References for Dekker Photography

Melanie Ivy said...

cannot recommend James highly enough! very easy to get along with, fun and chatty yet professional and is amazing with his camera. Has awesome taste in music, which is a big bonus for me. Would happily work with him again.

Anitka Mua

James booked me for a make-up job with Ellis Cooper.

Even though it was such short notice, everything was very well organised and the pre-shoot communication was spot on!

Overall, James is a very friendly and easy going guy who knows his job well and is very professional.

I felt very welcome in his home studio as he created a great atmosphere to work in.

I highly recommend him and look forward to working together again sometime!

Romanie Smith

So today, after him booking months in advance, I finally shot with James ♥ what a great guy!! So relaxed and easy going (and he lives up to all the promises he makes on his bio!)

I really enjoyed our shoot even if we didn't get round to all the looks we initially planned, a great excuse to come back and do it all over again ;)

Great conversation, great music, great day all round! Can't wait to see the results from today, looking forward to working with James again already.

Romanie xx

Stephanie Dubois

Had the pleasure of working with James last weekend whilst I was over in Reading. He is very personable, a good laugh, and we chatted for ages. Shoot style was very relaxed, and it was lots of fun. I definitely think I might have some different mages coming my way from this shoot :)

Would definitely like to shoot with James again at some point - very highly recommended :)

Reblh said...

I've done four shoots with Dekker now and he is definitely my favorite photographer to work with! We always spend ages talking before we start our shoot and he makes you feel very relaxed and at home. When shooting he gives great direction and makes every shoot really fun!

I would recommend him to anyone who wants a great set of creative images and fun experience!

Rebecca Louise xx

toveskna

I had my first shoot with Dekker last week, he was welcoming, friendly and very professional and makes a great cup of tea! He is very easy to trust and get along with, and I was inclined to try things different to my usual style with his inspiration! I'm very excited to see the final images!

Dekker is a brilliant photographer with lots of interesting ideas and AWESOME taste in music ;D If you have the chance to shoot with him, take it! Highly recommended!

Lesley Rose said...

I absolutely love James!!!!!!! This is the second time I've shot with him and he is absolutely fantastic.

He's the only photographer I know who takes so many Instax pictures and isn't afraid to get you being silly, having a dance around and just being yourself!

His work is literally amazing and I still can't believe I was so scared to ask him to shoot the first time!

He's brilliant at capturing the real you, not all about the posing and the pouting, the smiles, the laughs, the silliness, and it makes for some great pictures. Would recommend him to anyone and everyone!

Oh and he makes GREAT CHINESE FOOD. (and I got to help!)

Jo Evans said...

Loved my shoot with Dekker, had heaps of fun while shooting, such an easy going guy who made me feel at ease the whole time!

He was great with direction and ideas, worked well with lighting and costume. gave advice on poses and facial expression and all in all made the shoot work well.

Not only a great photographer but great at making tea and coffee which is always an important thing to me while shooting! :p

Although our original plan for the shoot didn't happen we worked with what we had and it still went well, sadly once again a model has dropped out of an upcoming shoot i had planned with James which has put the shoot on hold but i hope to rearrange it soon and go ahead with it in the future.

Jo xx

Lilly-May said...

I had an amazing shoot with James last Saturday, he was very friendly and welcoming and made me feel very comfortable and relaxed. We got along great and had a good old chat and many cups of coffee ;) He was organised and knew excactly what we both wanted to get out of the shoot.

I cant wait to shoot with him again!

Great photographer, very professional and lovely guy.

I would highly recommend him :) xxx

Claudia Frances

spent all day with James on saturday - we got along great and spent more time nattering than we did shooting! but we got some fantastic images - any model would be lucky to work with him!

he is very professional and lets you do your thing which is great!

would 100% recommend!

excited to see my images! xxxx

AndromedaX

I had so much fun shooting with James and absolutely love the images! He was funny and considerate, and extremely understanding about the fact that I was half dead from exhaustion that day... thanks for everything, especially for putting up with me! :D Highly recommended.

Alisa Rae

I had a fantastic shoot with James last week and would recommend him to any model looking to work with him :)

Good pre-shoot communications, a relaxed shoot getting a range of strong images as a result. James was also happy to put me up for the night and was a great host.

I look forward to working with him again in the future!

Nikita Banana

I had an awesome time working with Dekker at his place in Reading with models Jemma Funge and Ruby True. We had such a fun and creative shoot and I love the pictures we all created together. I would highly recommend Dekker Photography and I hope that I can come back again for another shoot :)

Jem Rose

I had a great shoot with James at his home with Miss Pixie and Ruby True.

He was fun, easy to get on with, professional and creates brilliant images!!! We tried different styles including his and my own.

Looking forward to working with him again! Highly recommended from me!

Miss Annalieza said...

Dekker made me feel at real ease from the moment I showed up, the shoot was relaxed and despite my personal hang ups on how I felt on the day the images actually were brilliant (more on my behalf than Dekker as I know his work was brilliant anyway) I'm super pleased with them thank you and would love to shoot with Dekker again soon! Highly recommended! X

April Storm

had an amazing shoot with James

was alot of fun he is very friendly, professional and great conversationalist

would love to work with again

and highly recommend

DancingWithTheLight

Had a very relaxed shoot with Dekker, he was super chatty, professional, respectful...and the best bit, he ran with some of my creative ideas using fairy lights. Oh, and we had some fun times with sunflowers too. Thanks Dekker, really pleased with the results (:

Jess Lucy said...

Worked with James twice now and I still stand by what I said before...Amazing guy, friendly, professional, kind and knows his stuff! We shot some cool ideas this time and I can't wait to see the images. Recommended 110% :) Jess xoxo

Felix Liqueur

I can only repeat what's already been said! Pre communications were awesome and he was friendly and chatty when I arrived. The shoot was fast paced and he was happy to work with my ideas and make suggestions of his own, and he even encouraged my slightly silly at time facial expressions!

I can't wait to see the images and would definitely recommend him!

Jess Lucy said...

Where to start?...Basically I shot with James last Thursday, His pre-shoot communication was brilliant (We sorted the details of the shoot in less than a day and it was quick and easy!). I arrived at his after a 2 and a half hour train journey and he was very friendly and chilled, He was interested in what I wanted out of the shoot and from modelling in general and after getting to know eachother we got shooting... The way he shoots is so free and experimental, He's so passionate and you can tell! He helped me with expressions and gaining more unique and crazy shots! He was very welcoming and let me stay at his the night as I had a shoot the next day in the area and treated me to a lovely dinner! The images I have seen so far are brilliant and I look forward to seeing more. I would recommend him to anyone! Work with this guy! I absolutely look forward to working with him again! :) Jess x