References for Dek14

Marie Jean Saxton

Another great shoot in the bag with Derek! I can’t believe how long has passed since our last one and I was super stuffed to have him come back to work with me once again! We captured as always a variety of different looks and even got the studio kit out to play with this time! Always a lovely shoot and I look forward to shooting again 😊

Best wishes always

MJ

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Irongem / Gemma

I think this was shoot number five for us? It was an absolute pleasure as usual. Derek is a lovely man to work with and has lovely images too. This time around we had a duo shoot with Aurora Violet in a hotel Derek and I have worked together in on two previous occassions in Middlesbrough.

He was on time, friendly, professional and once again great to shoot with. Derek was one of the first 20 people I worked with once starting out modelling so it's always really nice to catch up and create together. I highly recommend him to other models.

Until next time :)

Aurora Violet

I had a fabulous second shoot with Derek whilst in Middlesbrough on a duo event tour with model Irongem staying in a stunning country house hotel room we had booked. ✌️

Arriving on time and ready to make good use of our space to shoot in and the amazing light that was filling the room with lots of ideas also. A total joy once again to shoot with Derek, he is such a pleasant and friendly person with a passion to capture beautiful images.

A very professional attitude, wonderful company, such a gentleman and he captures beautiful photos.

Highly recommended to all creatives. Thank you Derek for a lovely duo shoot.😁

I am looking forward to our next time shooting together.

Aurora

Angie1 (Angelica)

Another enjoyable shoot with Derek today! We shot outdoors around houghall college area, near my home and the weather held out for us and the scenery beautiful!

We didn’t get as many shots as we would have liked but still an enjoyable day! I recommend to any model and thanks again for the day and the sewing machine! 💫

Angie1 (Angelica)

Lovely shooting with my dear friend again! We shot at a nearby outdoor woodland location for an hour or so and after weather turned for the worst and then having to run an emergency errand we then shot back at my home for a couple of hours.

It’s always wonderful to shoot with Derek and I can’t wait to shoot again!

Can’t wait to see the woodland images 💫

Coco Tiger

Had a great shoot with Derek at my place. It was such a pleasure to work with him, as he’s so creative. I wanted to spice up my port with different kinds of pictures, and Derek definitely helped me to achieve that. I was so pleased with what I saw on the back of the camera! Once you meet Derek you can tell he’s a professional photographer, and he knows exactly how to take that perfect picture.

Also he’s down to earth and very respectful.

Highly recommended

Monika Lara Smith

I had another wonderful shoot number 3 or 4? with Derek at York Photo Studio and hopefully we can work together again! :)

I was so pleased to hear that Derek booked me again as it's always nice to see photographers coming back to me, despite my weird sense of humour and silly faces..

Derek, as before, was sooooo sooo lovely to work with!! :) He is so incredibly relaxed, easy going, down to earth and peaceful at the same time!

We went through a couple of beautiful outfits and sets while chatting and laughing a lot - shooting with Derek is always really relaxed and does not feel like work but more like meeting a friend, seriously :)

We achieved some amazing results while having a great time!

Thank you for an amazing shoot Derek and I'm looking forward to working with you again one day! :)

Angie1 (Angelica)

Another lovely shoot at my home with amazing Derek.

Both me and Babi Bleu were missing his presence and he messaged to do a shoot! Amazing!

Derek is a superb human and part of our little family for sure!

The natural light was stunning, the shots were beautiful and the time as always goes too quickly.

We might pinch Derek and keep him 🦋

I recommend to any model you are guaranteed a great shoot Derek has good humour, politeness, warm and is charmingly quiet also very gifted at his photography.

See you again soon my friend hopefully ✨

Marie Jean Saxton

Another fabulous shoot with Derek! Full of ideas and always a pleasure to work with. A great photographer to work with and always chatty and friendly. Derek is always happy to try any ideas you might have and comes with plenty of his own too. Thankyou for another great shoot from my home 🙂

Recommend to all as always.

Best wishes

Marie

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Angie1 (Angelica)

Lovely beach shoot with Derek! A beautiful day filled with laughs and great company.

As always Derek is a gentleman, funny, caring and stunning shots taken.

Thank you for a lovely day x

KourtneyM

Absolutely love working with Derek and we enjoyed another shoot which went really well as always :) can’t wait until next time :) x

KourtneyM

I had another awesome shoot with derek! It’s not the first time as we worked together in Newcastle a good few times now so I knew what to expect and it was great! I like the images we got and I would very much like to do another shoot in the near future :) highly recommend x

Marie Jean Saxton

Another great shoot with Derek! Such a joy to work with and I’ve shot with Derek a fair few times from my home now and it’s always relaxed and easy going. Derek is kind and respectful of my conditions and always mindful to make sure I get breaks when needed. We always get through plenty of sets with lots of variety and even work a lunch break! A lovely chatty gentleman and always recommended by me. Thankyou for another fantastic shoot.

Best wishes

Marie

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AshleyAshton

Derek booked me this weekend during a visit over to Darlington. Derek was a lovely guy who was very well organised, bringing snacks and various props with him .

.I found derek to be polite and easy to work with , he got some lovely erotic poses of me and I hope he enjoys them as much I do .

I'd happily reccomend derek to other models and I'd welcome another shoot from him in the future.

Take care

Ashley

Angie1 (Angelica)

Another lovely shoot with Derek! He never fails to impress me with his photography and was a joy to see him finally after a year!

We shot a range of styles at my home from fashion to art nude.

I as always recommend to any model and hope to see you again soon my friend x

Anica

I had fantastic shoot with Derrek yesterday. He replied to my casting call as I was staying in Middlesbrough.

He used different lights - natural

and portable lighting and we have created amazing images from what I could see from a viewer. He was respectful, polite and friendly.

I am looking forward to the images and shooting in a future.

Many thanks :-)

Monika Lara Smith

I had my 2nd shoot with Derek this time in my apartment in Leeds and hopefully we will have more to come!

I was so pleased to work with Derek again after we had a brilliant shoot a few months back. This time we shot in my flat for 4 hours which worked really well! We had a variety of different lighting set ups (due to natural light changing every few minutes ha!) which was a lot of fun as we worked together to make it work. We also shot a variety of different themes, different locations and we achieved some great results!

Derek was amazing to work with! He's really easy going, relaxed, funny and easy to chat with. He doesn't rush into things and makes sure the model is always happy:) We had a great time and those 4 hours literally flew by!

Thank you! I would definitely recommend working with Derek and looking forward to shooting with him again :).

JoannaFay1

Derek booked me for 4 hours at York Photo Studio. It was a pleasure to work with him, he was friendly, easy to get along with and had so many ideas! We shot a variety of sets from fashion, lingerie and classical art nude.

Highly recommend!

Monika Lara Smith

I had an amazing shoot with Derek at York Photo Studio and hopefully we will have more to come!

It was our first shoot with Derek and we worked together really well! Derek is such a lovely person to be around with! Really happy, kind and polite. He's really relaxed and so nice to chat with! We managed to go through a few different themes and we achieved some beautiful results. We were both really pleased with the images and good time we had!

Thank you! I would definitely recommend working with Derek and looking forward to shooting with him again :).

Keira Lavelle

In a matter of months: Derek and I have worked together twice now after only initially teaming up for the first time this summer was n a location shoot! :D We took on the great outdoors once again in round two - total credit to Derek who made the trek to sunny Yorkshire. There was most definitely unfinished business with sites we hadn’t been to yet in my local area which kept us creatively busy for another cracking half day making pictures. :)

Just as before: Dereks communications were on-point. A matter of barely a few messages and we had sorted everything; there was a big degree of confidence too since we’d already shot together and knew to take all the safety precautions as per the pandemic etc. It’s also nice once you already have a rapport with someone so straight away there was new inspiration and ideas popping to mind for our shoot this time. We did very well too! Fitting in several different places all of a varying feel and atmosphere which worked a treat for bagging the images... Woodland, waterfalls, old mills, rivers. We jumped on several killer opportunities during our day and seriously ramped up the productivity making use of the environment and nice light/conditions we were fortunate to have.

Derek really got into the flow again: a single location stop would give us a dozen completely different images because of the sheer brain power and innovation that was going on. No sooner I’d pose against a wall or background and you could see Derek’s thinking cap going at it and then looking to see what it looked like from another angle etc. He was really going for it with his photographer vision and by the end of the day, he had some truly splendid winners in his camera! :D No amount of distraction or challenges stopped that bounce that was going down: spectators appearing, the light swapping and changing, the occasional momentary shower or interesting scramble to get to the locations - all taken calmly in his stride. :) The day just flew by given how much we had got straight into it and the epic yield that we were experiencing. Getting the shots and then moving on when we saw fit. A very smooth and enjoyable day indeedy!

I’m here again leaving another positive reference, and with that: I can wholeheartedly confirm that I recommend this gent to other models very confidently. :) We did well in terms of having a prolific shoot, yes... But we also had a great social crack, chatted lots catching up about all that was going on in the world and what-not. Derek is easy to get on with and very chirpy in character, someone you can have laughs and banter with while you work so the day seems more like a fun day out with a great like-minded person. :) Professional in his approach too and highly respectful of models/valuing the input the model brings.

Thank you so very much Derek, I’m so glad we managed to fit our shoot (number two!) in when we did! Would jump at the chance to do it again (when we can!) :P

Keira