References for Nicole Rayner

jhphotography

Nicole was the awesome muse at Arrow Photography's recent workshop about shooting video with a DSLR. Having worked with Nicole made it easier to use the information I was getting from Mike and trying to put it into practice during the workshop. Nicole as ever was a joy to work with and seeing the footage shot and Mike edited from the session I was in just goes to show how joyous it is to work with her.

Sandalwood Pictures (Julie Holbeche-Maund ARPS, CPAGB,BPE3)

I had a shoot with Nicole at Sandon Studio over the weekend. Nicole is simply one of the best models I have photographed recently, She is very easy person to get on with and gives input on ideas and she knows her own body dynamics which makes photographing her a pleasures. we did a themed shoot of autumn and Nicole was just awesome, we had fun but at the same time she was very professional. We talked about other theme and we will work together again.

Adam John Photography

What a lovely lady - professional, patient, encouraging, open and honest, truly professional. This was the first time that I had photographed art nude and having discussed this with Nicole prior to the shoot she was extremely supportive of me as a 'newbie'. For a first time, I was very pleased with the results - I hope Nicole was too. I'd love to work with her again and would recommend her to anybody, but watch out for Frank!

Shot at Sandon Studio which is a lovely, interesting place to shoot.

Nick Halling

The last time I shot with Nicole was about 6 months ago at Guys Cliffe. This time it was at Sandon Studios and as soon as we met up it was just like we were continuing on from our last shoot as if no time had passed at all.

Nicole is chatty, friendly and has a delightful personality which makes you feel so at ease throughout your shoot.

After sharing ideas we decided to shoot outside even though it was the end of October and rather cold. Nobody could work harder than her at getting the right shot as we moved from place to place as the light changed.

I felt at the end of our shoot I had some remarkable images of a remarkable model who just keeps going from strength to strength in her modeling career.

Can't wait for the next opportunity to shoot with Nicole again. Very highly recommended.

JFD PHOTOGRAPHY

I had the greatest of pleasure in spending 3 hours with Nicole at Sandon Studio. If I could use a different font size here, this reference would certainly start with a rather large WOW.

The time just flew by, but we managed a good number of sets and together have achieved some great images on a fun and relaxed shoot. Perfect posing on every shot.

Nicole is so easy to get on with. Chatty, fun and full of enthusiasm to achieve those great shots.

Really can't wait to work with Nicole again. Hope it's not too long as I know she will be perfect for some of the ideas I have.

Highly recommended. Great model, wonderful person

DavidBallard

I had my second shoot with Nicole at Sandon Studio over the weekend. She is like a bottle of vintage wine who matures with every shoot! She is simply one of the best models around I have photographed. She is very easy with whom to work and her posing is superb. Her input on ideas is very good and is a pure delight to photograph. Thanks again Nicole for another wonderful shoot and looking forward to our next.

The Mad Hatter

Our second shoot and thoroughly enjoyable and productive time. Nicole is a rare talent, a young lady totally at ease in her own skin and in particular a truly exceptional nude model. We took portraits and some fashion but mainly sensual nude and artistic nude images and Nicole produced beautiful poses time after time on a variety of sets. A lovely, friendly young lady, Nicole was right on time, very hard working and contributed many ideas to create some great images. Thank you for a great booking Nicole, this lady is recommended like crazy.

jhphotography

Second shoot with Nicole today. Was at location new to both of us, but within a few minutes Nicole was already posing on couches, chairs and hugging props. Shoots with Nicole are creative as she always is giving it all to get the best shot and offers ideas, poses and input too. She also makes a great cuppa. Weather might not have been the best for the day, but when Nicole's in front of your camera, you know you're going to get a model that brightens up a location as well as give you some amazing images to work with. Have several projects Nicole is going to be involved with in the coming year and can't wait to see how those turn out.

A highly recommended model and a great person too.

Official Phil Bruce

I recently Modelled with Nicole in York, and it was such a pleasure, an amazing experience.

Prior to the Shoot, the conversations between Nicole and myself were Professional, thorough, and her enthusiasm and personality shone through straightaway.

On the day of the Shoot, we did a variety of location and indoor shots, ranging from commercial and clothed, right through to nude and erotic at her place. Nicole was ever so friendly, and I was greeted with a warm hug which helped me to feel at ease straightaway. Throughout the Shoot, Nicole and myself worked really well together, there was a natural chemistry (which is so important when doing Duo Shoots), she was so loving and friendly, and she came up with so many fantastic ideas. The images that we created together show this, and I seriously rate her so highly, both as a Model and also as a person.

I would really highly recommend Nicole to anybody who wants to work with the very best, and I am really looking forward to working with her again in the future.

Cliff Stone

Wow!! I worked for the first time recently with Nicole and she is a true star * Stunningly beautiful and a great personality. She works really hard to ensure you get the 'right' image and nothing is too much trouble. This was my first shoot with Nicole and the second one with Jon Downs who was on hand to chuck in a few ideas as well....

Thanks Nicole for a truly memorable day, Cliff

Jon Downs

I was lucky enough to spend a few days with Nicole in her amazing Photography Palace in York recently. We did a couple of 1-2-1 tutorials, shot and peed around a bit too :)

I love this little lady to bits - she is freakin' awesome as a model, as a person and a friend. she is now my model Munshi (yes we went to see Victoria and Abdul on our date night) ;)

there were honestly more quotes flying around than I could note, but here are a few from Nicole:

- i can go down if you like

- do you want two

- you can shoot along it

- ... and it makes me happy, I know that's really sad

here's one from me:

- you've got to focus on Nicole and then put it in and then focus on her face but don't put it in her face

thanks so much for just being you!

already looking forward to next month HARVEY!

Quantum

This was my first shoot with Nicole, she was working with Jon Downs on what turned out to be a most enjoyable and informative 1-2-1 training session.

Nicole was friendly and easy to work with, she flowed through a range of striking poses, her experience was evident throughout the session which unfortunately passed too quickly.

I would love to work with Nicole again in the near future.

BeavisPhotography

I had a great shoot with Nicole yesterday. She's an absolute delight to work with and bursts with energy, even after a full day of shooting. This was my first shoot with her and I'm alrready looking forward to working with her again. Highly recommended

Maarten Scholtheis Photography

I must admit that I was a little worried about the shoot with Nicole because we would start at 7PM and she had been shooting from early on. So I was a bit afraid that she was tired after such a long day. Well How wrong was I. She was full of energy, friendly and determined to make it a good shoot. And I must say it became a good shoot. Besides having lots of fun we also managed to get a lot of great results. I can recommend Nicole if you are looking for a model who wants to think along and wants you to get great results. She is full of energy, funny, pleasant to work with and a model who knows what to do and how to do it. So if you have the change, take it! You won't be disappointed.

Digital-Caress

I worked with Nicole during her trip to Holland, and I can wholeheartedly recommend working with her! We did a 4-hour shoot, and Nicole showed a tremendous amount of energy the entire time. Once we set up the lights, props and mood, Nicole poured her heart and soul into the poses, at one point culminating in a burst of some of the most excellent poses I've ever seen.

Between shots and between settings, we discussed the images taken so far and on how we could improve them further. I really enjoy collaborations like that, where both model and photographer are really involved in getting awesome results, and Nicole picked up on that perfectly.

As well as being an excellent and professional model, I found Nicole to be a generally awesome, kind, and warm person as well. I already noticed when I picked her up and while we drove to the studio, and it was strengthened even more during the talks in the short breaks that I do during my shoots.

So yeah, long story short, I had an amazing shoot with Nicole and would recommend her to anyone in the blink of an eye. I'm hoping that the Holland trip was successful in general, and that she'll return again in the future, so we can create some more great art :)

Taco

So Nicole and I did a shoot last week while she was touring the Netherlands for the first time. I thoroughly loved working with Nicole. She's a very bubbly, sweet girl and a hardworking professional with a lot of ideas of her own. Pre-communication wasn't so good from my end (sorry bout that!) but we really did make the most of our time. We did a variety of styles in a very short period ranging from portrait to fashion and a bit of glamour. Like me Nicole has a no bullshit approach regarding photoshoots so we really accomplished a lot. In between sets we had some nice conversations and afterwards there was plenty of time to go through all the work and select the winning images together. I highly recommend Nicole to any serious creative out there in need of a great model that know how to pose.

Eric Kellerman

A most excellent shoot!

Nicole visited my studio to work in The Box and came through a physically demanding session with flying colours.

Nicole's key assets:

Excellent communication - we organised our session in the blink of an eye, and there were no hiccups at any stage.

Involvement - as committed to my project as to her art, and creative in her own right. When required, Nicole takes direction really well, but also has the experienced model's gift of being able to read my mind after just a short period of collaboration.

Cheerfulness and good humour, bags of - necessary assets on a whirlwind foreign tour.

Tolerance - put up with this photographer's various, er, foibles.

Physicality: Self-evident, perhaps, but I want to underline her fitness and the dynamism of her posing. No shrinking violet here!

Dion-Rene

First time working with Nicole and what a pleasure! Nicole proved to be very bubbly and chatty, very easy to make contact with. I had some ideas I wanted to try out during the shoot. Nicole was very quick to understood what I was after and contributed her ideas to make the images better. We spent four hours shooting which flew by, which I guess happens when you are having fun. It was definitely not the last time I worked with her! I can highly recommend Nicole, just not on days I want to work with her...

Imaginary Revolutionary

I am but a small voice lost in a chorus of approval here but nevertheless I will add my praise for this wonderful model. Nicole's communications pre-shoot were spot-on which meant I was able to pick her up at the arranged time and get back to mine with no fuss. Because of the timing of the shoot, it meant I had to shoot at home and Nicole did a great job of hiding her disappointment when she saw the state of the place - no elegant backdrops here I'm afraid. Once we got started, time flew so quickly - we changed rooms frequently and between us we managed to eke out the very best from the limited space we had. Having now completed the edits, I haven't had such a productive shoot in all my time on here, I've no idea which shots to use there's so many.

NicoM

You like working with great models, you want good pre comms, you want the model to turn up when she says she will, want them to be ready to shoot, be enthusiastic, work with direction, work without direction, have a laugh, a good old chat and get cracking image after cracking image???

Work with this lady AWESOME!!! Thank you Nicole!!