References for Keira Lavelle

Mark Searle Photography

This was my first shoot with Keira, and I hope it won’t be the last. I answered her casting call for a Halloween themed shoot. Keira had styled the sets, clothes and make-up and all were to a high standard and worked really well.

Keira is a great model, professional, enthusiastic, and hard working, making sure that I got the images that I wanted.

A really good shoot, with a great model, and I am already looking forward to planning another shoot. Keira is definitely recommended.

AndyH1

A very belated reference, covering 3 shoots with the wonderful Keira over the course of 2022!

The first was a Valentine's Day themed shoot (told you this was belated!!) at Keira's studio space in Halifax. We started with some low light erotica downstairs, utilising what passes for sunlight in Yorkshire ;-) Great poses, and top marks for the strategic use of blameless houseplants to keep things 'decent' :) We then moved upstairs to her wonderfully crafted set, where she popped my Valentine's shoot cherry :) We had fun bringing a slightly darker, twisted edge to the genre and I'm sure her sweet, innocent teddy bear will be OK after some extensive counselling :)

Having obviously not learnt my lesson, I ventured out with her again in the summer, exploring a couple of the great locations she has literally on her doorstep, although she was horrified to discover one was actually in Lancashire :) A dawn start with angel wings on an atom followed by bendy shapes in, on and around some cliffs let to a thoroughly enjoyable day, with your's truly only falling on his arse once!

Finally, for now, and much more recently, a remote Halloween themed shoot on another of Keira's amazing set creations. This time I did learn my lesson and kept 60 miles away, but through the magic of zoom got some great results, a real testament to her hard work and creativity in both posing and set building!

To summarise, and as the best part of 1000 references confirm, she's not half bad at this modelling lark and you are always guaranteed at least 110%! She is also a photographer in her own right, so understands light, 'it's just physics' apparently, and knows her angles, and she uses both to make sure you get the best possible results. So despite her appearing completely nuts (she thinks Halifax is the centre of the universe!), when she says she has an idea you're better of listening to it, something good will likely come out of it.

Obviously, highly recommended by me, looking forwards to the next time!

JPea

I was thinking Keira hasn't contacted me to say I have got to go and take some photos with her.....and then I got an email!!!

Keira and I have shot all over the world and elsewher so many time I have lost count, but it is always joyous, fun and photographically productive.

This time I went to Halifax to take some Halloween, sort of photographs. I don't do Halloween sort of photographs....except of course with Keira.

We got some crazy, wild, blurry, soft,odd images and I like them so much.

If you have never shot with Keira.

Is there anyone who hasn't.

Then you must do so. You take your extra protein/energy drinks beforehand and you will have a great time.

I recommend her to every photographer without hesitation.

Adrian6666

I had another remote shooting with Keira about some Halloween scenes. What can I say, shooting with Keira is like visiting the Valhalla of the photographers, perfect communication, wonderful set-up and incredible pictures, everything in a warm and friendly atmosphere. Sure is c absolutely gorgeous, she knows what makes the difference to get a great picture and gives everything and more during the shoot.

Can't wait for another shooting and hopefully an in person one.

Alec Hunter

My second fabulous shoot with Keira. Halloween themed with lots of variety and handmade sets she designed. Totally fabulous creativity and various outfits and props to go with the sets. Great makeup and awesome posing by Keira as usual. Four hours flew by far too quickly but I now have many great images to retouch to remind me of such a fun shoot.

Can’t recommend Keira too highly as she ticks all the boxes and even some that have yet to be invented. Super nice person and very knowledgeable in all aspects of photography, lighting, posing, styling and creating great opportunities. I can only repeat that I had a fabulous time and would never tire of working with her. We have plans for a location shoot next year and that will be something for me to look forward to through the darker nights.

Many thanks for everything and book Keira as soon as you can.

RLux

I joined Keira on her Arts Voyage-Exclusive on the Greek Island of Paros. The whole experience was amazing and being able to work one-to-one for 3 days was inspiring. The pre-event communications were excellent, Keira sent detailed emails with the programme and possible locations to visit. I made my way to Paros airport where I was collected and taken to a luxury Villa which was the base for the whole event. The Villa was superb with its own swimming pool and multiple bedrooms.

Each day began with breakfast and then taking out in the car to a pre-planned destination for the morning shoot. Keira was excellent in her planning Louvre the locations and broke with her some amazing outfits that she had prepared especially for the trip. The use of a reflector, angles of light and the positioning of the camera relative to the subject were emphasised in the shoots at the different locations. A number of different locations were taken in before returning to the villa for lunch. Keira cooked lunch and presented a la carte dishes that would not be out of place in any top-class restaurant. after a couple of hours siesta went out for a late afternoon, evening shoot take it in a couple of different locations. Following this we returned to the villa briefly before going to a local restaurant for an evening meal.

During the trip we visited 12 different locations which included mountains, beach, caves, ancient monuments, street and rocky seashore settings. The trip had many highlights including a visit to the Cave of Archilochos, which involved a rough scramble down to the cave. I am indebted to Keira for taking me on this exciting venture and getting me safely back. Throughout, Keira was excellent in working with the particular setting giving marvellous poses whether this was art-nude or street fashion. She gives excellent feedback on the pictures and works tirelessly to ensure the best pictures are captured.

Keira worked so hard in planning and running the whole trip that the activities worked like clockwork. Working with Keira at the different location was a delight and I came back from the trip on a high. I fully and highly recommend Keira and her Arts Voyage events to all photographers wanting a great photographic experience in amazing places.

Thanks for a really great trip

Richard

Howard G Sharples

I met up with Keira last week when I arranged to shoot location with her up in West Yorkshire close to where she lives. We hadn't worked together for quite some time so it was nice to set up something again and she led me to a fantastically scenic waterfall location where we were able to get some super images.

Keira is a very professional and experienced model who comes up with lots of her own ideas as she knows exactly what works and you cannot fail to achieve a set of wonderfully creative images from any shoot you book with her.

Little seems to faze Keira, she'll climb steep rocks and trees and as on this occasion swim underneath a waterfall to ensure you pull off the best possible shot. A lot of what she tries for the sake of a good picture a lot of models wouldn't attempt but with Keira it's a fun and essential part of her modelling.

We also shot another location that day where again we came away with some impressive images. The light was challenging at times, turning from bright to soft sunlight and overcast, but along with Keira this led to an even more interesting and diverse set of images, which I'm now having a lot of fun editing!

NeilH

Had another brilliant photoshoot with Keira at the The X Factory in Stoke-On-Trent. It was supposed to be a Duo shoot with another model, but she wasn't very well which I totally understood, so Keira amiably stepped up to do the shoot of two and we created lots of different looks.

So highly recommended by me with out a doubt, roll on shoot number..... I forgot how many I have had now because we seem to be on roll at the moment and any way whose counting when you working with a model as good as Keira Lavelle, thank you.

scarborian

Can't really say anything more about Keira over and above all the other great recommendations from everyone else. Friendly, full of ideas and great posing. Even managed to play a good game of hide and seek with passing cars when posing naked on top of hay bales next to a road. Always full of fun. A pleasure to work with.

Ian Choi

I have a full day photoshoot with Keira yesterday, she is really awesome, My English level is very low, but she professionally posed and used gorgeous body movements instead of verbal communication to help me finish my work, plus she has a huge amount of ideas.

she is not only a professional model, but also a tour guide. Under her guidance, I didn't need to worry about anything at all (especially which beautiful place to search), I just needed to focus on the view finder and I could finish my work easily. Look forward to work with her next time!!!!!!!!

Andy N

WOW... What a fantastic full day shoot I had with Keira.

This was an outdoor shoot where Keira had scouted a number of locations before hand and backup options if the weather was against us 😅.

Keira was great with the pre-comms, sharing ideas for the day's shoot and ensuring I was happy with the plan.

All I can say is the locations she found were amazing and Keira posed with ease and was very easy to get along with and to talk too.

The day went by far too quickly but I hope to get to work with Keira again and would certainly recommend anyone thinking of booking Keira

Pete Roberts

I have been shooting with the 'Duracell Bunny' Keira at various times over the last ten years. This July I spent 3 days on one of Keira's Arts Voyage International trips shooting one-to-one in Lower Silesia (Poland) It is incredible the amount of work which Keira puts into organising and running these trips. She didn't even allow the fact that our flight from Manchester was delayed by two hours to affect the amount of shooting time we got in the gorgeous old watermill we had as a base and the fabulous locations which she had scouted.

A beautiful and very energetic model and a super-talented organiser.

GaryMac Photography

Warning Long and Deserved Reference

Wow, wow, wow, spent the last three days in the company of Keira on an ArtsVoyageIntl Photographic Holiday in Poland and was blown away with the whole experience.

The trip is a 1 to 1 shooting experience, like no other, with one of the most versatile models to ever grace the modelling world

Everything on the trip is planned exquisitely by Keira from pick up at specified location and return to same or other location at the end of the holiday experience.

Pre-scouted plethora of location's and location ideas to cover all interests and genres

Special bespoke outfits and jewellery made for the trip : A Haute Couture Dress from corsets and carpet offcuts Awesome :-)

All meals are fully catered for both at Villa and when out on location, even the Restaurants are pre. scouted

1 to 1 creative input to each shoot developing ideas together

Pre Holiday Communication were spot on and timely right up to pick up at agreed location

Non stop banter, together with a relaxed and easy going atmosphere, guaranteed that the whole trip was enjoyed from start to finish

Ohh and the incredible, awesome, atmospheric and out of this world Villa, character and history seeping out of all the rooms in the converted Mill House

Before ramble on about actual shoot

Thank You Keira for an UNFORGETTABLE photographic holiday with yourself and ArtsVoyagIntl

Your where a power house, Duracell Energy Bunny, Unstoppable Force, Total Inspiration and a blooming good laugh

The Less Said about StarFish and Harness’s the better :-)

Recommended 1000%, if Carlsberg ran Photographic Holidays they would need to consult Keira on how to do it Awesomely.

Ramble about the Holiday and shoots

Pick Up Day

On time with perfect comms

Good chat and catch up on way back to Villa, 2 hour cross border trek

Superb Keira prepared meal

Planned Day 01 in detail from the superb scouting notes sent out before Holiday

Planned Day 02 and 03 in general

Start for day a relaxed 10.00 am :-)

Shooting Day 01

Planned visit to lock complex on nature reserve, in middle 4 lakes and barley reed beds

Longish trip but totally worth it, the locks are awesome and superb backdrop for Keira to work in

The landowner joined us at the locks to find out what we were up to

Really superb guy, invited us to tour his estate and allowed us access to areas we would never have been able to use

First lesson the Lakes were in effect Ponds, 110 hectare pons but ponds as they were manmade and were the largest fishery complex in Poland

Access to all 4 ponds

Access to modern 60 ft high observation tower

Access to old soviet era metal watch tower of same height but in a rather derelict condition

Shooting from both

Access to feed the fish

Access to a rather large Hymac and a reed cutter boat

We also both got to shoot a shot gun

Got to hug and Keira got to climb what could be the oldest Oak tree in Poland

Apart from the initial visit to locks the rest of the day was totally unplanned and unexpected, the format of the ArtsVoyageIntl holiday allows for this and to just go where the day took us

Wow what an awesome day

Shoot Day 02

Early start to avoid the crowds at the various locations

Waterfall and Pond under : Brilliant

Woodland Area : Woodland Nymph and Tree Crawling : Totally awesome

Rocks and Escarpments : Mind Blowing good

Rock Demons and Rock Spirit : Less said the better, but great tales for around the camp fire late at night

Return to Villa : Keira Sorted a late lunch. Whilst setup for afternoon fun in and around the Villa

Haute Couture Ensemble around old mill race and totem pole : Absolutely Brilliant

The Sculpture and the Lady : Totally blown away by Keira interpretation

The Queen of Hearts and Little Alice in Wonderland : Wow, wow and wow, nuff said

The Tea Party : The Queen of Hearts wants to win the Card Game and creates havoc when she finds out the cuddly toys were cheating

NOTE: No cuddly toys were hurt in this set, even though chaos seemed to be wrecked on them :-)

Evening meal in local town

Shoot Day 03

Lazy 10.00 start so could sort out packing as sadly last day :-(

Planned visit to Castle : Shooting to an agreed theme : Brilliant and Superb Creative fun

Lunch at Polish Cuisine resturant, with the largest ever pork chop

Final location and superb Hydro Electric dam : Blooming Super Finale to an outstanding three days of creative fun

Chauffeured back to Prague a Super Happy Photographer

Keira until the next time, thank you for what was a totally unforgettable 3 days of super charged creativeness in your company

Gary

JPea

I spent three days shooting with Keira in Poland on a tour she had organised...and so efficiently organised.

I have shot with her all over the place and from the wonderful converted mill where we stayed to the ruined palaces, castles and I know not what, where we shot, it was bliss all the way.

Totally recommended by me.

You mustn't miss out on shooting with the human dynamo.

R Richardson Photography

Finally got around to working again with Keira it had been almost 5 years since we last shot together which was far too long! I have nothing but high praise for such a lovely down to earth wonderful model if you need a creative ball of energy to lift your photography spirts look no further highly recommended as usual. Thank you so much for a great day even though the weather tried to melt us in the process.

NeilH

What can I say I totally love working with this crazy beautiful lady who brings so much energy to the shoot.

This was our first location shoot (and won't be the last) and our 3rd shoot in the space of a year, Keira traveled up to my part of the North West of England , Lancashire to be precise (Yorkshire lass comes over the border shock and likes it!!!) and the locations I chose where within a 20min journey from where I live, we shot on/in rocks, cliffs , forests ,and a pier.

We had an event looking for some where to have lunch (eventually found) we did see people on our shoot but nobody said anything or came up to us to say anything so we where mostly undisturbed and there is deffo potential for a second bite at the locations we went to.

So an amazing shoot with one of the best models at the moment that I know and who I can say is a friend , highly recommended with out question (here's to shoot 4 Keria)

Kevin Connery

Had a lovely remote session with Keira a couple of days ago, and was again struck by how creative and energetic she is!

Fully prepared and ready to go, with multiple outfits, looks, expressions, and poses--a great session overall.

Highly recommended.

Chris Street

Comes equipped with energisier batteries and a great list of ideas. Cannot recommend highly enough, we shot at her home studio and had a great time. Knows how to pose, has lots of ideas and outfits and is a bouncy interesting person tro boot. Cannot wait for the next shoot.

BlackMountain

Finally managed to shoot with Keira on her recent tour of 'the south' AKA London and surrounding counties. We shot a variety of scenes at the always helpful Neon Dream Studio. Sadly we didn't get to the nude roller skating scene but next time Keira, next time :). I enjoyed meeting Keira, she was super helpful and super flexible too! Our time went too fast :)

Russb

Sunday morning saw my second shoot with Keira, and every bit as rewarding and fun as the first: four years is way too long a gap but Covid and me having commitments on Keira's tours South got in the way.

So what can I say about this bubbly, talented, expressive, bendy, toned, daredevil, top of her profession, subject for any photographers camera that hasn't been said before in her 950 references. Probably nothing but I'll give it a go: she is well worth heaping praise on.

I'll start with a word of warning: Keira packs so much into her modelling day and is so easy to get on with that a photographer will need to keep a close eye on the time: It is so easy to be beguilled with her magic poses and find one has little time left to complete your plans. I had only booked two hours last Sunday morning and to say that flew by was a huge understatement.

We had agreed to shoot on location before her studio sessions with other photographers and after ruling out several unsuitable locations I remembered a spot with woods and a canal. The only trouble was that it was 20 minutes drive from the studio. So two hours became an hour and a quarter and the canal towpath was frequented by sundry joggers, stollers, BMX riders and an organised walking group. Not that that fazed Keira: she is adept at spotting visitors and covers up quickly when posing art nude. So not very productive then?: on the contrary I came away with lots of great shots as Keira worked her self into fascinating poses incorporating the locks and trees. I know of no other model who would adopt a nude splits pose whilst balancing between two lock gates less than a foot wide ten feet above the water with the likelihood of being discovered by members of the public: thats Keira for you.

I just wish I lived closer to Halifax: Keira would make a great muse.