References for Lily Gilbert

Andy's photography

Had another amazing shoot with this talented lovely model, we shot at her place, ranging from lingerie, art nude, inplied topless.

She is always so polite, curiosity, can't wait to shoot with this lovely lady again.

Thank for a lovely day & catch up.

Andy x.

Steve Pearl

I had my first shoot with Lily today and I'm certain it won't be my last :-)

It's been a long time in the works: I first wrote to Lily back in October of last year. After nearly six months of lockdown madness I was delighted to see Lily back on PurplePort and advertising for shoots again, so I jumped at the chance to get something arranged at long last.

It was certainly worth the wait! Lily gave me a warm, friendly welcome, instantly putting me at ease while we discussed ideas for what to do over cups of coffee. We shot partly in her flat and partly in the large back garden, accompanied on and off by her two beautiful (and equally friendly!) cats. It was a glorious sunny day, giving us plenty of light inside and out; the only lighting gear required was a reflector to make Lily's eyes sparkle even more than they naturally seem to anyway ;-)

Lily's beauty, huge range of outfits, fabulous posing and all-round passion for what she does were all top-notch, exactly as I expected, but she also threw in the unexpected bonus of extreme ingenuity when it came to helping me achieve the best possible shots: She isn't a photographer herself, but still knows a thing or two about where to put a reflector for the best effects, and always found a way of making it stay at just the right angle to light up her eyes. She's a great problem-solver, even providing me with a huge wide brim straw hat (yep, you read that correctly!) so that I was able to see the back of camera better when working outdoors in the bright sunshine! Genius! :-)

After having a good look through the pictures from today, I can see that Lily's determination to ensure that I go home with amazing shots has paid off handsomely. Almost every set we covered today has some epic shots in it :-)

Thank you so much for all your efforts today, Lily. Hopefully it won't be nearly such a long wait until we can shoot together again :-)

Steve

NikT

My first shoot with the incredibly talented and delightful Lily...and yes - she has the drop dead figure and beauty to match.

Today's shoot was at Lily's home and it was a blast. Lily is not only very personable but also is the perfect host. Her home is chock full of clothes, props, and great settings - You won't run out of ideas or things to shoot. Cap that with her thoroughly professional modelling expertise and you have the best of all worlds in one.

I am certain this won't be my last shoot with this wonderful lady but I do note that she is one of those highly sought after models. If you ever get the opportunity to shoot with her - don't pass it up, in fact, make the effort to book her, you will not regret it.

P.S> Always shoot in Portrait mode with your Camera. If you want to sneak a few shots in Landscape mode.... just don't tell her ;-)

keri hambly

Had an incredible home shoot this week with Lily. And to be honest I owe Lily so many references now it’s a little bit embarrassing. We have worked together so much over last 18 months and not once have she let her game down. Always so reliable Lily is a true work horse but what is most important is her creativity and Lily has that by the lorry loads. I personally think my photography has gained so much ground simply by working and learning from this truly talented and professional young lady.

And don’t get me started on her looks.

Raven Photographic

Lily is a beautiful soul highly professional with real eye for artistic ideas. She coordinated her clothing to match the location and was always thinking of the next shot

I cannot tell you how much I enjoyed the shoot with lily highly professional,highly talented,stunning posture and as I said before a beautiful person

Cannot recommend this young lady enough I will be shooting with her again soon

Plus great tea and coffee with a great smile

Thank you lily for a great day

Bren xx

LJ Photography1

What can I say about Lily ?

Lily is the consummate professional , want proof , then read the other references and look at her body of work !

This is second time I’ve worked with Lily but with far too long a gap inbetween shoots .

Over a nice cup of tea and some of the best treats money can buy we went through story boards and lighting etc etc and a bloody good chat and catch up .

We shot set after set and the images we achieved are superb . Lily needs no direction and is one of the most naturally beautiful models I’ve ever met, add to that she’s a genuinely beautiful soul

Until the best time Lily X

keri hambly

Lost my phone a few days before the shoot so lost all communication until the very last minute so not much of a plan in place so picked up Lily. she was armed with a bag full of cute outfits and enough hats for a small football team and just went for a drive to see what we could find. Every shoot I have had with Lily has been an amazing experience but hand on my heart this has been my favourite shoot to date. Found some brilliant locations but Lily could make any location incredible. As always Lilly worked hard creating beautiful images and not just for a few hours as we shot all day long.

Absolutely fantastic and comes highly recommended

Take in the Alps

Lily saved me from a fate worse than ...... : there I was stuck between a rock and a hard place - the model who I was supposed to be working with in a stable with a racehorse had decided to move flat the night before our shoot, and with that as a reason had just cancelled on me some 50 mins after we were due to start. What was I to do? And then I remembered that I had Lily’s mobile number because she had so graciously answered me in a plea of help on another occasion when a model had cancelled last minute, though as it transpired we didn’t work together. So I called her and we had a quick chat because she was about to shoot. Yes of course she could do it .... “with a racehorse in a stable .... yes, yes of course” and can you come and get me cos I don’t drive and the train would take me too long to get me there”. Yes I said ... brilliant ... you are amazing, which turned out to be doubly true when we started to work together.

It takes a lot of courage to be naked in a stable with a couple of racehorses and a to put it mildly eccentric photographer. Luckily for me Lily had plenty, as well as wit, warmth and an incredible work ethic. For she just loves working. Her passion for shooting is infectious. I like photo shoots to be exciting and adventurous and with Lily I couldn’t have wished for a more fitting accomplice. Right from the moment i collected her in Worcester she charmed me. She just has that ineffable quality of being that brings you into the moment, makes you feel alive, has you really excited about the work ahead. It was so easy to discuss my ideas with her ... she absorbs information/direction easily and with plenty of enthusiasm.

Once we got used to the horses - or they got used to us, or both - the shoot unfolded in an atmosphere of great enjoyment such is Lily’s vivacious, heartwarming personality. Her ability to convey emotion and to change the mood with a rich array of gestures, expressions and postures is extraordinary. She has gifts and experience aplenty! All of that meant that I was getting the most incredible shots. But perhaps the most staggeringly wonderful outcome of this sequence of events was the bond she formed with the horses and the way that she responded to them physically and emotionally ... and the way that they in turn responded to her. For Lily is utterly grounded ... so in touch with the earth that I’m sure she could bring assurance to even the feistiest animal.

At the end of the shoot I just wanted to hang out with her because she’s such great fun to be with. In all our conversations I noticed that she’s always curious, always wants to discover something that will inspire her or take her creativity forward. In the arts it’s great to work with artists so if that’s you I can’t recommend Lily highly enough. Not only will you create excellent images together but a smile will never leave your face. And you like me will continue to smile when you recollect working with her. It’s really a matter of making a connection ... a matter of the heart ... one human to another ... whilst we can still connect .. whilst we can still follow our passion for creativity ... for photography. Thank you Lily for being such a willing partner in my attempts to capture the fur and the flesh. You were a star. Your performance was off the scale brilliant. Long may you thrive as an artist and a model. I’m just so grateful that it was you.

The Mad Hatter

A very short notice booking by me with Lily today which was greatly appreciated. Lily is pure class at modelling with a very relaxed, confident style and is more than able to put across quite different moods. She is great company and this was our fourth shoot together. It’s always great uploading your images as you know there will be some knockout material in there created by this young lady’s skills. Thank you so much Lily, until the next time 😊

Talisk

If you're looking for a model who throws out hundreds of unbelievably amazing poses, and can work with any scene you find, then Lily is absolutely unrivalled: jaw-dropping skills. This was the second time I've worked with her outdoors and I don't know anyone else who works with the landscape quite so amazingly. Totally committed, totally reliable, and totally brilliant, leading to totally amazing images.

Talisk

If you're looking for a model who throws out hundreds of unbelievably amazing poses, and can work with any scene you find, then Lily is absolutely unrivalled: jaw-dropping skills. This was the second time I've worked with her outdoors and I don't know anyone else who works with the landscape quite so amazingly. Totally committed, totally reliable, and totally brilliant, leading to totally amazing images.

keri hambly

Felt very humbled when I first got to work with this remarkable young lady back last October. And since then I have lost count of how many shoots we have actually had from full days to just a few hours. We have worked in studios, Airbnb’s and home shoots and Lily can work in any environment you throw at her with ease

This time we worked at an abandoned quarry and done a mixture of fashion and art nude and for the amount of times I have photographed Lily I should know what to expect but every time turns out a whole new experience for me and I am blown away of just how much talent this incredible model really has and I feel so blessed that I get to work with such a phenomenal person. And really hope there is a few more shoots in the bag

keri hambly

Beautiful, reliable, hardworking, creative, punctuality, artistic, patience, knowledge, easygoing, friendly, professional, photogenic and just a damn pleasure to work with. These are just some of the reason why I keep rebooking Lily Gilbert every single shoot I have done with her has been amazing and hopefully many more.

Highly recommended

keri hambly

Hand on my heart Lily is the best model I have ever worked with and every time we work together it is just a joy. With her amazing ability to pose for the camera her breathtaking looks every single image just works.

As a model Lily overflows with talent and always checking the back of camera to see if she can improve on the images and always thinking outside the box which results in incredible ideas.

I have lost count on the shoots we have had now but every time Lily comes with a large case of outfits to choose from a smile on her face so friendly and chatty but always so professional.

Lily is absolutely amazing to work with and that’s a fact.

Highly recommended

keri hambly

I was lucky enough to get a shoot with Lily before this bloody lockdown. I can’t stress how much I love working with Lily. as it says on the top pp page it’s her passion and it really is. She works so hard creating these beautiful images for you. This time we shot in an Airbnb with amazing natural light and watching her work the light is just incredible and always coming up with fabulous ideas. working with this beautiful and amazing young lady is so addictive yet she helped my photography tenfold and for that I could never thank her enough.

Highly recommended

msk8

Had an excellent shoot with the wonderful Lily. She's extremely confident and capable, friendly and helpful, creative and funny. So much better than the agency models I have previously used. I'm processing the imagery we collected, and it's looking exactly as I had hoped. Thanks Lily! Amazing :)

keri hambly

Another amazing shoot working with the most creative and knowledgable lady I know. My third shoot with Lilly and every time has been so amazing. Lily takes you so far out of your comfort zone with out throwing in the deep end then works twice as hard to make the images work and they always do. I could talk al day about her breathtaking looks and how gifted she is as a model but for me what carries Lily torch is just the person she is. amazing to work with super friendly and professional and quite frankly the best there is

The Mad Hatter

Our third shoot together, all within the last few months which speaks volumes as to how brilliant I consider Lily is as a model. She’s very talented, hard working and contributes so much to a shoot with her styling, input on the sets and sense of humour. We worked through several ideas and locations at Sandon Studio, all using the natural light and I think we generated some terrific images. We already have the beginnings of some ideas for an outdoors shoot this coming summer. It remains for me to say a huge thank you to Lily for today, just brilliant.

Dan Sempere

What an absolute privilege & pleasure it was to work with Lily. She was totally professional and relaxed from the second she walked through the studio door, which immediately put me at ease and made the shoot a breeze (if all too short).

Throughout the shoot Lily provided wonderful creativity, skills & sensitivity to help me achieve the images I had planned for. She also made many suggestions which we incorporated into the shoot.

I honestly cannot praise Lily highly enough. She is a beautiful person with a generous & fantastic personality. As a result it made for a relaxed atmosphere and a very enjoyable shoot.

Thanks Lily

Andy's photography

Had my first shoot with the lovely, fantastic, talented Lily, we worked some amazing sets of Image's at hers, she's such a lovely lady with a beautiful personality to go with it.

Will definitely be working with this lovely lady again in the future, 100% recommend to everyone on here, can't wait to shoot with her again.

Thank for lovely 2 hours this morning.

Andy.