References for Steve Haywood

AchilliaModel

Steve is a fabulous photographer and wonderful to shoot with.

I did a shoot with him and his lovely wife Wendy who styles (Wendy's wardrobe) in their home studio recently. They were both so warm and welcoming from the off and I thoroughly enjoyed the shoot.

Steve's setup means that you can see what you are capturing straight away which is an added bonus, he offered regular breaks to come and see what we were capturing which is always appreciated :-)

Steve's direction is clear and he is very respectful and kind when shooting. Both him and Wendy make a wonderful team with their attention to detail...I would completely recommend them both to shoot with and look forwards to working with them again!

Rich Ludovico

Did my first shoot with Steve. He was great to work with and put me at ease through the shoot with his friendly attitude and great direction.

The studio was a great location too and easy to get to. Would highly recommend.

Sarah27

I had a great time on my shoot with Steve! It was my first ever shoot booked through Purple Port and the experience couldn’t have been better. Steve was friendly, helpful and really put me at ease. During the shoot we tried out a number of different lighting styles and Steve was very patient and kind enough to talk me through everything that he was doing, making sure I was happy and comfortable from start to finish. The un-retouched images look beautiful and I’m so pleased with them, I can’t wait to see the finished results and would love to work with Steve again in the future! All in all it was an amazing experience for my first shoot, I couldn’t have chosen anyone better.

Makatza

Collaborating with Steve has been a really positive experience from start to finish. He's very accommodating and communication has been excellent. I'm very pleased with the final results - a great team and a fun project. Glad to be part of it. Needless to say that I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Steve!-)

Lilly Von Pink

Love working with Steve and even more when I get to see wendy love the pair of them

Steve is great to shoot with and is as mad a box of frogs so we work well together.

shoots are fun relaxed and his wife wendy finds the coolest stuff from props to costumes she has an amazing eye for detail

highly recommend Steve

see you soon

Ell Mae

Had a great shoot with Steve & Trev at AWOL.

pre-comms were spot on. Knew exactly where I was coming to and what to bring!

Had a right laugh and joke, and created some amazing images!

Steve knows what he wants from a shot, and makes sure he gets it. He was highly professional and friendly. I felt very at ease and look forward to booking the next ( if you’ll have me 🤪 )

Highly recommend

Airsle

Had a great shoot with Steve and his lovely assistant Wendy - he had set up the studio ready and showed me the outfits we were using (which were simply gorgeous!) - I loved this shoot, time flew by and he was great with directing where needed. Steve has been keeping me updated with editing which I really appreciate and I think there are some amazing pictures in the set! Highly recommend :) Steve was very professional and friendly (and kept me filled with cups of tea!)

Artemis Fauna

I shot with Steve on a shared three hour shoot with Dimitri just this week on my tour!

Steve was super to work with. He had lots of ideas and was very encouraging during the shoot. We shot a mixture of things and then between us all tucked into some tasty Pizza at the end of the shoot!!

I hope to work with Steve again one day, thank you for booking :) :)

Mia Nemesis

steve and his wife wendy were amazing to work with. they provided amazing direction along with some beautiful props. steve is also a wonderful modelling mentor. i can't recommend him enough and i hope we get to work together again.

Elle Beth

It was lovely to work with Steve again during my tour, he organised a small group shooting with 3 other photographers.

Steve's pre comms where excellent, making sure the group was organised and I had a good plan of the evening. Steve is always easy to work with, chatty and professional with lots of great ideas, we captured dance, portraiture and some pin up styles using different lighting set ups which lead to all the photographers capturing some brilliant shots.

I hope to work with Steve again, Highly Recommended!

Cheeryfina

Answered a casting call from a Steve to do a fine art and fashion shoot. Had a truly wonderful time and his lovely wife made amazing props and headdresses for the set. Absolutely love all of the photos and would love to work with Steve again! He's an artistic genius.

LillyT

Had a shoot with Steve at his studio in Manchester. Communication was excellent from start to finish, Steve had some great ideas & really pushed himself to create the images exactly how he had in mind. He's a lovely guy that helps to explain the photography process to use it to your advantage as a model. I'm really happy with the outcome of his artistic experiments & would 100% recommend Steve & his well-equipt studio to any model:)

Andrea1985

Steve is a very professional photographer and talented man. Before during and after the shoot all communication was excellent. Steve was a pleasure to work with and seemed to really know how to advise the model on how to get the most from the shoot. He provided guidance and advice on make up application while also allowing me the space to work. I hope we get to work together again. I would 100% recommend.

Kira Dawn

2nd shoot with Steve and I thoroughly enjoyed it. This time we went for a Klimt inspired concept, starting with a basic look and working up to gold body paint and gold foil. I adore the images from the different looks we did and it was so difficult to narrow down favourites. I love working with Steve and hope to again sometime. Highly recommended, Kira x

Everly Rose

I had the absolute pleasure of working with the amazing steve a few weeks back.

I had a project in mind I knew Steve would do justice to as I had been a fan of his work for a long time, he didn't let me down.

From the start comms were great we chatted back and forth so we were both on the same page. I asked if we could include my daughter and Steve was happy to accommodate, bringing along his lovely wife to help with the styling and props.

What a lovely lovely couple and it equalled a amazing shoot, the time flew, Steve got me artistically and we really gelled over our ideas.

I was astounded at the finished products, much bette than I could ever imagine, all down to Steves amazing photography.

Before I left we had already planned our next adventure and I cant wait :)

Amie Boulton

I had the pleasure of working with Steve on a group shoot held in Blackpool on Saturday and what an absolute pleasure it was! He was an absolute star, very lovely easy to work with and just a general treat. Lots of laughs and banter thrown between the group. He has some stunning work in his port so im pleased i was part of this shoot and hopefully add to his port. I would have no hesitation what so ever in recommending Steve to anyone. He is just the type of photographer you would hope to work with. An all round great day that i am so pleased i had the pleasure of being part of :-)

The velvet unicorn

I have worked with Steve many times now and always love meeting up with him, he's a true gentleman, easy to work with a great laugh, so much fun and always up for the madness that is the Blackpool weekender

can't recommend him highly enough

until the next time

more strobing

Elle Beth

I had a lovely shoot with Steve back in January, we had a short 2 hour session but we captured lots of different ideas during this time. The hotel we worked in with really stunning and which really gave the setting to some beautiful photos.

Steve is really polite, relaxed and easy to work with which made the shoot fly by. I hope to get a chance to work with Steve in the Future and hopefully for a longer session.

Highly Recommended!

Becky Kvittems

I am working on a huge personal modelling project, and had invested in a marvellous and expensive dress and needed a photographer whom I could trust to execute beautiful photos and produce something special. Steve was the first person I thought of. We have now worked together 4 times and on each occasion I have been ecstatic with the results.

Steve is charming, polite and an absolute perfectionist. Quality matters to him, and producing something meaningful was paramount to this project. A special thank you to Wendy for making sure everything was in place and styling the scenery.

Once again, highly recommended

Kira Krueger

Did a fantastic shoot with Steve, Byanca and Roxanne a few weeks back. I have been meaning to shoot with Steve for ages and I'm so glad he was interested in doing a Princess Jasmine inspired shoot with me. It's great how the shoot expanded from Jasmine into an asian bridal look, into a pastel pink aristocratic look. I utterly adored all the styles we did and the hair Roxanne did was superb. Really pleased with the images I have seen so far and I can't wait to shoot with Steve and his awesome team again. Steve is so easy to get on with, we ended up gabbing for hours after the shoot. Highly recommended by me! Kira x