References for Sophie Wighton

sleepyrobot Photography

Lovely shoot with Sophie, we shoot at our home studio on a set we had discussed over chat. Sophie was always easy to communicate with and support with details we needed for making outfit accessories etc. unfortunately we had to cancel the shoot last minute when one of us was poorly, but sophie was really understanding and rebooked with us soon after we were better, The shoot was great, sophie did incredible makeup and came prepared, is easy to engage with and needed little to no direction, and the results i hope speak for themselves.

Hopefully well get to shoot again some time.

RexV

Sophie arrived well-prepared and ready to go after a quick make-up check. She was 100% positive throughout and her commitment was commendable and a joy. Sophie obviously enjoys modelling and that pleasure certainly translated into some great final images.

The camera loves her and her appealing face.

A thoroughly enjoyable shoot, in good company, with excellent results. What more could any photographer want?

mikedphotography

Had my first shoot with Sophie, so pleased I found her while searching the area for models, her comms from the off were excellent as we both gathered ideas for the shoot.

Sophie arrived at the location looking great, the place I found was a dark and gloomy building, and that perfectly suited Sophie’s look and posing, her partner who also came to assist is a great fella, we all had a fun afternoon capturing many images.

I’d highly recommended Sophie, a fun, chatty girl and easy to get on with.

Stokeparker

My second shoot with Sophie, and very different to the first one. Still had a gothy vibe, but nothing like the last one. Sophie arrived promptly, and both pre- and post-shoot coms were excellent. Really good fun to work with, and a fantastic set of images at the end of it - can't ask for more than that. Will work with her again, and recommend her to others.

Stokeparker

Recently came across Sophie when looking for new models to work with, as she has just moved to the area. ON the basis of the images on her port, I immediately booked her for a gothic fashion shoot, and it turned out to be an excellent decision. She arrived fully made up and ready to shoot, and had taken five hours attaching dreadlock hair extension. Absolutely blown away by how good she looked, and I am always impressed when models have clearly made a lot of effort to look right for the shoot.

She was clearly very experienced, and knew what she was doing. She was also very pleasant to work with, and utterly professional throughout. No problems taking direction, but to be honest very little was needed.

I am 100% certain I will work with her again, probably sooner rather than later, and would highly recommend her.

John at Dazzle (John Coles)

I had been looking for the perfect model for a very specific book cover concept. The wonderful and talented Sophie turned out to be that PERFECT model.

Our pre-shoot chat, socially distanced in a churchyard:) gave us both the confidence to know exactly how we were going to shoot this, and the ever-friendly folk at Curiosity Studios, in Treorchy, provided the Covid-safe space and Bowens lights.

I absolutely loved shooting this concept with Sophie... she understood so completely what we were seeking to achieve, and responded in an incredibly sensitive way to any suggestions I made, whilst also 'free-flowing' within a range of tightly constrained parameters from me ('head this way, looking that way, hands here or here, OK, flow from there') which isn't as easy as it sounds.

She is a hugely experienced and professional model, and what I loved was that she didn't just regard this as 'yet another shoot', but made it PERSONAL, taking the time and patience and understanding to make this concept work. In a world where I normally shoot fast, and have very fixed ideas, It was wonderful to take the time and patience to work together - in a very laid back way - to create just that one, perfect, image. Within half an hour of getting home, I'd picked THE image, and made a rough-cut mock-up, and WOW, it is perfect... so Thank You Sophie, a wonderful experience... and we shall definitely work on the next concept we discussed:)

Oh, and of course, it goes without saying (but I'll say it anyway) that Sophie is Highly Recommended:)

AndyPM

Sophie and I have been trying to arrange a shoot for a particular theme, but the weather has been against us. On the latest date, we again couldn't use the intended location but instead had an impromptu shoot at another location.

As always, Sophie was very easy to work with; arriving on time with great make-up and outfit, with ideas for positioning and poses, as well as being happy to try out ideas.

AndyPM

I had my first 1-1 shoot with Sophie, which went really well.

She's professional, arrived ready to shoot, with great make-up and outfit perfectly suited to the location. She's fun to work with, takes direction or poses herself as required. Sophie is very knowledgeable, and can make helpful suggestions on lighting, etc., if needed.

We got some great images, and I'm looking forward to shooting with her again.

Steve H

Had an amazing first shoot with Sophie today at Fine and Dandee, she turned up on time with makeup done. This was my first time alone in a studio and Sophie was a pleasure to work with, she was chatty, could pose without direction which for me being fairly new to photography was great. Sophie was also very knowledgeable about the lighting which was an added bonus as she gave me plenty of welcomed advice. Would definitely recommend Sophie to anyone and as she is also an MUA her makeup was first rate. Thanks Sophie for a great day.

AmazonPhotos

Shot with Sophie this evening as part of a camera club/studio session with a selection of other photographers.

Sophie is professional and knows how to pose and move with ease. She came with makeup done and a couple of outfits.

Looking forward to working with her one on one! :)

Thanks for your time tonight! X

Steve_M

Sophie was my model of choice for a camera club studio shoot. It was a portraiture evening. I have known Sophie for a few years now. I knew she would give us some striking images. She produced loads of them! The combination of pink dreads with impeccable makeup and purple contacts just had to be seen!

All these attending came away with memorable images! We had some 14 photographers! Sophie coped beautifully! Flowing seamlessly between posses, not phased at all.

This lady is a gem... No problem at all with recommending her.

Hollymoon Photography

Had a lovely shoot with Sophie last week. Great young lady and a pleasure to work with, taking direction easily if needed but came up with some ideas too. Her make up and styling were exquisite. I would highly recommend Sophie and have no hesitation in working with her again in the future

Mug-Shots Photography

Shot with Sophie yesterday. Sophie has an incredible look, some great outfits and her make up is phenomenal. She is very patient and she knows what lighting will bring out the best images. She needs little if any direction. I had a great shoot and we made some super images. I would highly recommend working with Sophie

frankinsella

Had a fantastic 3rd shoot with Sophie on Monday at Fine and Dandee! :-) As ever Sophie arrived with fantastic makeup already done and for this shoot some really striking red contacts - we worked through a really diverse set of styles, from dark vampire boudoir, through experimental Jedi Shibari with el wire, experimental gel shots to homage to the Sisters of Mercy and Sophie brought every one to life! :-) I love working with Sophie, she gives me confidence to try new things and I know that whatever we are shooting Sophie will give 100% and make it work - totally recommend Sophie and can't wait to work with her again! :-)

Susan Phelps Photography

I have had the pleasure of working with Sophie three times now, each shoot has been phenomenal with Sophie's incredible professionalism and stunning make-up we have created a huge variety of looks, with more planned for the future. A wonderful model and make-up artist, and an absolute pleasure to work with.

Creative Nonsense

I had my second shoot with the ever so lovely, Sophie yesterday and a great shoot it was too.

I love working with Sophie as she has such an admirable work ethic, attention to detail and great desire to create very special images. She works hard on her image and all the small details that go to make it what it is.

She is great company, interesting and very friendly -always a joy to spend time with in fact.

I would highly recommend her to you all

AlternativeCapture

Always a pleasure working with Sophie, a fantastic model and awesome MUA.

Even though we have worked together many times there is always something new that we get from each shoot, This one was no exception, shooting whilst listening to Porcupine Tree, Sophie exuding a dream like emotion, this was a magical shoot. Love the images we got :-)

Highly recommend? ....hell yes!!

Many thanks Sophie for another awesome shoot :-)

Susan Phelps Photography

I had the absolute pleasure of working with Sophie for the first time today, what an incredible lady, stunning make up and a good range of outfits that worked perfectly creating several different looks to our shoot! Sophie has wonderful personality with incredible enthusiasm and superb communication. I feel as though I have known her for ages and we have already planned our next shoot! 100% recommend as both a model and a talented make up artist :) x

AlternativeCapture

Having just finished our studio shoot, it was a days rest before we met up again, this time for an Urban CyberGoth shoot along with the very awesome KaosAdy.

Once again, Sophie's styling and make up was top drawer, just loved the head turning Sophie and Ady were getting from passersby :-).

The shoot was a dream, great posing and interaction, lots of cool images.

Highly highly recommended

Many thanks Sophie for another excellent shoot.

Mike :-)

AlternativeCapture

Lost count of how many times I have worked with Sophie however the experience never dulls. This shoot came about following a posting Sophie made asking if anyone was interested in trying to recreating Souixsie Souix's Montaray album cover. Work with Sophie and pay homage to the Queen of Goth, I couldn't resist :-)

The shoot was a dream, Sophie's recreation of Souixsie's make was spot on and thanks to Sophie's awesome posing, we did a pretty decent job in getting the image.

Looking forward to the next shoot, highly recommended

Many thanks for another fantastic shoot.

Mike :-)