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Gabriel

I've booked Maria for a studio day in London, and it was a great experience working with her. She is excellent in front of a camera, can pose well, with or without directions, and went through a long day of shoots without losing her poise and energy.

She was also really committed, and although her initial plans for a longer stay in London fell apart she ended up taking a very long bus trip to be at the studio on time.

I would love to work with her again in the future. Highly recommended!

manchester city supporter

Had a street shoot a couple of days ago with Maria in Exeter City Centre and Exeter Cathedral. Trying to pull-off a successful shoot in the Cathedral had become a fixation - and I was well aware of the technical difficulties this posed - but I was very pleased with the results. Maria was travelling by train from Gloucester to Exeter - however a serious incident on the line meant the line from Taunton to Exeter was closed. Nevertheless - and with tremendous commitment - Maria still managed to complete the shoot as arranged. Maria has a very striking look and it is somewhat of a privilege to have had the opportunity to have met and photographed her. If you get the opportunity take advantage of it whilst it's still available. Thanks

Balazs Toro

I was visiting Birmingham, and luckily I managed to arrange a shoot with Maria. Pre-shoot communications were great, we came up with a location and possible outfits. Maria showed up on time, well prepared with great outfit ideas. Despite the bad weather, we had a great time working together. She has a professional attitude and a friendly personality, and she was keen to get the best possible images. She is simply a great versatile model who poses effortlessly - it was truly a pleasure working with her. She is strongly recommended and looking forward to work with her again in the future!

Gus Gregory

Maria is a very experienced, cool and confident model who also proved to be skilled at doing her own makeup. This allowed for a number of different looks during our very productive shoot. Photographers please note, Maria has very clear skin which is tremendous for beauty photography, and will require minimal photoshopping. I had a 300 mile ( five hour ) round trip to shoot with her but it was well worth the effort. Needless to say I highly recommend working with Maria and very much look forward to shooting with her again in the future.

HKG Photography

I had my first shoot with Maria at the weekend. She is a very naturally beautiful and talented model.

The theme was dance. Maria is a very good dancer with a wealth of knowledge and ability. She understood what was required and needed little guidance. The images speak for themselves.

We also took a little time out to shoot some available light beauty and casual fashion. Again Maria posed brilliantly and the images are stunning.

Maria is a very intelligent, knowledgable, chatty and sociable person. The shoot was great fun and rewarding.

I would highly recommend Maria and look forward to shooting with her again.

Thanks for a super shoot

Henryk x

dembinskiphotos

I had the pleasure of meeting and working with Maria.

I'm impressed by her freedom of posing and expressing emotions.

From the first shoot I realised that she has a HUGE MODELING EXPRIENCE!

Our session was my first of the purpleport and I'm more than happy. I definitely want to organize another session.

I highly recommend her to all photographers who are looking for a confident, beautiful and remarkable girl.

ArtHeart

I had the divine pleasure of working with Maria at a local studio in which we did some cool dance work. She is one amazing dancer and her natural beauty is striking. It was a physically demanding day yet she never flagged and together we shot some fabulous pieces of contemporary street dance. I recommend her whole heartedly !

Heathside Photography

Shot with Maria at Shadow Studio, Gloucester. She's excellent to work with, thoroughly professional and great in front of the camera. Highly recommended.

Steve Winn

Had Maria in today for a beauty shoot. She was lovely, and a fantastic poser, obviously very experienced. Highly recommended and would book again.

Charlotte Bowman

I had the opportunity to work with Maria a few weeks ago. She was amazing to work with and very professional! Would definitely recommend

derwoodphotography

What a star!! I had my first shoot with Maria last week and have some fabulous images from it. Maria is bright, lively and a natural in front of the camera :-)

She arrived on time and we spent 3 hours shooting a range of outfits in the studio.

She is an intuitive model and conveys a range of moods beautifully. We got on really well and our creative partnership worked brilliantly with only minimal direction from me :-)

I really recommend her very highly and hope to work with her again soon.

Thanks Maria

Stokeparker

First shoot today with Maria. A mixture of studio, and location. Pre-shoot communication was excellent, and she arrived with a range of outfits as I am not very good at telling models what to wear. The theme was portrait and beauty, both going from gelled studio lighting to natural light outdoors. She suited both lighting styles really well, but I think she is particularly suited to natural light.

Professional throughout, I would not hesitate to recommend working with her.

RFS

Had a very succssful second shoot with Maria on Thursday afternoon. She is a delight to work with, being the very picture of youthful natural beauty and health. Our booking coincided with the only day of the week that was grey and cold, so I was grateful she wasn't bothered during our first part of the shoot outside. We then retreated into the warmth of Photo 24 where we rounded the shoot off with more great images. Maria is confident in front of the camera, she is friendly and develops ideas well. Her smile lights up a shoot! Definitely a strong recommendation!

MacWimble

What a pleasure!

I finally had opportunity to work with Maria after a while of back and forth messages.

We worked outdoors at a location local to her, and she is a complete pleasure to work with.

Not just beautiful, but natural - she seamlessly moves from one pose to another with no direction.

A delight to meet and a pleasure to work with, I hope I have more opportunities to work with her in the future, and recommend her highly.

SteveR

Had a fantastic 3 hour studio shoot with Maria. She is an easy going and has very natural posing ability with and takes direction well when needed . She has great enthusiasm and worked really well to achieve some the images I was looking for.

I am more than happy to recommend Maria to any photographer wanting to work with an enthusiastic model.

Highly recommended and looking forward to working with her again.

Jermaine Kelly

Had a great shoot with Maria, she was punctual and brought lots of energy to our shoot which meant that we created a great range of images - I admire the dedication that Maria brought to the shoot, thank you!

GSC4X

I have just gone through a quick review of my second shoot with Maria. I am amazed. She absolutely nailed so many looks, posed like a trooper and had an open mind throughout the shoot. Maria is a delight to work with, she has a great wardrobe and looks absolutely amazing in just about anything. I am very much looking forward to going through this set of images and I suspect I will be looking to shoot again!! I can't recommend Maria highly enough.

Grace Luck

Really loved working with Maria. Beautiful face to paint and also very diverse in how she can look. Took direction well and was up for doing whatever possible to get great shots! Cant wait to see the finished product :)

Overall great to work with and would love to work with Maria again!

orpentor

My second session with marvellous Maria, this time in a small group session I organised for local camera club.

A few had never photo-ed a proper model before, but Maria dispelled any nerves with what must have been getting on for a thousand poses in four outfits, with make up and hair quickly tweaked each time - Astonishing.

Even the 'seen-it-all' top notch commercial photographer who was coaching us in the use of his studio was hugely impressed by Maria.

Looking forward to booking Maria again when she returns from summer in St Petersburg.

J9 Studios

Maria graced our studios today for the first time, and was the muse for local photographer Orpentog, and his collection of vintage fineries.

Maria is an absolute joy to be around, and the shoot from start 'til finish was a lot of fun. I think there were a good handful of sets, and they all went smoothly with Maria nailing everything. John, seemed extremely happy with the images he was getting, and they worked really well together. The poses flowed effortlessly... and Maria worked tirelessly with John to get the poses he was after.

We hope Maria enjoyed her time at the studio, and can't wait to have her back. Thoroughly recommended!