References for Terry V

Angel Black UK

I had my second shoot with Terry which was once again during a Summers Abroad event, and just like our first time meeting we had an absolute blast! Terry was polite and professional throughout the shoot and although this is only a character reference, I truly felt at ease in his presence. Terry worked well with his shooting partner, taking it in turns and giving me time to adjust to the temperature in the hot tub between shots. Terry and I got along well and conversation flowed easily.

I'd happily work with him again!

Thankyou for a lush shoot!

Angel x

Feraline

A second shoot with the wonderful Terry and what a treat it was!

I was elated to work with him again, after everything aligned so perfectly for our first shoot I knew it would be another fantastic day. Yet again 'the gods smiled on us' as Terry so wonderfully puts it, and we were blessed with the most incredible weather for what we needed twice in a row!

We shot for four hours mostly on location with an Autumnal theme and wow - the mist we encountered was just fantastic. So atmospheric and incredibly dreamy! It was surreal how again, it was the most perfect day for us.

We then spent the last hour or so shooting at my home and despite the challenging gloomy darkness at this time of year, Terrys preparation and knowledge of lighting meant all the imgaes came out STUNNING. The back of the camera shots all throughout the day were just divine, I was blown away.

Terry is a fantastic person to spend half a day with. So easy to get along with, very considerate of the cold and your wellbeing and super great to chat to which always makes for such an enjoyable day. A very multi-talented and kind-hearted individual and I really love working with him.

Shooting with him is the best and you should do it too!

Thanks again Terry, til the inevitable next time! 😊

Robyn Byrd

I had my first shoot with Terry V at The Mad House studio and despite some issues with a flickering light and a few triggers with low batteries, I am truly delighted at what we were able to capture.

Terry had seen my preference for art nude and for two hours, we shot it almost exclusively. Add into the shoot some appropriate music and educated conversation and I think it was one of my favorite shoots of the weekend! I'd love the opportunity to work with Terry again and cant wait to find an excuse!

Feraline

I recently worked with Terry for the first time and just - wow.

You know that feeling when you just IMMEDIATELY gel with someone? The buzz of all the laughs and creativity to come! It was just that. I absolutely knew from the pre comms that Terry was a wonderfully cheery and light hearted person and I knew from his portfolio that he was also an incredibly talented artist, but the day still blew me away!

Terry enquired about shooting an earthy feral creature theme, a wild woman who lives in the woods and that alone got me very enthused. We shot for four hours in a forest local to me and it was just the most blissful day! Conversation flowed so easily, the back of the camera shots were just fantastic and Terry's upbeat demeanor never faltered, even with me leading him through less than ideal undergrowth constantly! It was a dream.

I'm so so honoured he booked me and I'm ecstatic about his desire to keep working together.

The highest of recommendations. All the stars. Lots of yay. Thank-you so much Terry! Til next time 😊

Helen Diaz

I worked with the lovely Terry (aka Terrys Chocolate Orange!) at my little studio "Heavenly Bodies Studio" recently for a few hours and as always had an absolute blast! 🌹

This time around we worked together on maternity images (hurrah!) which was great fun! Terry is a talented photographer, great with lighting, a fantastic conversationalist and has a cracking sense of humour!

Every shoot is always full of laughter and its been a joy to work together over the years.

I loved the accessories Terry bought along for the shoot and the photographic results looked ace! Really look forward to seeing the uploads!

Thankyou Terry for a lovely day, highly recommended to all models and creatives alike, Helen x

Rebecca Tun

I had a brilliant shoot with Terry at Heavenly Bodies Studio today, with some fabulous styling, beautiful lighting, some lovely fabrics, a satisfyingly large hat and an elegant chain chestpiece that Terry made himself. Terry is a full of creativity and laughter, a real pleasure to collaborate with. I truly enjoyed the posing process as we bounced ideas back and forth with each other - the pictures look gorgeous on the back of the camera and several were quite quirky in a way that makes me happy. I'm very glad to have had the chance to work with Terry at last. Thank you for a great shoot. Highly recommended.

Kacie Belle

Where do I begin ?! Terry is absolutely incredible, talent wise and as a person. We shot together twice in the same week and each shoot was a blast, we got some truly gorgeous shots and good laughs too! He was incredibly friendly, accommodating and professional at all times, and I’d recommend him to anyone. His talent shines through and is hard to ignore :)

Irida

I have now shot a few times with Terry over thee years.

Terry is one of those people that has so much kindness and creativity inside him and this shoot wasn't the exception. Time alway's seems to disappear and photo's always look exceptionally good !

Terry came to shoot together in Sowton Studio in Exeter and brought with him his handmade body chains which were incredible.

As always the shoot was fun and productive and with so much laughter!

Thank you very much for a fantastic shoot and for everything ♥

Irida

Model_saffron.evans (LadyXplain)

This was my 3rd time working with Terry and what a fabulous shoot it was.

A day filled with creativity and laughter.

We worked in a church that a friend of mine owns. Terry is so easy to work with he gives great direction when needed and has some wonderful ideas.

We got such a variety of styles done all in the space of 4 hours. A mixture of classical art nude, implied nude, gowns and masks, a few duos with my friend, ending in some golden paint, venetian masks wigs fabrics and what not. It was such a good shoot.

Terry is always proffesional, respectful and a gentleman to work with.

As always highly recommended.

Look forward to working with Terry again in the future.

Helen Diaz

I worked with the super FUN TerryV again the other day at my little studio "Heavenly Bodies Studio" on a "gold art nude, body paint workshop" organised by myself. We were very fortunate to have the amazing Roger More assisting with lighting and backdrops for the various photography sets.

Terry arrived with his usual joyous, bouncy, creative self, together with his endearing Welsh accent and a super bag of props! The props Terry bought along to the shoot were perfect and so appreciated! The body jewellery really gave the bodypaint sets another dimension and he was very kind to share with others.

Terry is an incredibly creative fun, upbeat personality who instantly bonded with the other 3 photographers. He was professional, kind and very respectful and makes the room bounce with his laugh :)

I absolutely love the gold bodypaint results on the day, the photographs looked epic! Highly recommended to all models and creatives alike. Thankyou Terry and really hope to work together again in the future, Helen x

Helen Diaz

I worked with the charming (and very witty!) Terry V again - this time he was brave to venture to my little studio "Heavenly Bodies Studio"!

I absolutely LOVE working with Terry as he is hilarious, fantastic company and always arrives to the shoot with fun, quirky, creative and just generally MAD styling ideas!

This time around I was "Claudia Winklemans" role in Traitors!

Terry had a fantastic blood hooded cape which we used to set the scene and we were off on an adventure of Claudia Winkleman, eccentric portraits and art nudes!

I had such a thoroughly lovely shoot and could have shot with Terry all day!

As a photographer he is professional, kind and blooming laugh a minute with a bellowing Welsh laugh that will make you smile!

Highly recommend to all and look forward to working together again in a few weeks, Helen x

Heavenly Bodies Studio

Terry worked at our little studio "Heavenly Bodies Studio" the other day and is such a FUN, creative Welsh gent!

He is very respectful of the studio, equipment and space and great with lighting! Highly recommended to all! :)

Helen Diaz

I worked with the fabulous Terry again; this time at the stunning ruins of an Old Chapel I know nested in the hills and woodland of Chepstow!

It was our second (or third?!) time to the area as its so incredibly beautiful in the village.

Terry is such an incredibly FUN, down to earth person to shoot with! I always greatly enjoy our shoots as its full of laughter from start to finish and he makes you SMILE! :)

Terry makes the shoot so relaxed but equally productive. He is professional and respectful to work with and hilarious to boot.

We had great fun shooting in amongst the ruins, the woodland and the tombs of the ruin and it was a fabulous day with the perfect amount of cloud (natures softbox!)

I really loved the different angles of the ruin we aimed for this time around and had a blast! Really look forward to the uploads. Thankyou for a wonderful day Terry and hope to see you again soon. Highly recommended to all, Helen x

Helen Diaz

It was amazing to catch up with the adorable Terry again recently! This time Terry had a crazy idea of transforming me into Mrs SPARTAN at a beautiful little beach in Wales! It was a super fun spontaneous shoot and we were super lucky with the weather (although not with the tides which did not behave as they were expected to! :P )

Terry is so incredibly funny, creative, endearing and just such a lovely person to be around! He had also designed this amazing Spartan skirt for the shoot which consisted of; a belt, leather strips from an old sofa and bottle caps embedded into the skirt which I thought was so creative and clever! He is a fantastic stylist (perhaps should take up theatrical dressmaking! :P I have since had photographers asking where the skirt was purchased from! :) )

Terry also sourced some other super funky props (spear, helmet and shield) which were SO much fun to wear! We were super lucky with the weather and it was so lovely to have a sunset shoot for a change! I absolutely LOVED the photographs and had such a laugh at the beach waving to passers by!

Terry is a diamond and if you get the chance to work with him please take it. Highly recommended to all, Helen x

Rachelle Summers

Although I’ve hosted Terry on a few events over the last couple years it’s been so long since we last did a 1-2-1 shoot (if PP diary is to be believed it was November 2015 😱!!)

As expected it was an absolute hoot working with him again on my recent tour south! I honestly can’t remember the last time I laughed that much and that hard on a shoot 😂

Terry is simply amazing! So creative and so much fun to work with, and has the best bubbly personality to match!

Not only did we have such a laugh on our shoot but we got soooo much variety and the looks were super creative. I just absolutely adored our afternoon together and hopefully we don’t wait that long til our next catch up!!

Highly highly HIGHLY recommended :D

Summers Abroad

It was an absolute pleasure hosting Terry on another UK event! This time our ‘Casino Royale’ event which was James Bond/Great Gatsby themed with fabulous 1920’s styling!

Yet again he booked the full weekend so not only did he attend the shoots during the day but he stayed at the venue and enjoyed drinks and dinner in the evenings. I said it before and I'll say it again - Terry's personality (and laugh!!) is just so infectious. He really brightens up a room and we both absolutely love his company! This time was no different, we had such a laugh in the evenings, plenty of drinks, exploring random caves and ending the weekend with some games of pool. Terry is just so much fun, and also my partner in crime always being the last one standing haha!

On the shoots himself Terry works well with the other photographers and is fun and respectful towards the models attending. I could hear him and the models laughing from the top floor of the venue haha!

Happily recommended by us!! Roll on next time :D

Helen Diaz

It was SO incredibly lovely to meet and work with Terry again after SIX WHOLE YEARS!!! I cannot believe it had been this long until I looked back through references!! :) Its crazy to me that such a significant amount of time had passed though as it honestly felt like last year!!

Shooting with Terry is always like shooting with an old friend, it feels so familiar and we always have such a great laugh! It was such an incredibly enjoyable shoot that I could have stayed afterwards, had a glass or two and caught up with funny tales of the industry (was half tempted! :) Oh I didn't want to go!)

Terry has such an infectious happy go lucky and cheeky sense of humour, such a fun spirit! I greatly enjoyed his company and we laughed from start to finish!! He instantly puts the model at ease and is just a blooming great photographer.

The set Terry created in his sitting room was so lovely, with gorgeous theatrical curtains, a beautiful chaise longue and lots of cool props to interact with!

The lighting was beautiful and he brings out the very best in the model! He is also a great host and makes a good cuppa! It was also lovely to get outside of my comfort zone and travelling again outside of my own studio.

Terry was very kind to book me whilst I was on a mini tour to Wales and the photographs also looked beeeeautiful!

Would I recommend Terry?! ABSOLUTELY! He is such a fun spirit to be around and I sincerely hope we get the opportunity to work together again in 2023. Highly recommended to all models and creatives!! Thank you Terry, you rock! Helen x

Thomas Greenhaf

I worked with Terry on a recent Christmas shoot that didn't go exactly to plan shall we say.

However, Terry stuck with me and we managed to salvage a pretty decent shoot out of a not so great situation.

I'm very grateful to Terry for continuing on with me and was genuine pleasure to work with him. Highly recommended and I look forward to seeing the results.

Anna Jasper

I met Terry yesterday at a group shoot. What a gent! I love his easygoing style and he is so friendly and fun to work with. He showed me the pictures as we went through the day and omg I can’t wait to see the final edits!! I really hope we can do something together soon and keep making beautiful images

KatePop

Working with Terry is a complete joy from start to finish, he is a very kind and enjoyable person to be around, he is funny and caring and working with him is so ‘easy’ because he makes the model feel so at ease.

We went to kenfig nature reserve - what an amazing place!! Stunning woodland, going into beautiful dunes and then onto an amazing beach. I having never Spent much time in Wales before have been absolutely captivated by its beauty in south Wales, aren’t we lucky to just have this a couple of hours away from me! I have literally falling in love with the area. Terry has taken me to some amazing places so far and because of my shoots with him my love for Wales has started. I can’t wait to take in more of its beauty on my next visit. Terry is an amazing photographer and clearly loves what he does, he had just been on a trip to Lanzarote before we met up and was telling me what a great time he had there. It’s so lovely to spend time with someone who is really passionate about the art of photography.

I love shooting with Terry for so many different reasons And I’m already looking forward to the next time we get together creatively as it’s always so much fun. He comes highly recommended by me