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DY Comics

I had my first shoot with Michael on Tuesday. I had been wanting to shoot with him for sometime as I am a big fan of his work. The location he found was incredible! dramatic and very abstract arty. Just what I like! It was absolutely freezing! but we worked together to get the most out of the shoot and location. I highly recommend him and would love to shoot again soon.

Helen Saunders

Kneeling in 15 year old unprocessed cat litter, standing on tiptoes on a metal grille, leaning on a cold slimy handrail......these are all things I'd willingly do again for the opportunity to have a another shoot with Michael; today was surreal, but also superb, and both of those descriptions are down to him. Thank you for a fantastic morning, a great shoot and superb images.

Keira Lavelle

AWSOME, WICKED, BRILLIANT, FANTASTIC, MEGA, SUPERB, TREMENDOUS, FABULOUS, EPIC, STUPENDOUS, ECSTATIC, WONDERFUL, MARVELLOUS, GREAT, FUNKY, FANTABULOUS!

I suppose it was okay... :P 4th shoot lined up next month!

Ayla

I had another amazing shoot with Michael, he is so easy to work with and it is an absolute pleasure to shoot with someone who is able to capture such beautiful light in amazing locations. He is relaxed, laid back and easy going and I'm always so impressed with the shots on the back of the camera. Can't wait for our next shoot :)

Ayla

Sam-Jones

Amazing person!!!!

Such a luck to have a chance to work with a someone that is so talented but yet not showing it of and covering it with tuns of humor, good manners and kindness :D

He will find a perfect angle for anything!

Loved working with him!

You have to try it! :D

Diego said...

This guy is such a DUDE!

We'd arranged this shoot months ago and had postponed it once, and I am really glad that we finally nailed it down. I have to say Michael is a great host, very relaxed, great fun and a talented M***** F*****!

We went to one of his favourite locations, which is fantastic, and I am in awe of the restraint he shows not shooting there more... fantastic natural light, huge derelict, multiple options... awesome!

We had an early start to avoid the local scrotes... and were blessed with great weather and complete solitude... It was a great laugh, the humour and work ethic are such a pleasure...

Would I work with him again?... in a heartbeat.

Mahoooosively recommended.

Mistfxxs

I shot for the third time with Michael in an urbex location and each time is fantastic.

I'm lucky enough to have known Michael a while and to call him a friend. He's extremely down to Earth, funny and relaxed on set, yet he is professional and safety conscious when you're working in a potentially dangerous environment.

Michael is very skilled at finding areas in these derelict places which have some beautiful, flattering light. I've seen some of his edits and he was also kind enough to let me edit some of the images too, which was very exciting.

I would love to work with Michael again and he is highly recommended.

Ayla

I shot with Michael at an abandoned warehouse recently, Michaels pre comms were excellent and he turned up on time, Michael is so fun to shoot with, relaxed, professional and he had a great shooting flow. He took some stunning pictures and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend and work with him again :)

Stephanie Dubois

I had a wonderful first shoot with Michael. What a great guy! So friendly, chilled out, just my kind of person! We headed off for a shoot in an abandoned factory - it wasnt until we got there that I found out it was seven stores and you could see down to the floors below.. Michael was so understanding of my fear of heights and we took it very slowly and he made sure I was 100% comfortable at all times. I really liked Michael's style of shooting and from what I saw on the back of the camera, we got some great shots.

I cant recommend Michael highly enough - work with him. :)

Harley Monster

I'd been looking forward to this shoot for ages!

Unavoidable circumstances meant we had to change the date a few weeks before the shoot, with Michael rushing back from Rome just to shoot (or that's what I'm telling myself) and I'm so glad we managed to to fit it in.

Michael is absolutely lovely to work with, friendly, enthusiastic and full of ideas as well as happy to go along with mine. In the run up to the shoot communication was great and he very kindly helped me out with sorting out accommodation for my trip down there. On the day he'd planned out some great locations and we got some brilliant shots, I'm already looking forward to seeing the edits.

Would very much recommend Michael to anyone.

Romi Muse

First of all, I must say Michael is a very humble and down-to-earth person. Very professional, excellent comunication, I never met him before but as soon we said "hello" I've realized that we would have a good day.

He chose 2 dramatical locations, which me in particularly I love. He is a wonderful man, easy going, friendly; we understood each other immediately, it was such a pleasure working with him, we have some amazing pictures, I was so happy when I saw some pics behind of the camera, every single spot that we choose was getting better and better.

I finished my day with smile in my face, I felt that I met a new friend and I'm pretty sure that we will work together again.

Highly recommended without any doubt!

Thanks again for your amazing company! see you next time my friend!

Freya

So at last I got to model for Michael on my first tour in Kent. He came and picked me up and was bright and bubbly from the word go. Really easy to get on with and such a fun guy to model for.

Michael took me to our first location which was an old run down 'loony bin'. It was enormous with so many rooms and great natural light to play in. The previous days it has been raining but that did not stop Michael rolling around in the wet and muck with me :) He is a pure pro. He didn't even think about it. He just wanted to get those awesome shots.

Michael worked with all natural light on our shoot (just the way I like it) and made sure to move around me to get different shots.

We also did some shots amongst some very rooty trees and got even more soggy going through very big puddles to get to them but it was worth it.

We got so many awesome shots and I can not wait to see them go up on here. 100% recommended. A photographer not to be missed.

Ecce!

This is the third time I've worked with Michael and I love working with him. We always get along well and his photography has progressed in leaps and bounds since our first shoot, over a year ago now. I love the edits I've seen and look forward to receiving the rest. As always, highly recommended and I hope to work with Michael again soon.

Little Tia Mendez

Wow wow wow

I have shot with Michael a fair few times now and I can not get enough of him!

His passion for photography shines through the the whole shoot. He does all he can climbing and laying just to get the perfect image.

Michael is so unbelievably talented. I have no idea how he does it but he makes our images look truly incredible!

After every shoot I just can not wait for the next!

10/10 thank you Michael,

T x

SophiaDisgrace

I had a great shoot with Michael this week.

He's a total pro and very relaxed.

We got some lovely images and it was a pleasure working with him :)

Miss Scarlettaire1

Such a great shoot with Michael today...apart from a few near casualties i think we have achieved some great shots :) A great photographer...thinks and plans to create some great pictures. i can't wait to see the outcome :)

Jo Jo

What can I say about Michael that hasn't already been said.... He has been on my radar for ages - what's not to love, he loves urbexing and takes amazing pictures..

Anyway we finally got our chance to shoot & even tho I was late (bloody satnav issues) he was well worth the wait. He is laid back & so easy to get along with - he found us a great location & the shoot just flowed.,with ideas being thrown back & forward until we ended up with ace images.

Michael is fully recommended by me & I can't wait until our next shoot :)

Muse

I had a fantastic shoot with Michael 2 days ago after admiring his work for some time. Michael was very kind and collected and drove me to the location. He really loves his Urbex shoots and I've never done this style before so it was abit different for me. I found Michael to be friendly and respectful but able to have a laugh while we tried out different poses and outfits in this huge location. He even carries a little brush to sweep away the broken glass from the spots he wishes you to stand, which was very much appreciated as I was barefoot.

I am thrilled to bits with the photos and look forward to working with Michael again.

Would I recommend shooting with Michael? Absolutely 😉

Little Tia Mendez

This man completely changes the photography game in my eyes! Seriously outstanding and phenomenal edits back from our last shoot together. My favourite and best to date.

I can not stress enough just how talented and special Michael is as a photographer and friend.

I would work with Michael every weekend if I could!

Without a shadow of a doubt, 10/10, and very highly recommended.

Thank you Michael

Kyra69

So happy with my latest shoot with Michael. Always comes up with fab ideas, listens to the models ideas and put together can achieve something beautiful. Happy to get just a wet and muddy and stung by nettles to get the shot and always makes sure the model is ok. Highly recommended. 5* photographer.