References for Steve Layton

Missy D

I had a a fantastic shoot with Steve at my home just after christmas. Whilst organising his communications were great and I was sent reference images so I knew from the onset the style and levels we would be shooting. Despite never having seen my house before he very quickly worked out which areas we were best shooting in for his natural light style. After our coffee and cake we got on with shooting...I cant fault Steve at all. He was kind and courteous and I felt totally relaxed with him. His current styles involve using old 35mm film and Polaroid instant too and he was always busy switching cameras whenever the opportunity arose. The results are great, images are edgy and natural at the same time and I'm very happy. I have no issues in recommending Steve to anyone considering working with him.

Chelz is that incredibly crazy chick☯️☯️☯️☯️

I had the absolute pleasure of meeting up with Steve again today whilst I was down the south coast.

We had such a brilliant time when I first shot with Steve back in the summer . We kinda started the shoot where we'd left off . I love working with Steve as he's such a gentleman. :-)

As for his bag of equipment WOW the amount of different cameras he has is fantastic. As they all do different types of images . Which is a big plus for me . I love different and I love WOW. Hence wanting to be in front of all the cameras today lol :-)

We shot mainly soft erotica using natural light which is also my favourite. I had Steve climbing in and out of rather small places as well as having him work the fooor while I did my thing so to speak. We talked and laughed about lots of crazy things. Being slightly crazy in a fun way it suited our topics of conversations:-)

The last set poor Steve was sent out in the cold while I stood by the window not knowing if he'd taken a shot with each pose I did . We gave up in the end as I think Steve had icicles round his ears 😂

I had a look at what images were taken through the back of an array of cameras. Wow that's without them being edited . We did quite a bit of DOF as I love the way images are taken like that .

Steve is professional and extremely passionate about his photography. He knows what he wants out of a shoot . So I worked hard so that Steve was able to leave knowing he got what he wanted to achieve.

Hope to see you next year when I'm down that way a few times lol

As for recommending Steve. HELL YES 💯 % always

Thanks again

Chels:-)

RoughenedRoseBud

I had a fantastic last minute shoot with Steve on Tuesday......he was friendly, chatty and really easy to get along with. We shot some portraiture and art nude styles around my flat, using digital and film cameras.

Steve was refreshing to work with as he has a keen eye for finding slightly different and interesting angles to shoot from. The 3 hours flew by and we got loads done!

Steve was kind enough to bring some cake along (you cannot go wrong with cake).

Truly professional and pleasure to work with, thank you for a great shoot.

100% recommended.

Silk

I had the pleasure of meeting and working with Steve this week at my studio day @inperpertuum stuido in Yeovil. Steve is a great guy, very chatty and made me feel completely at ease. We had lots of fun, playing around with different ideas and lighting using natural window light and some studio. We also braved the outside a little even though the weather was not on our side that day.

Steve is a great photographer with a good eye and an interesting approach to trying different styles and cameras. I especially loved it when he got the Polaroid camera out. It all went too fast and I hope that I get the chance to work with him again, thank you for such a great shoot!

Highly recommended by me all all models and creatives, you wont be disappointed.

Many Thanks

Silk

Raine-cera

I met Steve today when he dropped by my place and had an incredibly relaxed, fun, and enjoyable shoot.

Steve is loads of fun, personable, interesting and supremely easy to work with. We shot a variety of styles and Steve put me at ease immediately - even though a lot of what we did was portraiture which is not something I'm always comfortable with. There's not many who could get me to feel comfy with minimal makeup on and doing portrait shots (I am mostly an art-nude / dance type) - Steve did it! :D

What I saw of the back of the camera was really really great, not to mention some amazing polaroids which I'm extremely happy with!

Steve is talented, with a great eye for composition and light and an easygoing manner that makes the time just fly. My only complaint is my cat Sofia loved him so much he threatened to take her home with him... and I think she would have happily gone! In fact, she decided SHE wanted to model and the shots of her were amazing!

Thoroughly enjoyable shoot and I would without a doubt work with Steve again.

Also, he bought carrot cake - YUM!

Miss Versatile

Finally got to shoot with Steve,you know they say when you click it just becomes natural?well that's how today's shoot was,we knew what each other wanted and worked with it with ease,an absolute delight to work with and certainly has the eye for a bloody brilliant shot,direction was clear and he knew which way best flattered my shape :p :), loved the shoot and I thank you Steve for the nudge reminder about us planning a this :) the images from what we have seen are so good, I'm very happy with the outcome and I am even happier that Steve is more than pleased with what we have :) recommend without a doubt :)

Till the next time sir :)

Kelly x

RubyRosetta

3rd shoot with Steve, which was on my birthday, and certainly a very pleasant way to spend 3 hours! As usual I was kept well refreshed and Steve very kindly bought me my favourite cake (Victoria sponge!). Also as usual, Steve worked with a range of cameras, and took some stunning polaroids. I hope we can have many more shoots in the future and as before I can recommend Steve very highly!

Lauraj18

I had a studio shoot with Steve at the art asylum studio and it highly exceeded my expectations.

Steve was great at present communications, with his professionalism extending into the shoot itself, as he was great at directing me, resulting in some great shots which i cant wait to see!

Steve also has a flair of sarcastic humour which meant their was never a dull moment or any awkward silences.

Would thoroughly recommend Steve as he is great at being creative and thinking outside the box!

Lady Molly

Steve came to home after I posted a casting call , we had lots of pre shoot communication and everything was sorted before Stevens arrival. He arrived bang on time and we had a good chat and a cuppa to get to know each other and decide what we where shooting where. The time went very quickly and I found Steve very call....very knowledgable and bought three different cameras with him to get different effects....I would recommend Steve whole heartedly and hope to work with him again....I'm also looking forward to seeing the images.

Chelz is that incredibly crazy chick☯️☯️☯️☯️

I had the absolute pleasure of working with Steve today . We hit if off straight away once we came face to face :-)

Pre shoot comms were spot on . Steve came to a photographers house were I was staying to work with me .

Well firstly he wowed me with his cameras which I'd not seen for many many years. A 35 mm and a Polaroid camera. It was great seeing the finished edits that I've received so far :-)

We used only natural light again which was superb . We did a number of sets which I thoroughly enjoyed. Steve had lots of ideas and concepts for us to shoot . So our combined ideas worked superb :-)

We soon got our working mojo together and time just flew by . We were having so much fun shooting different ideas . One I really liked of Steves . He went outside and I stood nude against some French doors . He kept throwing buckets of water at the doors so he could capture the water droplets running down in front of me . I can't wait to see those images. Steve Gas a very creative eye. Which I loved .

I made sure he had plenty of tea and coffee to keep him going throughout the shoot :-)

Steve is a real down to earth man. An absolute pleasure to work with . He's totally professional and great laugh :-)

I recommend Steve 💯 % to everyone.

Thanks again Steve.

Hope to work with again soon

Chels :-)

Leaf

Oooh I had a brilliant shoot with Steve! :)

This was the first time I had met him - and he arrived with our mutual good friend, RobertoSegate, for a day trip up to Aberystwyth, on what was quite possibly the wettest, windiest, most ridiculously miserable and horrible day that the Welsh weather could ever throw at us! But with the two of them together, and their sarcastic, cutting remarks and humour, I had a fantastic day - full of laughter! It was fab!

We tried to find the right location, but we had various factors against us - so we ended up trying to take photographs up by a reservoir, in the middle of nowhere, in the cold wind and rain. It made for some interesting windswept pictures! :) It was pretty challenging for us, however, and in the end we went to console ourselves with cake, at a cafe in town, before going back to mine and creating some nice portrait / boudoir pictures instead.

Steve is very easy to work with - great fun too! Totally professional, he treated me with great respect and dignity, and made sure I was safe and ok. He is easy and interesting to talk to, and I felt relaxed in his company, and able to be myself! He's such a lovely gentleman - another super person met through PurplePort - witty, friendly, approachable, and talented. His approach to the shoot was perfect - totally easy-going, and able to go with the flow - which is important for location shoots, as they don't always work out how you think they will - this shoot being the perfect example of that!!

I absolutely adore the images I've seen so far! Some of the boudoir portraits are incredible - I've never seen anyone do so well at capturing portraits of my face - especially on our first shoot! Even my teeth looked good - something I don't normally like about myself - I was really impressed with these photos! Steve's photography is very creative, and I really admire his style!

I'm definitely looking forward to working with Steve again in the near future.... He's recommended 100% by me - if you get the chance, you should jump at it - I am very glad I did!

Thank you for a wonderful and fun shoot, Steve, and hope you have recovered now! :)

RubyRosetta

Had a amazing second shoot with Steve at the Art Asylum studios, which was a fab location to work in with numerous nique shooting opportunities. We managed to shoot a range of awesome stuff in 3 hours, working a nice relaxed pace, with Steve kindly supplying me with an assortment of minature danish pastries.

I can only echo what I said before. Steve is brillint to work with, is a good laugh, and treats people with the utmost respect and professional courtesy. He is a talented photographer and experimented with a few different cameras during the shoot. I would recommend him to any model and hope we can continue to work together in the future.

Arkadian

I had my second ever art nude shot with Steve, although I was very nervous as soon as I met him all my nerves disappeared and I felt completely comfortable in his presence. He is very professional and it was an fun and relaxed shoot with amazing results. I would definitely recommend working with Steve and I'm looking forward to working with him again.

Missy D

I got to work with Steve this time around at Art asylum group shoots, he attended one I had previously organised but hadnt modelled in so I was very glad when he said he could make this one again. All the models on the group shoots have never had a bad thing to say about Steve, always the gentleman, punctual, happy to give direction or leave you to it and generally a really lovely guy. You won't be disappointed working with Steve and I for one am very happy to recommend.

The Foam Wizard said...

A truly genuine nice guy, mad as a box of frogs at times, I have had the pleasure of working with Steve a number of times over the years and can honestly say he never disappoints . Would highly recommend Steve to anyone be they just starting out or been round the block a few times a rare and real diamond :)

Dee (Dynamo)

It was such a pleasure to shoot with Steve again after so long, fun and crazy as ever and we had a great shoot in a great location. Thanks Steve for a fun time and cant wait to see the results! I would highly recommend Steve and I look forward to the opportunity to work with him again in the future.

Miss Luna L'amour

I was lucky to have the pleasure of working with the wonderful Steve at Art Asylum.

This was the first time shooting with Steve and I found he was full of great ideas, along with his good sense of humour it meant the momentum and creativity flowed through our shoot to which we created some stunning images! He is truly a joy to work with.

Before meeting the communication was fantastic and he was open to my crazy ideas. Upon meeting I found him professional, patient and great with direction which put me at ease and the time flew by!

I cannot recommend him enough and I certainly cannot wait to work with him again :)

Til next time Steve... :)

Cadence Swift

This was my first time working with Steve and it was at the Art Asylum group shoot. Steve was an absolute pleasure to work with and has a great sense of humour. He had some great ideas and really made use of the space we were assigned. I highly recommend working with Steve and I hope to work with him again in the future!

RubyRosetta

I had an amazing shoot with Steve during my recent trip down to Dorset.

I was offered a delightful selection of Danish pastries, so if I have a pot belly in any of the images it isn't my fault hehe.

Steve is a lovely person and an extremely talented and creative photographer who thinks carefully about each image. I only hope he feels I have done his portfolio justice. Oh, and the highlight was definitely the Polaroids...It is great, if not slightly daunting, when you are entrusted with this modelling task.

I hope to work with Steve again in the future and I am certain that anyone who does work with him will have a great experience.

Natural Happy Woman

Working with Steve is amazing as he is down with thinking outside the usually internet modelling box, so I can utilise the full range of expression, emotion, and creativity, and really enjoy working with him to capture something different and exciting, which is really satisfying artistically.

He's also a totally lovely person :>) Highly recommended.