References for Marie Jean Saxton

Belper Studio

I don't know where to start with this reference, apart from Marie is such an amazing person!

She is reliable, confident and incredibly organised! Marie had styled the shoot in advance and came into our studio very well prepared. She knew exactly what to do and just got on with it!

She's a lovely person inside and out, we always look forward to having her in our studio and we can't wait for her to come back.

She brings out the best in the photographers and models she works with and is a fun person.

What a FABULOUS girl! X

Rapture Photography

Marie is the reason I am so committed to model photography!

One of my first shoots was with Marie and it was such a delight that I had to work with her again. Due to personal issues, I had to postpone subsequent shoots with Marie that I was keen to do before the shoot that this reference relates to. Each time I moved the goalposts, Marie was nothing less than considerate, generous and accommodating (there were genuine reasons). I was so keen to work with Marie before this latest shoot because I wanted to get to know Marie more before MY FIRST DUO SHOOT!!! I shouldn't have worried. Even though Marie hadn't met Elle before they worked together seamlessly.

I'm in danger of waffling here but, what the hell, I've got plenty to say.

We had planned a road trip for this duo shoot that involved a lot of logistics and two locations, one studio and one location. At very short notice this had to be reorganised and massive thanks go to Marie for making the alternative arrangements. Ironically, this resulted in Marie travelling for hours to a studio (that I wasn't previously aware of) that was right on my doorstep.

Marie's comms are perfection. Nothing is too much trouble and she has an almost unique warmth, consistency and attention to detail.

Our latest shoot was a duo. Challenging for me because it was my first duo, my first time at a new studio and in the midst of a very stressful time. All of these factors melted away instantly due to Marie's extraordinary skills, beauty and gorgeous personality. And she even let me provide the playlist this time.

Marie works phenomenally hard. She never seems to rest but is always as fresh as a daisy. Many looks, moods and outfit changes were seamless. Marie needs zero direction yet is also patient when a newbie like me tries to come up with half-baked ideas. In those scenarios, Marie truly made a silk purse out of a sow's ear :-).

I've got at least two further, very different shoots, in the pipeline already and I know that I will learn as much, if not more, at each of them as I have done at our first two shoots. Marie really does know her job inside out. Her personality is as beautiful as her looks.

I'm truly blessed to have met Marie so early on in my tog adventure. She's an utter joy to work with and I cannot recommend her highly enough. Thanks Marie - you're a star xxx

Elle J

I was so lucky to get the chance to meet and work with the talented Marie organised by Rapture Photography at Belper Studios. Due to the studio being in Derby I offered Marie to stay at my house and collect her from the bus station. Before I collected her I was nervous as we hadn't met before but I needn't have worried, as soon as we met we got on so well! This is helped by Marie's chatty and friendly personality. It was like meeting an old friend. During her stay at my house she was polite, friendly and just a joy to have. She is welcome to stay again any time.

Her pre comms were fantastic and the night before the shoot we matched items we had in our cases so that the shoot went smoothly. I looked to her to help style it as I knew she is exceptional at styling. Each outfit worked so well together. During the shoot we chatted and I just felt at ease posing with her and each pose we seemed to gel together. She is so talented and it was an honour to pose with her.

I would highly recommend working with her and I hope we get to work together again real soon. Thanks so so much lovely! X

David and Camera

This was my second shoot with Marie and both were fabulous shoots in their own way. After doing an outdoor fashion shoot in Manchesters Northern quarter, I jumped at the chance of another shoot when Marie casted for a studio day at Pathway Studio in Chester.

I was diaried to meet family on a beach on Anglesey but couldn't miss the opportunity of a second shoot so arranged an early very short one hour shoot. Marie understood that I was a slave to the clock that day and maximised my time. ON arrival she was in dress, made up and raring to go.

We covered a lot of ground in that short hour as Marie worked her magic. Such a vast repertoir of poses and expressions combined seamlesly and kept flowing, all encompassing Maries unique signature style and presence.

At Maries suggestion we worked with light and shadow and I came away with images that I didn't intend to shoot and opened up a whole new area of photography for me to further study.

I am so looking forward to the next shoot.

Thank you Marie, until the next time.

Colin Grist

I had another short, sharp shoot with Marie and kept it ultra simple with one studio light and not much forethought :) Of course with Marie it was still certain a lot of top notch images were produced - well I think so :) She's one of the friendliest and most highly skilled models on the circuit and I always love having her at my studio. If there's one thing certain in life it's the fact I will be shooting with her again at some point in the future. Brilliant model and recommended to the highest degree by me.

Thurlwells photography

Great model even nicer person easy to talk and work with poses very natural and Marie is a cool person to shoot with I can’t wait for the next one which we discussed during our shoot yesterday

Mike Lyne

My fifth shoot with Marie as she is such a pleasure (and easy) to work with. Her comms are brilliant, she works hard at being a good and successful model, is punctual, and doesn't spend all day in the changing room or checking her social media accounts. That is a given for any good model.

Adding to that, she is friendly, chatty, easy to get on with, open to ideas and prepared to bounce ideas around to improve the photo and add suggestions herself. It makes her a pleasure to work with and well worth the investment in Jaffa Cakes ;-)

She always arrives with a variety of outfits (many different styles and colours) so even of you have no idea what you want to do, she will spark ideas with you on the day.

A very stylish and talented model who I can recommend 100% to photographers, both new or skilled.

Mike Lyne

Skylight

Great studio shoot with Marie. She's fun to work with and has lots of outfits and ideas. Highly recommended.

Pathway Studios

It's always an immense pleasure having Marie at Pathways and she has definitely proven to be popular in these parts. Once again she has had a highly successful studio weekend. She's always lively, friendly and very entertaining, but totally professional. Without doubt Marie is one of the most skilled of models and can easily tackle a wide range of styles and genres, with edgy fashion and fashion nude suiting her personal style down to the ground. It is certain she will make many more visits to Pathways in years to come as she has become a firmly established member of the family :) Highly recommended of course.

anon_soul

Second shoot with Marie at the weekend,dynamic,versatile and a top pro model.Marie is fun and friendly making for a enjoyable and productive shoot!. Recommended for sure 🙂. Dave

RubyDelaney'sPictureFactory

Had a great creative shoot with Marie, experimenting with close ups and small objects using a macro lens. Marie went with all my wacky ideas with enthusiasm and commitment throughout! She is so beautiful to photograph and I am super happy with what we created. Thank you!!

Stacey-M

The metamorphosis of Marie from a 1920's female to a male was the fantastic gender fluid theme for this shoot at Pozers Studio in Swindon. Marie was an absolute star and had I not been there to witness the transformation I would never have believed the "female" and "male" were one and the same person. People, if Marie does another of these, don't miss the chance to shoot with her, you won't regret it.

Another fantastic shoot with the down to earth and extremely affable Marie.

Thank you so much. X

David and Camera

What a delight it was to work with Marie, from rock solid comms to nailing some great images. Fun to be around, total pro in front of the camera and great patience and helpful with my amateur, newness and inexperience.

Highly recommend and am looking forward to the next shoot.

With kind regards

David

Nico

Well, i posted a casting for a headshot model. 21 replies, including the legendary Marie!! Booked her in an instant!

She was more than i expected, more than i could imagine. Absolutely superb!!

Great comms prior to the shoot. On time. Amazing, unique look. Chatty, funny, full of ideas, Faultless.....considering the rain and it was freezing! I even almost heard Maries knees knocking together! but did she complain? I think not! I cut the shoot short as i didnt want to be responsible for her hypothermia.

I can highly recommend Marie to get what you want in your images. Hard working and amazing in modelling mode...tip: just keep clicking!!!! You dont want to miss a single pose!

Got along like a house on fire, born in the same town helped!! Love Marie to bits, already arranging 2 future shoots in the summer.

As all the other references say...and some. FANTASTIC! BOOK HER NOW!!

Roger M

Marie was a sheer delight to work with on a recent shoot at my studio. She was focused and professional from start to finish with great pre-comms. She arrived with a selection of outfits and we covered a number of different ideas and concepts. I am really pleased with the BOC images and am looking forward to the difficult task of making selections for edit. Would 100% recommend. Thanks Marie.

Imageartist

Just had a fantastic shot with Marie today and she is great to work with.

Marie produces great poses again an again and interpreted my instruction very well.

She is beautiful, has a great sense of humour, is very friendly and I would love to work with her again.

jksphoto

Just back from a workshop with Marie, what an amazing model, great posing and highly professional, even a subtle hint when I forgot to remove the lens cap. Would 100% work with Marie again if the opportunity arose. Thanks very much.

Rob3

What an absolute pleasure to work with this Beautiful, talented, and very vivacious model. I had the opportunity today of working with Marie-Jean both on a 1-2-1 and also later on a workshop and can honestly say I do not regret one second of the time spent shooting with her, Marie-Jean is in a class of her own when it comes to posing slipping from one pose to the next with consummate ease with little or no direction requested or required, The pre-comms were spot on her selection of clothing gave numerous choices to suit the sets/ moods of the shoot. This lady is professional from top to toe and I cannot recommend her highly enough. Thank you Marie-Jean for a wonderful experience I look forward to working with you again hopefully in the not too distant future.

Fine and DanDee Studio's

We had the pleasure of Marie Jean in for one to ones and a workshop and what a delight. A lovely lady who is professional to the max. Very personable and works hard. Highly recommended from us and look forward to having her back in the studio.

ADWsPhotos

Well that was fun. Marie Jean paid ADWsTowers a flying visit on Saturday afternoon. Being an old fella I tire easily - plus I was looking forward to a right good rabbit, so we set ourselves a challenge of moving through sets at a reasonable pace. Marie Jean poses brilliantly, switching effortlessly from one great shape/ expression to the next, her experience and fine art background cries out.

It's easy to tell why she's so popular, both commercially and in the hobbyist arena. She's down to earth and a lot of fun.

We decided to do 5 different looks, culminating in a shower shoot - always an experience! MJ was awesome! The gap between the first and last timestamp was just over 70 minutes and we created enough images to keep me editing for a while. A super efficient and effective shoot.

Thanks for coming Marie Jean, looking forward to round 2 sometime :-)