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rhinocer

I am pleased that Melissa opted to make the rather tortuous and time consuming journey by public transport from the Isle of Wight, specifically for us to do a shoot together in the depths of rural Wiltshire. Her organisation and pre-shoot comms were spot on.

As already stated by others, Melissa is a delightful person with a patient and understanding attitude to modelling and "both feet on the ground"; also, she is physically very fit and resilient. I would note that: during our shoot Melissa's strength of character proved invaluable when we were obliged to handle an unreasonable interruption by a third party (an intervention which took place despite the fact that she was fully clothed).

As to Melissa's modelling attributes, I can only endorse what other photographers say in their references. Melissa poses intelligently and with superb poise and responsiveness. For me, she satisfies the classic look that I often aim for. In addition, she has strong affinity for the outdoors, can change clothes with lightning speed and has a sense of fun.

So thank you, Melissa, for giving me the image styles I sought to capture and for a most enjoyable shoot.

Heartily recommended.

David Anderson Photos

Had my 2nd shoot with Tigerbelle and once again she proved that nothing was too much trouble. Braving the wind and rain, we were back on the beach to try and get some creative images. From sitting on and cuddling rocks to braving the waves of the sea, nothing was too much trouble for her and I will definately plan another shoot in the future.

As always, her comms were excellent and she is such a nice person and really easy to get along with. Her experience shines through as she needs little to no direction and comes up with interesting poses :-)

A truly wonderful model - thanks again Melissa.

Hugh 59

I had my second shoot with Tigerbelle, this time on location, pre shoot coms were excellent, she is a total professional and nothing is to much trouble and giving 100% to get the image. We went to two very different locations and got some great images I would highly recommend Tigerbelle, I very much look forward to shooting with Tigerbelle in the near future.

Thank you once again Tigerbelle, your an absolute star x

Suzanne Singleton

Oh My Goodness!! What a fabulous photo shoot, with the so wonderful, and so talented Tigerbelle!! My second time of working with models, and a second success for me and hopefully for tiger too. Visited some stunning locations in the New Forest, and on the beach. I am going to enjoy putting the finishes touches on the images that I have taken of her. Tigerbelle was such a good egg, very patient, encouraging, relaxed, funny, prompt, skilled, and knowledgeable...that's a great help for a newbie like me to photography. I had an absolutely brilliant time with Tigerbelle, I'm still buzzing, and I can't wait for us to work together again, and put into action some if the ideas that we were coming up with for future shoots. Thank you so much, Tigerbelle, for a wonderful experience, I really am very humbled, and grateful to you xxx

Richard C

I won't go on,read the all her reviews and this includes my earlier ones.....

A real star and a superb lady to work with....set up my own little studio for the morning part of the shoot with a dodgy rocking horse...plus the hanging from the shed beams on curtain material with a studio fan on full blast in baking heat,any complaints from the lady not one,later a shoot on a tourist filled cliff walk (boy can this lady produce under pressure)then later in the day a shoot at Art Asylum in Weymouth....

All from starting out at the crack of dawn from her I.O.W base.....totaly rec without any reservation.....simply Perfick :0).

KP photography

I have now shot with Melissa 4 or 5 times and I must say she never ceases to amaze me. She really is a great model and I just love working with her Infact we have already booked in our next couple of shoots one at the art asylum and one on location and I really cant wait

Sean Hepburn

My first shoot with Tigerbelle and what a great shoot! I had been hoping to work with her for some time and diaries just never seemed to match, but I'm so pleased they finally have :)

We had a couple of hours, at fairly short notice, so there wasn't much time to plan. However, this didn't matter in the least, we made a rough plan and Tigerbelle improvised and added ideas throughout the shoot. This made the 2 hours fly by and some fantastic images resulted.

I would love to shoot with Tigerbelle again soon and would thoroughly recommend her to any photographer.

BTW, she's pretty handy on a trampoline!

Thank you, Tigerbelle.

chas909

I had my first shoot with Tigerbelle today on the Isle of Wight. The communications and arrangements were flawless and Tigerbelle met me at the ferryport and took me to a superb coastal location.

Tigerbelle is a very friendly, and inventive lady who seems to make the most difficult poses look natural and effortless. Not only was it an excellent shoot but a very enjoyable day out too!

I can highly recommend Tigerbelle and am looking forward to another shoot in a different location very soon.

Symesey

My first shoot with Melissa, and what a positive and enjoyable experience it was too! Melissa met me at the Ferry terminal at 05:20 and drove me across the island to a location that we had discussed. Not only does she listen to ideas, no matter how crazy they might appear, but she then takes them on-board and adds her own unique spin. A complete professional in every sense, but also incredibly easy to get along with. On the surface extremely relaxed, but don't let that fool you, beneath this easy going persona there is a steely determination to get the shot that YOU are looking for - Fabulous I don't do this for a living, it is a hobby for me and it needs to be fun. Melissa ensured that it was an extremely enjoyable experience that I definitely want to repeat!

Eszter Hercsik

It was my first time working with Tigerbelle and she is such a wonderful model, really joy to be around. Part from being a delight and easy going, she was extremely professional, very good to take directions. She is truly dedicated to her work and make a fantastic model. She has the right attitude and be easy transforming any character you like. I look forward to work with her again and i recommend her highly.

Quality Pixels

Our second shoot with Melissa and again she was a star. We went from royal to fallen and she found herself in every role just perfectly. A wonderful model and a just as wonderful character, we were delighted to have her on board and hope to work with her again in the future. very strongly recommended.

AndyWilson

Took a drive down to Southsea and a Hovercraft (yay!) across to the Isle of Wight last weekend for my second shoot with Tigerbelle.

She drove me down to the south of the island and we took a slighty perilous walk down some cliff paths to a quiet beach. Well - quiet apart from a few sunbathers and fishermen. (some wielding barbed hooks while naked from the waist down - don't they have H&S on the IOW!)

Tigerbelle made my life very easy - she knew all the best locations and the best poses, so I didn't have to do much more than point the camera in the right direction to get some fantastic shots.

As well as being a great model she's also a brilliant tour guide and an fantastic shoot companion - I think I chatted as much as I photographed.

Very highly recommended - if you can get to the IoW take her up on her chauffered half day shoot offer now!

...or be square :)

phphotoimages

I've been a admirer of Tigerbelle's work for quite some time and I was over the moon when the opportunity came up to do a studio shoot with her. I don't think I've ever come across a model so creative! Her ability to move and pose is a photographers dream. The shoot flew by, I just had to give her a costume or something to work with and just sit back and take the photos, I've never seen anyone make such wonderful shapes with her body. I can't recommend her too highly!

Amazilia Photography

Tigerbelle is one of the most creative and natural models that I have had the pleasure to work with on location shoots. One look at her most impressive portfolio on Purpleport is all the evidence you need to confirm this statement! :-)

Combine this innate talent with hard work, professionalism and sheer determination to produce that awesome pose and you have Tigerbelle...a truly outstanding model!

Not only this, but she is such fun to work with, and is full of interesting conversation. Working with Tigerbelle produces fabulous results, while at the same time being relaxed and enjoyable - a perfect combination! :-)

Very highly recommended! :-)

Brian J McGowan

I had been admiring tigerbelles portfolio for a while and finally got my opportunity on the last day of her North-West tour.

She arrived at my local station at the time she had specified (Probable a first for British trains) and was interesting and pleasant company on the hours drive to my chosen location.

Once on site Tigerbelle worked fast and in a very professional manner, allowing me to get through several set ups with a minimal loss of time and get all the images I had planned.

All the items of clothing she brought for the shoot were perfect for the ideas we had talked about before the shoot.

I look forward to her next tour and will be booking a place again. A very talented and professional model. Highly recommended.

Brian

Jann Wassell

Had a fabulous shoot with Tigerbelle yesterday at The Studio, Cannock. She was very well prepared and her posing was awesome and we got some fantastic results. I hope she visits our way again where The Studio will always have an open door for her. Thank you Tigerbelle. :)X

Northmoor

I had my first shoot with Tigerbelle today, at a location and then in a mill studio. I found her a wonderful person to shoot with, completely unfazed by dust, mud, rain and even some unexpected campers.

She was able to pose herself in imaginative ways I could never dream up, I found her completely amiable and easy going throughout the shoot.

Prior to the day of our shoot her communication had been prompt, clear and concise.

It is hard to convey in words the sheer effort this lady put into the shoot.

I am happy to add my complete recommendation to Tigerbelle's already sizeable collection of references :)

Shelly

Top lady who doesnt need my endorsement her record is obvious her pedigree without question

Tigerbelle stayed with me for a few nights on tour and we did a shoot whilst she was here, she is everything and more than I expected, great company a super model, , a figure many younger girls would die for and a superb ability to pose au naturel in the great outdoors

Fearless and committed to getting great pics

A star ....highly recommended a pleasure to work with

See you soon !

7/10 Photography!

Wow... I had my first location shoot with Melissa yesterday, I had wanted to work with Melissa for a while and the perfect casting came up, all I had to do was catch the hovercraft (Great Fun) over to the Isle of Wight where I was then picked up by Melissa who then in turn acted as my guide, chauffeur and model.

Pre shoot communication was excellent and I knew exactly what to expect! Melissa knew the island very well and the locations were all stunning!

Melissa was so easy to work with, everything seemed so natural, nothing was too much trouble and Melissa really wanted to make sure that I got the shots that I wanted. I felt the shoot was a real collaboration and Melissa was just as keen as I was to get the shoot right and not a model just going through the motions.

Melissa was really easy to get on with, very down to earth, the whole day we had a laugh and got on great, Melissa is a true professional who goes beyond the extra mile.

I can't recommend Melissa enough, to work with such a great model and person is a privilege and I will certainly be working with Melissa again, I can't wait to put some of the images on here!

If you have not had a shoot with Tigerbelle, then you need to! Your portfolio will not be complete until you do!

Once again, thanks for a great day and shoot! :-)

tyke

Tigerbelle does wonders with her body for photographers but she did some amazing poses for our gruop of artists by holding poses for 10-15 minutes. Not just regular art poses but ones normally done for 1 or 2 minutes. What a challenge for us to capture the pose in, for us, very short time. After a couple of hours she had worn us all out ! I cannot recommend her highly enough, she is just incredible, as well as being a thoroughly nice person.