References for Cariad Celis

CLVSRMN

Having only ever photographed friends before and being new to Purpleport, Caz was the first model I've had the opportunity of working with and her experience and professionalism as a model is second to none. As others have said, Caz is an amazing model with an amazing personality that requires little direction when in front of a camera. Caz knew how to pose, not running short of ideas with each frame looking as fresh as the one before. I wouldn't hesitate at recommending Caz to any other photographer, and hope to work with her again sometime in the future.

e_tunar

I had a great full-day shoot with Caz couple weeks ago. It was a long (but very fun) drive to get to Aberystwyth from Somerset, but was worth it. We were really lucky with the weather all day, and visited numerous locations around Aberystwyth. Caz was great all day climbing up cliffs, down into gorges, and walking for miles, so I couldn't have asked anything more! We had some amazing shots from the day, and already looking forward to the next shoot!

DavidBallard

I drove over 200 miles to have my very first shoot with Carrie which was a truly an amazing and memorable experience I have ever had with a model. Definitely worth the travelling she is even more beautiful in person than on her portfolio. She took me to some truly wonderful locations in West Wales and the weather was superb. We had a cracking day covering a fair number of sets and superb locations. Carrie is an amazing model requiring little direction and such a lovely girl with whom to work. Definitely one of my best shoots this year. Definitely recommended. Thanks again Carrie and looking forward to our next shoot.

mcccxiv.photography

Put quite simply, my shoot with Carrie this week was one of the most amazing experiences I have had as a photographer! This beautiful and talented model is just bursting with energy, enthusiasm and creative ideas. If you are fortunate enough to work with Carrie, you will not fail to engage immediately with her friendly magnetic personality. Professional at all times, with a healthy balance of fun, Carrie introduced me to a number of fantastic locations and told me of others that we didn't even get to this time around. I can't wait to work with this lovely model again and I would highly recommend Carrie to any photographer who is looking to give their portfolio that very special edge :-) x

RexV

A beautiful day! Carrie had more than her fair share of modelling to do with so many costume and character changes, both planned and unplanned, that she should have been wilting half-way through our day. Not a bit of it! Enthusiastic as well as beautiful and, boy, does the camera love her!

Carrie started as a medieval churchgoer, then a jilted bride ... and other characters before actually "becoming" Lady Arabella Ponsonby-Farquarshon-Smythe (let's not mention the junkie, boxer and beggar). Nine or ten changes in a day's shoot.

Carrie is absolutely marvellous. A huge pleasure to be with and the bonus of knowing there will be some stunning photos as a result of her hard work.

A beautiful day indeed!

[Edited to add] Day after shoot ... looking through shots ... hecking superb ... can't believe one model can have so many perfect faces ... I'm a very, very happy bunny (sorry Caz!).

Ffotograffydd said...

This was my first shoot with the delightful Carrie and what an absolute pleasure it was! Pre shoot communications were outstanding with Carrie sending me details of the locations we’d agreed to shoot at and advising me of the, sometimes challenging, terrain we would encounter.

I arrived at the pre-arranged time and was very warmly welcomed and made to feel at ease by Carrie. Her makeup and hair were already done to a very high standard and she had a variety of accessories prepared for the shoot.

We shot around Aberystwyth and, although the weather was not the best, we achieved our aims and got some great shots.

Carrie is an absolute natural in front of the camera, needing no direction at all (although was more than receptive to my requests), came up with fantastic ideas, poses and looks and the half day shoot just flew by! Conversation flowed naturally throughout the afternoon with Carrie making sure that I got the shots I wanted. I found lighting at one of the locations particularly challenging and Carrie was extremely patient, repeating poses several times, until the shot was achieved. She also has a great knowledge of photography which was extremely beneficial and very gratefully appreciated.

It was obvious that Carrie was enjoying the shoot and I felt very comfortable working with her. She was great fun to work with, personable and easy going whilst still being professional.

I had a fantastic afternoon with Carrie and cannot wait to work with her again (we’ve already got two more dates in the diary).

She is an absolute dream to work with and VERY highly recommended! Thanks Carrie :-)

e_tunar

I have been trying to arrange a shoot with Caz ever since I saw her profile. And we finally managed to have half-day shoot yesterday. In the end it was worth the wait. She was easy to work with, relaxed and confident about the poses.

Thanks once again for working outside in the cold. Looking forward to the next shoot already!

Esen

photofervor

On an 8-hour shoot involving lying in gorse, on a tree trunk over a river, in a studio and finally exposing themselves to a biting cliff-top wind you get to know a model, their abilities, and personality pretty well. Carrie was cheerful and wonderful company throughout, created the poses needed, has an alluring beauty and with her interest in photography made a positive input to the shoot so that it truly felt like a team effort. She even helped tidy up the studio at the end of a long and arduous day! Carrie is very special and comes highly recommended. Thanks Carrie. :-)

Mr Dave

Had my first opportunity to work with Caz yesterday when she was on her South West tour. We managed to do some ' light painting ' which I had wanted to try for some time but as Caz had done it before she was able to teach me how to do it...

We had such fun and I learnt so much..

Would love to have the chance to work with Caz again, but for a longer period....

Definately recommended...

Dave x

Tony Browne

Carrie is simply wonderful and a natural beauty - stunning in fact. She is relaxed, confident whilst unassuming, great company and her posing is as good as any. I really enjoyed the shoot and am delighted with the results. I very much hope to be able to work with Carrie again if she will have me :)

Highly recommended !

Thanks Carrie :)

gilliac

I had a delightful shoot with Carrie, she is such a professional girl, with a warm personality, that you will not fail to get some brilliant images. She is perfectly relaxed in front of the camera and being a photographer herself is intuitive about what you are trying to achieve. Be nice to her and she will be outstanding in return; I highly recommend her and am keen to fix a location shoot next.

DaveT

I'm going to run out of superlatives here - Carrie is a truly beautiful, creative model with boundless energy and enthusiasm; I'm so pleased that she was able to travel to Birmingham to shoot with me; even after travelling at a very early hour, she arrived fresh and enthusiastic. Carrie is a photographer too, and her creativity and instinct for composition only enhanced her ability to pick up on my ideas and help develop them. Others have already described Carrie as delightful, charming, accomplished, enthusiastic - the list of positive adjectives is endless; I can only say 'ditto'.

My only challenges after our shoot are (1) deciding which of the many outstanding images I should upload, and (2) sorting out a date for a follow-up shoot. Thank you so much, Carrie. Most highly recommended!

samthedog

After a long period of waiting and quite a bit of correspondence between us we finally met for a shoot in the Ispy Studio, Gloucester.

I'd arranged to meet Carrie at Glos, railway station which meant quite a journey for her. Carrie was, in fact, waiting for me as I arrived. It's only a short ride to the studio but in that short time I felt as if I'd known Carrie for years. She is very friendly, amiable and jolly good company. This became apparent as we started to work together, at first Carrie appeared a little reserved which was understandable considering the long, tiring journey she had made. But that very soon disappeared and Carrie was a delight to work with and easily adopted a variety of poses from her own repertoire or by my direction. Carrie is one of those models who has the ability to take up a pose almost before it's suggested. Being a photographer herself and by knowing about lighting set ups and camera techniques is very helpful in making specific ideas work .

As always it was a pleasure to work with such a delightful, charming and accomplished model and the time went by very rapidly and the session was soon over, but it is one I hope to repeat at some time.

Can't recommend Carrie highly enough.

John

Terry V

Well, Carrie came to Cardiff for our second shoot. The weather wasn't brilliant so we kept to studio shots which resulted in some of my best shots with a single softbox for a long time. We played with various lighting setups and even a fog machine resulting in a thoroughly enjoyable shoot and some great images. Thanks ever so much Carrie, I hope we get the chance to capture THAT picture when it warms up next year.

Kestrel

What an utter delight this young lady is. Carrie turned up on time with a very varied collection of outfits and even (and this is a first for me) a new location to go play in. She's highly photogenic, knows how to do her own makeup to a high standard and is happy to experiment with different makeup looks. Great hair too. Put all this together with a lovely figure, a boxful of enthusiasm and a topping of creativity and you have the makings of a very good model indeed.

Although we were somewhat limited to the one location (which was very cool) the rest of the day was pretty much rained off so we resorted to playing in the studio and managed quite a few different looks and I believe we're both very happy with the resulting images. Already looking forward to our next shoot especially as we'll have an awesome outfit to play with made especially for us.

Thank you Carrie for a wicked day. Here's to the next time :-) Very highly recommended.

SH Images

I had a really good day with Carrie in the lovely Welsh countryside where she knew of some fantastic locations for us to shoot. Carrie is fantastic to work with offering lots of creative ideas and energy and willing to ignore dirt and discomfort to get good results. She is also a very nice hospitable person and easy to get along with. Highly recommended. Thanks Carrie :-)

Paul Budgen Photography

We were very lucky to spend two days on a shoot with Carrie in Wales last weekend. Nothing within her levels seems any problem for her. We did great shoots around areas we knew & on the second day Carrie showed us several locations that were excellent, that really made the shoot for us. Even getting cold for a shoot didn't seem to stop her enthusiasm for trying to get a better shot.

Professional with great communications throughout, arrived ahead of time & most of all a joy & pleasure to be around. I really can't recommend her highly enough.

The only shame for us is she doesn't live in Surrey!!!

Terry V

Carrie was my main model on day 2 of my visit to Ceredigion. Although it was her first location shoot, she happily shimmied up into window spaces of ruined buildings, waded into cold river water and ran through sand dunes - there was nowhere she wouldn't go. An absolute gem - gorgeous model, lovely personality - a real pleasure to work with. I must shoot with her again - apart from some studio work, there's a specific picture we didn't get the chance to shoot - I still want that one. Thanks Carrie, you are brilliant, I hope you'll visit South Wales sometime soon.

RobertoSegate

Carrie's not the first alluring model who has surprised me, in a good way of course :) Our shoot was wet and messy of course, like most of my shoots. And like all of my shoots this one was fun and very productive, particularly because of Carries' ability to pose and develop a character convincingly. So, Carrie is very professional, able to work with or without direction, creates dynamic shapes and evocative expressions. The shoot just got better and better with Carrie really getting into character even when thrashing around in luke warm water for a couple of hours.

So the stuff you need to know: Pre shoot comms with Carrie were very good, she turned up on time, she is professional, fun and chatty, she can work with or without direction, she understands lighting and camerawork, she has classic beauty and poses well, her make up skills were excellent and suited the theme perfectly, she likes cake - a lot. So all boxed checked.

Yes of course I'd recommend Carrie, her images would lift any portfolio. :)

Andy chittock

Spent Monday in the studio with Carrie and was very pleas with the results. Carrie has got something very special and is a joy to work with,as see knows a bit of photography she can appreciate what the photographer is doing and trying to achieve. also she did here own make up and hair to a very high standard. If you are looking for a model with that magic Carrie is the one