References for xxmrmthxx - Mel Tongue

Callumography

Melissa needs no more recommendations - plenty have been said by others about her - however;

Mel is a perfect professional, with excellent communication and perfect punctuality, who knows how to make excellent imagery right from the start. She is brave in tricky circumstances (cold, deep water) and has a natural confidence & comfort in herself that shows in the images. I'll keep it brief - could not recommend her more highly as a model.

Nedine

Mel is awesome! Did my first shoot with Mel on saturday and she is a pleasure to work with. The lady knows her body and knows how to pose it. It is very seldom you come across a model who is as versatile as Mel. I have assisted at previous shoots where Mel was modelling and over all of them she is fun, professional and so easy to work with. I'm looking at the raw images and I couldn't be more pleased with them. I would not hesitate to recommend Mel for both fashion and art nude. Thank you Mel I'm sure we will be working together again soon. :)

Penny Hardie

Another great afternoon with Mel. As ever she was on time, well prepared, helpful, fun and she just knows what is what when it comes to posing. This is our fifth shoot... and I know I will be using her again and again. Love this girl and highly recommend!

BlueJuice

I had a wonderful shoot with Melissa today. Just what I expected from the images i'd seen, and the references i'd read. She is totally professional, turned up on time, ready to go, make-up done (smokey eyes) lol... She worked so hard, and was very brave to try new things. She looks amazing, poses like the pro she is, and the results in the pictures show. You all need to work with her, she makes taking pictures so easy.

We had great fun, she's a lovely calm confident young lady... just perfect. Thank you Melissa!!

Russb

If I were to give up this photography malarkey (which I dont intend to just yet) then my very last shoot would be with Mel. I've now shot her 14 times and each time has been a delight, she is so photogenic whether clothed or not, has superb inately balanced poses and I am privileged to consider her a friend and my muse. Fortunately the world is full of different location so provided others dont completely book her up I can look forward to lots more times to come.

arh

For me it was a truly delightful shoot. I was a little intimidated by the sheer professionalism of Melissa's portfolio when I booked her: but gosh did that professionalism come through. Without a doubt the best I have shot with. She tolerated my slow haphazard way of working and was happy to accommodate all that I asked. For me it was a really fun and easy day, and I got from it exactly what I wanted to.

If she has a free date I suggest you book her.

IanClive

I had my 2nd shoot with Mel and it was every bit as good as the 1st time , Mel works hard and poses well, very well chatty friendly and the time just flew by

Looking forward to my next shoot and l and highly recommend Mel

Silver-Studios

Mel is a delightful lady. Our shoot also involved the talented Christina as MUA and I can only hope they both enjoyed it as much as I did. Mel just didn't stop for 5 hours of shooting. Very creative and very capable of just taking an idea and running with it. Physically she's tall and very flexible, holds position well and made sure I was getting the images I wanted. Easily gets into character which is a big deal for me. And feels totally at ease in her 'own skin' which makes for a relaxed shoot. Highly recommended, will shoot again. She is also a kind, generous spirited person....and genuine. That means a lot to me.

Christina B Lomas

Mel is an absolutely charming model to work with! She was so chatty, and friendly and so up for helping! Furthermore as it was my first art nude shoot she made me feel at ease straight away! She an absolutely gorgeous women and she looking absolutely stunning through out the shoot, this is a girl that knows her angles, and knows how to model damn well- she's a compete natural! Such a great person, would absolutely recommend her to anyone and everyone! Would definitely love to work with her again!

The Mad Hatter

It's true, Melissa does love Jaffa Cakes. On top of all that, she is an incredibly accomplished model, possessing a fabulous figure and works tirelessly to ensure you get some great images. A beautiful young lady, lovely company and you really should try and work with her. That translates as "magic" and thoroughly recommended. Thank you Mel from MikeyP

jamessmith

Unfortunately a model I booked was ill and couldn't do a shoot at very short notice. these things happen.

I dropped Mel a text, expecting her to be busy, but you never know.

Stone the crows, my luck changed and 2 hours later I was shooting away in a wheat field with Mel.

Despite the wind turning chilly, and the wheat being like icicles Mel worked with me, again helping me with suggesting poses.

Great communicator, great to work with and fun to boot.

Promised her a swish hotel for our next shoot.

jamessmith

A morning shoot with Melissa at locations which she recommended. Great locations.

She posed without much direction with is great for a newcomer like myself.

We did get some great shots, more down to Melissa than myself.

She also patiently put up with interruptions from my office on the phone, and insisted we got some good shots in before we had to wind up.

Look forward to a second shoot when I get chance

Chris Barber

Melissa Thank you once again for an amazing shoot today.

Thank you for your kind words. We have more shoots now under our belts than we can count and its always a pleasure to work with you "let alone call you a friend".

Thank you for your patience in allowing me to develop to the stage that I have come to today.

I Can totally recommend Melissa For any Tog New or Pro.

You will always receive the results you need.

Thank you again :-)

KP photography

My 3rd shoot with the wonderful Melissa Have already booked my next 2 shoots with her she really is everything you should be looking for in a model Beautiful, Elegant, Intelligent, GSOH and never complained once even when I had her dancing around in a cold northerly wind lol

Thanks again for another truly fantastic shoot see you soon

Henry L. said...

Melissa, is a great professional, full of energy and a brilliant eyes and lips expression. Immense portfolio of fantastic poses, great fun to work with. she look superb even at short notice! I recommend and will work with you again.

Paul H 90 said...

Can't remember how many shoots that is with Mel - but it will not be the last !! She is just fantastic. Full of energy, awesome poses, great posture and a really fantastic personality. Mel is without doubt one of the best models on here and is highly recommend.

Mel was also pleased with this shoot too as it was one of our first location shoots where she didn't come away with either a cut, scare or injury - We must be getting better :)

Thanks again Mel, your awesome. Highly Recommended!! Looking forward to the next funky location ;)

Penny Hardie

My fourth great shoot with Mel. Great fun and always a pleasure to work with... that's the reason I shoot with her so often!

Hampson St Studio

Melissa visited the studio for a day and was a pleasure to have her along, such a bubbly friendly person and joins in like you've know her for a long time. She worked extremely hard all day and did not disappoint. I would recommend her at anytime and she's always welcome to the studio.

5foot8

Melissa is a wonderful and beautiful model. It was a pleasure to work with her in a shared studio shoot up in Horwich. Mel is creative and dynamic and has the useful talent of posing with ease, has a good understanding of light and the studio environment and great results are simple with such a fantastic model. Hopefully it won't be too long before I can work with Miss Tongue again.

Iain Hamilton Photography - Studio 301

Had Melissa along to the studio for a small group shoot, she is very professional, drops into pose after pose with ease and great fun, everyone had a brilliant day and all got superb images. I look forward to her return up to Preston........HIGHLY RECOMMENDED :-)