References for Dreamlands Photography/Studio

Riverwish

This was my first time working with Derek and I can say what a true gentlemen in all aspects from start to finish he is professional in all levels but you are at ease can laugh and enjoy yourself would recommend him thank you and can't wait to see the photos

EricaElizabeth

Could well be the pinnacle of my modelling career! Time will tell - but in any case I highly recommend Derek if you want an extremely friendly and professional photographer. Derek has a fabulous studio he works from in glorious surroundings and was such a pleasure to work in. He is marvellous at direction and very encouraging. I felt completely at ease and relaxed very quickly. Look forward to seeing the results and just hope I did him justice to his wonderful creativity.

Thanks for a wonderful day.

Erica x

Sophia West

I had the pleasure of working with Derek today for the first time. Great communication before shoot, locations set and I knew exactly what to bring.

What a lovely guy. Derek was welcoming, made me feel at ease straight away, great direction but also let me try my own things.

My first ever urbex shoot was great. Got straight in and bearing in mind it was a bit chilly, Derek was on hand with the jumpers!

All in all a fantastic first shoot with loads of different styles for my port.

Highly recommended!!

zararose

yet another amazing shoot with derek!! we explored some beautiful locations, he allows me to pose freely whilst giving clear and easy to understand directions, we had a fabulous day and i must say he is by far one of my favorite photographers to work with!!! he puts me at ease and i always feel comfortable, he has many creative ideas and sure does know what he is doing!! we've worked together many times and im hoping many more to come!! cannot recomend this man enough he is easy to get along with and you sure do have a laugh whilst shooting!!!

Cannot wait to see what lovely photos have come from today! knowing his talent they will be spot on! xx

Nina Jade

I had a lovely shoot with Derek a few days ago. Communication before the shoot was superb. He was open and happy to hear any and all ideas for the shoot. Upon arrival he picked myself and my partner up. We went straight to his studio and created some amazing images together. We all got along great, talking all day and even going out for lunch before he dropped us off at the station. I really enjoyed my shoot with Derek he is such a lovely guy. So nice and laid back, lets you do your thing. He even has some amazing props to add to the set which is great for models that area traveling from abroad and can't bring loads of things. I was very pleased with the images. Can't wait to work with him again. I would recommend Derek 101%.

Thanks for an awesome day Derek!

Lottie21

I worked with Derek for the first time at the end of 2015 and had a fantastic shoot! Communications were great from start to finish and when he collected me from the station I knew that the shoot would be great I instantly felt at ease and Derek was so easy to get along with!

Derek was so caring and kind as we were shooting my bump, when I arrived I had some nasty backache and Derek was very patient and let me have a rest and made me a cup of tea and provided biscuits! He is so professional and so respectful and very easy to work with! He very kindly picked me up from the station and took me back too! The time flew by and overall the shoot was very very enjoyable!

I would 200% recommend Derek he is a great photographer, professional and has a great studio to work from! Hope I didn't drive you too mad with my chatting! Hope I can work with Derek again when I return from having my baby! Thank you Derek!

Angel.

Had another fantadric shoot with derek in london

As usual the shoot was fun, he was friendly and chatty throughout the day and generally a lovely person to work with. Highly recommended by me

Angel

London Taylor

Had a great shoot with Derek today.

Very professional, knows what he is doing and also a true gentleman.

Not to mention easy going and kind.

We created some great images today, amazing work and amazing time.

Highly recommended!

Ashley Monroe

I had a brilliant shoot with Derek at his studio. He has an excellent space for shooting and we tried lots of different ideas with the lights. Derek was chatty and fun to work with. I can highly recommend him to other models and hope to work with him again in the future. Thanks for a brilliant shoot :) Ashley

Scarlet6456

It was a pleasure to meet and work with Derek on our first shoot while I was on tour In London, I took the train from where I was staying In Wimbledon to Brookwood and he kindly collected me from the station and dropped me back later, his studio is gorgeous set In equally delightful beautiful surroundings If I could shoot with him every week I would do, I enjoyed every moment we had, It flew by and It was a good timed shoot, we got some stunning Images :D He is a fantastic, lovely guy, love his ideas and he really knows what he is doing! I highly recommend Derek to anyone! lots of love Derek

Toxic Innocence

I had an excellent shoot with Derek who is friendly, easy to work with and very creative. I really enjoyed it and I look forward to shoot with him again.

Angel.

Had a great shoot with Derek a few weeks ago. We worked through a verity of different themes such as using coloured gels, a guitar, dance type shots and an American Beauty style shot.

As always he's a great laugh to work with, fun, polite and highly considerate throughout the shoot.

He's also very talented with his lighting, especially coloured gels.

highly recommended by me and can't wait for our next shoot

Angel

Lauren Sofia

Had a great shoot with Derek last Thursday! I bought loads of outfits but Derek also had a great selection of props and costumes to use and we also experimented a lot with lighting and smoke machines, particularly towards the end. Excited to see some pictures! Derek is very fun, friendly and creative, and great to work with. Definitely recommend.

Diamond Doll27

I had my third shoot with Derek on Thursday and in all honesty if he wanted to shoot with me for a week I would lol!

Conversation flows easily and I feel at such ease and comfort when shooting with him it's really refreshing to have that sense of ahhhh no cringey tog on the other side lol

The images keep getting better and the ideas are starting to flow so I couldn't be happier . I highly recommend all models to this great photographer and if you have any questions just inbox me

Thanks again Derek and hope to work with you soon x

Jade Sakura

It was a pleasure to see Derek at one of Andrew Dobell's workshop. This would be my second shoot with Derek and it has been fantastic, lovely guy, love his ideas and really knows what he is doing! He made sure I was at ease all the time during my shoot with 5 more students. I would highly recommend Derek again to all models!

Hope to shoot with you again!

Jade

Savra

I had a 4 hour shoot with Derek last Sunday at his home studio and I really enjoyed working with him. Pre shoot communication was excellent. Derek was very helpful when I had a problem to find his place and our shoot was very relaxed. Derek is very creative, I like his ideas. We managed to do a lot of outfit changes and I'm sure we have a lot of amazing photos. Derek is professional, talkative and easy to work with, it was a pleasure to work with him. His studio is very well equipped and comfortable. I hope we will work together again. Derek is highly recommended!

Angel.

Had an excellent 4 hour shoot with Derek at his home studio during my London tour.

Derek has loads of cool and wacky ideas which we achieved all of during the session.

He is really easy to work with, chatty and hilarious! He had me in fits of laugher a lot of time in the day :p

Not only is he fun to work with, he's really considerate and even bought me a twirl, biscuits and Turkish delight!

I'd highly recommend Derek to any model and look forward to working with him again sometime.

Angel

Diamond Doll27

I had my first shoot with Derek on bank holiday Monday and I can't sing his praises high enough !

What a great photographer and great company through out our shoot .

Even though I got lost I found him eventually and his home took my breath away ! Honoured to shoot in such beautiful surroundings and he makes an amazing cup of tea which is even better 😃

Derek was polite , caring and a gentleman throughout which put me at ease and resulted in a fantastic shoot

I felt I could hold a conversation with Derek and got on with him really well . I would love to work with Derek again lots in the future and wish him all the best

Highly recommended to all xxx

Jade Sakura

I had the pleasure to work with Derek, he is a lovely guy to work with. Fab location and indoor studio to work in. We had great pre communication before our shoot and during the shoot we nailed the shot and we reviewed the images, they look fantastic. Easy to get along with Derek and highly professional. I would definitely recommend to all models.

Jade x

zararose

had a lovely shoot with derek again, he picked me up from mine and took me to the location, he knew exactly what he wanted from the shoot but let me put my ideas in too :) we did a ninja shoot and he had some awsome swords for me to swing about :) cant wait till next time :) xx