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Joceline Brooke-Hamilton

I had a lovely first shoot with Chris at my house, with John Duder. I'll certainly hope to work with him again. He's very personable, considerate and full of ideas. His communication is great, really positive and friendly. And his pictures are lovely. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend him, or to work with him again myself. Fabulous. xx

VictoriaSummers

I had another awesome shoot with Chris! This time with SimoneH and another photographer JohnDuder

Me and Simone worked together on a number of different sets

Both Chris and John brought some very good props and had so many ideas for me and Simone

I had such a laugh on this shoot I really really enjoyed it!

Thank you so much :-) I hope we can shoot again

Highly Recommended x

JohnDuder

Chris did the organisation and logistics for a duo shoot with Simone H and Victoria Summers today - and it was very, very easy to work alongside him again.

It's great to be able to share a studio with someone else who understands that the models are the important people in the room, and their wellbeing matters above everything else. That way, you get the best shots you possibly can.

Soft-spoken, competent and organised. And with a sense of humour. Good fun, good results, good companion.

SimoneH

Had another shoot with Chris at shadow studio in glos, this time being a GG shoot with Victoria Summers and working with another photographer also.

As always Chris was great to work with, another fun shoot with lots of laughs. Myself and Chris as usual bounced ideas off each other knowing well how each other likes to work.

Chris is always full of ideas and not afraid to try different.

Thanks again Chris

Avascurves

I loved working with Chris ! His enthusiasm really helped the shoot to work well. He was very good with communication and was on time and found my place easily without faff! He seems very conscientious about shoots and that made me feel that he was professional and really wanting good results.

He is organised and full of ideas too! Thanks Chris...really enjoyed our shoot !

Lisamariejane

What a fantastic shoot I had with Chris at south house on Tuesday!

We had an absolute blast, chris is a fantastic guy and a brilliant photographer. It was clear from very early on that we both had similar ideas in mind of what we wanted to capture, this then enabled us to get the images we were after very quickly!

The images are chris has produced are lovely! Chris comes highly recommended from me and I can’t wait to shoot together again!

Thanks again for a brilliant shoot - L x

South House Retreat

What a nice guy! Only shot here at South House once so far but definitely would be welcome back. The model he chose, Lilew, and he worked well together and produced some amazing photos.

Clare Lilly

Highly recommend Chris! Arrived bang on time ready to see up his equipment.. Chris helped me alot with finding the correct posing positions and gave me some fantastic tips to help me on my way in the modelling world! Would highly recommend him. Friendly , kind , helpful and very professional!

Clare Lilly

The Old Chapel Studio - CLOSED

Chris attended a studio day with us - again he was the perfect gentleman, on time, polite and out the model at ease instantly.

Its always a pleasure to have Chris in the Studio and we would recommend him to any model or studio.

Hope to see Chris back at the Old Chapel soon!

Ivory Flame

It was a pleasure to work with Chris at The Old Chapel Studio in Gloucester, he came armed with some superb ideas to experiment with and loads of enthusiasm! :-)

I had a brilliant time shooting with him in a range of lighting set-ups with the cool props he brought, with us working collaboratively to get the best results, resulting in rewarding and creative images. He was really friendly, considerate, fun and professional throughout. I would happily work with him again. Thank you for a great shoot!

JohnDuder

I'm losing count of the number of times that Chris and I have taken pictures together - which is a good sign!

From my point of view, our styles and tendencies are complementary, so it's easy. He also knows his kit inside out, and this means that we can both shoot when we choose, without having delays (or competition). He is as fuss-free a tog as I've met.

And he treats models with respect, kindness and consideration - this actually matters more than how he treats fellow togs, in terms of what Purple references are for!

Highly recommended for a professional approach, great results, and genreal niceness.

Roswell Ivory

Had a great first photoshoot with Chris at the beautiful Breedon Hall. He's absolutely lovely, was very understanding when my train was late, made sure I was comfortable and I LOVE the pictures we made during our shoot. I'd recommend him 100% and look forward to shooting together again. :) (Sorry I got so behind on my references.)

Laura Loveless🌙

Had my second shoot with Chris today at a studio local to me. Chris's pre-comms were brilliant, and he arrived on time and ready to go. He always works quickly and effectively, allowing me to input my ideas into a shoot, too. The photos I've seen from today's shoot looked amazing on the back of the camera and I can't wait to see them all. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend him to any model.

Thank you for another great shoot and I hope I can work with you again soon!

Freya

Chris came to my part of the world and 8 took him to one of my favourite places to shoot on the moors. Chris arrived right on time and brought all of the equipment he needed including some very heavy lenses.

Chris is a really laid back and easy to talk to guy and was such a hot to model for. It was a shame that there were so many people that kept coming past the location we wanted to shoot at but we carried on and found another beautiful place to shoot too.

Chris had a keen eye for composition and threw in the rule of thirds for some awesome shots and was very happy to listen to my ideas for shots too :)

I think we got some really awesome shots and I can't wait to model for him again in the future. 100% recommended.

Vampire princess

A great shoot with Chris today. It had been a few years since we last worked together but such a great shoot. Back of the camera shots look amazing and I can't wait to work with him again

Jezebelle

I got to shoot with this fabulous individual recently and had an awesome shoot, he is a very fun person and has so many fantastic ideas that looked great on the back of the camera!

I can't recommend Chris enough to all, he is super respectful and is a legend with lighting :)

Em

JohnDuder

Chris and I have worked together three times before: it's always fun, and we seem to work together easily and without stress.

Today, at Catfish Studios, we were taking pictures of Jezebelle, and we achieved a great range of lovely results.

Chris is easy to work with as a fellow tog: he has definite ideas about what he wants to do, and works this in easily with others' plans.

More importantly, he's extremely ocnsiderate of the model: polite, supportive and considerate.

And - unlike me - he's always thoroughly organised!

Laura Loveless🌙

Had a shoot today with Chris - this was the first time we had worked together but I definitely feel like we clicked almost immediately. Chris had responded to a rare TF casting I put out a week or so ago - his pre-comms were great and he arrived at my house on time to pick me up and was kind enough to drive me to a location in Gloucestershire for an urbex lingerie & fashion shoot. It took a couple of minutes to find the location but he didn't let it phase him!

He's got a very good eye for detail, which is what I loved about shooting with him - you can tell that he knows what he's doing and that he loves doing it. He works effectively but in a very relaxed manner to get the best out of a shoot and I'd happily work with him again (hopefully I'll get to soon). I saw some really great images on the back of the camera and I think he was happy with the results, too.

Thank you for today, I had great fun & can't wait to see the end photos. I would definitely recommend him to any model.

Laura

Keira Lavelle

During my recent tour I had an amazing first photo shoot with the lovely Chris: he teamed up with John Duder (who I had worked with once before) and quite often it can be challenging to balance groups or even pairs when photographers shoot a single model because different people have different creative ideas etc. but I cannot stress how perfectly the afternoon worked with such a lovely amicable flow and the two different styles of photography were brought to the surface beautifully, despite the fact that sometimes both were shooting at the same time and I was in a similar pose. It worked so well and I can recommend to any model that is due to be arranging a shoot with Chris: whether one to one or if he's teaming up with another photographer: you will have a blast and the results will be epic. :)

The location we worked from was Joel Hicks Photographic where I have shot quite a number of times: Chris made an active effort to tackle ideas that were totally different and innovative. He was also really positive about my ideas being suggested into the shooting process which is a really lovely trait of Chris: he see's the model as a team member with useful pointers to add just as much as he is photographically observant of a location as he scans for killer shot opportunities. Even when we did a quick tour of the grounds upon arrival over a cup of tea - Chris was noticing things right away and his passion for carefully composing a beautiful image became evident from first meeting him. When you see him in action is uber inspiring as he's in all sorts of strange angles to get the framing of the picture exactly how he wanted it - John Duder caught some amazing behind the scenes shots in-between turn-taking and Chris can often be seen laying in various strata pointing his lens at me to get the shot! :D So we sure blitzed the ground/outdoors: (it was actually raining in the morning hence our first set was completed in the workshop) but after it cleared up we ventured out and I was so well looked after - coat passed over promptly in-between sets. Goes to show that mother nature doesn't have to ruin your shoot at all! We then wandered to the cabin and utilised the natural light indoors; Chris is fantastic in challenging lighting situations and this was the set where his lighting know-how flourished as it was getting the right balance of light and finding ways to hang reflectors in the most non-practical places which tested us! :D But all was achieved with ease, several dozen amazing images later we were calling it a wrap for our session and looking forward to seeing the epic edits, and they are rather fine indeed!

Chris is a really sweet person, totally professional with his etiquette and shows unconditional positivity and courtesy to everyone that is involved in a photoshoot. In-between hammering the awesome images, we had laughs over tea and everyone just got on like a house on fire! It really was a fun shoot and I really look forward to working with Chris again! :D

Big recommendations from me! Thanks Chris!

Keira x

JohnDuder

Joint shoot with Chris yesterday - the fourth such outing.

Simply, he's so good at what he does, so easygoing and nice, that it's always a relaxing delight to work with him.

Considerate of the model, and focussed on wonderful results.

Workign with some togs, it's a race, a competition, which I find hard work. With Chris, it's all relaxed, good teamwork. It's always nicer and more productive, I find, when the two of you complement each other: we get entirely different results - even when we are shooting simultaneously.

Looking forward to Outing Number Five. Models: you will love working with this man!