References for Sophia West

Myrddin

At last - after a few months of planning I have had the privilege to work with one of the most professional models I have ever worked with.

Her communications are superb as one would expect and highly amusing. As a model she is superlative with an easy going manner that belies the hard work ethic that is so essential if you want to get images you want to look on with pride - and I can say that I will with this shoot.

Nothing was too much like hard work from lifting tractor tyres to deciding that a hoop suspended from the ceiling had to be attempted.

A second shoot is planned and agreed and I know it will be as good as the first. Thank you for putting up with my grumpy mood as well - I wasnt my usual effervescent self due to an arm injury.

A perfect dream of a model to work and create with. Thank you Miss West for travelling up North.

Second Glance

Absolutely one of my favourite shoots EVER :)

Sophia took me on a tour of deepest Essex and we had a fabulous day of location shooting

Sophia is terrific to work with - great fun and highly talented. She has a stunning dancer's physique and knows exactly how to use it perfectly in her poses. Beyond that, she brings great emotion to her work and absolutely 'gets' the mood of the image

Top model, totally gorgeous and brilliant - can't wait till our next shoot :)

C-Imagery

My second shoot & first location work with this incredible lady, pre-shoot communication was excellent & she was ready to rock as soon as we got to our location.

There are so many things that Sophia brings to a shoot, grace, poise, fun & just a little bit zany, nothing was too much trouble.

There are some truly great models on Purpleport, Sophia more than ranks very highly on that scale, just an amazing model who happens to be absolutely gorgeous!!!

Work with Sophia and you will get amazing & beautiful images.

Thank you for an amazing shoot & here's to many more!!

Sean

PHPhotography

I had the fantastic pleasure of my first shoot with the fabulous Sophia at a derelict factory site along with Sean (C-Imagery). As others have previously said, Sophia is amazing fun to work with. She has a wonderful bubbly personality, friendly and chatty, and incredibly easy to work with. Sophia needs very little, if any direction, poses effortlessly, and takes direction well if required for a specific shot.

Our pre-shoot communications were excellent, and you get a sense of her enthusiasm and professionalism from the very first email. She arrived at our chosen location at least 30 minutes early!

Sophia is a complete pleasure to work with, and didn't mind getting dirty posing in the old buildings. I highly recommend working with Sophia and look forward to another shoot with her soon.

Thanks again for a brilliant shoot. :)

Paul

Bodypaintart

Just another day in the office with this amazing woman completed. Although I have to say I think she now spends far too much time here either working with me or other photographers and it has sent her bat crap crazy being around the place! (private joke!).

To be totally frank, there is still no better, more versatile, hard working, committed model around and long may that continue.

Thanks once again Sophia, now get some rest!!

Recommended until the cows come home ( cow, horse,woods,gate,church (another privaye joke!)

John Gleeson

Just completed my second shoot with Sophia and can truthfully say now and on my tenth and thirtieth shoot with this incredible model I will never cease to be amazed at her abundance of talent. The sheer variety of different styles & genres she can do and do brilliantly is unbelievable. Sophia worked extremely hard all day in what was one of the hottest days of the year doing quite a few costume & scene changes and right at the end of an 8 hr shoot attempted a very difficult and technically challenging set. All done with gusto and a great big smile, she really is a great joy to work with and I count myself very lucky. Her organisation is way above perfect and she had brought enough outfits to fill a dept store! Communication is a great big fat perfect too.

Sophia really is an incredible & beautiful model to work with, and a genuinely lovely, warm person too, you will get amazing images guaranteed. If you haven't worked with Sophia yet you really, really, really should !!!!

Thanks Sophia for another great day!

SiNiMi Photography

Had a great 1st photoshoot with Sophia yesterday. Probably don't need to say much more than this: Sophia is an awesome model!

The location was busy at times which presented a few challenges, and a few spectators! Sophia was very, very patient whilst waiting for gaps in the "traffic" and was posed ready to shoot when those gaps appeared!

We shot a number of sets and Sophia's posing was incredible throughout the shoot, pulling out pose after pose effortlessly and gracefully, no direction needed. The variation she demonstrated was fabulous, and we achieved loads of great images.

I highly recommend working with Sophia, she will not disappoint. As demonstrated on this photoshoot, and throughout her portfolio, her versatility, beauty and creativity is amazing. Easy to get along with and have a laugh with, all in all made for a relaxed photoshoot.

I'm already thinking of ideas for the next photoshoot so I very much hope to work with Sophia on it when time allows.

Phil Wells

I had my first shoot with Sophia on Sunday and just can't speak highly enough of her. I'm a relative beginner when it comes to working with models and she was awesome. Friendly, helpful, fun and totally down to earth. Martin G and Paul (Zeiss57) gave me some excellent tuition on the day too and I've got some fabulous images from the day. I'll definitely be looking to get together with Sophia, Martin and Paul again.

arh

Just one of many other positive references for Sophia.

Her enthusiasm and positivity before hand was infectious and her professionalism and ability when here was second to none. She is truly delightful and so full of fun. ( and can even reverse a car)

For the first time I could have shot for so much longer and was staggered by how little post processing was required (other than cropping to a sensible size).

I really enjoyed working so much with her. Her work load is so huge that recommending her is not so important as trying to find a date for availability.

I really want to work with her again and, if at all possible, adopt her.

TrevorW

Yesterday I had the pleasure of spending the day with Sophia, what a great way to spend a Sunday. Shooting with Sophia is always a very enjoyable experience as she is such a joy to work with.

So we started off with an Urbex shoot in the morning, this is an area that Sophia excels in, just let her get on with it and keep the camera rolling or micro direct her you will come away with some great images whichever way you go. Because of this I would recommend Sophia to first time photographers and to more experienced photographers as well.

In the afternoon Sophia was brave enough to let me have a go at airbrushing body paint.... I am a qualified airbrush artist but this was a hole different thing :-) Fortunately Martin G was at hand to help and with his help we managed to get a result or at least learn something new :-)

Anyway through all this Sophia remained very patient and was amazingly positive and supportive even when I was beginning to panic that it was all going wrong :-)

So I think it is obvious by now that Yes I would recommend shooting with Sophia without any hesitation.

Martin Sotheran Photography

I had my first Photoshoot with Sophia yesterday and it went perfectly. Sophia is a pleasant, relaxed and hardworking professional model. I was attracted to her Casting Call because she is very photogenic and can pose in exciting ways because of her dance/ballet skills.

The pre comms were excellent - by the time she arrived we both new what we trying to achieve. She was very patient with me when I couldn't perfect the lighting for dark shadows.

Sophia was a delight to work with and I look forward to shooting her again when she is in my area.

Phil Thorne

Had my 3rd shoot with Sophia today...what can I say? She is a total dream to work with...and the majority of models should aspire to be this good! We did a sixties themed shoot and I sourced the most amazing make-up artist (not on PP) who transformed Sophia into a beautiful mix of Sophia Loren/Brigitte Bardot/Jean Shrimpton...with period clothes and a vintage mini, all in a fabulous location, it really was the best of days! And this was in no small part due to the tireless hard work of Sophia...anyone who hasn't worked with Sophia should definitely do so...you won't be disappointed. Very Highly recommended!

ByJR

Sophia West, she is everything! the body, the personality, the attitude, the beauty and the humour. Its the first time we have shot, it wont be the last. With the occasional stop for a fit of giggling ( I cant help what comes out of my mouth!) we got through so much work in our three hours. This young lady is a huge pleasure to shoot with. She certainly knows what this game is all about and for any one who has not shot with possibly the busiest model get your booking in and don't miss out. She has this ability to go from the butter wouldn't melt look to the "don't touch my cat or i will kill you look" with those lovely piercing eyes so easily. Such a fun and productive shoot and a must for any photographer wanting to shoot with a really great model.

A warm welcome back any time you like, hope its not too long!.

frankinsella

Had an AMAZING second shoot with Sophia yesterday at Hive Studios in Chandlers Ford! :-) as usual Sophia's pre-communications were perfect and she arrived bang on time with everything we needed for the shoot ideas we had discussed and loads more! :-) I had wanted to do a dance / movement mixed exposure themed shoot at The Hive for a while and Sophia, with her fantastic dance experience was perfect for this shoot :-) her patience while during some long light set setup and adjustment phases, her movement and creativity while shooting and enthusiasm for the shoot made the whole thing really fantastic fun and we got some incredible shots! :-) as well as dance and movement we also shot a wide range of other styles with different lighting, and Sophia's wonderful versatility shone through as well - she is able to adapt to any style you are trying to shoot and deliver really amazing poses! :-) working with Sophia is brilliant, because she really inspires confidence that whatever you are trying to achieve, she will make it happen which really helps when you are trying new and experimental stuff :-) all in all another superlative shoot with Sophia! Totally recommended! :-) Already looking forward to the next time she comes to the area again to hopefully shoot with her again! :-)

Philip Ryalls

I had a great time today shooting with Sophia. She drove all the way from Clacton-on-sea to Windsor and even arrived early. And that's a long way! She had her make-up done as well. Incredible and a new high for punctuality. Sophia was patient whilst I perfected the lighting and once we were up and running she was immediately on the pace with her posing. Sophia brought a selection of stylish lingerie which really suited her perfect figure. Her make-up skills were evident as we reviewed the photos with lovely contour lines. A wonderful shoot with a very talented model and she didn't even laugh too much when I went head over heels on todays Laurel and Hardy moment!

Babs kehinde Photography

I had the pleasure of working with Sophia on a shoot this weekend and I can only echo all the positive comments from her previous references. She was an absolute star throughout! Pre shoot comms were amazing and during the shoot she was a joy to work with. Taking direction with ease and posing beautifully throughout (even in the sweltering studio...).

I would highly recommend booking Sophia if you're looking to work with an amazing model who will definitely help you realise your ideas.

John1

Had a Perfect shoot with Sophia today communication was very good, Sophia showed up in good time before the shoot, perfect makeup, with loads of outfits,lovely poses and a pleasure to have in front of camera Highly Recommended

Scott Wright Imagery

Met Sophia at a portrait event wig a few other photographers. Had a great relaxed shoot. Sophia is Exceptionally professional, came with an array of outfits. No need for direction as she posed naturally all of the time and when asked to posed this was executed professionally. Was great to meet you Sophia.

Thanks again Scott

C-Imagery

I have been waiting for opportunity to work with the amazing Sophia, and wow what a girl!!

Full of energy & enthusiasm & just incredibly fun to work with.

She was flawless with her posing, and like many great models I have had the pleasure to work with was getting into the pose I had just literally thought of!

I truly enjoyed the brief time I worked with this stunning lady & hope to do so again in the very near future, thanks for a great shoot, Sophia

Sean

F_eight

Just had a shoot with Sophia and she was absolutely great!

Before the shoot she was regularly in touch, making sure she knew what sort of images I was looking for and what to bring. She arrived on time and was so professional throughout the shoot. I must admit I was a little apprehensive because of all her many great references and portfolio pictures, thinking that she might have been above my level. However, there was no problem at all and she put me at ease with her very relaxed and friendly approach.

With reference to posing, it was obvious from her 'dance' skills that she knew how to present her figure in the best possible way.

Time disappeared in a flash and we had not stopped for a minute (well except for the biscuit and coffee break).

For any skill level of photographer, I cannot recommend Sophia too highly. I am sure it would be impossible to have a bad shoot with this model.

At the end of the shoot we both said how much we had enjoyed it and how we must do it again.

Once again Sophia, many thanks for a great shoot and a definite 10 out of 10.