References for Melanie Bond (Butler)

jksphoto

First shoot with Melanie yesterday, been following her on here and Instagram for a while now and always meant to arrange a shoot. Melanie made contact to say thanks for liking her work and confirmed that her rates for a shoot were within my budget. Everything about the shoot just worked. We had a lot of pre comm chat to ensure the shoot went smoothly. We planned a winter themed shoot in Reading. On the day of the shoot, the weather was perfect, the 2 hours literally flew by. Melanie is very easy going, chatty and up for having a laugh which always helps. As I said to her after the shoot “as far as shoots go, that was awesome” Would 100% love to do another shoot and highly recommend Melanie to anyone. Thanks for a fantastic shoot. Cheers Jasper.

Paul Davies

Had my first ever shoot with Melanie and all I can say is - bloody loved it...!!!

Having discussed this shoot for some time and had to rearrange once (my fault) Melanie was an absolute pleasure to work with. Communication was great before the shoot as was her patience and understanding of a situation out of my control.

Melanie is a super model and great fun to work with, a seven hour shoot passed like lightening. Chatty, humorous, adventurous, knowledgeable, full of ideas and imagination Melanie is sublime. Had such fun, got great shots and genuinely enjoyed my time on this shoot.

I would highly recommend Melanie and look forward to working with her in the fture.

Brian J Davies

I had my first shoot with Melanie yesterday. Her pre-shoot communications were so good and detailed, I felt I almost knew Melanie before she arrived. I should mention that I had to change the day of the shoot because of a family funeral, and Melanie was so gracious and accommodating about arranging a new date. The shoot itself was very productive and a lot of fun. Melanie is very professional and delightfully personable. She is a real joy to work with. At the moment, I am not enjoying the best of health and I am restricting my shoots to keep my hand in until my health improves. Inevitably, I fumbled a bit with my equipment, being a little rusty now, but Melanie was so patient and helpful. She moves from pose to pose effortlessly, and we got a great many good shots. I can heartily recommend Melanie, and (health permitting) I will be working with her again before too long.

Chris Reeves

Very enjoyable festive shoot with Melanie, on time and arrived with a great selection of outfits, great involvement with the theme, such a lovely two hours that flew by! very highly recommended, Chris.

Alastair Currill Photography and Studio

Melanie was booked for a photo shoot with photographers Chris and Gareth. Melanie was on time, brought a broad range of outfits including xmas outfits. Melanie was happy to take direction from referenced images or through verbal communication. Highly recommend.

BusDriver

Poor Mel, not a great day for her as she had a trapped nerve and then me, just as annoying but marginally less painful (maybe). However, you'd never have known it when she was posing - the true professional she is.

For me, a great fun shoot with a wonderful model, plenty of craic and some super images as a result. Mel poses easily, takes direction when appropriate but usually doesn't need it and has plenty of great ideas herself.

It was a pleasure to work with Mel. I highly recommend her and hope it won't be long before we shoot again.

Phil Wilkey

Melanie was an absolute joy and pleasure to work with! We had excellent pre shoot comms and we both had similar shoot vibe ideas concentrating on pin up and also streetwear fashion and style. Mel looked incredible has a sensual and sexy figure and has a lovely range of poses to really pull off the homage to gil elvgren pin up vibes we were after!

Would fully recommend Mel to anyone, we hit it off and will Definately be workin together again

Phil

StarskPhoto

Yet another great shoot with Mel :-)

When chatting and sharing the sort of images we want to create before a shoot, I love how we seem to be in synch and have similar ideas. We did a hotel boudoir / lingerie shoot this time and Mel was totally prepared with outfits we had discussed and a total pleasure to work with. She poses easily and contributes a lot towards getting the best shots we can.

Very highly recommended from me - seriously, book Mel for a shoot - you will not be disappointed. Looking forward to more in 2020 !!x

Port.visions

Had a wonderful day with this fabulous lady, picked her up from the train station and we got on like a house on fire! We travelled to Oxford to shoot a hotel boudoir and portrait theme, and it was fun! Mel brung a small wardrobe with her which made it perfect for changing up the theme. She’s a very confident, energetic and passionate model and you can tell with the experience she brings. I’d like to think we would shoot many more times in the future and build great friendship on the way.

If you want a professional model then look no further! Thanks Mel for a wonderful day of shooting and fun.

cxchris1

i had my first shoot with Mel.

In my view Mel is the ultimate model in that she is 100% professional, poses perfectly, very easy to get along with, and what a fantastic personality - an absolute photographers dream.

The time just flew by. I just didn’t want the shoot to end.

it was a-pleasure to be in her company. Looking forwards to our next shoot already.

We got some great shots. I would highly Recommended Mel to any photographer

mike rowley

Had my first shoot with Mel on Monday in London. Communication pre-shoot was clear, quick, comprehensive - very good.

Mel came into London on the train and we met at Paddington. A couple of hours in Hyde Park, lunch, and a couple of hours around Mayfair and Oxford Street doing street photography.

It was all real fun! Mel is very easy to get on with, obviously experienced and talented, a wonderful looking model, and she'd obviously put thought into wardrobe, make-up and hair based on what we had discussed.

Mel put real effort into trying to get the type of images I was after - taking my suggestions well, offering her own, a proper team effort.

Any deficiencies in the images are entirely my own as she is really a top model:)

I'd recommend her very highly to any photographer! Thanks again Mel

Paul Archer Photography

After following each other on various platforms for many months, commenting here, little chats there, we finally decided to get our heads together and sort out a shoot! This would take place at my humble little home studio, and I had also arranged for a hairstylist to attend, to provide the finishing touches for Melanie’s ‘look’. Pre-shoot comms were perfect - ideas were discussed, outfits reviewed, in fact every last detail was planned like a military operation!.......well, I may have exaggerated a bit there! :D....but we both knew the plan of action for the shoot!

Melanie arrived fully prepared, and equipped with enough outfits for half a dozen shoots! Although we knew the general plan for the shoot, ideas kept flowing from us both, and Melanie was happy to stay on for an extra couple of hours to ensure I had the shots I wanted. It was a great shoot - lots of fun, lots of great pictures (still processing them!), but best of all, I’ve made a new friend in Melanie, and I am looking forward to our next project together. Highly recommended for sure!

Geoff Hawkins

Today I had my first shoot with the Beautiful Mel.

She was more than just a Star. We shot mostly Boudoir which was something new for her, but she threw herself into the project with a determination to make great pictures. We had already planned our day and Mel gave her all to see we got the shots.

Mel is already an experienced model in other genres, so I had to have her teach me a thing or two about Pin Up as well. More joy.

Mel is funny, bright and a great girl to spend time with.

By the way Did I mention that she is also Beautiful? You can't go wrong with this girl.

StarskPhoto

Had another great shoot with Mel - this time with vintage planes. She is very organised and pulled together some outfits that were perfect for the day itself. She is also lovely company and easy to get on with. Despite having been unwell the night before and having to put up with less than perfect weather, Mel was absolutely brilliant throughout the shoot and we got some great images.

Highly recommend working with her and I'm already starting to think of ideas for another shoot :-) Thanks Mel !

Gareth2

Gjfowlerphotography

Melanie is a pleasure to work with.

Puts you at ease

Helps you get the best out off you shoot

Look forward to working with you again in the future

Alastair Currill Photography and Studio

Melanie was booked for a Shadows and Projection evening at our studio, she helped promote the event and arrived early to go through the plan of action. During the evening Melanie was very patient and allowed our photographers to try out their own ideas and take direction. Melanie is always a pleasure to have the studio and I'm sure she will be back soon. Alastair

Leo Ciesiolka

It was my first foto session with Melanie Bond, beautiful and experienced model. I found enough time, freedom and support from her to use my creativity during the whole venue which is extremely important to me. Overall I really enjoyed working with Melanie. I can recommend Melanie Bond as an experienced and easy to work model. It was a real pleasure to meet and work with her.

irphotography02

I booked Melanie for an outdoor shoot in Reading. Had a very lovely time shooting as Melanie showed professionalism and followed directions to the tee. On a very windy day (windest day recorded in the UK this yr) Melanie was still able to deliver.I cant recommend Melanie high enough.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

StarskPhoto

Mel is truly a blonde bombshell :-)

First shoot with Mel today. Her pre-shoot comms were first class and she arrived fully prepared with the outfits we had discussed. Totally professional, so easy to get on with, effortless posing and a thoroughly enjoyable shoot in the Lavender fields.

Very highly recommended and I look forward to shooting again so we can use the outfits we didn't get round to this time !

Thank you Mel

Max Kay

My shoot in East Anglia was cancelled at short notice, I found Mel was available so we set up a shoot in the Cotswolds, unfortunately whilst it was clear and dry in East Anglia it hissed down in the Cotswolds. Mel suggested the Lavender Farm but as we arrived the rains started and it did not stop!

Mel brought a selection of clothes to suit the brief and we did manage to get some shots under the awning of my motorhome with the rain pooring down outside, and another set in the tearooms. But bit was too wet and we could not shoot in the Lavendar like we fancied.

It was good to get to know Mel, and she definately worked hard in difficult conditions to get the shots. Hopefully we can shoot again when its warmer and the Lavender is back out in bloom.

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