References for Claudia Sampford

Dave Challenger

Was a pleasure to shoot with Claudia again last weekend as part of an ongoing noir themed project, working with another photographer and two male models.

Claudia is great to work with, takes direction really well but is also fantastic at free posing. She came prepared with a good range of outfits, makeup was perfect but more importantly she brings a fantastic energy to the shoot, such a joy to be around.

Hopefully we will have many more shoots in the future. Highly recommended.

Christopher Rees

My photoshoot with Claudia was both enjoyable and productive.

She understood the brief perfectly and came well prepared to create the images I needed. Claudia brought a range of clothes to help me create a variety of looks.

Claudia is a friendly person with a professional attitude. She assimilated my ideas and was willing to offer her own suggestions to the photoshoot.

Thank you Claudia.

She is highly recommended.

Dave Challenger

Had a fantastic shoot with Claudia at Avon Valley railway. Claudia brings great energy and professionalism to a shoot. She is really fun to work with, poses well without direction and is a super talented make up artist as well. Comms were excellent prior to the shoot and hopefully we will have plenty of future shoots to look forward to.

Nick Stewart

I have shot with Claudia twice in the past so new she would be good, and she didn't disappoint.

Claudia was one of three models I booked for a shoot at a medieval castle for about 17 camera club members. Pre comms were excellent, she turned up on time and brought excellent attire and props. She was professional throughout and new exactly what was wanted and helped to put the less experienced photographers at ease. Everyone involved has commented on how easy she was to work with. Highly recommended, would definitely welcome the opportunity to work with Claudia again.

~Wavygravy~

Had my first shoot with Claudia today at Tintern Abbey, she arrived early and well prepared.

Great communication before the shoot and the theme was decided.

Claudia worked well without direction and popped off for outfit changes.

Claudia was an absolute joy to work with, friendly and chatty throughout and a thoroughly lovely person, I hope we will work together again very soon, highly recommended.

Dave Clark

I had my 2nd shoot with Claudia last Sunday, this time we shot a Hollywood theme. Claudia is wonderful to work with and together we got some fantastic images. As with our first shoot, pre-shoot coms were excellent, Claudia arrived on time, and with a bag full of outfits to suit the theme.

looking forward to shooting with Claudia again, if you get the chance to shoot with this wonderful young lady you wont regret it.. highly recommended !

Dave Clark

I had my 1st shot today with Claudia, great pre-shoot comms, wonderful model to work with, bags of experience and made the day a pleasure to shoot. Claudia is easy to get on with, happy to experiment with my ideas and gave me great feedback.

highly recommended! have already booked our 2nd shoot:-)

Thanks for a lovely day Claudia!

Doug Austin

Claudia was absolutely fab!

Great communication the whole way and professional to organise a shoot with from start to finish. She was well prepared, friendly and brought great energy to our location.

Very little guidance needed with poses and fun to work with. Lovely shoot.

Highly recommend working with her and look forward to our next shoot!

Thanks Claudia!

Valleyman

It was a pleasure to meet Claudia for the first time and an ideal chance for me to test my old Sigma film lenses using my digital camera.

Claudia turned out to be the calm and professional model anyone could wish for.

Highly recommended.

Sam2003

Another lovely shoot with Claudia, This time she was able to come to my location and we were able to explore my town and got some lovely Autumnal shots making the most of the fallen leaves.

Weather didn't exactly help us out, we had to run for shelter a bit in the second half of the shoot, but Claudia's a trooper and we carried on shooting under the shelter of the trees and made the most of the time.

I would absolutely recommend that you work with Claudia if you get the chance, she's always friendly, eager to make sure you get a good set of photos, not to mention a beautiful person inside and out, You will definitely get a lovely set of pictures with her.

Looking forward to the next shoot already!

Sam2003

I managed to finally get my second individual shoot with Claudia a few days ago, I had to postpone on 2 occasions due to illness (on my part) but last weekend it finally happened!....and for the first time, I was late! But absolutely the height of polite and patience Claudia brushed it off as nothing for which I am very grateful.

I had arranged with Claudia beforehand that I wanted to practice Hi Speed Sync photography, so having finally got there with a truncated timescale, Claudia quickly got to business, as I didn't know the area, took me around a couple of ideal/beautiful areas to shoot, and we duly collected a set of very lovely photos.

From the first time I met her at a group workshop Claudia has always been very friendly, very professional, and eager to help you get the best set of photos that you can, and this occasion was no different. I'm not sure I'd recommend Claudia, so much as URGE you to book a session with her, you will definitely feel pleased with the work you collect.

Thanks Claudia, cant wait till the next shoot!

David Ellinsworth

I was overjoyed to have my second shoot with Claudia today at the historic ruins of Tintern Abbey. We both agreed after our first shoot in Margam Park that we would like to do a further series of shoots together, and subsequent comms have been excellent as we planned lots of details for the current shoot.

It really doesn't matter how much praise I attempt to heap on Claudia; I will never be able to do her justice. This young lady is a remarkable professional, and I just know that if I nail the technical stuff in-camera I'm guaranteed amazing pictures, because she does literally everything else automatically and flawlessly. Not once did she run out of ideas for posing, and when I had something specific in mind it was almost like she'd understood me before I even said it. Whether you're a beginner photographer or an experienced professional she's the perfect model. I absolutely love working with her, and she's directly responsible for the two most enjoyable and productive photoshoots I've ever had. Also, she's wonderful company and an adorable human being.

I'm incredibly happy with what we captured today - 600 stunning pictures that I am struggling like crazy to narrow down to a set of keepers for editing - a nice problem to have. I can't wait to work with her again on a very exciting shoot that we have already planned, and more shoots besides.

Thank you Claudia! You're just awesome!

Highly recommended++++

woodwose photography

Had a studio shoot with Claudia last night at Paintbox media , very professional young lady , needed no direction , very easy going and a pleasure to work with . Highly recommended .

PaintboxMedia

I would recommend Claudia to anyone in a heartbeat.

She attended a studio evening and all of the photographers who participated were more than happy.

Claudia brought lots of different oufit options with her, pre coms were fab, she poses easily with and without direction and we can't wait to have her back.

NWinters

Great model to work with, great look, came with several changes, poses with minimal direction.

Andrew's Images

Claudia is starting to be be my go to model when I require high end fashion work.

She's just so easy to get on with and picks up what I'm trying to achieve very quickly.

Already asked about another future photoshoot as she's so reliable.

David Ellinsworth

I had my first shoot with Claudia today at Margam Castle and Country Park, for which she made the journey all the way from Chepstow (120 miles round trip). Pre-shoot communications were 100%; productive, thorough, clear and faultless.

Claudia turned up early for the shoot despite her long drive along the nightmare that is the south Wales M4. She looked perfect, with her hair and make-up of A1 standard, and a wide selection of outfits perfect according to the brief. To a slightly nervous and novice portrait photographer Claudia's bubbly, chatty personality and lovely smile was such a welcome relief. When we began shooting Claudia struck pose after pose after pose so elegantly, effortlessly and naturally, and without direction. Notably, directing and posing models is currently a weak point in my personal skillset, and without even knowing she was doing it Claudia actually taught me a lot today (thank you so much!). On occasion when I had a specific pose in mind she was so easy to direct and seemed to instantly understand what I had in mind, despite my slightly vague and uncertain explanations.

As I was shooting both digital and colour slide film today the pace of the shoot varied markedly and necessarily, and Claudia showed great patience while I was faffing taking my meter readings and making exposure calculations, and not once did I have to retake a film exposure (expensive with slide film) due to movement or blinking (I seriously hope those Provia shots came out).

I've never had such a productive and enjoyable (and educating) shoot as I did with Claudia today. At least for the digital images (film will involve a nervous wait) I was so happy with what we achieved, with so many portfolio-quality frames captured. Claudia is the perfect model to work with irrespective of your portraiture skill level, given that she poses so perfectly either independently or with direction (not that you will need to direct her much, if at all), and experience and professionalism just radiate from her.

Don't think, don't hesitate.... just hire her. She's fantastic! I want to work with her again as soon as I can, and we already planned one or two shoots for the warmer months.

Thank you Claudia for the best portrait shoot (by miles!) I've ever done :)

Andrew's Images

Enjoyed a lovely localish photoshoot with Claudia today.

As always Claudia showed up impeccably turned out and ready to model.

Claudia is such a talented model, she needs very little if any direction when working.....brilliant with amateurs and professionals alike.

Always a pleasure to work with.

sjlphotography.

This was my second shoot with Claudia. Pre shoot communications was faultless.

She arrived well before time with the outfit that we had agreed for the Autumn shoot.

Claudia is a total professional and has a wonderful warm, friendly personality and super experienced. I felt so good to make images with someone who completely understands the process and is actively, creatively and passionately involved in it. Her ability to provide pose after pose was literally second to none.

I highly recommend Claudia, and look forward to working with her in the future.

parkway

I booked a 3hr shoot with Claudia to try out a few lenses and generally further my photography. She turned up immaculately dressed with great attention to detail and full of energy ready to go. it was an amazing few hours. Claudia is a real pleasure to work with and has a fantastic personality aswell as being a highly competent model. she posed faultlessly throughout the entire session allowing me to capture a large number of images using different lenses and in different settings. it was an excellent shoot and I would highly recommend working with Claudia. she is a stunning model, excellent at everything and incredibly good company aswell.