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Orson Carter

I must be mad. Why on earth had I waited so long to work with Melissa? At long last I've found out for myself that all the superlatives I've heard about her are totally warranted. She has a wealth of experience, she has individuality, she's creative, she's damn good at styling, she's... I could go on and on. So let's just say that she's one of the very, very best models I've ever had the pleasure of working with. She should be on every photographer's 'people to work with before I die' list. (And if any models get the opportunity of watching her work, they'll be treated to a lesson on how it should be done.) Yes - she's that special.

I haven't finished yet. There's also Melissa's lovely unpretentious person with a great sense of humour. So the shoot was not only highly productive, but was also hugely enjoyable. Absolutely bl**dy brilliant!

Micky

Mel and I had a four hour art nude location shoot yesterday. The sun shone, the afternoon was warm, everyone was very relaxed. We started with a garden shoot, then had a snack lunch before travelling to nearby bluebell woods and finishing in a deserted dairy shed. Mel was brilliant, left alone she poses effortlessly yet takes instruction well and is open to ideas. When in the wild things like stinging nettles, and uncomfortable ground in bear feet sometimes arise. Mel is definitely not a winger and gets on with it in a very professional manner. I loved working with her and we made some great images. Highly recommended.

Kai14

Mel is a brilliant model & very proffessional ,She is lovely young lady and a pleasure to work with .She.turned up early for the shoot with good selection of outfits and her range of poses is amazing .

I can certainly recommend Mel to all photographers and I am very much looking forward to my next shoot with her next month

Laura donohoe photography

So had my second shoot with the lovely Mel! And her freind Annie. We did a location fashion shoot was all perfect Mel chose a brilliant location for the shoot I was very impressed, poses where fantastic! Very little direction or help needed, was up for all my ideas and also provided her own ideas which was fantastic, Mel was well prepared for everything such a range of items brought truly did a great job with it all, I would defiantly say book a shoot with Mel as she's a great model so friendly and puts a big smile on your face! So pleased to I worked with you agin Mel I'm sure another shoot is well on the way ♥

Russb

So on the 30 April Mel became my most photographed model ever: ten shoots to date and each one a delight and packed with shots I love. By normal standards this was an express shoot:I gave Mel a lift to the Maunsel House groupshoot but had negotiated a swap for an hour during which Mel again posed brilliantly: she seems to have an innate sense of symmetry with her long limbs: there is rarely need to ask for a variation: the shapes she creates flow profusely without prompting. We had agreed a spectacular finale for the way home but a pesky security guard foiled our plans so it (just) had to be a bluebell set in my local woods, still we will return and get the shots we both want sometime in the next ten shoots. Thanks Mel: looking forward to the next one.

Riccardo

We had a day shoot at Maunsel House and WHAT a day it was, Mel is an absolute delight to work with, she has an excellent idea of what is required for each set and also is fully able to make her own suggestions to improve a shot.

Once we started, the day flew past, we could have shot there for a couple of days or more easily with the outfits and ideas that Mel had.

I look forward to having the opportunity to work with her again.

I would have absolutely no hesitation in recommending her to any photographer looking for someone who has the ability to make an important addition to their portfolio.

As others have said, Mel is one professional lady.

AdrianSpencer said...

I just spent an amazing afternoon with the fabulous Melissa and enjoyed every moment. Mel is highly professional, works effortlessly in front of the camera and takes direction without missing a beat (even when it is to stand in front of a freezing cold fan for shot after shot) but she is just such a lovely person too.

Our comms before the shoot told me that we were going to get on really well and our little team of Shawn at Scarlet Door and the amazing Beckie Welfare as HMUA was a great combination.

I would definitely recommend Mel to anyone, she has a amazing figure, is incredibly versatile, fabulous to work with and I can't recommend her highly enough. Thank you for working with me Mel!

pbs

Had a fabulous shoot with Mel today.

The good bits

Mel's communication was brilliant. She kept me fully informed from booking to the shoot, even to say she was 'on her way'

She was on time

We over ran, due to technical issues, and Mel was totally relaxed with this

She is beautifully photogenic

She takes direction well with good ideas of her own

The bad bits

Can't think of any

Would definitely work with Mel again

John Evans

Melissa is a unique and brilliant model, we had a great studio test shoot where I let Melissa have free rein to do her stuff. She is very creative and came up with some fantastic shapes that are only made possible by her incredibly long limbs. Her attitude before and during the shoot was never less than completely professional and her experience shows throughout. She is incredibly easy to work with and I would highly recommend her to anyone looking to create some original images.

Rani Portraits

I worked with Melissa a few years ago and can still remember how professional she was. She has a great attitude and has since then done so much more! Not surprising at all! Good luck with all Melissa!

SoutheastJP

First shoot today with Mel and hopefully more to come. Mel is extremely professional, friendly, and very pro-active towards getting great shots. Her expressions and poses are on a totally different higher level of expertise to most models. Oh yes and did i mention she is also stunning and has an amazing slim figure. Highly recommended. Thank you :)

StudioThree

I hosted another workshop day with Melissa on Sunday and once again I sent home some very happy photographers at the end of the day. She is particularly good with inexperienced shooters, though you only have to see her portfolio to see that she also works with some of the best in the genre too. I am holding a day of Art Nude workshops at Calumet in May - of course Mel was my first choice of model for that event too.

Artemis Fauna

Melissa is great. Amazing figure, super personality and we got on just brilliantly!

Five minutes of unplanned shooting together resulted in some fab pictures! Hope to work with her again one day. :)

PhotoSimon

I attended Paul Studio latest location shoot at the Manor House and was fortunate to be shooting Mel. My original intention for the shoot was to capture some traditional art nude location captures. After capturing some pleasing art nude images. However inspired by Mel's poses I decided to head off in a completely different direction which I will publish on PP for people to view and hopefully they will enjoy them as much as I did capturing them.

Stunning model would recommend.

KP photography

Did my first shoot with Mel today and it DERFINATLY wont be my last pre communication was fab arrived early looking absolutly stunning and was a real pleasure to work with worked great both with and without direction we even ended up doing a bit of splosh that hadnt been pre planned and got some great results cheers babe will see you again soon thats a promise

Alice Brookes

I had a great shoot with Mel today! She arrived with plenty of time to spare to have a chat and get to know each other before the shoot. Pre comms were fab! I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of the shoot. Very laid back & chatty! Can't wait for shoot 2! :-) j xox

Robert Sam Nelson

Fantastic shoot with Melissa, the new Red hair is stunning and photographs really well. She is professional, creative and fun, looking forward to working together soon.

Glamshots

To-day was a good day - I had a shoot with the lovely Melissa!

From the moment I met her Melissa was very pleasant and chatty - it seemed as if we had known one another a long time.She quickly understood and agreed my ideas for the shoot and had brought some lovely items of clothing to complement those I provided and the ideas suggested to her. Melissa has a truly unique commercial look - which needs to be seen on the catwalk and billboards. She has a tremendous repertoire of poses which are produced effortlessly and so gracefully; she poses with consciousness of her being from top of head to tip of toe. Melissa is an absolute delight to work with and I recommend her 100%. Get booking!

Gareth Byrd said...

Mel is a delight to work with. She's punctual, prepared and has an astounding array of poses.

Highly recommended

Gar

Second Glance

Mel is awesome! I cannot believe that I left it so long to shoot with her but the wait was absolutely worth it.

Mel has an amazing shape for art-nude but is also incredibly versatile and creative.

Really lovely personality and absolutely comes alive in front of the camera - just brilliant!

I won't leave it too long before our next shoot x