References for K Byrne

derwoodphotography

I had my first shoot at the excellent Inspire Studios in Salisbury with Kate yesterday and she was an absolute joy to work with. She is trained in classical ballet to an exceptionally high standard and models beautifully for the camera with a huge range of static poses and jumps. I found Kate to be a very intuitive and creative model and have some absolutely fabulous images from our shoot. Thanks Kate for a great day!

Highly recommended :-)

@dcphotodc

Lovely shoot with this very talented dancer and model at Inspire Studios. Kate flowed through sequences of poses and made it easy for me to get the shots I'd hoped for and added so many more with her knowledge, and skills . Thank you for a very productive shoot. Highly recommended.

martinstaceyphotography

Had a great shoot with Kate, fantastic model and lovely lady. Kate was patient, always willing to repose to get the shot, and as I am a very novice dance photographer had some good suggestions of angles etc. for particular shots.

I trust Kate will be back in the south soon for another shoot. Pre-shoot communication was perfect.

Highly recommend.

Thanks Kate.

Beware of the Sloth

I've shot with Kate several times now, and every single time i'm amazed by the shots we make together. She's an amazing dancer, and she works brilliantly with everyone from complete beginners to the world of dance photography to people with experience in the field. Great fun to work with, and definitely recommended.

Andy Mottram

Have been lucky enough to shoot with Kate a couple of times now thanks to London Photography Social and its been a privilege.

As a novice dance photographer Kate is very easy to work with and incredibly helpful to the photographers in helping them get the best shots. She is also an incredibly talented dancer whom it is just fun to watch work.

My last shoot with Kate was a long held ambition of mine, a powder shoot. Kate was truly amazing bringing grace and elegance to the shoot and surviving the mess of powder flung at her. Hope to shoot with Kate many times in the future and if you are interested in Dance Photography you have to find a way to work with Kate.

penphoto

I attended a one hour shooting session with Kate organised by Gabriel. Kate is an experience ballet dancer and ballet model. Given a very basic brief, she is able to produce a host of different poses, ballet positions and jumps that she knows will work well.

Perhaps the best indication of Kate's talent is that I had my highest ratio of keepers from a photo-shoot, and by some margin! Thoroughly recommended.

London Photography Social

I can't really express just how much i absolutely love this woman. Insanely talented and beautiful and yet one of the most genuinely down to earth and friendly women i have ever met

Hands down the best dancer I have worked with who really understands the photographer's perspective. I have lost track of how many workshops and shoots she has worked with me and always love shooting and socialising with Kate. One of the best people you can be lucky enough to work with. She is epic.

Andrew Appleton

Kate was the dancer last weekend for our Dancing in the Landscape Photo Weekender in the Lake District and she did a magnificent job. She is undeniably a consummate professional in her field; our expectations were high and they were well met. However, in addition to her ability in the art of ballet, Kate has many other qualities to recommend her. The weather was very changeable and there was a fair bit of rain although we did our best to keep her as dry as possible. It was pretty chilly at times too but, with the discipline of a ballet dancer, Kate did not complain, performing with grace and elegance in different terrains and degrees of 'dampness', shall we say! This ensured that our photographers got some beautifully atmospheric shots.

In terms of her personality, Kate is lovely and interacts easily with others on both professional and social levels. That's so important on our photography trips. Because of this, she was able to critique the students' images with honesty and sensitivity. The dancer is an essential and supportive element in the dance photography training process and Kate fulfilled her role perfectly.

Most of Kate's costumes were her own and she looked fabulous in every one. She worked with Helen, the stylist, to match costume to location and looked amazing against the dramatic Cumbrian backdrops. If you are looking for a serious dancer who can deliver consistently and will work tirelessly to help you to capture the poetry of ballet, this is your dancer. I would not hesitate to recommend Kate and look forward to working with her next month and again next year. Thank you, Kate!

StuartGL

Kate is an absolute pleasure to work with and I can guarantee that I get beautiful lines and style from dance images with her.

This was an outside location shoot which never makes it easy for pointe work, but Kate takes any issues in her stride. We had great weather on the day and I have a range of images that make brilliant additions to my portfolio. She is most definitely a dancer who's look and style appeals to me!

Hopefully, there will be more shoots to follow and I can recommend her highly.

_scottmcginn_

Kate turned up on time to the group shoot I had organised in Greenwich

She was patient with all the photographers, helping them to achieve images they wanted. She provided feedback and ideas and was extremely gracious.

Will definitely shoot again, highly rec recommend.

John_J

A two-part shoot with Kate, starting at Tate Modern and then going on to use the Leake Street Tunnel graffiti. She was superb, as ever, and was particularly impressive finding poses to work with the graffiti. Kate is an outstanding dancer and if that is your thing, she will not disappoint. Highly recommended, and very much looking forward to the next shoot in this series!

Paul@WestFive

This was a full days’s dance-themed shoot, shared with kristin@WestFive and one further photographer, and included some duo work with male dancer Joshua Walker (not on PP).

Kate arrived early at the RV, with a good selection of outfits based on our discussions, and supplemented by outfits from ourselves and the studio (NLS).

Kate’s approach was highly professional and she took in her stride working with photographers who were not dance specialists. Kate’s posing is exquisite, and she has a natural beauty and a slender graceful figure. She is intelligent and articulate, and a real pleasure to work with.

I very much hope to work with Kate in the future - she is Highly Recommended.

Gabriel

Another great shoot with Kate. She's a lovely person, a good model and a great ballerina dancer.

I always enjoy working with her, as she's dedicated, hard working and professional. Hope to book her again soon!

CharlieB Portraits

Booked Kate for the afternoon in South London. Naturally, she was early and came with an array of outfits and ideas. She was incredibly patient while we shuffled lights back and forth but the result was we got the shots we wanted and are incredibly pleased. A really super person to work with.

StuartGL

I shot with Kate for the first time and she is a lovely person to work with and highly professional. Ballet/dance is a significant subject that I like to shoot and Kate is a very experienced dancer and has superb arches and extensions which gives wonderful lines to her work. You cannot go wrong if you want to get images of classical dancing!

Kate was happy to create poses from a basic idea which made the shoot flow easily and she came with a nice choice of costumes/outfits to give a variety of looks and colours to choose from (including a professionally made classical tutu).

I certainly would wish to work with Kate again and out on location I know we could produce some memorable images.

I have no hesitation in recommending Kate to others.

Gabriel

Have booked Kate for a group studio shoot, and found her just wonderful, both as a ballerina and as a model. Her pre-shoot comms were great, arrived as agreed and with a good selection of clothes and pointe shoes. Professional and delightful to work with, she can pose gracefully and effortlessly with or without directions from the photographers.

I look forward to working with Kate again. Highly recommended!

ilus photography

Another magical shoot with Kate at Thurston Lodge this time. Long distance to travel but Kate arrived brimming with energy and we had an amazing shoot

Always coming up with great ideas, she is an absolute joy to work with. She is one individual I could never get tired of working with! Highly recommended

Neil Jolley

I have worked with Kate many times from E-Commerce, to dance, to cosplay and workshops. Extremely professional and one of the nicest people you will ever meet. You can't go wrong with Kate in front of the camera. Highly recommended.

ilus photography

This is one of those all encompassing references as I have shot with Kate more times than I can remember!

On top of being beautiful, Kate is seriously one of the the most talented individuals I have ever worked with. Her experience in ballet especially in front of the camera is, in my mind, unsurpassed.

Friendly, professional and simply a joy to work with. I always love working with her and the images are always out if this world. I couldn't recommend anyone more highly than Kate!

mIke1901

arranged a shoot with the beautiful Kate before she joined purple port, a talented professional easy going young dancer, you could not wish for someone better than Kate ,her comms were informed and intelligent she came beautifully dressed ready to go, needed no direction and posed beautifully,as a dancer she is up there with the best, would recommend her 100%