References for mike rowley

Jade Lyon

What a fantastic shoot with Mike today! First time working together and we got stuck into all kinds of creative ideas which is what it's all about!

Pre-comms was good and we had some ideas of outfits. Mike was happy to take on my suggestions as well. We started simple but Mike is happy not to play it safe and we got experimental as we went along. If it doesn't work it doesn't work but most of the time it did! A really enjoyable shoot being creative together.

Mike is friendly and we work at a very relaxed pace not needing to squeeze a photo in every second but rather Mike is happy to spend time getting a set up right to get the shot.

I look forward to working with Mike again and highly recommend him.

Alyssa Taylor

Mike was absolutely amazing to work with. We had booked several months ago and the time finally came, pre comms were great before the shoot and he let me know when he set off. He arrived early at Aura and was prepared to begin when our slot started.

This was our first time working together but it felt like seeing an old friend! He was so easy to talk to and we worked through several sets with him showing me the BOC throughout.

We tried some creative arty concealed concepts and utilised the windows at aura and triangle 'props'. He made sure lighting and sets were perfect before we started shooting too many images and he really understands the technical aspect.

I can't wait to see the images and would really love to work with Mike again. (Thanks for the snacks 😋)

Highly recommend

LeahMeraki

Great to work with Mike again recently, been a few years since our last shoot so was great to catch up. We used Shangri-La studio in London for the first time for us both so had to wing the shoot a little but the time flew by due to lots of chatting and putting the world to rights haha! Whilst also being professional throughout of course.

Would highly recommend working with Mike if you haven't yet, and do hope it's less than 4 years before our next shoot haha!

Rosie.

I had a wonderful shoot with Mike last month, he made me feel at ease and comfortable during communication before the shoot and even more so during the shoot. I saw photographs as we went through, and I was so pleased with how they turned out, I would 100% work with Mike again, and recommend working with him too!

Thanks Mike!

Zsani Zse

I had a fantastic experience with Mike as my photographer. He is very chilled and entertaining company, making the session enjoyable and relaxed. Mike works well with different settings and locations. We spent a beautiful day at Kew Gardens, and he captured stunning photos. Highly recommended!

Sincerely,

Zsani

Louise75

Mike and I had been trying to arrange a shoot for quite a while and finally we were able to make it happen. Mike came to mine for a wonderful home shoot.

Mike is a great guy to work with. The shoot was relaxed, fun and pleasurable, he took time to get the lighting right for the perfect shots, succeeding most of the time!

I highly recommend working with Mike.

Thank you!

Cody

I had a lovely shoot with Mike at the awesome loft studio

It was a relaxed shoot with lots of chat and he didn’t mind me carrying the heaters around 😄

The photos were always very artistic and there were some really striking ones taken in the natural light

I hope to work with him again

Birgit Lechner

I had the absolute pleasure to work with Mike yesterday.

Pre-comms were excellent and I was already fascinated about this photographer when I had a closer look at his portfolio.

But our studio day exceeded my expectations! Mike is an incredible photographer and wonderful person. We covered a wide range from simple portraits to beautiful, artistic nude.

What I especially liked about our shoot was Mike's approach to achieve stunning results. He made up his mind about the set and composition at home, experimented and built it up in the studio for our shots. He showed me some images on the back of the camera and on the iPad and I so much like what I saw there.

We couldn't even cover all the ideas we came up with; I cannot wait to work with Mike again to create more art.

A HIGHLY RECOMMENDED photographer who will push every model's portfolio!

Thanks Mike for working with me 🙂

Maleficent

Had a great first shoot with Mike recently at his home. Was booked in at short notice but pre comms were still really good

He was so easy to work with and we had a lovely chat throughout the shoot. It was an absolute pleasure to work with him and I can 100% recommend him to other models :)

EloiseH

I had a great first shoot with Mike at his home. Pre-comms were fab and he was friendly and accommodating throughout the shoot. Although the day was cloudier than we were hoping, we managed to capture some lovely natural light shots when the sun did come out as well a nice range of portraits using studio lights. I liked that Mike was happy to try new things and find what worked. I was particularly impressed because this was his first shoot after a few months break and first shoot at home, and I think we got some really nice images! Would definitely shoot with Mike again :)

Courtney Stohlton

Had such a wonderful time shooting with Mike!!! He was very kind, respectful and even had some jokes that really had me laughing! Look forward to our next shoot.

Angelina Morgana

Mike was concise with pre-communication, met me at the train station with a welcoming smile, which set the mood for the shoot.

It was very thoughtful of him to offer me some drinks or food as we had a 4 hours outdoor session ahead. However, it turned out to be very laid back and felt more like a long walk in the park. Mike has a very lovely personality, we had a few good laughs and great talks.

I highly recommend him and cannot wait to see the results!

✨Kate Star✨

I had a wonderful first shoot with Mike! He is super nice, funny and interesting to talk to whilst also being an amazing photographer! When he showed me the first few images on the back of the camera I was blown away. We have since shared images from our shoot and got a lot of love! I really want to work with Mike again and can’t recommend him enough!

Sugar&Spice

Absolute pleasure to model for my first shoot with Mike.

Organised via Simon Carter, so cannot provide pre-shoot details, but on the day, Mike was really friendly but also totally professional and respectful. Letting me pose, but also providing suggestions, we worked through several different looks and sets and themes, so covered a huge variety on the day. I love seeing BOC images and am pleased to already see edits!

Many thanks, happy to recommend!

Elara

An absolute gentleman, he went above and beyond to make my experience shooting with him a great one. I definitely plan on working with Mike again. So far from the shoot he’s posted two of my favourite images (ever!) and I’m looking forward to seeing the rest.

He had a clear idea of what he wanted from the shoot but was more than happy to receive additional input from myself. His communication was clear and covered all bases in our messages prior to shooting. Mike was also happy to answer questions I had regarding PurplePort, photography and modelling. He gave me some really great advice! There was a mixture of free posing and direction with frequent breaks and back-of-the-camera checks.

We shot at Aura Photographic.

NausicaaYami

Had my third shoot with Mike at the Loft studio in Colchester and it was super fun!

We shot different concepts with both natural light and artificial, I love how every time we have fun and take great pictures without too many programs.

Hope to work again together soon when I'll be back next Spring!

Thank you Mike, see you soon :)

Niamh Somodi-Spence

Shot with Mike again the other week, an amazing photographer and an even better guy. Would recommend him to anyone, we had a great shoot at Burford Manor, he made me feel very comfortable throughout and we had a good laugh too. He even brought me some food! Although we didnt get to try out every idea we had (we were pretty ambitious with this one- the manor was huge- we couldve easily spent a couple of days there but we only had the one), we still had a very productive day and got loads of great shots. I cant wait to shoot with him again.

Yoo Yoo

I finally shoot with Mike today . Is an amazing shoot . We tried many creative colour of hats and sockings ! The studio is so spacious and we tried window and the grey fashion background. Mike is very good at photography and see things in details ! Very friendly and we got so many lovely images ! I look forward can see them in New year ! Highly recommended! Hope can work again!

Summers Abroad

We hosted Mike in Namibia for 4 days. This was the first time Mike had joined us on an event but certainly hope it won’t be the last.

Mike was great company in the social down time, had a great sense of humour and got on with the models and other photographers really well :)

From what I’ve seen so far he got some absolutely gorgeous images too!!

We wish he’d been able to join us on the second half of the trip as 4 days was just much too short!

Happily recommended by us :D

Melodee Amethyst

Had a fantastic shoot with Mike today, easy going and relaxed. Got a great variety of shots, and he made sure I was comfortable throughout. Would highly recommend