References for Sophia West

Redshoes49

I had a shoot yesterday with the absolutely awesome Sophia, it was our first shoot and know it was the first of many.

The shoot was shared with my friend and fellow photographer Zeiss57, and was shot at Martin G's studio, who was also involved.

Pre coms were excellent And when we met , Sophia was very friendly and chatty, we all got on very well.

Sophia was very professional and absolutely delivered everything that was asked 100%.

I will definitely work with Sophia again, and in fact a follow up shoot was spoken about between us

If you are looking for a first class model I would definitely recommend Sophia 200%.

Many thanks Sophia xx

Zeiss57

today we had our planned photo shoot with Sophia at Martin`s studio with a good friend Janice. We had several ideas to work on and even though Sophia was extremely busy she still was happy to speak on a conference call to go over the details.

Communications pre-shoot were absolutely spot on.

As the shoot involved some degree of set design and lighting we had arranged with Martin to get there early , I was very impressed as Sophia also arrived a good hour before the shoot, a true professional.

Working with Sophia was just brilliant and I can see why she is in such demand. Totally professional extremely talented and such a friendly lady with a great sense of humor, worked very hard to make sure we achieved loads of great images.

I also felt as if we had worked together on several occasions as Sophia put me at ease right from the start even though this was actually the first shoot.

As always the time just flew by and we have many more ideas to shoot.

We have already discussed our next shoot and I`m really looking forward to the day.

Totally recommended 100%

Thanks Sophia x

Richie at Breed

Wow! I have just spent two days working with this incredible lady (alongside Martin G) and it has been brilliant. She is an absolute professional (probably the most professional model I have worked with so far - no disrespect to the others I have worked with). Enthusiastic, punctual, open to ideas as well as able to self-direct herself. I booked her to help with a dance-orientated video and photo shoot and the amount of poses she can pull off is endless. A true photographers dream. A joy to work with, always laughing and smiling. Thank you Sophia. Looking forward to shooting with her again already.

Hugh Spence

Sophia's pre-shoot communications were very good and she showed up early enough to have a coffee and settle down before the shoot starting. She brought plenty of changes of clothes and was quick to grasp ideas and follow directions when asked. My club members at the shoot all told me what a great model she was.

Thanks again, Sophia.

Philip 57 said...

I have just returned from a very enjoyable and rewarding 1st shoot with the very lovely Sophia.

I had very high expectations from to days shoot, but thanks to Sophia and a stunning location of a ruined church and surrounding grounds my expectations were far exceeded.

Sophia is a very beautiful lady, gorgeous figure and a personality to match, and nothing was to much trouble for her, climbing up walls and into window frames, squeezing into recesses in the walls, she did it all. I came away with a great set of both naturist and art nude images, that will be hard to better.

I hope this will be the first of many shoots with her, and i can highly recommend her to all location photographers.

Thanks again Sophia for a great day.

Bodypaintart

Still none better as per previous references. I am honoured that this lady remains my muse for all my own work. Having completed quite a few shoots since my last reference, I think it only right I leave this one just to mention that this Lady is quite honestly phenomenal in all she does.

Sophia is the consummate professional in her work, is down to earth, far too modest about her amazing abilities IMHO, and has talent that is extremely rare. Add to that the productiveness when you work with her and yet such fun at the same time, and you get the complete package of what you want from any model. She works with other photographers at mine all the time, and gives the same level of professionalism and personality to all levels of photographers which is wonderful to see. From complete newbies to model photography to seasoned professionals, she is just the same and as happy in her work for every job.

Still my muse, still the finest around and long may it continue.

**** HIGHLY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED***** I wish I had met her a long time ago that is for sure. It would have saved me a lot of wasted shoots with others that cannot hold a candle to this Lady!

MonoFoto

Well the stars aligned in my favour and I got to work a whole day with the fabulous 'La Sophia' - oh my, what a sweet young lady and fabulous model. Well-prepared, exquisitely composed and 'perfectly formed'. Sophia is a natural 'performer' with her dance background and effortlessly poses for hours on end with a confident and good-humoured demeanour. Very professional attitude and 'work ethic' - we worked through five different sets at three locations - a most enjoyable day's shooting!!

Comms superb before, during and after. Definitely 'one to watch out for' and very highly recommended

Glamtog45

I booked Sophia for a full day shoot on Easter Monday. Not only did she beat me to the studio, she apparently needed to wake up the studio owner as well ! So no complaints from me about her time keeping, from him mayby, but certainly not from me.

I have worked with Sophia before but it has usually been for dance videos, and as a professional dancer she smashed them, looking beautiful and elegant. This was my first stills shoot with her, and again she delivered exactly what was required and more, looking sexy and dangerous in one set up and child like and playful in another. This girl has talent written all over her, ( but you need to look closely as it is in very small print ! )

Having watched this phenomenon working, alone and with other models, it is hard to think of a type of shoot that she would not excel at.

Recommended You Bet !

TrevorW

A while ago I put up a casting for a shoot and understandable I was very pleased when Sophia applied, yes what a result :-)

Anyway nearer the time I started to have location problems and I thought the shoot may end up not going ahead :-( That's when Sophia really stepped up to the mark, not only did she sort everything out she did it with enthusiasm and in good humour.

So shoot came along yesterday and everything went off as Sophia had arranged it to, 6 hours went past in no time at all, she had (with help from Martin G) found a great location and had packed in her oversized bag just about everything. As a dancer her posing was as beautiful as expected. As already mentioned the comms were good, positive and friendly and when the shoot time arrived ( way to early on a Sunday morning) she was full of smiles and enthusiasm.

If you have got this far in reading this ref you will already know just how much I would recommend shooting with Sophia.

I truly hope that I get to shoot with her again sooner than later.

Regine

I had my first duo shoot with Sofia yesterday, and she is amazing! Friendly and approachable, there was never an awkward moment with her. She was professional throughout, and with her experience in both dance and modelling I feel that we produced a lot of very strong images.

I would highly recommend her to anyone. I had a brilliant time with her, and hope to work with her again.

Alishaa a

I was lucky enough to work with beautiful Sophia West. She is absolutely a stunning model. Very down to earth person, easy to get along with. Very professional and very dedicated to her work. She is brilliant in posing any kind of shot. I would highly recommend her to anyone and everyone. She was an absolute pleasure to working with and I would love to work with her again.

And we created some fantastic images and cant wait to put them on my port.

KP photography

I recently spent 3 days at Martin G's place in Essex I spent the 1st day elusively with Sophia and a few hours on the other two days as well. All I can say she is a total star great to work with posses effortlessly with little or no direction I can honestly say I could never tier of working with Sophia. She also has a great sence of humor so during our shoots we had lots and lots of laughs We got some fantastic immages that I am extremely proud of. I know Sophia is coming down my way again very soon so I will defiantly be booking her again for yet another shoot

David Lake

I had the sheer pleasure of meeting Sophia today for the first time and believe me there was no disappointment . she arrived on time and was ready to go shortly after, as the shoot progressed she put her all into ensuring the images produced were what I required and nothing was too much trouble for her .

Sadly the time simply flew by and all to soon the shoot ended , but the light at the end of the tunnel is that we will be shooting again very soon.

Sophia many thanks for your input into todays shoot and your endurance throughout the preparation's, you really are a brave young lady!! .

I would hold no reservations in recommending Sophia to any other photographer and look forward to our next shoot diary commitments allowing a mutually convenient date and time.

Teresa

Wow what a great model Sophia is. It was our first shoot with her today and what a great day it was. She was so natural in front of the camera (video & still). She really did'nt need any direction as to what we wanted. She just seem to know and everything she did was fab.

She such a bubble girl and fun to work with. Her commiuncation from the first pm to the day of the shoot was 100%.

Guys don't miss out on this beauty. She will not disappoint you if you book her.

Can't wait to book her again in a few months time.

Bodypaintart

As stated a few times before.

This young woman is THE most professional model I have ever worked with. Full stop.

Pre and post shoots comms are as good as they get. Work ethic is phenomenal. Personality is delightful. Figure and posing ability to give exactly what you need for your image, Stunning.

Sophia's work background and sensational dance ability/background (you REALLY need to see what she has achieved and done in her career as a professional dancer to appreciate this woman's talents) are a HUGE asset to her career as a professional model.

Sophia works from my humble home and studio quite regularly now with other photographers and she is always respectful and careful with all my equipment and props etc.

All in all, IMHO you will not find anyone better to work with.

Recommended to the extreme.

Mmmfire Photography

Had my first shoot with Sophia yesterday and my first attempt at body painting.

Sophia has one of those personalities that instantly puts you at ease. She's fun, hard-working, can stand in the same pose for well over an hour (she was VERY patient with me!) and even had the good grace to laugh at my 'jokes'. Sophia is a perfect professional. Oh, and she has the best joker-smile I've seen this side of Gotham. :D

I would recommend Sophia wholeheartedly and unreservedly.

If you're thinking of doing her body painting casting, I would urge you to get in touch and get on and do it. Fabulous time, fantastic results!

Neonie La

I have applied on Sophia`s casting call which I am very happy about!:) We have arranged a 5 days shooting as a duo at Martin G`s and lovely home studio and nic marchant Blackbarn Studio. She is very professional model with a lot of enthusiasm and lots of ideas of her own. Not only a model but an outstanding dancer too! Very easy going and a lovely person to work with!:)

Hope we will carry on working together in the future!

Highly recommended!!!

Nelly Mas-Nova

Peter Birch

Sophia answered a casting call for a flexible model and far exceeded my expectations. Not only did she provide her own impressive skills, but a second model, Nelly, to add to the shoot, and a well appointed home studio, all for some of the best value I've ever received in over ten years of model photography. Her communication was excellent and during the shoot she was friendly and fun but also professional in her attitude, but for me her two outstanding virtues were her flexibility and skill at holding difficult poses and the wonderful enthusiasm she brought to the shoot. From start to finish she was determined to give of her very best, not only following direction well but anticipating how to get the most out of every pose. I couldn't have asked for more and she comes highly recommended.

VisionsA

First shoot with Sophia & we are already discussing the next one! :-)

If you see her on tour, don't miss out!

Sophia's comms were excellent & she is a joy to work with - very friendly, chatty & calm.

We shot several sets & the pix are awesome.

Thank you, Sophia, you are a Star!! :-)

See you soon for the second shoot!

HIGHLY HIGHLY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!

UKTickling

I had a fetish shoot with Sophia for my website last week. She's very pleasant to work with, positive, friendly and polite with excellent pre-shoot communication, which made it a great shoot and easy to organise! Sophia's a beautiful model and I was very pleased with the content we shot - I'd highly recommend her!