References for Zoë Birtwhistle

Lauren Wills

Third time lucky working with zoe, absolutely amazing to work with once again from her knowledge, poses and creativity. Truelly enjoyed the shoot and excited to see the outcome, thank you very much again and hope we cross paths again soon. 100% recommend zoe to any artist 🎨 👌 ❤️

breakingthings

Zoe is such a lovely and creative model. Her pre-shoot comms were perfect and we were totally on the same page before our photoshoot at my studio. We exchanged moodboards and Zoe went to great lengths to prepare her outfits.

The shoot was very productive and relaxed. It was a great collaboration and we'll have quite a good collection of images. I'm very impressed with her and pleased with the resulting images. Zoe works very hard to make creative photographs and I'd recommend her to any photographer or studio.

We are already trying to sort out a follow-up date in the new year. Lots of ideas yet to realise.

Konstantine1225

It’s been a year since I ventured into my Bodies Matter project. As it evolved I was seeking a transition into more diverse aspects of body matters. My call on Instagram yielded some interest but Zoe was serious and willing. When someone is prepared to travel some distance to be photographed by you, that is always flattering but also deserves respect and competence. Zoe and I started planning this shoot sometime back. It was an incredible shoot and very rewarding, hopefully for both. Zoe was engaging, open and very giving during the shoot. She brings a great range of poses and emotions to the shoot and I would not hesitate to recommend her to anyone out there, who has the ability to draw the best out of her range.

Tochtli

It was great to work with Zoe, communications were great despite the shoot being last minute and having almost no time to plan. We ended up shooting for about 6 hours in different settings. She is a friendly, very hard working, creative model who takes direction well but also is not afraid to communicate her ideas. She is also into styling so that is a plus. Definitely a good experience and 100% recommended!. Hope to shoot with her again.

Outerlimits

I have shot with Zoe several times both indoors and outdoors in a wide variety of locations. Zoe is one of the most creative people you could hope to meet and these ideas carry over into her modelling. It's always a pleasure to shoot with Zoe and every shoot is going to be a different experience. I could not recommend Zoe more highly. Not only have I got some great photos but every shoot has been a great enjoyable experience as well.

Jefferson Redwood

A star! An absolute star!

We spent the afternoon in the Kimpton Clocktower Hotel in Mcr. where the staff were truly brilliant and helpful.

Zoë was just wonderful from start to finish, switching from one pose to the next in quick succession. So much fun along the way. I absolutely love shooting with her and I want to do more already!!

Totally recommend 😀

Craig Hall

Great outdoor autumn shoot in Nottingham Highfields Park!

Zoe was punctual, friendly and had really put the work in on styling. (despite me not being much help with the styling! :D )

We got some really great stuff! Great chat as well.

Recommended!

Jefferson Redwood

After a few weeks of chatting about each others work and and a couple of basic ideas, we finally arranged a date to shoot, swapped details and Zoë booked Zavod studio in Sheffield.

As this was our first shoot I wanted to use it, not just to take photographs, but as a chance for us to get to know each other, chat about our influences and styles, as I find this helps to understand each others ideas. 


Zoë is so delightful, creative, imaginative, strikingly beautiful and joy to work with. I really wanted to create something completely different, for me, and with Zoë’s help it was easily achieved, needing little, if any, direction from me the time passed so quickly with some beautiful and interesting looking images coming up fast on the back of the camera. Zoë is perfect to help drive my photography forward, to help me create images I would otherwise never have thought of and I can’t thank her enough for trusting me to capture her ideas as she would want them.

I would whole heartedly recommend Zoë to all, we’re already booked for another shoot, next week :D

Shaftesbury Photography Studios

Zoe is a photographer's dream, she follows direction perfectly and works super with little to no need for direction, you can tell she is a very experienced and thought-out model.

I thoroughly enjoyed our photoshoot and also getting to know Zoe herself, shes a lovely kindhearted person and I would hand on heart recommend her to anyone with a vision wishing to create something fantastic.

Thank you for a lovely shoot Zoe, we will certainly be working together again.

MShoot Photo

Had a great shoot with Zoe shooting some androgynous images followed by some Halloween vampire/fake blood images.

Zoe had obtained some fangs for the shoot which were great and meant I didn't have to do lots of photoshop'ing afterwards to create them.

Really impressed with the images we created and really enjoyed working with Zoe - definitely recommended.

DaveF1

I worked with Zoe last month on a runway fashion show she was such a professional and really helped us who were less experienced than herself. The show was for charity which just shows how great of a person Zoe is as she managed to take time out of her busy schedule to help raise awareness for various charities! All in all Zoe is a great bubbly person who is full of energy and I really hope to work with her again in the future!

nigel thornton

Had a great photoshoot with Zoe, my friend and I were at an event in Sheffield, put a casting call out Luckily Zoe responded, she has a small studio in the attic bedroom with additional lighting and backdrops Zoe is fun to work with has plenty of ideas to make you pictures look great and there's also nice locations to shoot outside, all in all, we created a nice variety of photos, Zoe is fun to work with and will definitely get you some great images. we both agreed we would work with Zoe again in the future

Lauraanne (Photographer)

Zoe answered my casting for a location shoot whilst I was away on holiday up North. Her pre comms were excellent and ongoing, so we stayed in touch the whole time. As she lives in the area I had mentioned what I was looking for in terms of location for the style of the shoot and she found the most perfect place which matched my mood boards perfectly. Our allocated time was dogged with rain so we quickly rescheduled for later in the day and we were blessed with amazing light so it worked better in the end. She is great at creating and free posing and suited the style of my shoot She is as she says very editorial in style and I love that about her. I loved the way she also added her input to the shoot. I loved every minute of this shoot and I have said that if I come North again I will certainly look her up. Amazing....100%....highly recommended.....

Vino

It is an immense pleasure, getting to know Zoe via Runway Idol 2021, Sheffield.

She was magical, intellectually beautiful, innovative and mesmerized audience with her look and wit. Carefully designed costumes and accessories shown her dedication and skills. I personally love her imagination and execution ❤️🖤

She gave a dreamlike professional performance throughout the show.

Zoe an enigmatic fashion model.I highly recommend her and look forward to working with her soon 💪🏻💪🏻

Ellie Cunningham

What a pleasure is was to walk along side Zoe in a fashion catwalk in Sheffield. Zoe has a natural ability to put anyone at ease, very professional and such a lovely personality. She was a delight to do the show with and assisted me all throughout the day. I really hope I can work with Zoe again, highly recommend and would love to keep in touch in the future!

Lauren Wills

had the pleasure of working with zoe again today, whaty a pleasure it was! Zoe never fails to bring my creative flare out as zoe designed and made an amazing headpiece for us to shoot. pre communication was fantastic as always, comes well prepared even with the travel distance.

never fails to make the shoot fun, professional and overall a great experience.

We definatley have a creative streak in common, zoe is never affraid to try anything within reason and will go above and beyond to get that desired outcome x

WakeUp_photography

I shot with Zoe at her home recently and was delighted with the images we achieved. Zoe s very creative and was literally full of ideas to enhance the shoot. We shot indoors and outdoors to create different styles and Zoe was equally comfortable in both settings. I was very impressed with the way she prepared for the shoot, obtaining materials to support the theme we had discussed.

Zoe’s communication was first class throughout, which made the arrangements for the shoot very easy. I would wholeheartedly recommend Zoe to other photographers.

EJLazenby

Zoe was ultra professional and ultra easy to work with. I booked her for a group shoot with 3 competition photographers, all looking for images to have high impact and be something a little different, Zoe really delivered; able to take direction happily and then also to return with creative posing ideas and character narrative. Totally recommend!

Trainman

This was not your usual model experience. Confident, statuesque and erudite, Zoë owned the shoot from the outset, offering welcome and considered creative input throughout the afternoon. Our scheduled architectural and sculptural tour expanded to include discussions of possibilities for cinematic and musical productions in future projects.

Bring it on!

EmiKas

Zoe as a photographer was absolutely marvellous to be shot by, I think it's to do with her years of experience as a model - she has gained a unique ability to understand a model from a model's perspective and capture an image with the right emotion, lighting and characteristic. It was such a pleasure to receive guidance from her. Getting photographed by a model is a really exciting experience. I literally mean it when I say that I have learnt EVERYTHING from her in general about modelling from day one, and also on the day of the photoshoot on how to settle for the right pose naturally, and she was so good at making me feel happy and energised while she was taking the shots. I was extremely pleased with the photographs!! and one which you can find in her new album on "Zoe behind the Lense" which depicts me as the sun was setting, she managed to capture it in an abstract way which I believe represents more meaning and feeling. I would definitely recommend her for of course as a model as well as a photographer and just a breath of fresh air to be around with - she's incredibly beautiful, talented, highly skilled and intelligent, she is like a diamond in the ocean. Hard to come by.