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Fairestofthemall

Had yet another very enjoyable shoot with Derek today, this time in a cornfield and with some hay barrels.

Pre comms were spot on as always and we were easily able to sort out a date and day that would suit us both perfectly. Again, I made a mood board of ideas that I wanted to work through and think we did just that and even more!

The shoot itself went really well, apart from the cornfield not been as tall as we wanted, however, we are use to having to wing some of our shoots so we were prepared and worked with what we had. We even managed to get some shots with some hay barrels without getting shot or chased off with a pitchfork by the landowner, bonus!

It's always an absolute pleasure to work with Derek as he has a very relaxing and down to earth nature. There is never any pressure on our shoots and we always manage to have a laugh on the way. 100% recommended.

Thanks for another fab shoot Derek, until next time 😁

Rach X

Ageisjustanumber...

Thank the lord we finally got round to working together again, it's been WAAAAAAY to long and I've missed working this lovely chap.

Had a few shoots now with Derek, and they just get more enjoyable every single time.

Derek is one of the most polite, professional funny photographers I've been lucky enough to get to know and work with, he never ever pushes levels, is so easy and fun to work with and knows what he wants from a shoot, and makes you feel 100% safe always, time really does fly when we work together.

Weather was kind to us today, we shot in woodland /open field location near to my home, got in about 5 or 6 costume changes in 2 hours (I don't mess about! Lol) and Derek kindly showed us the images as we went along, so we could see just how things were going, and as always I was blown away with his images....

I cannot recommend this super gentleman enough, if you get chance to work with him, snap his hand off, you will not be disappointed !!!

Pre comms excellent as always, we knew what we wanted to achieve.

We will be working again together soon I've no doubt, and until then it's been a pleasure Derek.

Take care

Sam & Tony x

Redeyes

Had a shoot with derek181 end of last month it was absolutely great he's such a gentleman I was a bit nervous at first but after I got into it I was at ease did some great shoots definitely recommend him to work with hope to get the chance again at some point

Lily Mae 1

Had a shoot yesterday with Derek181 he is so easy going and a nice guy to work with. It went brilliant we got some really good photos would definitely recommend him cant wait to work together again thank you x

Monika Lara Smith

I had my first shoot with Derek in my flat in Leeds and I am already looking forward to us working together again! :)

Derek was wonderful to work with! He arrived on time, with a positive & happy attitude and I could sense some really great energy from him:)

We had a little chat and a cup of tea/coffee which was really nice - Derek has some fascinating stories to tell which I loved!! Poor Derek.. had to answer so many questions I had afterwards... :D

Shooting with Derek was sooo easy going and relaxing. He was open to my ideas and suggestions as well as contributing his own concepts. We went through a couple of outfits while chatting and laughing. Such a great afternoon that was!

Thank you for a wonderful shoot and looking forward to working with you again:)!

Fairestofthemall

Had another fantastic shoot with Derek today in a Rapeseed field.

I absolutely love working with Derek and will continue to do so until he tells me to go away 😅

I tend to find ideas in anything so even though we only worked in a small area, the couple of hours just flew by!

I would always 100% recommend working with Derek to any budding or professional model. He is just a super kind, friendly and down to earth chap who has tonnes of patience and time for anyone. If you get the chance to work with him, jump at it!

Thanks again my friend, until next time 😁 X

Sammy33

This was my first shoot with Derek and what a lovely guy down to earth I was so nervous to start of with but he made me feel so at ease . We had a laugh as well which made me feel more at ease . Got some lovely photos can't wait to see them . Thank you for taking the time out to do a shoot with me definitely recommend him to anyone 😊.

Thank you Derek.

Debbse

I met Derek,firstly in 2019.

Recently he answered my casting call.

We had a lovely shoot, locally in Scunthorpe at The Pods.

Weather was absolutely perfect and certainly made us both happy and smile again,to shoot outdoors.

Pre coms were excellent and we did a tad of fashionista.

Such a great shoot today and thank you, for sending my images the same evening.

He’s always nice, to work with and I definitely recommend him,without hesitation.

Thank you 😊

R Louise Modelling

I had a great first shoot with Derek this week. Pre-shoot communications were always friendly and Derek sent over a mood board and some ideas about the sort of style he was looking to capture, which helped me to prepare.

Derek was a lovely guy to shoot with. Really easy to get along with and the conversation flowed throughout. He also showed me our work on the back of the camera regularly throughout which is always massively helpful, especially when working with a new faces.

Thanks for a great shoot and I look forward to hopefully working with you again in the future :)

Fairestofthemall

Yesterday I had such a lovely lakeside shoot with Derek for my first shoot back after lockdown.

The weather didn't quite turn out how I wanted so we opted for a more casual fashion shoot which gave me the opportunity to throw in natural poses and small movements.

I always enjoy shooting with Derek, he is very friendly, down to earth and east going and has such a lovely personality. If you get the chance to work with him you definitely should. 😊

Thank you for another wonderful day.

Rach X

Fairestofthemall

I am losing count now of mine and Derek's shoots together haha! I have shot with Derek 4 or 5 times now and each and every 1 of them is a completely fab experience!

Today we did a winter fashion park shoot in the same location that we had our first ever shoot in. We loved the location so much that we decided to go back and do a then and now shoot, which despite the slightly grim weather was yet another successful shoot.

I honestly mean this when I say it, Derek is by far 1 of my favourite photographers to work with. He is so down to earth and a genuine delight to be around with a great sense of humour. The camera equipment that he uses is also fab, we always manage to capture quality images that I am more than happy with everytime.

Thank you again for a wonderful few hours of your time and I can't wait to explore what next year has in store for us 😊.

Rach X

Sweet said...

I had my 4th photo shoot with Derek he was very welcoming and kind an excellent with his job i he help me with my pose an I definitely recommend highly get him book he is a great photographer i can't wait to shoot with you again 😊

Chlo25

Had my second shoot with Derek and it was a duo shoot with my friend who he hadn’t shot before but he made her feel comfortable instantly and we had a lot of fun on set! The images and conversations flowed easily and me and Jazz had an amazing time and produced some awesome pictures! Thanks Derek

jazz4

Had my first shoot with derek181 and I cannot speak highly enough of him. very chilled out made me feel extremely comfortable and a pleasure to work with highly recommend! Also love the shots, he’s full of great ideas.

Chlo25

Derek showed up promptly with everything in his bag. We had a chat whilst looking through my out fits and then got started! He remained professional and upbeat through the full shoot also showing me some of the back of camera shots as we were going along and we was bouncing off each other’s ideas which was great! Overall great shoot would happily work with derek again! Thanks for a great shoot! X

Fairestofthemall

Another absolutely magic shoot with Derek this evening. We planned a sunset shoot on the beach just minutes from my house and I have to say that the images straight off the back of the camera look breathtaking!

Its always an absolute pleasure to work with Derek on whatever project we have planned and would 100% recommend him to anyone as he is so down to earth and comfortable to work with.

Thanks again for a lovely shoot, glad you caught that pink moon shot too 😁

Rach X

LeahMeraki

It was such a pleasure to work with Derek again recently, whilst I’m up in Lincolnshire staying with a friend. This time we used my caravan as well as ending with some shots in the field with the horses as a backdrop at SW Horses Studio.

He’s great to work with, respectful of levels and knows what he wants to achieve. He brought along a couple of cameras as well as various lights and although there were a few technical difficulties he pulled through and we got some great shots in the end!

Highly recommend him and look forward to hopefully working together again in the future when I’m next up this way! :D

Fairestofthemall

Today I had my third shoot with Derek and it was truly amazing! We put together a sunrise shoot, high tide under Skegness pier and it worked an absolute treat. The weather worked perfectly for us, light winds but mild and great company too and considering the very early start, I loved every moment of it. The light was perfect natural light so these images are as raw natural as you can get. Derek says there are a good 98 images just perfect to use, so there's a sign of a dream team right there 😁

Thank you so so much for this morning, it was an absolute pleasure

Recommended to all, a down to earth photographer with a really lovely personality to match.

Untill next time.

Rach Xxx

Prettyinpolkadots

I had an outdoor shoot at a local park with Derek today, he's easy to get along with and has good direction and got compliments throughout the shoot

I'm happy with the outcome of the photos

RubyGold

This was my second shoot with Derek, this time a traveled to him and got lovely cues of coffee and biscuits.

So friendly and comfortable to work with.

Get compliments through the shoot, let's you know you're doing a good job and the images looked amazing on the back of the camera. Thank you again.