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Patrick Charlie Barnett

Had one of the best times ever on a shoot with this superstar talent - who's energy levels throughout the 8 hour shoot were incredible - I cannot recommend Sophia more highly !!! I will be shooting another full day with her very soon !!!

A R G E N T U M

I enjoyed a lovely shoot with Sophia, on location in West Sussex.

I’d recently recommissioned my 1956 Austin, and we undertook a vintage style shoot using the car as a prop, driving around and stopping to make photographs. During the course of the afternoon we photographed a couple of 1950’s style outfits, and Sophia looked superb in them.

Sophia has many years’ experience with the Goodwood Actors Guild, so she possesses great confidence and presence in front of camera. She is extremely engaging, photogenic, and easy to get along with.

The photoshoot was great fun, and I have plenty more ideas for shoots with Sophia in the future :)

An Eye for Beauty

Although Sophia has been modelling for far longer, she only joined PP a couple of months ago, and seems to have hit the ground running. When I saw pictures of her appearing, and particularly when I discovered she was an artist and designer as well as an actress, I knew she was the model for me. Fortunately having booked some time at Fareham Studios yesterday, I was delighted when Sophia was free for a shoot there as well. Communications were good from the start and she arrived on time with all the outfits I had suggested and more. I had already had a morning shoot, so I was more familiar with the venue, and so the time with Sophia was action packed. Her presentation was excellent and she did not waste time between changes, enabling a good many outfits and settings to be used. Finally at my suggestion, she brought along a length of material with her own wildflower design, and with Rin's help, she draped it around herself 'sari-style', which was a lovely and very personal ending.

I should say that Sophia is full of enthusiasm, so easy to work with, and a delightful model. She is engaging and has a lovely smile.

I am only sorry I will not be available for her first studio day next month, but I am sure another will come up soon, and I will be first on the list!

Igloo Photography

Sophia and I clicked on our first shoot and we got some good photos, and so arranged another shoot together - so easy to work with.

This time we did a photowalk around some swish parts of London and had so much fun. Our adventure took us to The Ritz, Mayfair, parks, the central line, Starbucks, (somehow) The Big Issue, the offer of a ride in a Range Rover, and using a Porsche as a prop which drew some hilarious glances from passers by.

Sophia is absolutely beautiful - achingly so and with the personality to match. She looked so good that one guy walked straight into another having neglected to look where he was going… hard to believe she’s new to this and her posing and outfit choices were great.

We talked non-stop and time went so quickly - can’t wait for our next shoot together and love our .next ideas so far. Also thanks for helping me, I hope, up my game and boosting my confidence as a (wannabe) photographer.

Recommended? In a heartbeat.

TerryGeePhoto

My shoots with Sophia are becoming a regular occurrence ...for obvious reasons.

Sophia is the most amazing young lady - full of enthusiasm for modelling and for life in general. She is one of the most upbeat people I have met which is a wonderful counterfoil to my 'oldy' cynicism. :-)

On this occasion I visited her home and shot some duo sets - as well as solo sets with Sophia and her model mother Sherry. It was a fun experience with all 3 of us working together to get the best natural images which would showcase the wonderful mother and daughter relationship.

I couldn't be happier with the images we created and it is always such a pleasure to see Sophia's sheer joy in the finished articles when they post.

Thank you so much for the shoot - the third of many more I hope - especially given that we live so close to each other.

It should go without saying that I recommend Sophia 100%. She is beautiful, talented and great fun.

Terry

Gerard McAuliffe

Shot with Sophia today. Sophia was a great model, brought a load of outfits and ideas, was easy and fun to shoot and moves between model poses and easy-going chat with ease. Look forward to shooting with her again.

ME Photography

Shot some editorial fashion with the lovely Sophia yesterday at Fareham Studio and well what can I say?

She is an absolute delight to work with, full of ideas, enthusiasm with an infectious personality.

Three hours shooting absolutely flew by and we got some fantastic shots.

We've already started discussing a second shoot.

Sophia is an absolute star in the making and if you haven't shot with her do it now!

Of course recommended from me!

Ian Pattenden

Drove a 350 mile / 7 hour round trip to shoot with Sophia, on location at Chichester Marina. And it was definitely worth all the effort. Sophia's pre-communications were excellent; She was friendly, well organised, she replied to messages promptly. When we met she was brimming with enthusiasm and energy, she was funny, intelligent, really interesting to talk with. The weather (in August!) was windy, cloudy and rainy, but Sophia was undaunted. Once we started shooting, on a wet and windswept beach, I discovered that nothing would stop Sophia from giving her all. She'd brought a big bag of exactly the sort of outfits I'd asked for. She completely understood the kind of vibe I wanted for my pictures. I loved her intense eye contact with the camera, and the sensuality in her poses. She knew instinctively how to help me create the gritty, monochrome images I wanted. Also, with her incredibly warm and friendly personality, she managed to persuade the concierge at the marina to allow us to take pictures on board a very classy motor yacht - which was a lot of fun. This was the only occasion I've ever asked to extend the duration of a shoot. Because our scheduled 3 hours just wasn't long enough for all of Sophia's ideas and different outfits. Her enthusiasm for the photographs that I've so far edited and posted here and on Instagram has really encouraged me. Sophia is a truly beautiful, naturally creative, kind, generous individual. She deserves to be successful. I had a wonderful day with her, and I recommend her to all photographers.

Gothic Image

I met Sophia in passing at Fareham Studio and we discussed a shoot. I suggested trying something a bit different from her existing portfolio and she declared herself up for the challenge.

After the usual problems trying to synchronise two very busy diaries we ended up at Fareham Studio booked for a three hour shoot. The best way of describing what happened next is to say that the shoot eventually ran to five hours and would probably have gone on longer if there were any more outfits left to shoot.

Sophia is absolutely brilliant and a real joy to work with. She poses effortlessly, with the actress shining through, fully getting herself into the varied themes we shot. Add to that a bubbly, friendly, creative and witty personality that puts everything into the shoot. We had enormous fun and are already discussing ideas for future shoots.

Absolutely, completely and thoroughly recommended. Thank you, Sophia!

PhilH

This was my first shoot with Sophia, all planned to happen on location and involving a ton of fabric. When the great British Summertime weather allowed the shoot to happen Sophie arrived well prepared and good humoured for the entire shoot despite the cool temperature. Her posing appeared effortless and in line with the images we were trying to produce. The comms leading up to the shoot were excellent, this carried into the shoot itself. I would not hesitate in booking her for my next trip back to the UK!

CharlieeBentley

Myself and Sophia have been able to act with each other at the Goodwood Revival and she is an absolute joy to work with.

Sophia is incredibly kind, a beautiful model and actress, and I must recommend you work with her. You won't regret it.

TerryGeePhoto

Just finished my second shoot with Sophia and what a brilliant shoot it was.

Sophia and I had pre-planned a 1950s/60s vintage day and we managed to achieve so much despite bad weather affecting our plans to shoot part of the day outdoors.

I have to say that Sophia is an absolute joy to work with. She has only been on PP for a few months and already she is becoming a firm favourite of many - and deservedly so. She has taken to these types of model shoots like a duck to water.

Working with her is so much fun. She is patient and helpful and eager to please. Her chatty conversation skills make the time fly by. It is clear from her attention to detail and from her other skills as an accomplished artist and fabric designer, that she is accustomed to putting in the full 100% to everything she does. I have little doubt that Sophia is one of the rising stars of PP and I am so grateful to have been able to work with her at the beginning of her career and hope so much that we can build on that together as she moves onwards and upwards. I am already planning our next shoot together!!

ddphotograph

Worked with Sophia yesterday on location. Real joy to work with. Great pre communication, friendly, bubbly and warm personality. Nothing phases her weatherwise either. Totally recommend working with her.

Steve Farrell

My second shoot with Sophia within a matter of weeks. In that time Sophia has taken PP by storm. By far and away the most popular new model on the scene. We are both very grateful to have received eight FPIs between us in such a short space of time.

Following on from our first shoot last month, we have kept in touch regularly, discussing all aspects of the business and planning our next shoot.

This shoot was in my own studio where we had a relaxed, chilled out, four hours, where Sophia wanted to try a lingerie shoot, to see if she felt comfortable doing so. Needless to say, Sophia has a perfect form, looks great in anything and is really body confident.

We experimented with a few ideas and I promised Sophia that I would not publish any of the images without her agreement. On the basis that I am not wanting to push Sophia into this genre of modelling without her full agreement.

Sophia, is artistic, sophisticated, stylish, beautiful, fun, witty, chatty and has all the attributes of what I consider to be a traditional model. She is the type of person you would want to be your best friend.

Sophia's been really busy since our shoot, just a few short weeks ago, so any photographer out there, who is thinking of working with her, should do so now. Just take a look at her references, everyone loves her and her images speak for themselves... ❤️

Brian - p4pictures

What a fabulous way to spend an afternoon. Making photos with Sophia is a truly fun experience and the photos we made are proof that Sophia is a superb, creative, confident and attractive model who shines in front of the camera.

I'd seen the work of several other photographers on PP with Sophia and decided to arrange a shoot with her myself. Pre-shoot communications were good, with great ideas coming from Sophia.

A truly lovely model with a great natural look and a stunning face. I can see why she's already popular on PP. I'm looking forward to working through the photos and sharing them.

On the day I met her and we headed in to Chichester for a walk and shoot session, followed by a trip to the marina. Time flew by, so we carried on shooting some more. We did many short sets in different locations to give a variety of looks and styles. I was really pleased I'd made the trip down to work with her.

Without a doubt she deserves the highest recommendation and I would work with her again anytime.

Carlo-C

It was a real joy to work with the wonderful Sophia. We had agreed on a studio shoot at Fareham Studio for this shoot as this would provide us with suitable back drops for the Gothic and Hippie styles we had discussed. Sophia is an absolutely outstanding model who creates beautiful and interesting looks and poses. Her creativity, as manifest by her other career as a working artist, greatly enhanced the shoot, her ideas and understanding of what will crate a great image truly make her stand out as an exceptional individual.

Pre shoot communication was great and Sophia came fully prepared with a selection of high class outfits that precisely matched the styles. Sophia is a talented and intelligent person, with a lively interesting conversation that made the shoot pass all too quickly.

Sophia is an absolutely fantastic model to work with and we had a very productive and truly enjoyable shoot. She will certainly become one of the most outstanding models here.

I would highly recommend Sophia to all photographers looking to create interesting and beautiful images. I look forward to working with her again, Thank you so much

kenny.

I had the pleasure of working with Sophia two days ago in Chichester.

Pre-shoot communication was perfect. She was very understanding and accommodating as we had to postpone the shoot day due to rainy weather.

During the shoot she's friendly, delightful, and engaging. She's a wonderful model as well as an immensely talented artist, which is a truly remarkable combination.

Would wholeheartedly recommend Sophia. I very much look forward to working with her again!

intolife

Sophia was amazing to work with. We arranged a brand/editorial shoot across 2 locations and we had to move her art-work as well as shoot.

Sophia's excellent communication about the aims and the logistics of the shoot really helped and her contribution to the shoot in terms of styling as well as posing was what made it such a great success. Sophia was flexible, engaging and really fun over a long day - I'm delighted by the images and what I learned in the process.

I strongly recommend her as a hard-working and interesting model.

Igloo Photography

The easy bit of this reference is that I'd recommend working with Sophia in a heartbeat.

The details... when she joined PurplePort, I was attracted to both her and her love of vintage. It also turns out that she's a brilliant artist - check out https://www.sophiagraydesigns.co.uk !

I reached out on Instagram and we had a chat and arranged a session in London. Comms were great and Sophia's full of ideas and we ended up aiming for a bit of a femme fatale editorial vibe.

Sophia turned up on time and is everything I'd hoped for. Others have said similar but I'll do it again - Sophia's simply a great human being to be around - creative, professional, fun, great to talk to, and spectacularly (ridiculously?) attractive with a room filling and radiant smile; drawing admirers or compliments wherever we went.

I'm looking forward to going through our photos and so hope that they reflect the essence of our session and how special Sophia is. Time to book another shoot...

TerryGeePhoto

I was lucky enough to spend three hours with Sophia at Fareham Studios. I believe it was her first studio shoot and she took to it like a duck to water. From the get go she was enthusiastic and bubbly and was really excited to be underatking this new venture. In the 3 hours we managed to get through 5 sets - all very different. If she was nervous it didn't show because she was very keen and eager to get things right. The initial images look fantastic and I think they will add a new dimension to Sophia's portfolio. I am so lucky that she lives close to me so I am 100% certaqin that this will not be our last shoot together - in fact I kind of hope it will be the start of a regular event.

I can recommend Sophia wholeheartedly without any reservations whatsoever.