References for xxmrmthxx - Mel Tongue

Jimmy Taylor

Spent an awesome weekend shooting with Mel and a couple of other photographers.Mel was very professional but very fun to shoot, had loads of great outfits and ideas and took ideas on well. Got some really great images from the shoot, will look forward to shooting Mel again.

DaveEdwards

It’s been an ages since I last shot with the fabulous Mel, but I had the privilege of a couple of great shoots with her this weekend on one of her rare northern excursions.

Mel’s a terrific model, professional, yet relaxed and great fun to work with. She produces an endless stream of strong and distinctive poses with cheerful, infectious enthusiasm and little need for direction and with her wealth of experience, she’s a great collaborator.

She is guaranteed to provide the basis of great images and this weekend was no exception, lots of fantastic images in the bag!

I’m very much looking forward to working with Mel again in the future, and hopefully on a more regular basis!

Thanks, Mel!

GaryMac Photography

Worked with Mel over 2 days at Studio 301 in Preston and then at Hampson Street in Horwich

What a fantastic two days they were, in the company of an accomplished and highly talented Model

Mel was full of energy from the start to the end of each day, it was the photographers and cameras that were flagging

Mel was superbly creative and worked well both with direction and with her own ideas making each set a pleasure to work, but so relaxed and good fun to work with, make sure you have sufficient supply of memory cards as the images count mounts really fast and you will not want to delete any.

Highly Recommended to work with

Work with again of course in a blink of an eye

Thanks Mel for an Awesome weekend :-)

LUCÍA'S COLLECTION

Melissa is a very professional model, over puntual and serious

Good communication and understanding. She was able to pose gracefully with a heavy boa around her body! Very lively personnality and full of initiative. Working with her was a very pleasant experience. Natural elegance and a flair for the right pose.

I highly recommend her!

KpH

Wot he said below...agree - recommended - muchly :-)

Jake41

There is downside of shooting with Melissa, it is certainly not the pre shoot communications, or the punctual arrival at the location. It is not even the the tan line free body with exceptional flawless skin and beautiful proportioned figure. It maybe that she leaves you tired and knacked after a shoot while she still has the energy to carry on, but it is not. The downside side is sleep, or rather lack of it. With so many great images, I was viewing them all until the early hours of the morning. Maybe I should not have gone through them three times, but each time I did I found a new favorite. This is the caliber of Melissa. Not only is she a brilliant model, she is such fun to shoot. I loved working with her. Great personality and really makes a shoot so enjoyable you want to shoot her every week. Highest recommendation.

Orson Carter

I had the pleasure of an all-day shoot with Melissa on Saturday. Wow! What a day. She's absolutely bl**dy brilliant.

If you've read her other 160 references you'll already know that she's special, so it would be superfluous to repeat that she's very experienced and has tremendous body awareness, or that she's highly creative and has a great eye for styling and make up, or that she's versatile, or full of enthusiasm, or is highly professional in every respect. And it would also be superfluous to repeat that she's a really lovely, unpretentious person with a great sense of humour.

No. I don't need to repeat any of that. You've heard it all before. So all I'll say is this... Melissa is one of the very best models I've ever worked with. Yes - she's that good.

MartynF

Yesterday I had the pleasure of working with Melissa, who turned up on time and was well prepared and most constructive and creative throughout the shoot.

I really couldn't rate working with Melissa highly enough, very professional and I look forward to working on other shoots with her.

VisionsA

Wow!........... I say again, .........WOW!!

I could state so many superlatives, but they all just sum up to .....WOW!!

Mel is right up there, amongst the very best! Awesome!

So professional but also so friendly, & so creative ......poses to die for!

Mel, you are an absolute STAR!!

Thank you so much, let's do it again soon!

HIGHLY HIGHLY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!

Russb

I have worked with many outstanding models over the years often several times but for me Melissa is in a league of her own as our twelve shoots to date bears witness. As always Melissa came prepared with a super selection of clothing and her long limbs and narrow body complement them to make location fashion shoots a breeze. This time I took Mel way outside of her comfort zone in asking her to climb up a pile of rubble from a collapsing building so that we could get some shots against graffiti on the first floor and she came through magnificently. I know one can frequently read that a photographer looks forward to the next shoot with a model, in my case I look forward to the next dozen.

Laurence C

I saw Melissa (Mel) casting she had with a great rate, I booked her for a location shoot in a farm by Swindon. Mel drives the petrol rate was good. She was on time in fact early as I got caught in London traffic having to get across town.

She brought all the clothiers I had asked for plus many more.

Mel has a great attitude takes directions well but also has ideas on her own. Communication was very good with phone calls & emails.

Mel is a great model, when she gets on her high heels on is a tall very beautiful woman who has great experience in this field.

I thoroughly enjoyed working with Mel she works very hard and looks great. I hope I have the opportunity to work with her again. I also would recommend her highly

The Photographer Brian Harris

Melissa was the model for Luca's London Photographic Workshop shoot, I can only confirm what others have said, great model, great look and can pose for England !

Highly recommended !!

OverExposed said...

My second shoot with Melissa. She's fun and relaxed and gets the shots you want. She's the prefect model, amazing body shape, and gives you dynamic poses with and without guidance.

She's got so much experience modeling that she helped adjust the studio strobes to get the best lighting! If she ever gives up her modelling career, she should try work behind the camera :)

Highly recommended, top quality!

Nomad

Shot with Melissa for the first time at Swale Photographic. We only had an hour but due to Melissa's incredible work rate and professionalism we rattled through various sets. I am more than happy with the results and Melissa is great at contributing ideas to improve the images. All in all a great hour and would love to shoot with her again. Recommended to all. :)

Rupert1

What absolutely fantastic shoot today with Melissa.She has been on my "to shoot" list for a long time and finally I got to shoot with her.She worked hard to achieve the images I wanted.Due to other arrangements I could only shoot for 2hrs,the time just flew by.Many changes and lots of chat,in all a very good shoot.I can't recommend Melissa highly enough.

My next shoot with her will definitely be a lot longer.

SeanF

Just had an amazing shoot in London with Melissa and can understand wholehearted how this charming lady has got all these positive references. Melissa was a total joy to work with so understanding and warm and friendly, I was smart enough to give her free range of movement and poses and was rewarded with some of my favourite photos Ive taken, as her ideas and help was invaluable.

Melissa puts people at ease and is totally professional as well. I can not recommended Melissa highly enough and hope to work with her in the future.

Rob or Bob

Melissa has been on my to work with list for some time. I had the opportunity for 1:1 time with her at a workshop and it was very productive indeed.

We were able to fulfil some ideas very easily indeed and I also asked to go into a "model routine" which also was excellent and creative.

I will be working with Melissa again when we will work on an ambitious creative shoot.

Highly recommended and you will not be disappointed.

Captain Custard said...

Well, what a lovely girl!

There was I - pulling my hair out because today's model had cancelled with only a few hours notice - but within 30 minutes of putting a last minute casting on PP, Mel had contacted me, found out where I was, confirmed that she had her ID, and was on her way.

Am I disappointed the other model cancelled? Not in the slightest - she did me a favour; today I ended up working with perhaps one of the most professional, most beautiful, warm & friendly models I've ever worked with.

Come back soon Mel, and bring a friend. Because anyone you rate will be absolutely fine with me.

Rosemarie

Mel modelled for our all day Life Drawing workshop in Swindon. She was a brilliant model. Great communication throughout, having booked her in May 2014, yes May !! She turned up and early so that she could settle in and was extremely professional throughout. I would recommend Mel to anyone, whether it be a photographer or artist. She has a unique look and for all of those who know their art, great for a Modigliani experience. Thank you Mel. We look forward to you modelling for us again

Michael White

I shot with Melissa during 2 fantastic days at my location in the Algarve Portugal. Having been impressed by Melissa's amazing portfolio of work I anticipated her trip to Portugal with keen excitement.

Melissa and I exchanged ideas before the shoot and I was encouraged by her interest in my ideas.

We exchanged picture ideas as tear sheets via e-mail.

Melissa was keen to put forward her own ideas as well as interpret my vision of images that would suit her style - and the location we were to work in.

Melissa arrived in Portugal with a terrific selection of clothes and accessories as well as a range of

make up - that she applied and changed very professionally - with changes to her hair style with each different 'look' that we tried.

Melissa has great energy, a superb modelling style and is extremely versatile with a well practiced ability to pose beautifully with very little direction.

I thoroughly recommend Melissa and will be working with her again very soon!