References for DerelictHeart

Marmalade

I've left many references for Michael now from our numerous shoots and the one for our Devon workshop would be no different so I won't type it all out again :) Michael is ALWAYS an absolute pleasure to work with, organised, extremely well prepared and full of infectious enthusiasm, as well as being super calm, even when things don't go to plan!! He's also a wonderful friend now, and an awesome urbex partner!!!! :)

Looking forward to many more explores!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Helen x

Blofeld

Michael came to one of my workshops down in Devon recently. He's one of the nicest blokes you could meet, polite and courteous and friendly.

Michael has only been shooting for a short while but has come a long way. His technical knowledge is decent and he's finding his own style... he'll continue to go from strength to strength and is definitely one to watch!

I will certainly be working with Michael again and have absolutely no hesitation in highly recommending him to anyone.

Ashley Monroe

I had a brilliant first shoot with Michael today. He was a pleasure to work with and I really enjoyed the shoot. Michael was friendly, chatty and very easy to work with. Highly recommended to other models and I hope to work with michael again in the future.

La Rana Arrogante

Fantastic shooting with Michael today ! He know lots of different locations, all really suggestive and really beautiful. I had a really great afternoon and i seen some beautiful pics ! I wanna recommend Michael and hope to work with him again (;

Smile xxx

Marmalade

Michaeland I had our third outdoor shoot at the weekend and I've affectionately called it the urbex day from hell! :) But sometimes that works out for the best....I rarely work with people with so much passion for urbex buildings, so well researched and reccied, and so relaxed when the unexpected happens.. The first location contained a policeman and a very barky dog, the second kids and a large fire, but we picked up amazing shots at other locations Michael knew of, despite the chilly weather off the cuff shooting, and a return to the brickyard unplanned with the theme planned for elsewhere yielded amazing results despite encountering an incredibly drunk security yard.

Thanks again for yet another awesome shoot and I always look forward to the next one!!!!!!!! :)

Helen x

Emma_Y said...

Had a fantastic shoot with Michael today. It's been a long time coming and I was not disappointed!

What a relaxed fun shoot it was, loved how laid back he is in his photography and considerate making sure I was comfortable and we got some fab images especially mixing a combination of our styles and genres together. Very much look forward to shooting again :-)

Mike Croshaw said...

I did some location and speedlight training for Michael. Lovely guy, really easy to get on with and picked up the things I was telling him really quickly. He treated our model for the day with politeness and respect and was never anything but courteous. I'd have no hesitation recommending any model to work with him and I think he will go far with his photography.

Natasha Felix

I had a location shoot with Michael and Mike Croshaw.

Michael was an absolute diamond! He was funny and made me feel at ease.

I definitely recommend him! And hope to shoot with him again!

Ps: thank you for finding my glasses :)

Nat x

Angel price

I had a fantastic shoot today with Michael at tims cottage in Kent .

He is such a sound guy , really easy to get along with and the whole shoot was a lot of fun .

He was keen to try a range of different settings and images and I can't wait to see the results x

He knows his stuff on lighting and I can highly recommend Michael to anyone who is looking to work with him . I hope I get to work with him again and thank you for today x

Angel xx

Marmalade

I've dragged poor Michael around a mortuary, and a damp muddy common before, but this time he introduced me to a particularly awesome derelict location in Kent today... As always awesome shots, and Michael is one of the nicest people you could ever work with, but as well as me climbing on pipes and rails, he also found himself 15 ft up on a VERY narrow rail to get the shot downwards... He put me to shame!!!!!! But seriously, amazing location, beautifully scouted and just a fantastic person to work with there :)

Looking forward to Dartmoor!!!! :)

Helen x

Kyra69

I had my first outdoor/location shoot with Michael today & he is a real pleasure to work with.

Its a laugh a minute, put up with all my girly "oh my god theres a bee......run for your dam life" along with the constant squealing about brambles & bugs! But with his great eye for detail managed to achieve some great images!

Has the patience of a saint & a great attitude on life! Knows exactly what works for him & getting the models best side at the same time! Superb faultless photographer. Thanks Michael for a 3rd "sound" shoot! K xx

Lottie21

I had my second shoot with Michael a few weeks ago at my home and it was even more fun than the last! Michael's communications were great and he turned up on time with a smile! This time we had some lovely light in my home and we used it to our full advantage. Michael had ideas of what he wanted to achieve and he was happy to let me have my input too.

Between us we created some amazing images that I think are stunning! Michael is really creative and really works hard to get great images, since our first shoot he has progressed so much he is a very talented photographer!

Overall working with Michael is a real pleasure and he is professional, respectful and polite as well as being fun and relaxed, I would 200% recommend him and am looking forward to working with him again in May!

Ecce!

I had a great, relaxed shoot with Michael today. He is very friendly and chatty which made the shoot fly by and yet we still managed to get several sets in our limited time. Images looked great and he was willing to try new things. Definitely recommended.

Marmalade

I had my second shoot with Michael this morning and again it was an absolute pleasure.. Yet again the indoors was abandoned for another location on the common to make the most of the weather and skies, and again it didn't bother him in the slightest.. even the multitude of dog walkers and traffic on the road :)

Thank you yet again for putting up with my crazyness, and hears to the next one!

Helen x

AnnaRose

Had a brilliant second shoot with Michael. Pre- communications was impeccable, Michael was organised, very professional, friendly and generally a nice person to be around.From what I saw the results looked great. Also, loved our chats in between shooting. Sorry if I was to chatty:). Thank you for an enjoyable shoot and hope we are able to work together again, in the future. Highly recommended.

Kyra69

Met Michael today on our first shoot, and he is a absulte pleasure to work with! Pre communication was superb & booked the shoot easily knowing exactly what was requested of me.

Polite, respectful & a true gentleman! Had a laugh along the way and achieved some stunning images!

Look forward to hopefully working with you again. Kyra x

petite0306

There isn't enough I can say about this photographer!!! We shot a myself a few weeks back, and what a pleasure.. The time went so quickly, cant express how much fun I had.

Considering how new Michael is to photography, the images are amazing and he will only excel in time! I thoroughly recommend to work with, and am very excited about working with him again myself!! Top man, top photographer!

Silky

From one fellow Yam Yam to another , ah it was a boston shoot, or in english ………..

I had the great pleasure of working with Michael on a home shoot . Right from the moment he walked through the door I knew we were going to get on well.

Pre shoot comms were spot on, Michael was polite, professional and chatty everything that was needed to enable us to have a really enjoyable time.

I love the images I have seen from the shoot so far, have faith in your ability Michael you can do it :-)

Thank you for a really great time and I look forward to hopefully working with you again in the not too distant future .

Ta-ra a bit :-)

Marmalade

Fantastic shoot with Michael this morning! Despite the awful weather and several changes of location including a very last minute one in the car en route, Michael was utterly unfazed, and we had an amazing shoot in the mortuary to escape the rain. You'd never have known he'd never shot in an urbex location, lighting even the difficult locations really well, and not at all concerned by all the unexpected visitors we encountered! Fantastic fun to shoot with and great company, we got some really lovely images...Looking forward to the next location as I think the bug has well and truly bitten :)

Thans again for a fantastic shoot!

Helen x

Samantha Peach said...

Met michael yesterday after booking a shoot with such ease. He was very polite funny and charming. I had such a great time soo looking forward to the next shoot!! He made me feel so comfortable felt as though ive known him years! Pics are looking great too!!! Thanks michael c u soon sam xxx