References for Ray Duckworth Photography

Melina B

I had an enjoyable and productive first shoot with Ray at his home studio. On meeting him, I was instantly struck by his warm, positive manner and knew we were going to have a nice time working together.

Ray is meticulous in his preparation and gives helpful prompts while shooting, along with inspirational visuals which models can work from. His studio is kitted out with a range of backdrops and lighting equipment to create alternative styles. He is a true professional and a joy to work with, the time flew by!

Ray’s clear vision brings out the best in others and I’m positive he can add something special to any portfolio. If you get the chance to work with him, jump on it. 100% recommended.

Olga Solo

We had an amazing shoot with Ray in his home studio! He met me on the road and helped with my bags. I was very happy to meet his wife who was very kind to assist us on the shoot! They have a wonderful house and cozy atmosphere. We had a nice chat and i was feeling very relaxed and comfortable along all shoot🥰

Ray has a lot of good light and techniques with wich he creates really wonderful and very professional shots! He has a lot of great skills and spent a lot of time to put the light in the right place! Also he has so much of great ideas that i was very happy to bring to life!🤩 All his photos looks gorgeous and all shoot was so fun and enjoyable! Thank you very much for a great day! It was a pleasure to work with you🤗

Bella Grace

I had a really enjoyable and pleasant shoot with Ray in his beautiful home. We shot a mixture of fashion and portrait images using gels.

Ray is a very skill photographer and creates beautiful images. I absolutely love the images that we created together. Ray was kind enough to pick me up and drop me back at the station and was very chatty, respectful and an all round lovely person. His wife was also there on the day and was very kind in aiding with lighting set ups and also cut some of her flowers for us to use.

Highly recommended by me! I hope we get the opportunity to shoot together again soon :)

A N N A

Had a great shoot with Ray. He was professional, easy going and knew exactly what he wanted + worked hard to get it.

I would highly recommend Ray and hope to work with him again in the near future!

Anna

Kittiwara

It was a pleasure working with Ray. His home studio is a warm welcoming place and his lovely wife helped out sorting the backdrops. Ray had the ability to understand what he wanted and we had a good chat all the way through the shoot. We managed to get 5 different looks in 3 hours -- good team work!

Would i recommend Ray? Yep, 100%

Jesmy Joseph

Working with Ray was great! I had travelled 3 hours from my end to his home studio. He was kind enough to pick me up from the station, Ray & his wife Sue, both equally made sure that I was comfortable throughout the whole shoot. We shot for 3 hours straight, with 5 different fashion outfits & managed to get some stunning images

It was a great experience working with Ray and I would recommend him to other models looking to collaborate.

Thank you Ray for this opportunity & I wish you the best for your future work x

Sherelle Kenton-O'meally

Had an amazing shoot with Ray. Amazing communication and flawless photography skills shown throughout the shoot. Thank you and Sue for welcoming me to your lovely home and for being so great.

Definitely recommended!

Joanna_fay1

It was my first shoot of the year with Ray and I throughly enjoyed it! His home studio was lovely and spacious and his wife was very welcoming and helped out with lighting when needed. We got through so many outfit changes and different looks in a short space of time and I’m very happy with what we managed to achieve!

I would highly recommend Ray to any model whether you’re new and looking to update your portfolio or experienced.

FernnyyFern

Had my first shoot with Ray the other day. And what a fabulous shoot it was!

Pre comms we’re flawless leading Upto the shoot, with all ideas and arrangements confirmed within a handful of messages.

On shoot Ray knew exactly what he was after from the shoot, showing me a few examples to start and then we just fired away! He was happy to let me pose freely but also there to throw in some ideas too!

He was extremely easy to work with and completely professional in his work.

Highly recommend to any level of model and look forward to shooting again in the future

Tara Mawer

I had my first shoot with Ray a couple of months ago, he was an absolute delight to work with! Rays pre-comms were fantastic, really prompt and easy to organise with. I knew exactly what to expect and what to bring with me. He generously offered to pick me up from the station so that transport was more straightforward which was hugely appreciated as I’m a bit of a disaster with directions.The shoot was really great, we managed to shoot a range of looks and settings at his home studio, the whole atmosphere was extremely welcoming and the photos have been edited and produced to a high standard! I would wholeheartedly recommend Ray and hope to work with him in the future! :)

Gavin_1x

I have had the pleasure of shooting with Ray today and in my eyes it was a great shoot where we worked through the concepts discussed. Ray for me is more than a hobbyist photographer who has a very professional and warm feel both himself and his wife made ne feel very comfortable . I am very much looking forward to the final outcome of the shots with a high recommendation of rays photography.

Xeniamodel

Worked with Ray for the first time today!

Ray was so organised and easy to communicate with from get go. He really helped me with planning the travel and suggested a route that was the most convenient and which I ended up using. He also picked me up from the train station and dropped me off!

Ray has gone an extra mile for me too as I requested to see some sort of moodboard to help me plan the makeup and bring the right clothes to the shoot. So glad we did it now because it's just improved our vision straight away.

Shooting from his home studio has been a total pleasure. Everything was already setup as I arrived. His assistant and wife Sue was so lovely and welcoming -it's not often that I see this type of energy between photographer and his wife - so beautiful how these guys have got it.

I have also been given a separate super tidy room to get changed in, a towel in a bathroom (!) and constant offers of drinks and refreshments.

Ray is awesome to work with. I am totally impressed at the variety of lighting setups we have gone through in three hours, all were very flattering and creative. He really knows how to work the camera and can figure out the best way of lighting up a model.

Overall I'm so so so thankful for Ray and Sue booking me in and having me round. I cannot wait to see the results :)

Ray comes highly recommended.

Thank you and hopefully we will work together at some point again :)

Xenia x

victoria kabiawu

I had such a wonderful time working with Ray he made me feel very relaxed and comfortable with this being my first shoot. Both Ray and his wife were so welcoming and wonderful, and we came out with such beautiful images together with very professional work and amazing lighting, with lots of variety.

I would highly recommend Ray for anyone looking to shoot and making sure they got their time spent well.

Tori green

I had the pleasure of working with Ray last week, it was a relaxed atmosphere where we both gave ideas what would make a good photo. Both Ray and his wife were very welcoming and I would definitely work with him again!

I highly recommend ray if your looking for top quality photos!

bethnorris21

Would highly recommend working with Ray. He was kinda enough to pick me up from the train station even though it was a fair way away from his home. Both Ray and his wife made me feel so welcome in their home studio and were great company for the duration of our shoot. Ray is a talented and experienced photographer and it shows in his work. The first finished picture looks fab can’t wait to see the rest!

M I S C H K A H

I very happy to leave my recommendation for Ray here! We had a lovely shoot together back in February. I found him a joy to work with, pleasant, respectful and professional with some great ideas and nice lighting techniques. I would Definitely work with him again and highly recommend him to other models without hesitation.

BethanyCammack

I had a brilliant shoot yesterday with the lovely ray he has a great studio set up, and had the shots planned out for what we was going to achieve. Great communication before hand I knew what to bring I met his lovely wife sue who helped out on the shoot we had a great laugh really fun and easy to get along with can’t wait to see the pictures I would definitely recommend x

Bethany x

Kym Williams

After a few set backs I finally got to shoot with Ray!

Ray is a joy to work with, chatty friendly and made me feel comfortable from the start!

We shot at his home studio and got a good range of styles!

I’m really happy with the images iv seen and how today went and I can’t wait to work with him again soon!

I can’t recommend him enough!

Everly Rose

I had the pleasure of working with Ray today where I was the model on a fine art photography workshop he attended.

Ray is lovely, keen, polite and has a great eye.

The images looked great on the back of the camera and I can't wait to see the final edits. Highly recommended.

Tink Kaos

I shot with Ray for two hours at his beautiful home studio set up - had an awesome shoot with this fellow!

We shot several sets, some portrait work, full lengths, some beautiful gel lighting shots too, the images look epic indeed!

Ray is a friendly soul, made me feel at ease immediately, chatty, imaginative and funny, would highly recommend him to all models! Looking forward to the next time we work together man.

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