References for xxmrmthxx - Mel Tongue

Sensual Art

Macro photography demands patience - holding a position for half an hour at a time is no mean feat - so Mel was the ideal choice when I wanted to do some macro bodyscapes!

That she has a great sense of humour adds to the joy of the shoot, but special credit to Mel for today as she refused to allow a twisted shoulder be a "problem", let alone an excuse to cancel, but brought it to my attention as soon as she was aware of it and allowed me to work around it.

Note to other models: this is how is should be done!

[Edit: Would I recommend her? Shoot #3 is booked and in the planning!]

JimNemer

Mel is a delightful and sociable woman full of fun. Considerate as well. She effectively helped me put my studio gear away before I gave her a lift to the station. Above all, she is an amazing model. Self-assured, assertive stances with power and dynamism. Yes, I love her work. Will not hesitate to recommend her.

CallmeKev

I worked with Mel in January 2013 and here is the feedback that I posted on purestorm;

Having finally worked with Mel I now realise what every model needs to aspire to! Her pre-shoot comms were excellent and she arrived at the studio with hair, make up and clothes ready to hit the ground running. And didn't she just!

So relaxed and chatty around the studio but a true professional as soon as I pointed my camera at her. I could have let her pose for 4 hours without uttering a word, and each image would have been unique and perfect. Only my interuptions spoilt the graceful flow of the shoot and we achieved some remarkable images that I would find diffult to recreate with any other model.

Mel is unique, an excellent model and a lovely person to work with. Can I recommend her? If you need to ask, sell your camera... now!

MikonOLD said...

Had another fab shoot with Melissa. She responded to a last minute cancellation call and was in studio in two hours from posting. As a model she's great to work with, good fun and the results speak for them selves - from the very first shot. Highly recommended.

Harvey Gordon

Mel is a seasoned professional who has not lost her enthusiasm and creativity. Her work ethic is fantastic, her poses are stylish and sometimes bordering on contortionism but always great. Above all Mel is a lovely person with a great sense of humour and is so much fun to work with. I highly recommend her to anyone.

Sensual Art

Mel was enthusiastic about my thoughts, completely taking my theme on board, and helping me to get pictures which "spoke" the way I wanted them to.

Communicates well: Yes.

Professional: Yes.

Fun: YES!

Will work with again: I certainly hope so!

razman40

I photographed Melissa Tongue at Eye For An Image studios in Banbury. A professional and wonderful model who's hard working and strives to get the images I wanted. I would thoroughly recommend working with her to any fellow photographer. I hope to be working with her again very soon.

Ant Snyman

Shot with Mel today. She embraced my concept and threw herself 100% into it. Pre-shoot comms were excellent and the shoot went very well indeed. Mel is a consummate professional - she needed little direction yet delivered. As a result, we were able to wrap up this concept fairly quickly.

I highly recommend Mel to any photographer looking to hire a friendly, polite, enthusiastic professional.

Already have a second shoot in mind!

lambiepie

I had My first Shoot with Mel yesterday, and it was fabulous, Mel is very creative and enjoys throwing ideas around,

this is nice as i enjoy the way ideas spring out of the air through conversation, she is superbly professional with her approach, hard working and attention to detail is excellent, Mel's communication is spot on, She totally got the ideas i was throwing around and achieved them effortlessly,i would highly recommend her for a shoot, and i will certainly enjoy working with Mel again...

Photo_phil

I had a shoot with Mel and her partner and very happy I did.

Communication was brilliant, turned up exactly when they said they would and worked hard to ensure I got the shots I was after.

Definitely happy to recommend.

will white

Shot with Mel at the end of September, who was great fun and worked very hard for me to get the picture I was after. Didn't complain once as I contorted to get that shot. I would recommend her, for her hard work and good spirit.

Thanks very much and look forward to shooting again. She's a good soul.

-Will

Malc

Mel did a shoot with me and posed for an art class in the evening. She's tireless even when tired and has that lovely slender figure. We did some pictures on different body art themes and I found it easy to be creative as Mel is patient and helpful. And when I posted samples online I got an immediate and unusually large positive feedback. She's popular with artists in my class, and she's popular with me! Hope to work with Mel again.

Varkman

Melissa is a wonderfully, professional Model, and an Amazing person to work with.

The communication before the shoot was top notch.

The shoot it’s self was Fantastic. Melissa works without direction, but is more than happy working to direction also. All I can say about the day is GREAT. I highly recommend working with her.

Thank you so much Melissa I had a great time.

Manzur Fahim

I have worked with Melissa last week and it was a pleasure working with her. She is friendly and professional and ready for the shoot. I highly recommend her. I had some great shots from the shoot.

Thank you, Melissa x

foto2xh

Had a short shoot with Mel today. Great comms pre-shoot and arrived on time and prepared. Professional, pleasant and highly recommended.

Bigfish3311

I had my third shoot with Mel yesterday in my home studio. Mel arrives supurbly turned out and ready to go. She poses effortlesly, you just give her your idea and she runs with it, but also happily takes direction. This was an Art Nude shoot, so clothes were not an issue, however she did arrive with a selection, just incase.

Mel is also very friendly and very easy to work with I am sure that we will work together again.

BirminghamTog said...

Nothing but praise for Melissa - stunning model, good communication prior to the shoot, great range of clothing. I'd definitely recommend working with her.

HiStakesPhotography

A great Lady to work with, I've worked with some great models and Mel is without doubt one of them, from initial contact through to our meet today she was articulate polite and professional,

I arrived early to set up only to find Mel waiting for me,we discussed a break down of the ideas and within minutes she was in action, we worked in the studio and out on location and all i can say is Mel, im glad i managed to work with you before you "retire" as the images produced were better than i hoped, Thank you for a great shoot.

Scarecrow

This was my second shoot with Melissa, and she was just as friendly, helpful, creative and accommodating as the first time. Noting that she has indicated that she intends giving up modelling at the end of June, I'm glad that I have had these opportunities to work with her and feel that such a talent will be sorely missed when she goes.

Thanks for another wonderful shoot Mel.

H photos

2nd Shoot OUTSTANDING MODEL

As before but even better, quite simply one of the best models I have had the pleasure of working with and her boyfriend is very help on shoots thanks to his help this time as well.

1st shoot

March 2012 have be wanting to shoot Melissa for a while I was impressed with her portfolio but never got around to it.

Melissa she is more than very good poses well and little direction if any is required. Communication is excellent and is a true professional comes with all accessories required. I knew she was going to be good her portfolio and refs already had shown this but she is even better in life.

Melissa is very well groomed and has stunning legs, yes she has legs and go on for ever.

First time on a location shoot I have used a chaparone again this was very positive and her boyfriend is friendly and helpfull another added bonus.

Highly recommended, and worth shooting not to be missed if you get the opportunity

Oh and doesn't mind getting her bum dirty if needed, sorry about the leafs.