References for Shelly

Shelley Kath

What can i say? Shelly was an absolute pleasure to work with!!

I cannot thank him enough for his patience, and understanding where certain situations in my life got difficult.

he also made me feel so comfortable whilst shooting!

if you get the chance to shoot with this incredible photographer please do so! you will not regret it!

Thank you! x

Sarah Cirque

I had the pleasure of working with Shelly many years ago! We met on location and he chauffeured me round lots of different locations to create some excellent photos. Pre-comms were brilliant, and he made me feel so comfortable. Shelly had great ides, props and planned well. I hope to do more shoots with him in the near future! Thank you ! xx

Scarlet Jones said...

Second time shooting with Kevin and great results as always. Kevin met me at the station and we shot at a lovley old town house. Kevin was lovley to work with as usual and very respectable. As always Kevin came with lots of different outfits which meant we could have a versatile shoot. Beautiful images were achieved and as always was a pleasure working with you x

Emily Victoria

I had my 2nd shoot with Kevin yesterday. He travelled to meet me in Derby and took me to a local location he new of. He came prepared with outfits and ideas and I think we got lots of really awesome images that I'm really excited to see :)

Another fab shoot!!!

Xx

Steven Blackburn Photography

Shelly used our studio for a shoot with the lovely Helen Diaz. Kev was respectful to his model & courteous throughout the whole shoot.

He used the space & natural light in our boudoir room well & is already displaying some great images.

Recommended by us & look forward to seeing you at TopHat again soon :)

Helen Diaz

I worked with the lovely Kevin on a recent tour of mine- this time at the fantastic Top Hat Studios! I have stayed with Kevin at his home in the past on a tour and had promised to work together on my next trip- and our diarys matched up! :) Kevin very kindly booked 2 hours at the studio and we took a series of gorgeous natural light shots in the boudoir set of the studio, making the most of the natural light- which you cant beat!

It was a lovely change for me from shooting with studio lighting and I greatly enjoyed Kevins company. He is such a lovely person- and brings the serious side out of me, as he is a very deep and intriguing person to be around. He is a very talented photographer and very considerate to work with- I felt safe and comfortable during the shoot and absolutely loved the images produced on the day which Kevin very kindly shared with me. Thankyou for such a lovely day and really hope to work together again soon on future trips! Helen x

Kristine S 🇩🇪

Once again a fantastic shoot with Kevin

Shelly spent the weekend with me in Chester so we could shoot lots of different ideas over 2 days

Indoor, outdoor, nighttime and urban decay, as always Kevin came with great ideas, but is open to suggestion and goes with spontaneous ideas, he brought some fantastic clothes and shoes with him to add to the shoot collection I had brought.

I love shooting with Kevin, he is so laid back and lovely, he knows what he wants to achieve and makes the whole shoot fun but slick

Totally recommend Kevin to any model, you won't be disappointed

We have already talked about other shoots and ideas, I could shoot with Kevin everyday

Thank you x

EricaElizabeth

My first shoot with Kevin today on a fantastically sunny day in Brighton. I felt immediately at ease with Kevin as he is so laid back, very amusing and extremely comfortable in his own skin. His direction was so nicely done you really wanted to do your best for him. A very talented photographer with a beautiful soul too. It was a pleasure to spend the day with such a lovely guy. The pictures look fabulous from the camera, especially in outfits I would never normally wear which he wanted me to try. A real success and a stonking Good Friday. Thanks Kevin, I would love to work with you again.

Emerald Cloud

After weirdly planned shoot ages ago, me and Shelly ended up working together today and it was fab!! He came down to Brighton to meet me and we shoot some really sick stuff, some of my favourite fashion shots ive ever done too!!

Well directed me and kept it quick and got the exact shots I wanted and he did too, thank you so much!

100% recommend!!!!!

DixieDaze

I've just got back from shooting with Kev, I'm still buzzing!! He is by far my favorite photographer to work with so far (not just because he's northern) He came down from London and picked me up in his car FULL of outfits, lingerie, shoes, accessories, hats and props SO good. Having that amount of freedom to drive to different locations and having such a variety of things was amazing. Also giving me lots of inspiration for images :) From what I have seen we have some brilliant shots I can't wait to see them. Kevin is brilliant with direction and knows what works well for your body and face and is an absolute gentleman, I'm one happy girl :) Looking forward to shooting with you again!

100% HIGHLY RECOMMENDED A++++++

Dixie D

fitnude

Ken drove literally hundreds of miles to the Big Smoke for our shoot, that was so touching. I had a really lovely day starting centrally and ending up in quirky characterful Brick Lane. I had such a blast and we stumpled upon the most amazing "props" and backdrops as we walked around. Thanks again and it was one of those shoots when you just "knew" it was awesome. I think you have thousands of fab images to wade through, you have only yourself to blame for being such an amazing photographer if you find yourself up at the p.c. all day and all night for weeks on end!

jennyosullivan

What a lovely person this guy is. A pleasure to shoot with. He knows exactly what he wants and has so much enthusiasm and passion for what he does. So easy to get on with, talkative, good sense of humour, full of ideas etc he made the shoot easy. We got some really good images, really pleased with them. Would definitely recommend X

Betty Red

Shot for the first time time with Kev & what an absolute babe! He was such a gentleman and made me feel so relaxed. He is very professional and knows what he likes, great with direction, always showing enthusiasm after every image taken and just an all round nice fella.

Cannot praise him enough!

Highly recommended, can't wait to work with him again :)

♥x

betsybbird said...

woo hoo time for a little note about Kevin

yay oh yay I got to come and play again,

I love coming up to play,

so today we got to trek and climb and wonder around a fantastic warehouse, stair and chains concrete and puddles to climb and dodge about in just the most amazing space to work in, then an old suit and fetish boots and lots of laughs more climbing. of course miss kitty came to play and her little ears I enjoyed that too.

well Kevin is fantastic to work with he has as always a fantastic eye for an image, he's very good company and appreciates all the costume changes and it being cold out as I spent a fair bit today bare armed.

his collection of outfits as always are freaking amazing, shoes and hats galore, what a treat it squeeze into his things.

as always such fun and could spend an entire weekend working apparently this much fun is working !!!!!

love lisa

Squirrelinwales

Well then, guess your reading because your checking out what its like to work with Shelly!

I booked a shoot with Shel quite sometime ago and the pre-comms were spot on, we exchange ideas, had some banter and even planned on using my partner in crime as my interrogation victicm in a vintage style (war based) shoot at a brilliant disused military base!

From the moment we arrived at the station Shel was there waiting for us, on the platform, even though he was full of cold and the weather was not to our advantage. We piled into his car and shel proceeded to drive us to the location, explaining the area and more ideas on the way. I have to say I was in heaven sat in the car surrounded by the countless props and costumes he had brought with him and couldnt wait to have a good squirreling through the vintage lingerie and corsetry!

once we got to the location he gave us a tour of the whole area while we discussed which shots would work best in the areas with what natural light we had on a dull, wet day then once we had a detiled plan of the shoot areas in place we took the cases and bags etc to our first shoot spot and even though we were all battling with the elements (wind rain and the cold breeze!) we got some amazing pictures followed by hot coffee which Shel had brought in a flask along with sugar, milk so we can all warm up ready for our next set ...!

the day progressed very productively and with giggles and good conversation and even thought we kept losing light in certain areas shel was able to adjust our postions, ours and his own, to find the light needed.

It was truly a brilliant afternnoons shootiness and personally I found him to be not only a good photographer with an eye for detail but genuinely considerate and respectful gentleman. I honestly look forward to shooting with him again and diving into his unending pile of clothes,props and goodies! expect next time I think it may have to be a full weekend rather than an afternoon!

thankyou so much for a lovely day full of fun, laughter and creativity!

Agent A

Cold, windy, rainy day in abandon army base! It didn't stop us from having lots of fun and taking great vintage style photos. Shelly was fully prepared for a day on location. His van was full of props and he made sure that we had enough coffee to stay warm. Few hours of day light gave us an opportunity to take wonderful photos..

I fully recommend him to anyone who is looking for a professional photographer who knows very well what he's doing and makes sure that models are feeling relaxed during a shoot.

I can't wait for next shoot with tones of vintage props just waiting to be used on the front of camera :)

Kristine S 🇩🇪

Just had a great shoot with Shelly in a great location in Leek, he is a friendly laid back guy which instantly puts you at ease

Great with giving direction and getting the best from a model, he knows what he want to achieve with his images. Could not recommend enough, certainly looking forward to another shoot.......when a little warmer

Thank you.

DarkFall

My second shoot with Shelly and certainly not my last! After some discussion about what I felt like I wanted from this particular shoot, Shelly was keen with ideas and we set off to a fantastic location in Church Stretton. He made me feel at total ease throughout the shoot and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I cannot recommend Shelly enough, not only for his fantastic work, but his reliability, manners and just for being an absolutely amazing person to shoot with. Thank you and I can't wait to see the results! :)

Scarlet Jones said...

Shot with Kevin a few weeks ago now in a great location. Kevin brought along a selection of outfits that were used for shooting so there was no shortage of outfit ideas there. Throughout the shoot Kevin was very respectable and friendly so made shooting easy and got some great results out of it. Would love to shoot again in the future :) Thanks again Jess

Sinopa Rin

Kevin booked me for a couple of hours at a beautiful location in Stoke on Trent yesterday. I was delayed due to train trouble but Kevin was very patient and took the time to give me a guided tour of the building and give me sufficient time to change. We shot a couple of different looks, with Kevin giving very specific direction. The images I saw on the back of the camera look lovely - I would happily recommend him to others.