References for KatyB (Katex)

Dave Challenger

I had a fantastic first shoot with Katy at her place. The three hours flew by and we shot some great looks and even more importantly had fun shooting together. I hope this was the first of many shoots together, Katy is a joy to work with and very highly recommended.

Mark Silvester Photography

I was very pleased to work with Katy again.

I shared the brief with her and she put together the perfect wardrobe for the shoot. She understood the look I wanted and my lighting making the ideas work with some superb posing.

Highly recommend

visualSA

My fourth shoot with Katy and first time at my place. We had exchanged lots of ideas in the build up and Katy came with a vast array of outfits and props to give us plenty of scope. We didn't quite stick to our original Halloween theme but covered a range of different portraits plus some more erotic scenes with oil and water and then hot wax. As always Katy is a fun effervescent delight to work with and we shared a good laugh and great conversations throughout. Plenty more ideas to explore going forward.

JeffSp

This was my second shoot with Katy at her home and it was just as amazing and fun as the first shoot!

We shot art nude and gave the shoot a Halloween style twist with Jester style makeup, a wig, neck ruff and a two-headed crow (or similar!). Katy's poses as always were highly creative and made even more impressive with her platform heels.

During the shoot we had plenty of laughs and also created some wonderful images. I would highly recommend Katy to any photographer and look forward to working with her again soon.

Jolly-Roger

Another fabulous shoot with Katy,

This time we did studio work which enabled me to make use of and try different lighting setups, Katy was very patient while I played with the camera and light settings to be able to get the different types of photos that I was looking for,

Katy turned up with the usual wide variety of outfits to wear and was able to quickly change to different styles, and was even happy enough to try some quirky looks as well

Katy is recommended to any photographer, experienced or beginner, she will always give her best and it will show in the resulting pictures.

Thanks again Katy.

Somersetman

Katy is back, and she is better than ever! Yet another incredible shoot with this talented, hard working and versatile model. She always arrives buzzing energy, with a "can do" attitude and an extraordinary wardrobe. In front of the camera she can be silly or serious, elegant or angular, classical or quirky, whatever the mood/concept requires... quite simply Katy nails it every time.

Very highly recommended. Next shoot planned already - enough said! :-).

Jolly-Roger

This was our first shoot since Katy’s return to work after a bit of time off,

Katy was keen to get going again, she obviously missed the job she love’s so much,

As always Katy was just overflowing with ideas and poses so the shoot was over too quick again,

Katy is recommended especially as she has not lost any of her enthusiasm due to time off,

Great to see you back again Katy,

Till the next time and thanks for a very productive shoot

Tricks of Six

It'd been a decent chunk of time since Katex and I had last shot, so it needed to happen once again.

Over the months between shoots, as per usual, we would hurl ideas for things to do on the next shoot to each other, which meant that mood-boarding and planning out the shoot itself was easy.

Katex arrived on time, well prepared, bringing as they do everything and then some needed to achieve the moodboard looks as well as to be able to put some other looks together should the need arise.

I always get so many fantastic shots when I work with Katex, they've got a highly creative eye and combined with their great expressive ability and their strong poses, you really can't fail.

Always happy to recommend to anyone!

visualSA

Had my third shoot with Katy and second at her home. This time for a variety of reasons we had opted for an 8 hr afternoon- evening session. This gave time for a chilled out session full of fun and laughter as we entertained each with constant conversation! Plenty of outfit changes and set opportunities ensued that catered for both our creative ideas and made good use of both her vast selection of outfits and the available space. Anyone shooting with Katy is guaranteed a fun professional with lots of energy and creativity. As always thoroughly recommended.

Artcore

I had an excellent second shoot with KatyB last week, this time at her new apartment, which has plenty of space & light. Again, she worked really hard for me, posed very well, and looked great. Thoroughly recommended.

Blacklion246

Was great to shoot with Kate for the first time. Comms went with ease and she was very welcoming when I arrived at the location. She has an amazing selection of outfits and the location had good space. She's also great at posing and always does her best to get the best shot. Kate has a great sense of humour and was very bubbly throughout the shoot. The pictures are superb and it would be great to work with her again sometime. Very highly recommended from me

Simon Cole

I'd been hoping to work with Katy for several years and finally got the chance for a 4 hour shoot in London, concentrating on Arty/Fashiony images.

As a model I found her to be beyond terrific - with scarcely a hint from me she'd launch into a set of wonderful poses in response to which I kept finding myself spluttering "that's just genius!". She's also very smart, VERY funny and a little weird (in a good way!) and as this is one of my preferred character traits we seemed to get along quite well!.

All in all, I was super-impressed and thoroughly-chuffed to have been able to shoot with Katy - and hope to do so again ...

Kaiju Photography

I just had a wonderful shooting with Mars in a hotel room in Brussels.

First, I got lucky because I caught her last minute casting right on time. And it only go better.

Communication went smoothly and things got set up quickly despite the short notice.

Mars brought her huge luggage filled with dozens of outfits. We only had 3 hours but we manage to line up very different styles: urban, androgynous, grunge, fetish, latex, lingerie, all of it with an apparent ease. The mood was fast and fun.

We also got lucky because of the hotel room, small but very textured. I really appreciated that she spontaneously positioned herself ideally to exploit the brick wall, the mirror, and the light filled window.

In short: this improv shooting was a blast. I strongly recommend working with her!

Modelsnapper1

Mars was very communicative, on time and very clear in her levels, and her level of comfort really helped for a relaxed shoot. She was open to ideas but also brought some to the table when we were trying different things. Thoroughly enjoyed the shoot and hope to do another at some point in the future. Thanks again!

Jolly-Roger

Another truly exceptional shoot with KatyB,

This time we managed to get to a studio to shoot in, so, lots of backgrounds and different lighting options to try,

We managed to shoot a Latex leotard set, with dangerously high heeled boots, Bright green Lingerie, a set with a harness, Red and black latex dress and corset, and a bit of art nude which (with Katy's modelling expertise and knowledge of lighting ) was a real pleasure to see the finished result of different lighting angles etc.

Katy is such a joy to shoot, the time goes too quick, buts Katy is a really hard worker we managed to get over 400 pictures, even if a few are of her giggling and laughing because she is such good fun to work with,

I hope not to leave it too long before we are able to shoot again. Thanks again Katy,

As always Katy is well recommended

Somersetman

Hey, hey - we didn't leave it quite so long this time :-). But whether it's been weeks, months or more since we last shot we always pick up just where we left off: on a roll!

This time we started with a fish-eye lens, some latex and a pair of seriously tall boots... and of course Katy totally knocked it out of the park with her posing. I could have finished the shoot there and been happy, but there was more, much more.

I'm not going to list all the things we were inspired to shoot in the course of the day (or bang on about how Katy nailed every single one of them!), but I do want to say that the joy of shooting with her is that whatever I suggest she immediately picks up on the vibe, overtly with her fabulous styling but more subtley with her posing and expression, responding to every little change in mood, lighting or camera angle, and turning my often clumsy direction into stardust every time.

Yet another fabulous, productive and happy shoot together. I'm going to say it again (and keep on saying it): I can't recommend Katy highly enough!

JeffSp

This was my first shoot with Katy and really very pleased we got the opportunity to work together as always loved her images and her styles.

We shot at her home which I found to have plenty of natural light and also a large lounge space which had many possibilities to utilise during the shoot.

Katy is an amazing model, her poses are truly wonderful and spot on and we combined our ideas and created images which were absolutely magic. She has a professional, friendly personality and plenty of energy and we also had many conversations and laughs through the shoot.

I can highly recommend Katy and thank you so much for a highly productive and creative shoot, I look forward very much to our next one.

Jolly-Roger

We got together to do a Halloween / horror shoot a few weeks ago but I didn't get to leave a reference, so here it is at last.

We managed to get some really great shots in the limited time available thanks to Katy's enthusiasm and quick costume change ability,

I think we both enjoyed the messing about with the fake blood and ragged costumes part of the shoot, Katy was willing to listen to my idea's on the shoot and with good interpretation she managed to come up with some great posing positions.

Thanks again Katy for a very productive shoot.

Well recommended from Jolly Roger

Somersetman

It's been far, far too long since I last worked with Katy! (Note to self: don't let that happen again).

Our shoots are always a riot of laughter and productivity, quite simply because Katy is so lovely to spend time with and she never fails to inspire. Arriving with a ton of the most fabulous and quirkiest clothes/accessories, she can quickly style a new look for every set (even based on the vaguest of ideas!) and has enough bendy and emotive poses to outlast this photographer every time. We always end up with heaps of amazing images, as well as a load of ideas for next time...

In short, Katy is one of my very favourite people to shoot with and I cannot recommended her highly enough.

visualSA

Finally after a few unavoidable delays we got the chance to have a 1-2-1 shoot following a previous group session at f/8 which had given us both a desire to work together. Despite some issues on the day Katy's easy going approach and general open minded attitude to everything meant we just went with the flow. Her room is a veritable cornucopia of alternative gothic fetish gear and I defy any photographer not to find something that captures their imagination. Mind you shooting with her simply nude is a joy as she poses every which way and if you catch her smile and laugh along the way you will be rewarded with the joy she shares! Only downside was 3 hour time limited parking meant having to cut the session shorter than anticipated but all the more reason to book a follow up at my place next time and we both agreed there will be a next time! If you want a fun productive shoot with a stunning alternative model do yourself a favour and book her!