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M e l a n y

I was really looking forward to working with Ceri as I'm a big fan of his work and we had such great chats leading up to the shoot - he's the best company, lots of fun to be around and took me to the most beautiful beach! His ideas and direction on posing are superb and he has a fantastic eye for setting up a shot.

We also shot in a couple other locations so packed a lot into the day. Ceri has lots of energy and enthusiasm and I can't wait to see the images.

Looking forward to our second shoot together already :) 100% highly recommended!

Bobby Lee Bradley

I honestly don't know where to start!

Ceri is such a lovely, fun and chatty person, I felt completely comfortable throughout the whole shoot!

Ceri is really encouraging and gives really good direction.

Very professional as well as being a lot of fun, and is really easy to talk to.

We managed to get some amazing shots, and i feel privileged to have worked with someone so talented!

A million percent recommended, and we're already planing our 2nd, and 3rd shoot.

xo

siggy

Had another great shoot with Ceri. This time we shot in the studio.

Don't have enough words to describe how enjoyable and fun are shoots with Ceri.

Thank you so much for another great shoot and photos.

Cant wait for our next shoot.

Highly recommended.

Artemis Fauna

I worked with Ceri again a few days ago during my South Wales mini tour.

Sadly the weather was very unkind to us...however, we decided to just 'go for it' and I am very glad we did! We drove to the falls and produced some wonderful images once again!

It was wet, a bit cold but I really wanted to make sure Ceri walked away with as many of the shots he had in mind as possible and I am very pleased with how it went.

Love the shots, enjoyed the shoot, had a great lunch in a pub to finish off the day too!

Very, very excited to see more images and work with Ceri again one day! Thank you :)

Laura curtis

First shoot with ceri!

He was a pleasure to work with, professional leading up to the shoot date keeping in contact and professional on the day. Made me feel at ease and was really positive on set! Even bought me a drink to celebrate the amazing images we produced!

Would highly recommend ☺️

April Blue

What a treat!

Ceri is absolutely incredible to work with. A photographer who has such an eye for capturing powerful images, his consideration of light and detail is second to none resulting in some pretty epic images!

Not only that Ceri is a really lovely chap too. Warm, funny and incredibly easy to chat away to.

Absolutely the highest of recommendations from me, thank you for such a refreshing shoot!

Elle ❤️

Ceri was on my calendar for months and I was itching for the time to pass by quickly to be able to meet him / it was such a build up as I saw all his new work going on PP and I knew I was in for a fabulous shoot! I knew from his port that he was a very talented photographer but I didn't realise how lovely he was until I actually met him - it seemed like we got on instantly - I like him immediately and just chatted away to him like a friend from the get go! We started our day in Mc Donald's (haha - do you hate me right now) where we discussed what we'd do about the rainy weather - we chose location work first which was fabulous and I thoroughly enjoyed watching him fight with his jacket in the rain and wind - tee hee - why didn't I have a camera!! Then we headed to a house location he found on the spot - we got some fabulous shots there too - then stopped for an ice cream (haha tee hee) and did a beach shoot and topped the day off with a doughnut ... or two!! (HAHAHAHA - ok you really hate me now! Tee hee!)

The only evil thing he tried to do was get me in the water but the weather helped me out and I got away with it!!!

HAHAHAHA

I thoroughly enjoyed my shoot with Ceri - I would certainly shoot with him again - and if that wasn't possible I'd just have a drink or some junk food with him again! Great day - great guy - Rose xxxx

siggy

Had my first shoot with Ceri.

Enjoyed every minute of our shoot.

Ceri is great photographer, very creative with loads of amazing ideas and with great personality.

thank you so much for todays shoot, had so much fun, think we got some amazing shots. Cant wait for our next shoot.

Highly recommend.

Mona Turnbull

Loved working with Ceri, I have worked with him twice now first time was in 2012! He is an exceptional fine art photographer with attention to details. Very professional, hard worker, and he makes everyone in the team feel at ease. What a lovely dude! Thank you Ceri for a fab day. Cannot wait to working with him again. Highly recommend. A++++++++++++

Mona Turnbull

Louise

I would highly recomend Ceri. Absolutly loved doing the shoot with him. Great photographer who does what it takes to get the perfect shot. A genuinley lovely guy who really makes you feel at ease. I cannot wait to see the full set of images and work with him again in the future

MONIKA L

Yet again I had a pleasure to work with Ceri and yet again it was a blast!

Ceri is very creative, open mined and ever so warm in personality! That makes a shoot an awesome fun, full of inspiration resulted with great images!

Ceri is always able to mix ideas together and work as a team which is very important and helpful while shooting.

I am always ever so delighted to see the results of our work and looking forward to work with him again!

I would highly recommend Ceri to anyone wanted to add something special and creative to their portfolios!

Emily Griffiths

Once again, Ceri has wowed me with this shoot!

This was my second shoot with Ceri and we are in the process of brainstorming our next one. Ceri gives great direction and gave me much confidence throughout the shoot from his reactions to the photos we shot.

I am looking forward to shooting together again this summer :-) highly recommend !!

Stephanie Dubois

So i had a shoot with a chap called Ceri today.... it only took us four years to get ourselves sorted, but it was certainly worth the wait!

Ceri is a delight to work with on every level. His work pace is great, the shoot is super productive and every shot is awesome. It's collaborative, there are no airs and graces and it was just a great morning.

I look forward to our next shoot.

Highly recommended.

Leaf

And my second shoot with Ceri!! Two weeks after my first! :)

This man is amazing - such creativity - he's a very talented photographer indeed, and it was a real pleasure to do this shoot, our first one-to-one shoot together.

Ceri knows exactly what he wants to do, what he wants to achieve, and he works very quickly, very efficiently indeed! He is inspiringly good, and is very enthusiastic and passionate about what he does. He gives great direction, but also allows the model to be spontaneous and work collaboratively together. He's great fun to be with, easy to talk to, very friendly and approachable. He's also sensitive and understanding.

We went to two derelict locations, and did various different sets, including more dark and experimental stuff! I was loving both locations we went to - I ran round one like a kid in a sweet shop!

Ceri is great because he encourages me with the poses, so that I stretch and twist even more, to give it my best. It's exciting to work with him! I completely trust him with whatever ideas he has. This guy knows what he is doing. I'm really looking forward to many more shoot with him! Thank you Ceri!! :) :) :)

Leaf

My first shoot with Ceri - and what an epic shoot it was!!!! Two models and two photographers - an awesome foursome shoot that involved myself, Ceri, Bob (Lanes Photography) and TJ. :)

What a fantastic day - to meet both Ceri and TJ was amazing, and despite not having met each other before, I felt that we worked well together and produced something quite special, born from the depths of Ceri's dark imagination.... (And hells bells, it certainly is dark!!!).

This man is seriously good, so creative and intuitive in the way in which he works. He's professional in his approach, and works very fast, knowing exactly what he wants to do and how to achieve it. He's easy to talk to, open, friendly, approachable, and made me feel immediately at ease within his presence. I had been a huge admirer of his work since I joined PP last year, so it was a real pleasure to finally meet and work with this man. We arranged our next shoot immediately! :) :) :) ☺

100% recommended - thank you very much Ceri!!

Lanes Photography

This was a strange situation for me, having only ever shot 1 to 1 for 3 years, within the space of three weeks I was working with another photographer on a joint project.

I had met Ceri, very briefly, at a social event for all of a few minutes. To suddenly finding myself working along side him for 5 hours was daunting to say the least. It turned out, I needn't have worried. Ceri is very professional in his approach to work and is unflustered and calm under pressure.

I would have no hesitation to work with Ceri again and would happily recommend him, 100%

Matriix

In the aftermath of my first shoot with Ceri Vale earlier this year, talks were already in progress for a sequel.

Those who saw images from the first shoot will remember the Transporter Bridge in Newport which I stood gallantly beneath. On that particular day the Bridge was closed. However with Bridge now open the scene was set.

With an aversion to heights I was outside my comfort zone initially but was able to overcome this in the calming presence of Ceri who took full advantage of my newfound confidence by capturing some masterful images.

It would seem that my shoots with Ceri all come with contrasting chapters. And so the second half of this one took us to a secret location where for an urbex shoot. Needless to say I was outside my comfort zone again as I continued in my exploration of nudity. The images seen on the back of the camera look stunning so I cannot wait to see the edits!

With shoot number two now complete, not surprisingly there is now talk of a trilogy! Although there will be another twist in the story..

Shooting with Ceri has been a great experience so far and I really can't recommend him highly enough. He really is an artist with a camera!

Ana-Ray

This was my first shoot with Ceri and hopefully not the last! Amazing photographer, friendly, professional and just a total joy to work with.

Of course I recommend him have you seen his work :)

Sinopa Rin

It's been two years since I last worked with Ceri but hopefully it won't be two years until the next time! He kindly picked me up from my accommodation and took me to a beautiful garden location where we created some delightful hippie/boho/fairytale images. Ceri is a very relaxed, funny and genuine guy with a great eye for light and composition - I think we got some fab images during the shoot and I would highly recommend him to anyone.

Emily Griffiths

This was my first time shooting with Ceri and what a pleasure it was.

It was lovely to work with a photographer who has initiative, a creative eye and a clear passion for photography.

The shoot was relaxed; Ceri made me feel at ease and confident in my poses from the get go - evidently as we found that the shots captured in just the first 'six' minutes of shooting are amongst the best!

I would highly recommend Ceri and I am looking forward to shooting together again in the Summer :-)