References for Shinysales

Theblondeone

A fantastic social distancing shoot.

It was very well thought out and planned in advance by graham about how we would work things, and I’m very appreciative that he planned it so well.

We shot outside in lovely weather and obeyed all guidelines. It was a great shoot. Fun and productive.

Loved it.

Definitely recommended.

Tatiana96

Yesterday I had my second shoot with Shinysales. It took two hours at his home in Kirkham. We've done bedroom set, shower set and one more set in bath. I enjoy working with him so much :) We've done both stills and video teasing work. I'm looking forward for next shoot with him. 100% recommended :)

Thank you for a great time!

Tatiana96

I just arrived home from a great shoot with Graham. He is a brilliant guy so I can without hesitation highly recommend him to any model. Hope to work with him again soon :) He provided biscuits, drinks and fab swimsuits to shoot with. He kindly collected me from train station and gave me a lift back afterwards. Thanks for fantastic time :)

Rhianna Grey

Graham is always a pleasure to work with. Always respectful and polite and such a joy to be around. Super easy to work with, we make a great team and got the job done - it was a great sense of satisfaction at the end of the day. I recommend to any model. Always a great laugh with great results.

Myself and Graham last worked together at Splash point studios in Rhyl, North Wales, and had an absolute blast there. We mostly modelled swimwear in and around the pool - good experience to try a different variety of wetsuits and also get to use flippers ( this sounds sad but I hadn’t actually used them before and it was fun being able to experience how much faster you can swim with them on 😂)

Thanks Graham for a highly enjoyable day and I hope it’s not too long before we can work together again.

I hope that you are well and hopefully speak soon

Many thanks

Rhianna

Brook Logan

Had a brill shoot with Graham a few weeks back, very easy going and the shoot was really fun! Total professional through out, I look forward to working with you again soon :) Highly recommended to all models.

Thanks

Brook Logan

Victoria C

I had the pleasure of working with Graham for the first time when I was back in the UK. I applied to a last minute casting and im so glad I did now as it was so much fun.

He was an absolute pleasure to work with, great fun, easy to get along with, professional and friendly.

I would highly recommend Graham to work with and I look forward to the next time.

Thankyou for a fantastic shoot.

Vicky xx

Jen Bailey

Had a brilliant shoot with Graham yesterday :) we shot for his swimwear shop and website. Stills and vidio. Was a last minute booking, precoms excellent quickly aranged shoot and was brilliant to work with :) very professional and easy to get on with :)

I would definitely recommend grayham to and hope to work with him again

Thanks jen :)

Raven Lee

Had a great shoot working for shiny sales, it was a good laugh got to ware some interesting flippers haha now that was a novelty, really easy guy to work with, the shoot was explained well to me, absolute breeze to shoot, I can fully recommend shiny sales to work with

Cheers raven

Eve Pemberton

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Katie Lou x

I worked with Graham yesterday and we had a productive shoot!

I always have fun working with Graham & I always love how the swimsuits look on!

We have worked together a few times now & it's always enjoyable!

100% recommended! Thanks for having me back :D

Katielou x

Dahlia Rose

I worked with Graham for a second time recently and had an absolute blast.

I enjoy working with Graham a lot, it’s always unique, interesting and brings something completely different to the table!

If you get the chance to shoot with Graham, don’t hesitate, you will have a fun filled shoot.

Thanks again :)

Dahlia

Theblondeone

Another brilliant shoot with Graham, shooting swimwear and spandex.

I have worked with Graham a few years ago on this style of shoot, and I was therefore really pleased when he messaged and rebooked me for yesterday.

He is really great and easy to work with. He makes the shoot different and enjoyable.

Highly recommended.

Keira Lavelle

I’ve done countless shoots with Graham now... and (though my own fault and crazy schedule) couldn’t keep up with references at the epic rate that we were shooting! :D But I can confirm universally, across all our shoots that he is nothing but a pleasure to work with time and time again! The only thing to be weary of is the risk of falling in love with the beautiful swimsuits he provides models to wear because I think it would be very easy to spend a small fortune in his swimsuit shop! X-D

In recent times, I’ve worked with Graham both on a duo shoot with the lovely Rachelle Summers, and a productive all-day solo working on content at a gorgeous swimming pool venue he booked especially. The duo day was a good giggle but really allowed us to work on some cool videos with stories etc. Rachelle and I had obviously both worked with Graham before individually so there was a great professional familiarity and workflow, but still a non-stressed pace and we had a lovely lunch in the middle with no end of nattering and chuckling at the mischievous kitties (we were all adorable cat owners so it was quite a domineering topic of conversation). The session went so quickly but we certainly got a lot done: Graham had prepared an array of lush outfits for us (as he always supplies the garments) and there was ample opportunity to be sassy and creative throughout the shoot. Duo work also poses a lot more challenges for the photographer (double the number of bodies to frame and light) but Graham handled every set with total ease as we hit off a tremendous roll right from the beginning.

Then, more recently: Graham and I did a whole day together whereby he went to extra lengths to get hold of a outstanding cottage location with a swimming pool for the underwater work we had been doing more of in recent times. Obviously the location provided more than just the pool as a lovely setting for the work, and Graham’s creativity did the rounds to come up with cool sets utilising the place to the maximum. He really is the easiest person to work with in the sense that he attends a shoot knowing exactly what he wants to achieve and is clear and concise in his communications. For a model, this level of organisation for the commercial work from the photographer makes our life just a breeze! And inevitably: we flew through the sets once again! Because underwater work is quite physically demanding, Graham was very conscious of my health and well-being encouraging me to take breaks when I needed with snacks and drinks in high supply to keep energy levels up. We got some super cool stuff for sure though so I’m sure the finished footage will look fantastic on his sites!

We also recently worked together at Graham’s place - make sure you don’t leave without getting a chance to pet his majestic fluffy kitty cat! As mentioned earlier in my reference: Graham ticked all the boxes for an enjoyable and easy shoot for a model. He showed me wonderful hospitality and kindness, had everything at the ready to shoot in different areas of the house and get lots of awesome material shot with different sets and scenarios, and was as easy going as ever! Tea brews on tap, a separate room designated for the models to change and do makeup... He has it all covered across good etiquette and thoughtfulness on the models behalf.

I’m most probably repeating myself but each and every shoot I’ve done with Graham: I’ve felt 1000% happy and comfortable. He works always to the comfort zones of the models and will never just “drop” an idea on a model without ensuring they are totally happy/discussing beforehand. He’s courteous and respectful no matter what the location: I’ve shot with Graham at my home, other people’s homes, Graham’s homes and hired venues and he’s always uber respectful of the surroundings too. If the work is quite energetic (yoga style exercises or underwater work) then he ensures models take any rest they need working in a non-pressured environment with supplies/nibbles to hand.

Very highly recommended and look forward to the next shoot together! :D

Thank you Graham!

Keira

Dahlia Rose

I recently shot with Graham at mine and Rhianna Grey's duo studio day. I really had such a great time working with Graham, he is very easy to get along with and super friendly. The shoot itself was such a lot of fun, I really enjoyed the video work and wearing a variety of outfits.

Highly recommended and I would love to work with Graham again in the future,

Thanks Again,

Dahlia x

KASIA

After quite while I have done another shoot -video with Graham other day . We shoot for swimsuit and spandex company .

As always Graham was really well prepared and well organised. Lots of ideas and helpful advice and advice.

Each time I feel so relax and comfortable. He's fun and laugh to be with.

Nice friendly chatty sweet man

Thnks so much and hope Cu again x

Keira Lavelle

Graham and I had the most fabulous first photo shoot together last month; the first of hopefully many more because we just worked so well as a model-photographer team from the start of the first set! :) When you can get a rapport going so early on in a shoot then the rest of it just flows by pretty much effortlessly; Graham explained exactly what he wanted to achieve with the outfits and context of the videos, a really helpful briefing from a models perspective/knowing how to work your poses. I also found that Graham was up for hitting creative tangents if something appeared to work well with a specific outfit... he has a really good eye for his work and knows what will work as soon as he sees it. We did a mixture of stills and video as it would happen and got some fantastic material in the bag for sure, it was high-fives all round! :D He arrived with some brand new lighting as well that he hadn't used before so literally full credit to him for working so tirelessly to get the shots right despite not being used to the new lights.

In the communications area I found Graham really straight to the point and positive - no fuss we just got our shoot in the diary and away we went. He arrived on time and the shoot was just how he had described to me in emails before. Completely professional and wonderful etiquette from this gent; I think he's one of the most down to earth people to work with plus incredibly easy to get along with. We had a great bunch of natters as we worked, it always brightens the spirit of the work for sure. Grahams a genuinely nice guy! :)

He provided the outfits too which were of amazing quality, beautiful designs that all looked great on camera. Graham is great at hand-picking the garments for his work and coordinating styles with models looks - we had a real giggle when I was getting into some of the more complicated fittings too but it was all good in the end!

I can only say just how highly I recommend him as a photographer. I had a really enjoyable shoot, felt 100% comfortable from the start and got the shoot ideas straight away thanks to Graham's professional conduct and great communications. I certainly look forward to our next shoot without a shadow of doubt and can confidently say that other models will have just as good a shoot. :)

Thanks again Graham!

Keira x

Rhianna Grey

It was such a relief to find that Graham is still sticking to shooting what he is good at and what he enjoys! After all, he is the tip top shinysalesman and a pleasure to work with. I always enjoy working with Graham, dipping into the the big boxes of shiny wear and showing them off on cam! He came along to myself and Dahlia Roses studio day at Pathways and was the usual delight to work with. Myself and Dahlia pranced around in the all the shiny numbers and had an absolute blast.

Graham is so laid back and easy to get along with, and I can easily recommend him to any model.

Thanks again Graham and I hope to work with you again in the new year

Many thanks

Rhi

CherModel85

Just finished a very enjoyable shoot with Graham

Not only was he great with comms but also nice and early to start shooting with his equipment,lights and a whole load of outfits ready to go

We had a chat beforehand to ensure that I could work with him to create the content required efficiently and it was certainly an enjoyable shoot. A very friendly chap and really down to Earth and was always double checking I was happy with everything

Really looking forward to working with graham again on our next shoot

Thanks again graham

Cher

Rachelle Summers

Worked with Graham again recently after not shooting with him for while.

Was lovely catching up and the shoots are always nice and easy with plenty of nattering whilst being productive at the same time.

Happily recommended :)

Amy Stout

Had a great shoot with Graham! He gave great guidance and had lots of great ideas.

Highly recommended thanks Graham!