be spontaneous when it came to seeing opportunities with natural light that we didn't expect. From the first set we got some crackers, and time flew by! Every set had a different mood and feel to it, and Tony did not waste time shooting for the sake of it - once he'd nailed an idea, we moved on, keeping things fresh and fun.

Throughout the shoot, he showed me the back of the camera to check I was happy, and was mindful of my comfort as well. I loved how he really made the most of every aspect of our location, trying creative angles and poses that I'd usually never have thought of - and the results were wicked!

Tony is an absolute delight to work with. He's respectful, easy going, and will bring a positive, energetic vibe to a shoot. He has a genuine flair and passion for what he does, and I couldn't recommend him enough. :) Thanks Tony!

Rose Magdalene Child

What an absolute belter of a shoot it was with Tony at his home last month. Pre-shoot comms were excellent and we discussed ideas and things beforehand too which is always helpful.

On arrival I was welcomed into the home and met Tony's wife JJ too, we had a cup of tea and chatted ideas and sets etc. Their home is beautiful and perfect for photography. We decided to work our way through each room and just see what we got. We shot a mixture of styles and both using lighting and natural light. Tony is very experienced and knows how best to shoot in any given situation to create beautiful images.

Tony is really easy to talk to, a very friendly person, respectful and kind. We stopped for a little lunch break mid-shoot and JJ cooked me some salmon :) not every day you get treated like that! Thank you both.

I really really enjoyed our shoot and LOVE the images

Highly recommended and hope to work with you again

Tillie x

JJ Phoenix

Yet another great home shoot planned with hubby and Rox.

Hubby's work has come so far in the 5 years where he's really become more focused on what he wants to achieve and does

I'm not bias even though I am wifey, but models you won't go far wrong by working with him.

He has some great ideas and relays that preshoot so you know what he wants to achieve. Happy to work with the model on there ideas to achieve mutual images.

Get in there ladies

Roxanne1

Another long awaited shoot with Tony and JJ this time erotic duo shit in their new amazing home As always a fun and relaxed shoot with ideas abound. We got some brilliant images and made the most of the amazing natural light available. Highly recommended photographer, looking forward to our next time all working together. 😊

Sophia West

Once again I would 100% recommend Tony to work with.

Pre comms were spot on with details and shoot ideas. So easy to prepare for a shoot this way and great to know how the shoot will go.

We shot in Tony’s Home which is spacious, light and tidy. Was a great shoot. Managed a lot of different styles in 4 hours and could make great use out of the natural light that poured into the rooms.

Tony is a down to earth guy so always good to have a laugh with.

Highly recommended!!