References for Lily Gilbert

Decadent Images

Lily and I had been chatting about shooting for ages but sadly nothing ever came of it. Then the opportunity presented itself and I snatched the chance with both hands!

Pre-comms were excellent and prepared us for what was a fun and very productive few hours. Lily was friendly and welcoming with her hair and make up done to a very high standard. She posed freely but I'm sure she would have taken direction just as well had I asked her to. Time flew by in a heartbeat. Our 4hr shoot could have lasted for 8hrs and we still wouldn't have run out of ideas.

Lily is an accomplished model, a beautiful young woman and a lovely person. I absolutely recommend her to all photographers. I really hope that we will work together again very soon.

Bogwoppett

brilliant, simply brilliant model to work with.

Lily works so hard, and is dedicated to her art.

this was a great shoot. Lily traveled overnight in order to catch dawn at the location, and then was unfazed by the chilly morning air, and took the cold dawn atmosphere in her stride. I always enjoy my shoots with Lily so much. thank you for your hard work !

it's a joy to work with her !!

Dan Snow Photography

This wonderful, amazing model needs no introduction from me. Everything from communication to shooting with Lily was first class. She is passionate about modelling. So much so that I think she would have kept on posing all day if I'd had kept on shooting, I think she could truly work until my batteries were completely drained. Talk about a Duracell Bunny. Anyway.... I have worked with some amazing models but, Lily really stands out as one of my favourite model shoots ever. Everything was just perfect. She moves like a lioness, she fluidly poses (like all the girly posters I ever had on my wall when I was young). She is literally a dream to work with and honestly, if she was the only model on earth I'd work with her forever and never tire of her epic figure. I have so many great images from our shoot that, it will keep me busy for the rest of the year. What a model! 5 STARS. Thank you Lily

Raven Photographic

I love working with lily she is always on point with her modelling but more than that she loves to create and she is such a fantastic human

Highly recommended by me

Book her you will get beautiful images

Can’t wait to shoot again

See you soon

Bren x

Steve Pearl

I had the great pleasure of a second shoot with Lily today, and despite the first one being a hard act to follow I think we did even better this time.

We changed location at the last minute to avoid what would otherwise have been a horrible train journey for Lily, and bagged a room in a lovely old hotel in Malvern for the shoot. I didn't realize that it was entirely uphill from the station, so poor Lily arrived slightly out of breath but otherwise raring to go. She had a bag full of outfits to match a mood board I'd sent and we had a decent size room with good light (and fortunately no builders on the scaffolding not far from the windows!...) so all we needed was inspiration and it goes without saying that Lily brought bucketloads of that too :-)

I already had a good number of shots in mind but Lily helped me create so many more that would never have come to me otherwise. We shot for four hours but could easily have done another four without running out of ideas! She's an exceptionally creative young lady, and always has a great feel for angles and lighting setups, which makes my life so much easier as a photographer. It's actually hard not to take amazing pictures of her! She's also beautiful, charming and thoroughly good company for a shoot so I couldn't recommend her too highly :-)

Thank you for a fabulous shoot, Lily. Looking forward to next time :-)

Steve

DaveEdwards

It's high time I left a reference for this excellent model, having shot with her again recently.

I was lucky enough to shoot with Lily at her Muse Model event in Staffordshire last week, although we've been shooting together for more years than either of us cares to admit.

Lily was exceptionally good all those years ago, but she just gets better and better, and it's a delight to see her hone the looks and poses that she's made her trademark pretty much to perfection.

She's an absolute trouper - completely professional with a fantastic work ethic, yet relaxed and great fun to be around. A total joy to work with.

The event itself was superb, set in a great secluded location, and hospitality was out of this world, courtesy of the Catering Director!

I really can't recommend Lily highly enough. If you haven't worked with her, I suggest you do so. If you have, I suggest you do so again!

I know I shall!

Thanks, Lily, see you next time!

Jason N Cann

I had the Distinct pleasure of meeting Lily last week on her November Muse Model Event.

The location was a Forest Lodge, hidden deep in the Staffordshire countryside.

Lily was Flawless, Empowering and Elegant and a sheer delight to shoot with, socialise with and design shoots concepts with.

Total perfection.

The event was outstanding.

The catering was out of this world.

The venue was perfect and the sun came out and rewarded us with some stunning Natural Light to shoot in and exciting and Artistic indoor locations as alternatives.

Lily is one of the nicest people I have ever been fortunate enough to meet.

If you see one of her events posted, I Highly recommend you attend.

ShakerMaker

Lily's amazing portfolio speaks for itself and I've wanted to work with her for ages. I finally got the chance recently and I have to say she's an absolute pleasure to work with. She's super welcoming and was a great host during our shoot.

Where Lily comes into her own though is her range of posing and her dedication to creating the best images possible, she really is in a league of her own - an absolute top professional and a talented, beautiful model.

Can't wait to work with Lily again soon, 100% recommended.

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_Photography

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