References for Zara Watson

ampy

Had another amazing shoot with Zara yesterday.

We were shooting on location around East London. The weather wasn't kind to us. It wasn't warm and it was drizzling most of the day. Zara never once complained. Her only worry seemed to be that the rain might mean that her hair didn't look so good in the photos. Not an ounce of concern about herself. A true professional (as well as a joy to work with).

Had a great day and got some stunning images. (Mainly due to Zara's ability to take my half-baked ideas and lift them up to a whole new level :))

B17fan

Have you seen all these references?

I really can't add anything new, but I am more than happy to confirm all of it.

Today was a duo shoot of Zara & AmberM. From pre-shoot comms it was obvious that Zara has a personality as impressive as her beauty.

Warm, welcoming, & a good coffee maker, what more could I wish for? Oh yeah, she's pretty nifty in front of the camera as well!

You've seen her images, she poses easily knowing exactly what suits & what doesn't. She is a true collaborator in every part of the image making process, offering advice but also taking suggestions onboard.

The time flew by, a sign of a good shoot, & a few laughs were also had along the way.

If you are thinking of working with her, don't hesitate, it's an absolute delight! Recommend her, you bet!

Amberlin Michelle

It goes without saying that I had a lovely shoot with Zara over the weekend. Her pre-communication is fun, thorough and thoughtful, which put me totally at ease before shooting with her. Nick, Zara and myself got on like a house on fire and we had such a giggle. She is beautiful and struts her stuff until your heart's content.

I am really looking forward to organising another day shooting with this wonderful lady,

THANK YOU :) :)

JLBSmith

Let's start with a tip: if you have an opportunity to shoot Zara, do so! Especially if you can do this while she still has her London venue.

This was a shoot shared with a friend of mine, who is a keen photographer but needs to build experience in portrait photography. He did 75% of the shots and I did the rest.

Zara is welcoming, friendly and open to ideas. On arrival, for example, she got us a cup of coffee and then the three of us walked around her London location - a somewhat decrepit building with plenty of rooms, with varying light and background. This is a photographer's dream and I can see how you could spend all day photographing there.

Zara was open to suggestions and came up with several of her own. She is brilliant at striking poses and varying them, as well as seeing herself in her mind's eye and so picking up what works and doesn't. She's pleasant and easy to get on with, with a good sense of humour and a very professional approach. So the two hour booking zoomed by and I have plenty of work to do processing the images.

I have been fortunate that I have shot very few models but very good ones. Zara is among the best of a fine crop. So I'll finish as I started: get out there and do a shoot with her!

Damien J

I had a shoot with Zara at short notice after deciding on Friday I wanted to do something and shortly after we had both a booking and some ideas flying around.

I've shot with Zara before mainly at workshops but it's been a while since I did a 121 with her, lord knows why.

Had an awesome creative shoot at her Kensington place shifting through her epic floorobe we found some great pieces to do some fashion nude, lingerie and even messing around in the bath.

I had a really enjoyable time and came away with not just a smile but a mountain of cool images lord knows how I'm going to sort through that lot.

Thanks Zara for a great day👍

Gary Smithdale

I had my first shoot with Zara yesterday and it went really well.

Pre-shoot comms were fantastic, and the plan was that we were going to do some street photography in London.

First, I went to Zara's place in Kensington where we chatted about what we wanted to do and to choose some outfits - Zara has a lot of outfits, so she's bound to have something for any theme.

Zara's hair and make-up was done really nicely as well.

It was really good fun working with Zara, she's really easy to get on with and we had a really good laugh while we were commuting and shooting.

I would definitely recommend working with Zara.

Zara - thank you very much for a great day and hope to work with you again soon :)

John D Clay

just had v good new shoot with Zara for a while she is so bubbly and funny but professional ad a pleasure to chat to worked on location in Kensington, she is a wonderful choice of model and did some v different setups with bright background, despite the odd technical issue on my part it was a great way to spend a v wet afternoon, with a model with even make rain feel a distant memory, V good to se a hard working model again and extremely endorsable reliable (thanks also for the refreshments inbetween. Best to Zara.

Purple Picture Book

This shoot was done at a studio in Bromsgrove.

have always wanted to work with Zara and was not disappointed.

She arrive a little early with a large case:Well organised and prepared.

Our 2 hrs went in a flash;Cheerful obliging and a good model...

Recommended to all.

GT

I had a brief shoot with Zara at Flash Photography in Bromsgrove, and what an absolute delight! Zara is thoroughly down to earth and a joy to work with, engaging and suggesting angles and slight changes to lighting to get the best out of her (which is delightfully easy to do!). We had an enjoyable and fun session, and I loved the images I ended up with.

Zara is an expert at working with photographers, in my opinion, listening to my ideas, and then suggesting a more elegant way of achieving the shot - something photographers really appreciate.

My one mistake was to only book an hour - what on earth was I thinking? The time absolutely flew by.

Thoroughly recommended, but don't make the same mistake I did - book Zara for as long as you can get.

ArtHeart

The girl from Mayfair.

I like to speak as I find but what does one say when one is left speechless !

I met Zara Yesterday and gained myself a lesson in professionalism.

It was a long day and turned out to be one of those engagements that leaves you feeling almost numb with satisfaction.

References are more about the person than the shoot and for me to comment on this models ability to adapt is unnecessary.

I was welcomed with genuine warmth and immediately at ease with Zara. She is such a lovely person with no airs and graces.

Looking through her body of work alone lets you know that she's one of those sought after models so from the outset there is the assurance that your time is never going to be wasted.

I had asked a while back if she fancied shooting an avant garde film 'ArtHeart' style and after much discussion we agreed a date.

For her I'm sure this was something different and for myself it was empowering to work with a model who threw herself into my ideas with infectious enthusiasm.

Ostensibly our shoot was in the form of a short movie which we shot over the course of the day.

Fun and lots of laughter ensued as each scene was accomplished with a few damned funny out-takes .

After we completed the film I then suggested that I would like to shoot some conventional images using a camera I had borrowed from a friend.

To be honest I was less than familiar with the machine and had some trouble getting to grips with the confounded thing.

This ladies patience is limitless and her knowledge was invaluable .

Her partner Stephen who is an incredible photographer came to my aid and gave me a lesson in 'how to' . As a professional amateur I was so grateful for his advice and managed to shoot some rather half decent images!

I learned a lot from my visit to Mayfair and will return at some point for both shoots and equally as important some lessons on digital malarkey.

Damn I forgot to ask for her autograph!

JohnDuder

A second shoot with Zara, in her lovely, semi-abandoned London location. You could shoot for days there...

So first: book a shoot with Zara there, before she moves out and hte owner demolishes it!

And if you can't do that, book Zara later on: she is a complete one-off, with the gloss of a fashion model, the artistic instincts of a top-rank art nude subject, and the overall sweetness of an - well - an overall sweet person.

She's said it, and I will too: don't be fooled by the image: she is utterly down-to-earth and approachable, an absolute delight to work with.

And the results? Well, they do actually conform to the image. Sleek, glossy, perfect.

Thank you Zara. See you again after the move!

ampy

What can I say about Zara that hasn't been said already? This girl is freakin' awesome. A chameleon and a true professional. Shooting with Zara is always a joy.

If you can't point a bit of glass in Zara's general direction and get some seriously awesome images then you are definitely doing something wrong... :)

(Just reading between the lines - did you notice I think this lady is a tiny bit good?)

Fotostrobe

I had superb shoot with Zara today at her place in Kensington.

A great selection of rooms and backdrops to use. Also Zara has a very complete wardrobe of every sort of garment and outfit.

The three hour shoot covered lots of styles and moods and Zara can do them all excellently.

It was a real pleasure to shoot with such a accomplished model and I must say that she is most highly recommended.

DrAC

Today I had a four hour shoot with Zara Watson in a studio in South Kensington. I arrived feeling a little apprehensive, having done just a tiny handful of shoots with models. I was first greeted by Steven who made me feel at home and kindly provided me with a studio flash having given me a short tutorial.

Zara and I had not prearranged the details of the shoot, and we began with a short tour of the facilities … several rooms including a bedroom and a room decorated by Zara in a Jason Pollock style. Zara introduced me to her extensive wardrobe and we discussed the rooms and costumes for the shoots.

The session could not have gone better. Zara is a popular and stunningly beautiful model. That alone would have made for a great session. But, Zara was also a gifted teacher. I was a beginner (at modeling) and she went out of her way to explain many of the intricacies of model photography that I had not yet picked up … such as the relationship between costume, pose, and facial expression. On top of that she provides a lot of information on lighting positions and on the best angle and heights for various types of short (full-length, cropped etc).

In terms of a working relationship, it could not have been better. You will notice that Zara’s references are very good. There’s a reason for that … Zara is one of the most pleasant people I’ve ever worked with (in any domain). She is warm, friendly, open and her only aim is to achieve the best for you. Zara is simply the best of the best.

Mr-J said...

I had a shoot the stunning Zara a while ago with my old account which I deleted it (got this new one now) and the awesome Stephen Perry. Having this amazing duo to work with was like one in a million, had a great time and have learned so much. Zara is absolutely amazing, need no direction but willing to pose for your requirements.

So thank you so much for all the lessons and great time. Can't wait to shoot again.

Jo

officialpaulgibbsphotographer

Shot with Zara for the first time yesterday after a long time of seeing her images and wanting to plan shooting,

i have to say in the two hrs shooting time we got some fab shots indeed,

Zara is such a pleasant lovely person very professional and had so much choices of outfits lingerie shoes you could have been mistaken for being in a clothes store :) bonus.

i would say i highly recommend her to any one to work with but her images go with out saying and many people have worked with her already.

Look forward to working together again sometime in the near future.

Thanks for a fab afternoon

:) xx

Marco Photography

I worked with Zara for the first time today.

She is an extremely talented woman and worked very hard to achieve our goals. She can do her own makeup to a high standard and is in great physical shape. She is generally fun to be around.

Zara follows directions and comes up with her own ideas.

I would recommend her fully.

On a scale of 1 to 10 I would put her coffee making skills at around 7. But at the end of the day that's not what she is paid to do and by all accounts is very good value for money.

Enjoy

Paul Osborne

Another amazing shoot with Zara at a Stephen Perry Workshop. I could not recommend Zara more highly, she is very professional and versatile with her poses.Every shot a keeper.

Her flair for set design works very well with the outfits chosen (can't help thinking this was planned )

As a team Zara and Stephen work very well and nicer people you couldn't hope to meet.

Looking forward to shooting again.

Canonical Photography

I had my second shoot with Zara, this time on an excellent Stephen Perry workshop. She is great to shoot - very friendly, very professional and makes poses look effortless no matter how uncomfortable they are. I don't think you can fail to get a great shot with Zara. It was a pleasure to shoot with her and I will look to shoot with her again.

aidanck_photography

Attended a film noir shoot yesterday with the lovely Zara and tutorial with Stephen Perry......and enjoyable evening and learned a lot about this genre. Zara is a true professional, very natural in front of the camera and poses with such ease......and with a gorgeous smile!