References for Alicia Black

Steve Pearl

My second shoot-plus-tuition day with Alicia was every bit as good as, if not better than, the first. We have kept in regular contact since the first shoot, including meeting up for two very helpful sessions on post-processing which Alicia was kind enough to do for me, so pre-shoot comms were quick but thorough. As before, the hours flew by far too quickly.

We continued with some portrait and fashion ideas from the first shoot and also incorporated some lingerie and nudes this time. As before, Alicia was friendly, relaxed and fun to work with, but also serious and hard-working when it came to the business of getting the best possible shots. Throughout the shoot she was inspiring, full of great ideas of her own and ways to improve my own tentative plans, and continued to give me invaluable input into the technical side of things (guidance on camera settings, and a lot of help with setting up beautiful and creative lighting arrangements). I believe her modelling skills feed off of her photographic skills. She requires little or no direction (which is great for me, since I still have little idea what I'm doing!) and all in all she's a model model ;-)

Thank you for having me again, Alicia. I should have said this last time: I really appreciate your having taken the chance on working with me when I had no references (or pictures to speak of). I hope that with the help you've given me I'm slowly becoming worthy of the gamble you took!

I'm so happy to have found this lovely and talented lady, and I hope that we will work together many more times in the future. (Our next shoot date is already agreed... ;-))

Highly recommended :-)

Bradders

I had a great shoot with Alicia at my home studio yesterday. Alicia is an excellent model very friendly, intelligent and pretty. She arrived with a bagful of excellent outfits and great hair and make up.

She poses naturally and creativity and takes directions very well resulting in brilliant images

I highly recommend Alicia to other photographer you will not be disappointed. I am already planning future shoots with Alicia.

CeeAndy

Alicia's pre=shoot communications were excellent, and although she could not start at the agreed time in her stunning studio in Bath, she kept me updated throughout. She has morphed from pretty to beautiful since we last shot and was a pleasure to discuss projects with. She is also a very good photographer in her own right and gave competent advice as to angles and lighting. Highly recommended.

Aquae Sulis

Alicia and I had been discussing for some time the concept of another drone shoot.

Unfortunately this time the weather was against us which didn’t help the final outcome!

Alicia is inspirational: she was the driving force behind the concept and the development of the images. In particular obtaining an amazing flowing gown for the shoot and setting what was a stunning scene.

I totally recommend Alicia to anyone who is looking to work with someone with a strong creative drive to deliver inspirational images.

Looking forward to the next time Alicia

panda49

a long time since we first shot great improvement and self confidence and a beautiful new location to shoot from highly recomended

Terry V

Last week I had a great shoot with Alicia at her place. I don't often shoot in models' homes but the Georgian style gave me the opportunity to include more of the surroundings than usual. Alicia was an excellent model and with her knowledge of photography was able suggest ways to get the best out of the lighting situation which varied from full sun to overcast sky. I managed to step out of my comfort zone and shoot her in many of her varied collection of lingerie. Definitely recommended.

Tim Pile

This was my second shoot with Alicia, and we shot in her lovely Georgian apartment in Bath.

Alicia is very passionate about her modelling, and she is also a very good photographer, which shows in her understanding of light and what makes an image.

She took direction well, and also came up with her own ideas. I'd have no hesitation in recommending her.

Thank you Alicia.

An Eye for Beauty

Yesterday I worked with Alicia as part of a group shoot which was primarily period costume 'Upstairs-Downstairs', but there was a small amount of time for more general fashion and portrait work. Alicia's communications were very thorough before the event which is always something I appreciate. Sadly she arrived 45 minutes late (traffic problems), which did impinge on the group shoot programme which we had to adapt. However she did rise to her role as a lady's maid (1790s) and I am very pleased with the shots of all the 'actors' and hope to create a photobook from the results. I did manage to spend some 20 minutes with Alicia at the end in a couple of her outfits and she is definitely a good model. Perhaps we will manage more on another occasion.

Keziah

I worked with Alicia on a group shoot a few weeks back. Sadly I didn't many opportunities to work with her — which is a huge shame, I'd love to have learnt from her!

She is a really great and experienced model and she has beautiful long Repunzel hair. (I want it!)

She seemed really lovely and looked great as the Lady's Maid.

It was great to meet you and hopefully we will work together again one day.

Would definitely recommend her - she will definitely give 100%!

Carla Monaco

I met and worked with Alicia on a shoot with An eye for Beauty a few weeks back at Ston Easton Manor House.

Alicia was one of 4 models Graham booked for the day on one his regency themed Period shoot.

Alicia was very professional, hardworking and talented model.

Beautiful model with stunning hair which looked great in the regency costumes.

It was lovely to spend sometime and model with Alicia, she was very easy to work with and a lovely person.

I am happy to recommend her to other photographers and models.

Best

Carla x

Somersetman

I joined Alicia on a group shoot partly based around an Upstairs/Downstairs theme. After the themed part of the session (shot by An Eye for Beauty) we planned to do some 1:1 shooting, but regrettably we ran out of time. My loss without a doubt.

Alicia had prepared brillaintly for the day, bringing a great selection of outfits based on our pre-shoot comms, and keeping me in touch about some unexpected traffic delays on her journey. She arrived full of energy and ready to shoot, and I did have the pleasure of watching her perform her role as Lady's Maid excellently!

Clearly Alicia is passionate about what she does, and I hope to have a chance do do that 1:1 shoot with her at some time in the future :-).

Josie Lauren

I met and worked with Alicia on a shoot with a group of others at the beautiful Ston Easton Park Hotel with costumes from Bath Theatrical.

I didn't get to work with her much due to the layout of the shoot, but she was professional, well prepared, clearly very experienced, hard working, has beautiful hair and looks great in the images produced!

Steve Pearl

As a new photographer with little experience overall and no experience at all of working with models, I was looking for an experienced model ideally with some knowledge of photography too. I most definitely found what I was looking for in Alicia :-)

Throughout our lengthy pre-shoot comms, Alicia was extremely helpful with advice about everything from lighting setups, lenses and post-processing to mutually inspirational shoot ideas and answers to questions about model release forms and photo delivery! (I asked a million questions since I'm new to all this, and if she ever got fed up with it then she never let it show.)

Some unfortunate circumstances meant that the shoot was cancelled twice, but I kept faith with our project, believing that Alicia's 145 all-positive recommendations can't have been for nothing, and I'm certainly glad that I did :-) It truly was a case of third time lucky, for at the third attempt the shoot finally went ahead and other than it sadly ending up being shorter than planned I couldn't have hoped for more.

Alicia was very friendly, easy-going and chatty and maintained a positive attitude throughout, never losing patience with me working at what for her must have been a frustratingly slow pace. She was highly creative and energetic in constantly rearranging her wonderful Georgian flat's furniture and lighting, helping me achieve great shots that I otherwise wouldn't have known how to pull off or even have thought of myself. I asked a lot of questions, and she had the right answer for every one of them.

She's hugely talented on both sides of the camera. Her beautiful, photogenic face, graceful figure and superb modelling skills are matched by her knowledge and understanding of camera settings, lighting setups and composition. Her sage advice on which settings to turn which way to make a shot work saved many from a likely fate in the recycling bin, and I'm amazed at how many pictures I've got from a first shoot that I can honestly say I'm proud of :-)

Thank you for today, Alicia. You're like a dream come true: A skilled model, photographer and tutor all rolled into one beautiful person (inside and out), with your own studio space and lighting gear too!!!

I would absolutely recommend Alicia to any photographer, including completely inexperienced ones seeking tuition such as myself (or indeed to any model too, since I'm sure she also performs equally well in that capacity) and I can't wait to work with her again in the near future :-)

Grambley

I have worked with Alicia on a number of shoots .

Her professionalism always shines through with a creative and artistic mindset. Combine this with a friendly, chatty and chirpy manner helps us both to create beautiful works of art.

Grambley

This is one of the shoots you remember with Alicia teaching me to use her own soft box.

She is slim, bendy and can contort herself into beautiful erotic poses. In black/white mode i can produce stunning images.

A natural beauty which she projects perfectly .

Shoots are always fun, we chat constantly, not always about the subject in hand. This relaxes us both and she has even got used to my sense of humour.

GA Photography

Had a fantastic shoot with Alicia last weekend. We shot in her flat which provides a number of excellent possibilities. Her pre-shoot communication was excellent and made the whole process very easy.

During the shoot she was full of ideas, posed extremely well with no direction and clearly understood how to get the most out of each shot and how to use the light available. We used one of her strobes later on in the shoot and she was adept at getting the set up and angles just right.

Am very pleased with the images we captured, and look forward to working with Alicia again.

Wavepower

This was my first shoot with Alicia. We managed to fit in a short late afternoon shoot in her fine Georgian flat in Bath.

Alicia's pre-shoot comms were clear, timely and constructive. Alicia puts a lot of thought into her messages and it was clear from them that she puts equal thought into her modelling.

Alicia is driven and aims to make beautiful, stand out images. She is a beautiful model with a lovely physique and a good understanding of using light. I do appreciate working with models who are also photographers.

Alicia is lovely to work with, I have no hesitation in recommending her.

Thank you Alicia for a fine first shoot.

rhinocer

I can only endorse the appraisals of Alicia already made by other photographers. Our pre-shoot communications proceeded in a thorough and timely fashion throughout and she arrived at her home (Georgian period) in Bath - our planned shoot location - looking great and eager to do some photography.

Alicia is a skilled and interactive model with an engaging personality,which strongly influenced the mood of the images we were aiming to achieve. I am pleased with the results.

Our shoot was, for unavoidable reasons, shorter than we had originally planned, so it would be good to develop further some of the themes we were exploring by doing another shoot in the future.

Thank you Alicia for an enjoyable and productive session. Highly recommended.

inthelens

Alicia is a superb model who is hard working, always looking for the right poses to make great pictures. The weather did not play ball but we still managed some great shots.

Her communication was excellent on the shoot and before,

Very beautiful face and clear skin that made editing a joy the fact that the camera just loves her meant most images were usable .

Can`t recommend her enough and look forward to shooting again.

Studio58 Bristol

After a traumatic morning Alicia turned up at studio58bristol and was the ultimate professional in her approach to the shoot.Can not praise this model enough .

Hope to see her many more times in the future,thankyou Alicia