References for xxmrmthxx - Mel Tongue

PhotoSimon

I got to work with Melissa at Paul's Manor House event. This is the second time I have worked with Melissa and again great communication during the shoot. Melissa had taken a break from modelling and I am pleased she has started again.

The shoot was relaxed with time to review images and tune the pose to take things to the next level.

I would be happy to shoot with Melissa again in the future. Maybe even for PhotoLondon 2017.

Wizard 2

Following on from Astolat's comment I had a short notice shoot with Mel today. The theme was broadly to capture the feel of the Shrimpton shots of the '60's. Mel was truly phenomenal in terms of her feel for the make up, hair and costume of the period. Posing was easy and she is full of her own ideas. Bright, bubbly, professional, punctual and charming. Cannot recommend too highly.

Astolat

Three hour shoot with Melissa today but could so easily have been much longer. Time whistled by. Mel is a lovely person to be with - fun, chatty, warm and interesting. She is also very beautiful with great poise, style and elegance. Her posing is varied and never forced - there is a fluidity here which makes a real difference. She can pose with attitude when appropriate and could easily have been a Bond girl. She also often reminded me of Jean Shrimpton in her facial looks.

I feel we only scratched the surface of possibilities here. Melissa is a very talented model and I look forward very much to our next shoot. Highly recommended, naturally.

Harry Imager

My second shoot with Melissa ....

Excellent pre shoot comms. Turned up on time and ready to shoot with a variety of outfits.

She is really great to work with. Very professional, down to earth, extremely hard working and fun.

Her poses are great, and she also takes direction well. Her look and figure are divine. The results are excellent as usual.

I would not hesitate to work with Melissa again.

KP photography

I just love working with Mel and I'm so glad her mum is now well enough for her to continue her carreer . We have done 2 shoots over the past couple of days and I especially appretiated the way she put herself out to do the shoots with me. I could never tire of shooting with Mel and look forward to many more shoots in the future

Pg1233

It was my second shoot with Melissa, a last minute booking and I must say she's great to work with, is well organised and very well accessorised!

We also made a short film together which I hope to post up v soon! The pictures I got from the shoot were amazing and I will be posting these shortly!

Mel is a true professional and I hope to work with her again soon!

Thanks Mel.

Max Kay

I was delighted to find that Mel was available to shoot again, so managed to arrange a shoot , with the simple brief of Wedding. Dress .

Mel came prepared, and we had a fun shoot. Time flew by and we got some great images.

Mel is unique, tall slim elegant and a joy to work with. Thanks Mel.

AndyPM

Somewhat belated, especially in view of the announcement about retirement, but I just wanted to say what a pleasure it was working with Mel on my introduction to studio work. She was very patient and helpful as well, of course, as being a stunning subject.

Miss mae_

Well I can see why she has so many good references she's amazing! Was such a pleasure working with Mel it honestly was she was on time well prepared and just a delight to shoot with the best model I've ever worked with!!!

She was very professional brought humor to the shoot and I really enjoyed it I can't recommend her enough tbh she was fantastic! Thankyou for today look forward to working with you again

Ghost Light Photography

I had the great good fortune to receive a message from Melissa asking if I would like to shoot her with another model. After checking she had sent this to the correct photographer, we quickly arranged an evening shoot at her hotel. Ideas were exchanged ahead of time and communications were excellent throughout.

We met in the hotel bar and after recounting some of our tales we headed up to the room where we were able to further develop our shoot plan. During the shoot we continued to work together developing ideas between the three of us. Melissa obviously poses well but is also generous in her modelling, working to create the best possible image.

It was tremendous fun working with Melissa and I have no hesitation in recommending her most highly.

Somersetman

I had an amazing shoot with Melissa on Tuesday. After I got over my amazement at seeing such a wonderful model casting so close to where I live, we arranged the shoot in record time with Melissa kindly agreeing to an early to start to fit in with my schedule.

Our two hours together flew by. Melissa is a dream to work with - well prepared, well turned out and well... just the right kind of crazy :-) We came up with some great ways to use the location, and had a lot of fun doing it. Put simply, a perfect shoot.

Thank you so much Melissa. Absolutely recommended to all.

Jess fitz

So I have been wanting to shoot with mel for longer than I can remember, she had always inspired me and I believe she has such a professional outlook on the industry which is really inspiring. Mel is tall, elegant and beautiful and would highly recommend her to any photographer.

I'm really glad we got to shoot and had such a good time, she poses with ease and showed me the ropes for many styles that I really appreciate.

Look forward to next time and as I said highly recommended

Thanks

Jess

That Headshot Guy

Mel is a fabulous model, very easy to got along with, arrived on time, very patient, I had some flash trigger issues which she helped me sort out. Mel came with a few outfits which I requested, she is a thoroughly profession model and a real pleasure to work with, I would recommend working with Mel without hesitation. After the initial issue with the lights we ended up with some fantastic images, she even went behind the camera and took a few shots of me! Thank Mel I would be delighted to work with you again.

Apetura

Excellent model, very helpful and great at posing.

Sensual Art

Shoot number ... nope, lost count.

Mel is one of those wonderful models where you know what you're going to get - a most professional shoot, with some great banter, a clear understanding of what's wanted from the session, and fabulous pictures at the end of it.

Shoot number, erm, something plus one is already outlined and pencilled in!

Jon Williams

My second shoot with Mel and I'm convinced it will not be my last. Mel is relaxed, enthusiastic, professional, adventurous and friendly. Happy to take direction and can flow from one pose to the next without any direction. Today we have shot a magnificent set of art nude that exceeds the set from the previous shoot. I highly recommend Mel as a model to work with, no matter if you are an experienced photographer, or if you are new to shooting with models she will be really helpful with her knowledge of posing & studio lighting.

ManCave

I had another Awesome shoot with Mel recently. She's well organized and always well prepared for a session. Mel makes your life so easy as her posing ability is so accurate and efficient, she knows exactly how to read the situation and pose accordingly. She has the most amazing all natural, blemish and tattoo free figure with a nice skin tone. She's also very easy to gel and bond with during a session with no awkwardness. Happy & Highly Recommended. Cheers M..

Penny Hardie

The fact that I shoot time and time again with Mel should speak volumes! Fantastic!

Antonia O'Brieno

It was great to shoot with the lovely Mel again.

Her preshoot communication was good and she was well organised. She was relaxed and laid back which made for a great atmosphere during the shoot. I mentioned it before but, I will say it again her poses are awesome and she comes up with great ideas. You won't be disappointed if you work with Mel.

I do hope to work with her again if she is up for it!

Highly recommended.

Second Glance

It was fantastic to work with Mel again - I'd left it far too long from our last shoot

Mel has had time out from modelling but she was just brilliant at our shoot and us togs are really fortunate to have her back in front of the lens :)

Apart from her obviously amazing figure and flexible posing, Mel 'just gets it' when it comes to working with any concept and so the image results are just great

Planning to work with Mel again very soon x