References for MariaGu

Muppetographer

I was lucky enough to be given the opportunity to work with Maria today, and she was awesome.

Maria's main shoot was with Orpentog, but John very kindly allowed me to grab my camera and spend some time with her. She poses well on her own, and takes direction well, so you're always guaranteed to get quality shots. I was very happy with the shots I took, and I know John was with his.

Totally recommended, and look forward to working with her again in the future.

orpentor

A session with Maria at J9 studios yesterday confirmed all that you see on her port: cool refined sophisticated elegance. For various outfits Maria adopted spot-on poses and expressions , looking feminine and interesting without being overtly sexy, which is what we were aiming for.

A relaxed start with a bit of get-to-know-you chat got us rolling at a slick & productive pace, with her skills in front of the camera to the fore, including that all important model’s awareness of her own ‘looks’ and appearance .

Basically, after I had set the scene, the outfit, accessories, props, lighting and mood Maria stormed ahead delivering loads of great opportunities – I think that’s the way she likes to work and works best.

Maria is off to home city St. Petersburgh for the summer; I am looking forward to another session come the Autumn - an excellent model.

SkudderPhotography

Had an amazing shoot today (27/05/2018) in Gloucester! Maria was not only early but ready to shoot straight away! With what seemed to be an unlimited backlog of poses in her mind the shoot not only went smoothly but also helped to my job easier and more fun!

Finally Maria as a great easygoing but professional personality which helped us to take some amazing images.

Would highly recommend her and can’t wait to work with her again!

Ollie G

Wow, I feel so lucky to have had the chance, to work with this amazing person again, Maria is incredibly beautiful, talented, very professional, and just the warmest and most likeable person you could meet!! :)

This was my second shoot with Maria, and like the first, Maria took the time to go over details before the shoot, so she was very prepared. We had a brilliant time, shooting at various locations, in the beautiful city of Bath.

Maria has the most perfect pose's, which show's her intelligence, combining her beautiful appearance, with really expressive and emotional facial expressions, perfecto !! :)

I can recommend her, without hesitation, and really wishing this amazing person all the best for the future, thank you Maria!! :)

RFS

Last Friday I had an excellent shoot with Maria. We had a good dialogue before and at the beginning of the shoot to get to know each other and our objectives. She is a lovely, friendly person who looks great in front of the camera. She responded well to my guidance in achieving what I was wanting. Confident and with a veritable cornucopia of poses, she worked non-stop to give me an abundance of images with which I am very pleased. I have no hesitation in recommending Maria and will look forward to another shoot later in the year.

Photo24

Had MariaGu in the studio today. What a lovely young Lady she is. Her shoot went well and I think the tog went away happy. I must say it was a pleasure to watch her work. So much fun.

Would recommend MariaGu so if you have not shot with her, you should

Ollie G

Thank you so much Maria, I absolutely loved working with you, your very highly recommended by me!! :)

I was very fortunate, to have a shoot with Maria, and she chose a couple of beautiful locations in Cheltenham, perfect for natural light photoshoot's.

Maria is absolutely beautiful, a stunning model, who is intelligent, friendly, and such a pleasure to work with. I was looking at the back of the camera, and saying Wow!!! :)

Very highly recommended, would love to work with you again, and wishing you all the best Maria!! :)

English Photoworks

I had a lovely shoot with Maria! Great wardrobe, easy to work with and loads of energy. Maria's posing is amazing: really creative and fashion-led. The images look fabulous, and I'm really looking forward to sharing the edits. I would love to work with Maria again, and recommend her without reservation - thanks so much Maria! :-)

Ranjan Jolly

Booked Maria for a short notice shoot.

Great to work with. She turned up on time, worked great with the team and took direction really well.

I'd recommend Maria to anyone and will definitely be booking her for future shoots.

Chitraman

It was a pleasure to photograph Maria. She was happy to smile, and although she is a very experienced model, she was happy to take direction, and the photos were a mixture of her poses (I learned a few new ones!) and my poses. I was pleased with the photos, of which I uploaded a selection of the best. I would happily recommend her to other photographers.

I liked the comment I had from one photographer about her pictures – “She’s very pretty and she shines happiness too.”

“A happy smiling model, and a contented photographer” – that sums up my first shoot with Maria.

inthelens

Had the great privilege of working with the wonderful Maria last week, pre coms were good she arrived ahead of time and was ready to shoot.

Although new to purpleport her experience as a model shone through. the shoot was done in a public place with many people enjoying the day, this did not phase her in the least.

Almost perfect skin and a smile that just come to life in the images, with a very wide selection of looks and poses I can not recommend Maria enough. Would happily work with her again.

GSC4X

Wow. A fine young lady with a very natural beauty and a great athletic figure. Maria is a fashion model of the highest order, but she also does beauty incredibly well, has bags of confidence and is terrific to work with.

I will more than happily work with Maria again. She has incredible potential and a versatility quite rare. Maria will do very well indeed. Most highly recommended indeed.

Roland Herrera

Thought I'd write a reference while I download the pictures from the camera.. Just finished a 4 hour shoot, and I'm very pleased with Maria. Firstly, she is very beautiful even without makeup, props and fancy clothes, a true natural beauty needing no tricks to bring to life... and so this is how I photographed her today. "What you see is what you get" often entered my mind, as her innocent looks and radiant smiles permeated the session. She had brilliant focus from start to finish and a very powerful, honest direct look straight into the camera. I quickly realised my luck at coming across this model, and couldn't have hoped for a more productive shoot. She understood my point of view and tastes, and more often than not read my mind as to what I was looking for. Zero complaints, and I would highly recommend Maria.. she has uncommon skills and charm in her poses. Lastly, she also understood the concept of not posing, and just looking herself without fidgeting... full marks from me.

LRMason.Photography

Maria is an experienced and capable model. She arrived with a good selection of clothing and did her own makeup to a high standard - she checked the first couple of images in the back of the camera and quickly made final adjustments to her look. If it hadn't been for the vagaries of public transport on a Sunday, we would have shot for twice as long.

Maria has sufficient experience to seamlessly switch from pose to pose, listening for the shutter, while watching for the hold. She takes direction well and suggests variations. I achieved a very high hit-rate and would happily shoot with her again. Highly recommended.

Finally, Maria is simply charming.

Craig Pitts

Had my first shoot with Maria today and it was a pleasure.

Maria is an incredibly versatile and beautiful model capable of working without direction to create a vast array of looks that you'll have a hard time culling for the final edits!

Pre-shoot communication was great and although we had less time than originally planned, we managed to work through a number of different looks.

Maria is a bundle of fun to be around and I highly recommend her to any photographer looking to add some real quality to their portfolio!

Des Boucher

Had my first shoot today with Maria at my home studio/apartment. Although Maria has few references on the Purple Port site, she is an experienced model, experience gained in St Petersburg.

Pre-shoot communications were excellent, we collaborated on a Pinterest Board to agree they type of images & sets we would create.

Maria arrived with plenty of time to spare, a case full of clothing and accessories, and her make-up was extremely well applied to her flawless skin, after a cup of tea we were ready to shoot. The first few test shots proved the lighting was set up correctly, so we were able then to concentrate on obtaining great images.

The shoot was very relaxed and chilled, perfectly executed. Maria had a huge wardrobe to choose from, we created several sets and created some fantastic images. Maria is a joy to work with, very professional, knowledgeable, poses with ease, needed no direction from me, willing to try new ideas to get great images.

And most importantly, she is very down to earth and approachable, we had lots of laughs and the time just flew by. I would thoroughly recommend Maria to any photographer, experienced or someone just starting out, you will not be disappointed.

Looking forward to our next shoot………

c h r i s

Well prepared with a good selection of clothes/wardrobe... very original with unique poses. Needs very little prompting...recomended.