References for Ria Williams

Richard53

Having now done 9 shoots with Ria over the last 18 months or so, it is hard to find new superlatives to describe her excellent modeling skills that she has developed over that time.

Our last shoot, and her final one in the UK before she shortly travels to Australia for at least a year, was no exception. This time the weather was kind to us, enabling me to obtain many more superb shots of this stunningly photogenic young lady, whose professionalism, great sense of humour, relaxed and happy can-do attitude, insured that the shoot, like the preceding 8, resulted in a very enjoyable and productive afternoon. This was exemplified still further on this occasion by the fact that she was totally unfazed by my considerably late arrival due to unexpected roadworks.

What more can I say, except to again thank you so very much for 9 absolutely superb shoots Ria; you remain one of the best models I have worked with over the last 37 years. As I have mentioned many times before, you possess the ability, if you so chose, to go far in this field. :-) :-) Bon voyage, Richard.

LacyVoguePhotography

The third shoot with the wonderful Ria, only wish I could shoot with her again before she leaves for Oz.

Truly a pleasure to work with, Ria is brilliant at bringing my ideas to life, and even though I did photography for a living for 23years and as a hobby for 12 years, I have never met a model like Ria and I feel she has made me a better photographer.

Ria instinctually knows that the next shot should be like she is telepathic, truly a magical model and person.

Really looking forward to working with Ria again.

Thanks so much Ria

Take care and have fun 🙂

jpr.photography

I had another great shoot with Ria. We've worked together several times and sadly this will be the last for a while as she flies off to Australia. I can honestly say it's been a privilege to shoot with Ria; her professional, yet fun attitude to shoots, plus her approachability makes for a fantastic working relationship. We've just looked through the pictures 4 weeks after the shoot and I feel these are some of the best I've ever done.

I would bag the opportunity to shoot with Ria before she jets off to sunnier climes!

I wish you well, Ria. Happy trails and thank you for working with me, it's been a pure pleasure. :)

LacyVoguePhotography

Second shoot with Ria, such an amazing model, such a joy and pleasure to work with, Ria really listens and makes the next shot better, then better still, poses so well and takes direction well, and then improves on ideas with great style.

Ria is also a surfer and has great power, balance, stamina and lightning reactions from her skateboarding, great skills to bring to a shoot with me 🙂

our 4-hour shoot went so quickly and I have so many images I love. Ria is a lovely person and so easy to be around.

Thanks so much, Ria hope you have lots of fun in Oz

Take care Ria 🙂

Not Half Media

Ria is one of the stand out names in the South West PP community, and having worked with her, it’s easy to understand why. She’s one exceptionally capable and professional young woman. Pre-shoot, her communication was prompt, to the point and genuinely helpful. On the day of the shoot she arrived on the dot, with clothes and accessories as previously discussed, and perfectly made-up. In front of the lens, she’s confident and adaptable, quick to grasp the photographer’s vision, ready to take direction and to contribute in any helpful way she can. As for her photogenic qualities, judge for yourself. She has highly adaptable and versatile looks, a superb complexion and (it must be said) the most delicious gym-fit bod . She’s also a really, really lovely person!

David Austerberry

My second shoot with Ria. Last one was woodland, this time I selected a beach for the shoot. Preparations went fine, we had to work around tide times.

Ria arrived with a suitcase literally bursting with outfits. We shot with a number of looks, summer dresses, bikini, against rocks oan on the foreshore.

Ria brought a surfboard as a prop, although with light airs, there wasn't any surf.

Ria is great to work with, and all went to plan.

I am hoping to squeeze in one more shoot before she parts for "down under".

Highly recommended. Get in there now before she goes.

Richard53

I have recently done my 8th shoot with the ever-beautiful Ria at a location that we have used many times before in different seasons. As always, her pre-comms were excellent, so I knew she would turn up with a wide range of outfits, ready to produce some more stunning results.

As with all our other shoots, Ria's timekeeping is as accurate as a high quality Swiss watch, which enabled us to quickly start utilising the superb backgrounds that this location has to offer. The four hour duration was over in a flash as is the case every time I work with her; her true professionalism, great sense of humour, relaxed attitude and inner beauty always coming to the fore.

Over the 14 months that I have been working with her, Ria has grown enormously in confidence, ideas and understanding, such that she now needs virtually no direction to produce the shots I am looking for. Having said that, though, she is also always ready to try new poses if asked.

As will be noted from her headline statement, she will shortly be leaving the UK for Australia, so if you want to book her, don't delay! I, for one, am hoping to arrange a final farewell shoot with her - so as may be deduced from the above, I continue to recommend her 100%.

Thank you very much again Ria for another epic shoot, you were, as always, absolutely brilliant :-) :-) :-)

BridgeSHOOTS

I had a Fantastic shoot with Ria Recently

Ria arrived at Inspire Studios on time with a great selection of outfits that she had arranged herself

we worked on a mood board with a few images of hers she had an interest in creating and a couple of my Standard setups that I enjoy shooting

as a relatively new model, she has a great attitude and listens very well to instructions,

our 4 hours flew by, we had a great laugh and a relaxed session

I hope i get the chance to work with her again before she heads down under to Australia

thank you for taking the time to come and shoot with me Ria i had a great time

Darren

LacyVoguePhotography

Wonderful Wonderful Wonderful had my first shoot with Ria and I could of kept shooting until I collapsed or run out of outfits such a pleasure, I gave very little direction, Ria just nailed the poses very quickly with a great instinct for modeling, great communication, outfits, and personality a real rare sole, of course, I am recommending and would love to work with again.

The biggest of thanks Ria for working with me :)

David Austerberry

Had my first shoot with Ria, plus first outdoor shoot of the year.

Ria is super-easy to work with and I had a fruitful session in spite of the poor light (weather forecast was inaccurate).

The communications before the shoot were excellent and everything went to plan.

We discussed a future project that I have been planning for a while, but I need better weather, in a month perhaps.

Being in a studio all winter I had forgotten how cold it can be in an easterly wind, but Ria wasn't fazed by it.

I am hoping to get in some more shoot before her departure for Australia, and I highly recommend Ria.

Richard53

Ria and I have just completed the first of our Spring 2023 shoots near a well known West Country location. As always her pre-comms were spot-on and very efficient, so it was a racing certainty that I knew she would arrive on time with all the discussed clothing and ready to make many more outstanding photos - I was not disappointed :-) We were fortunate with the weather this time as the sunny conditions were bracketed with days of low cloud and drizzle.

The four hours passed far too quickly, as it always does when I work with this amazing and talented young lady. Her vibrant, chatty, relaxed and very professional attitude augment her great sense of humour and, for me, her outstanding inner and visible beauty, too.

I continue to wholeheartedly recommend her 100+% to one and all. :-) Thank you very much again Ria for another very enjoyable shoot; I can already see the results are excellent. Looking forward to arranging a date with you very soon for our 8th shoot. :-)

Sunnypix

Had a very enjoyable shoot with Ria at a railway location. She is very enthusiastic, cheerful and a pleasure to work with. Despite the weather being wet and windy at times, she was professional, relaxed and unfazed. Communications were excellent.

I totally recommend her and hope to work with her again, in the not too distant future.

Richard53

Ria and I have recently completed our sixth shoot, this time at a new coastal location close to where she lives. As with all previous shoots, her pre-comms were very efficient, so that when we met up, she was ready to model our continuing theme of "West Country informality."

This time we captured the winter seaside colours, and despite getting totally frozen very quickly, Ria worked very hard to produce some more absolutely stunning shots. Before each shoot starts, I know almost certainly she will totally nail it, and this time was no exception. :-) As well as being, in my opinion, a superb model and an incredibly beautiful young lady, her professional, relaxed and friendly attitude, coupled with her great sense of humour, always makes for a very enjoyable shoot.

It goes without saying that I continue to recommend her 100+%, and look forward to our next shoot in the series, as soon as the weather gets a bit warmer. :-) Thank you very much again Ria, for braving the cold sea breeze, you were, as always, absolutely brilliant.

Ian Pattenden

My second shoot with Ria...

I found myself on a Friday afternoon with unexpected free time the following day - and no plans to do anything. So I thought I'd send Ria a message to see if she could shoot tomorrow. She replied yes, within minutes...

Despite the terrible weather, we had great fun shooting around the beautiful beach and harbour near Ria's home. Ria looked fabulous, of course. I really appreciated her energy, positivity and enthusiasm on a cold damp grey day. Nothing was too much trouble, and the best thing is that she's just a really nice, easy-going friendly person to spend time with.

Highly recommended... Looking forward to shooting again in the summer.

Richard53

Ria and I have just completed our fifth shoot, using the same location as last time in order to capture the ever changing Autumn colours. As with our previous shoots, her pre-comms were excellent, thus ensuring that our half-day event this time would be another resounding success. :-)

Since our first shoot back in the Spring, Ria has grown massively in confidence and modelling ability, such that it is becoming ever more difficult to find new superlatives to describe her excellent qualities. :-)

Her great sense of humour, good manners and politeness, further ensure that all the shoots I have done with her have been very enjoyable, as well as very productive, occasions. If I may be allowed to borrow one descriptive word from a somewhat well known dance choreographer and critic, she is, in my estimation, absolutely A-MA-ZING! :-)

Thank you again for another excellent afternoon Ria; I hope we can find time to do another shoot in November, if weather conditions allow, to capture the late Autumn colours. :-)

Richard53

I have recently completed my fourth shoot with the stunningly attractive Ria in the same general area as the previous three. As before, her pre-comms were excellent, so I had every confidence that she would arrive on time and ready to go, with all the various outfits that we had discussed - as indeed she did :-)

Her own confidence continues to grow with each shoot and we have now reached a point where virtually no direction is necessary, as she has quickly developed an excellent ability to accurately pre-determine the poses I am looking for.

Coupled with this, her sincere inner beauty of character manifests a supreme radiancy, adding to her relaxed, friendly, chatty and professional nature, all of which go to produce the very best results.

I now rate her amongst the top-flight of all models I have worked with during the 35+ years that I have been doing shoots and continue to wholeheartedly recommend her 100% to all.

Thank you very much again Ria for another totally excellent shoot. I am very much looking forward to our next one in around two weeks time, when hopefully the weather will allow us to create some more stunning shots with excellent autumn backgrounds :-) :-)

jpr.photography

This was my fourth shoot with Ria and as always it was an absolute pleasure. I think it's safe to say that we have established a firm collaborative spirit and more often seems like I'm taking photos with my mate! Ria has an air of calm confidence, great attitude, excellent sense of humour and energy...poses with ease by herself but is happy to take direction - it's for all these reasons that you should stop reading this and book her in for a shoot...you won't regret it! Thanks, Ria - here's to the next one. :D

Richard53

Have just done my third shoot with Ria using the same location as the other two, in order to reflect the changes in Nature's colours as the year progresses. Her pre-comms were again absolutely spot-on, so I knew before we started that we would have another very enjoyable and productive afternoon, utilising her many different outfits - I was not disappointed.

During the four hours of baking sunshine, Ria worked very hard to produce excellent results, combining her own ideas with mine. Although she was clearly roasting, she did not complain once - testament to her very professional attitude which always prevails.

Ria is a very easy person to work with, possessing a superb sense of humour and adopting a very friendly, chatty and relaxed manner throughout.

The fact that in the short time since she started modelling, Ria has already achieved three magazine spreads and more recently a brand shoot, comes as absolutely no surprise. :-)

Thank you again Ria for another very enjoyable shoot; I am very much looking forward to our next one to reflect the early autumn colours. :-)

Richard53

I have recently completed my second shoot with Ria, using the same hilltop location as last time. Fortunately on this occasion, conditions were perfect - almost no wind and with diffused sunlight thanks to some obliging cirrostratus cloud.

Ria's pre-comms were again spot-on, so that when we met she was ready to go with all the outfits we had discussed. As well as being happy to accept direction, she had many great ideas to input too, resulting in us both having a very enjoyable and successful 4-hour shoot.

Apart from being, in my opinion, absolutely stunning, she is a very friendly, chatty, intelligent and polite young lady, with a great sense of humour and relaxed attitude, who works very hard to produce outstanding results. Although she has not been modelling for very long, the fact that she has already been published in two magazines, is continued testament that she will, I believe, go far.

Thank you very much again Ria for another excellent shoot, the time just flew by. Looking forward to our next shoot, hopefully in early August. :-) :-) :-)

jpr.photography

It was my second shoot with Ria and it was an absolute blast. We tried all my new lighting and backdrop kit and got some nice low-key shots. Thanks to our collective stash of reference pics, we took our time and thought more about poses and expression - as a result, fewer photos were taken but with a higher ratio of 'keepers', which is exactly the result I was after. As always, Ria is a delight to work with; very easy-going, has excellent comms prior to and on the day of the shoot and has an infectious 'can-do' attitude. Really looking forward to our next shoot! :)