References for SWPortraits

Amy Beloved

I had my most recent shoot with Steve at my home, I always enjoy shoots with Steve so was looking forward to working with him again.

Steve arrived on time and prepared for the shoot with some really great ideas that we worked our way through in the shoot, focusing on getting the shots just right, I was so pleased with the results.

As well as being over the moon with the images I really enjoy working with Steve, he’s a really nice person, we always have a laugh during the shoot, he is good company and always a perfect gentleman. Very highly recommended.

Thank you :)

Amy xx

Jagger01

Steve booked studio a few weeks ago..

Comms were excellent.

Really enjoyed having him shoot here.

Very enthusiastic and great respect for the studio/apartment.

We would welcome Steve back any time and would recommend him highly to any studio owners and models...

MIKE

Nicky Model

Great first shoot with Steve today in a beautiful house studio (Rutland house) . Pre communication was good and I liked his ideas straight away. We basically tried to create a real life story and capture real moments. This is my favorite photography style also!!!

Steve is a really friendly person and really professional photographer. I enjoyed the shoot it was everything easy going band we've been chatting a lot as well! Mike, the owner of the studio was also very nice and offered us teasand coffe.

Such a great day, always a pleasure working with people like him.

Highly recommended.

Nicole G

Amy Beloved

Had a shoot with Steve a few days ago, really enjoyed it. I love working with Steve, he's very easy to work with and we always have a good laugh and chat while getting some fab images too, I am thrilled with the results from this shoot :)

Steve always has new ideas each time we shoot and we worked through a few styles. A great guy who I would highly recommend to anyone :)

Thanks so much and look forward to the next shoot :)

Amy x

Elle J

I was so excited when Steve replied to my casting and said he could come and shoot. I have admired his work for sometime and was hoping one day we could work together. Pre shoot comms were really great, I knew exactly what he wanted to achieve. He arrived on time, was professional and polite. He was really easy to get on with and I really enjoyed our session together. I can't wait to see some of the pictures. I really hope we get to work together again in the future. Highly recommend. Thanks Steve!

Nicola Jane - Make up artist

I worked with Steve today on a fashion shoot. Steve is a really nice chilled guy who is very easy to work with.

Communication was great pre shoot and he is a total professional.

I can't wait to do more stuff with Steve in the future, would highly recommend.

BethanyCammack

Got to work with Steve from a casting on here, pretty shoot communication was very good he sent me over some ideas he liked.We had a fab shoot we even ended up shooting in a arcade the pictures he has sent over are fab , I would definitely recommend and work with Steve again he's fab ☺

M I S C H K A H

Steve came to work with me up in whitby last week. We did half a days shooting a mixture of soft boudoir and portraits, both indoors and out. He arrived on time (not early!) and was very respectful and enthusiastic. It was a pleasure to spend four hours working with him, he's very easy to get along with, and we had a laugh while creating some awesome images. He had some fantastic ideas which were very well executed but not overly planned, allowing for the natural flow of the shoot to occur. I have absolutely no hesitation leaving my recommendation here. Thanks Steve

Scarlett Fox

I had the lovely pleasure of shooting with Steve today and his assistant/son Tom. Pre comms were brilliant, every detail was thought about including sending some props over to my house so they'd be on time for our shoot, he arrived on time to pick me up and kindly dropped me back off as well. We drove out to Cleethorpes to shoot a 1940's/1950's look out on the seafront, which worked very well for our vintage look.

On the drive we discussed shooting techniques and swapping gossip, Steve is very down to earth and easy to talk to making our shoot glow with ease. We started our shoot on the pier and then moved out to a lovely cafe where I posed with a latte and very fancy gold leaf chocolate cake, which I then stuffed my face with :) (thank you!) so I can certainly say I was well fed!

We then had a look at shooting in the streets, which yes we got some very interesting looks from passerbys, found a lovely model castle to shoot from the top of, and then finished off at a retro sheltered bench, which looked great.

I had such a great day, Steve is so friendly, chatty, and fun to work with, and Tom was a delight to have on the shoot as well. I can easily and highly recommend them to anyone, and hope to shoot with Steve again.

Thank you for a great day,

Scarlett x

jennyosullivan

Recently had a shoot with Steve, such a lovely guy, really down to earth, chatty and good sense of humour. Makes the shoot easy. He knows and is keen to get what he wants out of a shoot. Was only a quick shoot but got some really lovely shots which I am more than happy with. Would definitely recommend :)

AKASHA ASYLUM

Stephen applied to a casting call on here for our PortraitX team shoot based on Ancient Realms/Fairies. He turned up on time and with gusto ready to shoot. After seeing the results that he got from the shoot it is clear to see that he is a very talented individual with so much technical experience and some radical but sensational ideas that really follow through and come into fruition nicely with his style of editing. We look very forward to seeing him again real soon.

Rachelle Summers

I had a lovely shoot with Steve at my home not too long ago :)

He was extremely respectful of me and my home and knew exactly what he wanted to achieve from the shoot which made it easier for me to do my job :D

We worked through his ideas super quick and had everything done way before we were due to finish so even managed to get some extra sets in as a bonus and something he wasn't expecting to fit in which is always a good sign! We worked very well together and I found him very easy to get on with too :)

Highly recommended by me and hope to work with him again in the future!

Amy Beloved

I have worked with Steve a few times now, most recently a few days ago. As ever it was such a fun shoot, had a good laugh, got some great images.. Steve is always a total gent, I really enjoy working with him and look forward to our next shoot.

Thanks again, Amy x

Eva Seraph

Had a lovely time working with Steve during my recent Manchester tour. He had good pre-comms, easy to work with, gave a very clear idea of what he was after from our shoot, turned up on time and we had a very fun shoot. I can easily recommend working with Steve.

Akari

Amy Beloved

I had my most recent shoot with Steve today. Communication up to the shoot was great, we discussed what we'd be covering and everything was easy to arrange. The shoot itself was fab, I feel totally comfortable around Steve and find him polite, respectful, very easy going and easy to get along and work with. Steve arrived very organised with lots of ideas which worked really well, I loved the images I saw on the camera.. Steve was also happy to let me have my own input too. I really enjoyed the shoot, the time just flew by.

I would highly recommend Steve to others and look forward to our next shoot.

Thanks for a fab afternoon,

Amy x

Michael Struts

A pleasure having you back at the studio, look forward to working with you again soon cheers mykle

Stevie Miho Leigh said...

Steve has recently attended a Studio day we put on at STUDIO MODLES carlisle. .

Having worked with Steve in the past on some location work I am happy to reccomend him to anyone highly. What a lovely kind man, pleasant and easy to work with, I would happily recommend Steve to any model.

Steve'a sense of humour a long with his definite direction and creative flare really helps you to feel comfortable in frornt of the camera and work together to get a good shot. .

Would love to work with Steve again soon on either a one-to-one basis or another studio day set up.

:)

P.s remember your Brew Time mug mext time!

Kitty Quinzell

Steve attended a studio evening with me at Struts Studio along with 3 other photographers, he's a nice friendly chap and I found him very easy to work with, he gave good direction as to what he wanted from his images and poses, would happily work with him again on a one to one basis :)

Stevie Miho Leigh said...

Just had my first shoot with Steve; what a wonderful and pleasant man. Great pre shoot communication, lots of well planned ideas. Easy and fun to work with, well prepared and able to have a laugh with you too. Well recommended to anyone.

Amy Beloved

Worked with Steve the other day at my home and we had a really good shoot, everything was easy to arrange and communication up to the shoot was great. Steve is easy going and the shoot was laid back, relaxed, fun and the time flew over.

Steve was very organised and had clear plans of what we were going to cover in the shoot but let me input my own ideas too.

Steve is very polite and respectful and I would highly recommend others to work with him.

Thank you for a great shoot,

Amy x