References for Melanie Bond (Butler)

CMC Photography

What can I say?! Melanie is a superb professional who is hard working, always looking for the right poses to make beautiful art. We arranged the shoot in less than 3 hours before actually shooting and she came fully prepared, full of ideas and even with props to do a French picnic set!! Truly a wonderful person and a great example of a first class model. I recommend in the strongest terms that you shoot with her ASAP. The results will blow you away! I will be shooting with her again and looks forwards to making great art together.

orpentor

Melanie is good and thorough at pre shoot comms. So we were able to get underway quickly, after some general chat as this was our first session, which helped finesse the poses, which as planned were mainly in vintage style. That's clearly her speciality, helped along by the blonde bombshell look she carries off so well. Make up and nails were spot on - Melanie takes great care of these things .

We managed several changes and variations on dressed and lingerie scenes , with Melanie contributng ideas and posing freely based on outline direction.

But I got so carried away with how good she looked and posed in one of the studio's vintage 1950s dresses I overlooked the green dress with flamingo embroidery (see her portfolio) I had asked her to bring along.

Recommended

Chris Reeves

What an enjoyable location shoot! Mel was a delight to work with, Great communication,on time and put great thought into the style and costumes we had discussed for my ideas, and really involved herself in the shoot, i very much hope we will shoot again before too long.

Twenty20Photography

Another shoot with Mel completed. Always a pleasure to work with her as she is a true professional. I would highly recommend her to any photographer.

Steve55

I had my first shoot with Melanie last week. Pre-shoot communications were good, and Melanie brought a good selection of outfits to the meeting location. We started with a nice cup of coffee to discuss ideas, before heading out to shoot. We managed to fit in a few good locations before the rain started.

Highly recommended

Steve

Vintage Photography

Had a very enjoyable shoot with Mel today. Pre-shoot communications were very good and Mel brought everything we had agreed. We managed to get through everything we planned in the 3 hours as Mel's changes were very quick even when straightening seams. Mel is very friendly and easy to talk to, takes direction well, and also inputs her ideas. She moves quickly from one pose to another, and made my job very easy and lots of fun.

Many thanks Mel, hopefully we will get the chance to work together again in the future. Very highly recommended.

Picture Delight

I had the great pleasure of being able to work alongside Melanie on a shoot at Penguin Stu6ios in Thame Oxfordshire.

Working with Mel was fun relaxed easy flowing and she self directs to create flawless captures time after time.

Her pre comms are very good and she is a very professionaly driven model

She comes with my highest recommendation

Steve Cook

Ken Hudson photography

I Had a second studio shoot with Melanie today and a great shoot it was. On time with plenty of outfits to suit the theme we was working on. Melanie is really great to work with, always gives 110%. Highly recommended. Thanks Melanie and lets shoot again soon.

JeremyGilson

My second shoot with Mel, this time in the Forest of Dean. We got on really well as before and had a really enjoyable day, Mel is great at what she does and adds a lot to the shoot with her enthusiasm and good ideas. As before pre shoot comms were great and she arrived on time with a bag full of outfits which she chose based on our shoot plan.

I would thoroughly recommend working with Mel, she deserves to do well and is one of the best models I have worked with since joining PP. Thanks Mel, I look forward to our next shoot.

JeremyGilson

This was my first shoot with Melanie and we had a great few hours taking pictures on location and enjoying the lovely sunny weather.

Her pre shoot coms were very good and detailed and as planned I picked her up from the railway station and we made our way to the shoot location.

Melanie is great to work with, she is very good at her job and can come up with creative shot ideas, make some good poses and takes direction very well. She is also great to get along with and our four hours seemed to fly by. I would thoroughly recommend Melanie to work with, she is a fantastic model and a lovely person and I look forward to working with her again soon.

New Upper Mills Studios

Delighted to have Mel in the studio at the weekend. Great comms, arrived in good time for the shoot and well prepared with a great set of outfits. Tidy, very personable and excellent company. I would happily host Mel at the studio again and have no hesitation in recommending Mel to all others.

GSC4X

I did a great shoot with Mel today. Great pre-shoot comms and everything arranged with ease. Mel was quite happy to step out of her comfort zone and was a delight to work with. Mel poses with ease, keeps her make-up and hair on spec, and changes are done quickly. It was great to work with such a lovely model and I will welcome the opportunity to do so again. Needless to say I am more than happy to recommend Mel to other photographers.

moroi

Melanie is a fantastic model and is well worth booking, we had a quick shoot in the Cotswolds. I enjoyed the shoot and she was very understanding when I thought I had lost my lens... doh. Thanks Melanie, hope we get to work again sometime. Richard

Alastair Currill Photography and Studio

Melanie was booked with Andrew Warden at the studio, Melanie was on time with a range of different outfits. She was happy to shoot Andrews ideas and was often asked if everything was ok or if Andrew had any ideas. Melanie was polite and a great model to have at the studio. Hope see you again soon.

Andy's photography

This was my first shoot arranged at short notice, with the lovely Melanie bond, we were going to shoot on location but due to poor weather, change minds at Short notice,shot over at Alastair's Currill Studio instead, on meeting Melanie where i picked her up from her home, she was polite, curiosity and charming. she came to the shoot all organised with different changes of clothing etc, leading up to the shoot we kept in contact regularly.

The shoot went really well from fashion to lingerie,enjoy every minute, Melanie was professional, polite & charming all through the shoot, 100% recommend to all our purple port.

thanks again Melanie for a lovely shoot.

Andy.

Topher David

What a fantastic shoot with Mel. right from the off communication was amazing, wanted to work with Mel since I joined, and was not disappointed. she brought a fantastic selection of clothing and was happy to be involved with mood board and planning. full of ideas and a great model

Hope to work with her again

Topher

Ken Hudson photography

Worked with Mel for the first time today and a real pleasure it was. great coms both before and on the day of the shoot. On time with loads of outfits' I hade booked a four hour shoot and the time just went so fast. Mel is a great model with a great attitude dedicated to making sure I got the images I was looking for. I would highly recommend her to all photographers and would like to work with her again. Thanks Mell for a great shoot

Jonners84

Fantastic first shoot with Mel with very easy comunication to arrange, leading to a well organised and smooth afternoon in the studio.

Mel needs no direction and produced an array of great poses. Mel brought a wide range of outfits, made good creative suggestions and with her keen eye for detail it produced some great results. I am looking forward to editing these images.

A very enjoyable shoot, many thanks. Hope to have another in the near future.

Jon

Dave GT

Had a fantastic shoot with Mel at Alastair Currills studio, pre coms were great so hair and makeup all ready for our shoot . Poses just flowed and Mel had great ideas to help create many beautiful images. We managed to get through many themes in such a short time , had a great laugh and would 100% recommend Melanie to any photographer.

Twenty20Photography

Another great shoot with Mel. A true pro model who is a pleasure to work with.