References for Retro Rob

Sophie Merlo

It was my second shoot with Rob today. Just got to reinforce what a great guy and lovely man he is! Also a brilliant model who needs no direction.

I'm so chuffed today that I got him in a new look for purpleport - a seventies look - and just as I knew he would, he rocked it as well as he does the 1930s.

This time it was a duo shoot with another female model and he worked great and respectfully with her.

I definitely hope to work with Rob again soon as he's one model who never fails to disappoint. He oozes class.

AT_TIMELESS

I had a great shoot with Retro Rob this week in Greenwich. It was great to be able to meet Rob since I have been following his work for the past year. I Love Rob's and attention to detail making my job just that bit easier when creating vintage image that look and feel authentic. Rob is just a joy to work , he's a lovely chap. contributes to the creative process and readily take direction and is willing to freeze to death to get the shot!

I will definitely be working with Rob again and can throughly recommend him to you all. A greta guy, great personality and Mr Retro himself.

Allen Thomasson - www.timelessportraiture.co.uk

Fotostrobe

I had an excellent shoot today with Retro Rob, consisting of two parts. We had a great street shoot with Rob dressed up as only he can, absolutely immaculately in period. We then moved on to a studio style shoot. He is truly perfect in creating the retro persona and it was a great pleasure working with him. His pre-shoot communications etc were all extremely well done.

I have just had a quick look through the downloaded images and they are great.

Very highly recommended.

DaisyBrightMakeUp

I really enjoyed meeting Rob in Kensington while I was doing make-up for Susie. Rob is a lovely cheerful character with a great look and incredible mustache! He complmented Susie really well for the retro themed shoot, and the end results are fantastic! I highly recommend him and hope to work with him again.

Daisy

fitnude

Thank you so much today, it was a wonderful experience working with you. Your star qualities didn't go unnoticed amongst the visitors to London who were behind you (and also behind Claire!) gathering in their numbers clicking their own cameras! You are gonna be a star my friend, so get used to the entourage and paparazzi who will be following your every slick and stylish move! Oh,and please remember to autograph your magazines, i'm banking on you becoming famous lol

fitnude

Robbie really rocked the 70s look for our shoot, he is the consummate pro and super stylish. He is always highly professional, talented, dynamic, relaxed and friendly, a perfect combination for a shoot "team" member as is Sophie who was also with us for the really memorable day out in one of Londons most vibrant places. I really appreciated Robbie and Sophie relaxing me as I was still a bit nervous about the London "thing" but thanks to them I soon forgot the troubles of the world

GGDP Photography

This was my firstshoot with robbie I certainly was not dissapointed, Robbie came with oodles of changes of clothing... His communication before and during the shoot was 100% flawless.... We had a great shoot and a very good laugh during the shoot.... Robbbie posed effortly from one pose to another , he was very professional in his approach to the shoot , time went so very quickly but fun was had by the both of us....

I can honestly ssay I would recommend Robbie to all photographers pro or am, he is great character and he will make your shoot for you.....

Thanks Again Robbie

It was a pleasure to work with you hope to do so again in the near future

Graham

Ava White

What an amazing shoot this was! Working with Rob and an amazing team that consisted of Barry, Darren, Brynn and Chynna on a 1920's shoot at Aura Photographic Studios was an absolute dream!

After speaking with Rob for a few months prior to the shoot, meeting him was like two friends catching up. I couldn't have asked for anyone more down to earth and friendly to work with! Throughout the shoot he was putting everyone at ease, singing and dancing, showing a genuine passion for what he does. He worked every set perfectly and watching him work was something else entirely, brilliant.

Even when the MUA couldn't make it to the shoot, Rob was there helping me to find a look to replicate, even helping me to find a pair of shoes to match the era!

All in all, I couldn't recommend Rob enough to any photographer looking to have some amazing shots in their portfolio and have a hell of a lot of fun doing it!

Rob, I hope I get the chance to work with you again, it was a pleasure.

Ava

chynna

Had another great shoot with rob and ava at aura photographic studios, as always he's very professional and friendly and makes you feel comfortable as well as being very funny. he's always amazing to work with and is an amazing model and always knows what to do and looks great and i definitely recommend him :)

Aura Photographic Studio

ROBBIE you are a super star my friend, we had part two of the 1920's shoot last weekend and boy did the whole team deliver, Robbie was on time suited and booted and ready to go, he comes with lots of energy, fun, and humour, this guy should be in films because as soon as you start shooting he just turns it on, everything is just so easy and fun, if you have not shot with Robbie before then I would strongly recommend it, this is only the second time we have shot together but you would think we were brothers the vibe is that good, I look forward to shooting with you again Robbie, keep up the good work.

Barry Phillips.

Mark333

Well that was fun! :) Having swapped a few messages in the past with Rob, when I noticed that he was shooting with Claire Stevens in London I thought that I'd pop along briefly to say 'hi'. As it was I ended up doing a bit of a shoot too but the highlight of the day was meeting Rob and seeing him in action. Fully prepared, looking as cool as ever, brilliant attitude and great personality I think that it would be impossible to shoot with Rob and not come out of it with some fantastic results. Well and truly recommended! :)

P-J

My first shoot with Rob was opened up with a big hug and we continued onward from there!

Probably the most relaxed, enjoyable shoot I've had. In fact it's fair to say I forgot I was on a shoot.

Rob is such an enjoyable and interesting guy to be with and we worked so well together it showed in the pictures.

It's a definite that I'll work with Rob again and I wholeheartedly recommend him to any other models and photographers.

Great work Rob :-D

BristolArtist

I noticed Rob's profile a while back and as soon as I saw his genre, I was right up for working with him. He enthusiastically answered my enquiry, so I happily travelled to London, and brought an added bonus, better known as a local model P-J.

I had previously done a not so great shoot at Leadenhall Market, and knew this would be the place to put them, as well as returning to one of my usual spots.

I was absolutely thrilled, everyone got on like a house on fire, and most of the shoot was actually done when both models were naturally talking, and thinking that I was getting ready, giving natural great shots.

Everyone worked hard and we all discussed working together in the future, whilst having fun in a café and getting involved unexpectedly on a Bollywood camera.

If Retro is your thing, this guy is your man, I would absolutely recommend him and advise photographers to give him the opportunity. I for one, certainly look forward in participating in another project.

Thanks for the opportunity.

chynna

What can I say, Rob was amazing and straight away put me at ease. I thoroughly enjoyed the shoot and am thrilled with the images from the shoot much of this due to his professionalism. He's great fun to work with and I would love to work with him again. Apologies for the late reference. Thanks Rob

Brynn Evans

Rob was awesome today. Really enjoyed meeting him and collaborating with him on the shoot.

Aura Photographic Studio

Wow Wow wow what can I say about Rob, he came to my studio for a 1920s shoot, after catching the train at 5.45am to get to Birmingham for 8.30 he was an abserloute gent he worked tirelessly and boy did he pull out all the stops, an abserloute professional, the images we got are superb,I can't recommend him enough and look forward to shooting with him soon, great work Rob.

Rebecca J Harris

Rob was such a pleasure to be around, such a gentleman. He was very easy to talk to and just lovely, he played his part spot on!

I would definitley reccommend Rob :) and hope him all the best in the future.

Krisztian Sipos

Robert is such a gentleman and amazing to work with. Focused, determined to deliver the highest work and funny at the same time. His acting and posing was fantastic. My session was rather difficult than easy. Every detail of the pose needed to be in the right place. Rob followed my instruction, even added bit of extra what made the session going much faster.

Robert is very kind, friendly and professional person, with a rare, professional attitude.

His outfit is excellent and well prepared.

It was privileged to have him and it will be great to work together in the short future.

I strongly recommend Robert.

Sophie Merlo

It's my privilege to write the first reference for the lovely Rob. What can I say about this guy?! Don't be fooled by his new model status or humility because he did great. A natural poseur with some acting talent too, it was a charm to shoot with him. A real gent and really easy to get on with and with a retro wardrobe and other props/items that are bound to delight other photographers. His communication and timekeeping was bang on. He took direction really well but in addition he added his own flair to some of the shots. I'd definitely work with him again - 100% recommended.