References for Michael J Photography

Dark Princess

Had my first shoot with Michael today at Sandon Studio and it was an absolute pleasure. Michael was the utmost professional, chatty and put me at ease. Comms leading up to shoot were spot on. Despite my eyelash disaster I think we have got some great images and I'm looking forward to seeing the end product. I hope to work with Michael again. Highly recommended!

Tink Kaos

Had a brilliant shoot with Mike at Sandon studio in July, on a blazing summers day - we shot a few sets outside before the sun got too high, some shapes in a red tier skirt on the stone chair, nudes on the swing, and sheer lingerie in the long grass, then headed indoors to the many cool rooms in the house, starting with suit and kinky boots in natural light, soft portraits in the bath, lacy lingerie and boudoir, and military hat with boots at the end. So many beautiful photos!

Mike is an absolute diamond, chatty, kind, respectful and such a good eye for creating beautiful imagery. He's a pleasure to work with! Would highly recommend.

Thanks again lovely!

Tink

Xeniamodel

Shot with Mike for the first time today :)

I know of Mike from Instagram where he followed my work for a while, and I was so pleased to hear that he wants to work with me! About a couple of months ago he contacted me to shoot beauty and he has been very easy to keep in touch. Mike was also providing lots of ideas for a shoot, which was so helpful!

Shoot went very smoothly. Make was patient with me as I was changing the makeup looks and was very understanding that dramatic changes can take a while. In four hours we managed to go through 3 main looks, which I tried to vary with different hair and accessories. Mike was very responsive to the changes and I enjoyed discussing how we can improve the shots :)

I think the photos look class. Very high standard beauty images from the look of BOC - hopefully I didn't let you down, Mike!

100% recommend working with the man.

Thank you for booking me to work with you and hopefully we can work together again at some point 🙂

Xenia x

Davina.diamantes2

Had a Truly amazing shoot with Mike today. The Studio Location was beautiful and the surroundings with loads of different themed rooms to work with.

We have come away with some Brilliant images.

I definitely recommend working with Mike

Thankyou

Belle Noire aka Black Beauty

FINALLY!!!! We got to create some amazing images again!!!! :D

Quality not quantity every time with this man and thank god for how much time we spend chatting away like 2 old women haha.

Friendly, chatty, approachable, professional, talented, the list goes on and that's why I'll work with you every time you ask.

The images so far are absolutely amazing. Magic infact. It doesn't even feel like work when I'm shooting with you.

Highly Recommended To All xX

JessieJayne

I had my first shoot with mike and it will not be my last I’m sure :) This one has been on the cards for quite some time and I’m so pleased we finally got it booked!

Mike is lovely bloke, felt instantly comfortable around him. Pics are fabulous!

Comms were great prior, during and afterwards!

Already had some edits back and I’m thrilled with the results! Mike has a real passion for creating classy tasteful images. Our energies worked very well together.

100% recommend mike to both new and experienced models!

Thanks again Mike :)

Jessie Jayne x

Lady-Viper

Michael sent me a message wanting to shoot and I am so glad he did, just by looking at his phenomenal portfolio I knew that this is a photographer who is truly dedicated to his art and has a great eye for composition and lighting. His comms were excellent and soon enough we were swapping ideas and chatting about themes and styles and created a solid shoot plan complete with moodboards ahead of the booked date. Michael met me at the train station and greeted me very professionally with a smile and I just instantly felt at ease around him.

We sailed through the shoot at Image red studios with ease whilst creating a great shoot rapport and he allowed me to pose freely but also was not afraid to communicate to me with certain specific poses or looks he was looking for. Amongst the styles and outfit changes, we also tried something new to us both and of a creative nature which Michael was so keen and open to capture with amazing results.

Michael is just an absolutely amazing photographer and all round fantastic person to work with. Very professional whilst still being able to have a great laugh. He snapped some incredible image sets in each area and I am very happy with the shots captured.

I thoroughly enjoyed every minute working with Michael very thorough, great attitude, highly engaging, superb communication pre, during and post shoot, genuine and just an overall amazing person.

I look forward to the next time we work together and of course I highly recommend him

Lizzie Bayliss

I have worked with Michael several times now and always enjoy and look forward to the shoots.

Michael is a very personable, trustworthy and creative person.

He always approaches the shoots with a professional attitude, giving his models ample breaks and privacy, and being considerate of safety.

Michael is articulate, funny and engaging, creating a great shoot rapport and being open to new input and suggestions.

He is passionate about creating tasteful and artistic images and works hard to achieve them. Michael has a great eye for composition and lighting, which is evident in his portfolio.

Thanks for another great shoot! I look forward to working with him again soon, and happily recommend him to other creatives.

Best wishes,

Lizzie

www.lizziebayliss.co.uk

Denise Valentine

Michael approached me for a 2nd shoot. After our 1st shoot with lots of fun and giggles, I said immediately yes. We did varied styles but our style we wanted photos for our portfolios was the 1920s style. So I did my hair and makeup. Despite trains not running on time we got loads out of our studio shoot. Michael has a great eye for the finer details within photography and setup fantastic lighting to the studio all ready for us to work. He's so much fun to work with and can't wait to see the photos. Thank you for a fantastic 2nd shoot. Denise

IAmToriRose

Michael as always, was an absolute pleasure to work with, full of creative ideas, and knows exactly what to do to get the shot’, he has extensive photography experience and knowledge, and I think we work so well as team. Always an absolute pleasure to work with and highly recommend to anyone, especially if you are a creative looking to create something ‘outside the box’.

Helen Diaz

I worked with Michael for the first time recently on tour and had such a lovely time! Michael was super kind to book me for half a day at the stunning Sandon Studio and we had an absolute blast! It was my first time working with Michael during my tour, so I am always a little nervous but from the offset Michael was kind, friendly and FUN!

We explored the vast rooms, themes and sets that Sandon had to offer and I had such fun exploring the vintage gowns, costumes and accessories that I had packed for the shoot. Michael also shared a love of the 1940s onwards and I was in my element! I really LOVE the resulting photos which are pure class and so elegant. I really look forward to seeing further edits and hope we can work together again in the future (I may be back in the spring of 2020! :) )

Highly recommended to all, Helen x

Phillipa Babooshka

I had a excellent shoot with Michael. I couldn't of asked for a more professional shoot. Great communication from the word go and punctual. He has a amazing natural artistic gift with the camera. Captures the woman's form perfectly.

I'll be looking forward to working with him again soon.

I most definitely highly recommend Mike 😁

Pip

calleymua

Had the pleasure of working with Michael J Photography.

His pre comms were precise, excellent.

Inspirational boards were created for all involved to add too, to come up with the looks for the planned shoot.

He arrived on time, was very professional, friendly and relaxed a very lovely gentleman.

I feel he captured the looks perfectly and look forward to seeing the final images.

Would highly recommend!!

Ria Fantastic

Second time working with Michael, again on a beauty shoot, but this time with a MUA involved. Michael is always professional, kind, and so so patient (you just have to be for beauty shoots)! He gets the shots we need with precision and speed (again, so important when shooting beauty)! I always know what's going on and what's expected of me thanks to the incredible amount of forethought he puts in.

I always love working with Michael and recommend him to all.

Thanks so much for having me again!

Ria :)

Shellb1

Worked with the very lovely Micheal for the first time today , Micheal is a very professional helpful and supportive photographer he’s very professional polite and great fun and chatty to be around , very prompt and helpful before hand , takes the time and effort before shoot and prepares accordingly, great sense of humour and full of enthusiasm would recommend Micheal 100 percent to any model wishing to work with him , he’s extremely supportive which is a big deal to me with patience, had a fab day would Lv to work with you again , thank you so much for shooting with me and look forward to the results regards shell :)

Belle Noire aka Black Beauty

Well I had to say, I'm over the moon that we got the opportunity to meet and work together.

Right from the start I think we find more chatting than shooting lol, but what we did shoot WE SMASHED!!

Really Really Excited To See What Else I'm Tagged In In The Future :D

Organising the shoot was spot on and so easy. You're friendly, chatty and warming yet professional throughout.

Hope we get the opportunity to create some more amazing images and I recommend to all xX

Tink Kaos

My first time shooting with Mike - what a shoot, what a guy! He contacted me about doing a half day of excellently creative (ever so gothy) imagery recently, and we organised a trip to Image Red, in Tamworth. Starting with some awesome beauty dish portraits, whipped out the underbust, then headed over the loft space to capture some expressive shots a couple of dresses, got some strong nude shots with the piano, and then we found the guitar. So Mike made me into a rock god! So feckin' fun! Absolutely loved this shoot, and the images look utterly AMAZING.

Mike is a super fellow - friendly, respectful, funny, full of enthusiasm and creative, just brilliant with the camera, and bloody awesome to chat to! Could have happily shot for another day or so, was an epic shoot.

Would highly recommend Mike, he's a top lad!

Thanks again man!

Tink

Savannah Sapphire

Lovely photographer to work with

We were in discussion about our shoot for a couple weeks - and I created a mood board to assist with ideas

Shoot went well as Michael is adept with different styles of lighting from film noir to natural light

He was professional and courteous throughout the shoot

Highly Recommended

Rachyy

I literally can not fault Michael: professional, funny, inspired, creative and a great photographer.

Michael booked me for a shoot a few months back, but his pre-comms regarding the location, date and themes were regular and precise. He even went thought my "inspiring images" list to see if there was anything he liked also that we could use as a guideline during out shoot, as well as using pinterest to create a mood board for us both to work from.

We compiled a few themes together, including beauty and art nude flexy shapes, and decided for whatever was left with our time together, we would go with the flow.

Michael was super lovely to meet, he was kind enough to show me around Sandon Studios as I had never shot there, before then deciding how we would begin our shoot. I arrived with my make up already done, so we cracked straight on with our beauty work before working around the house in the different sets. Michael was not only completely respectful to me, but also very respectful to the studio - making sure to remember where each item was before we moved it by taking pictures to replicate them when we had finished.

His photography is beautiful, and he was even kind enough to send over a selection of the images for me to go through and choose my favourites (something I am still yet to finish as I love them all!). It's obvious that Michael has ideas in his mind and knows exactly how to create them. His direction is precise, but he was also willing for me to go with my own flow.

The shoot with Michael absolutely flew by, he was great fun to work with, and the conversation with him flowed so easily. I would not hesitate to recommend him to others, and I look forward to working with him again in the near future.

Thank you, Michael!

honeyyNoir

Second shoot with Micheal and I can’t recommend this guy enough.

He collected me from the station and we shot at Sandon Studio.

Micheal was on time and friendly as ever, making me feel comfortable from the get go!

We shot for 4 hours and in that time we shot a huge range of styles and I’m so happy with the images I saw on the back of the camera.

I can’t wait to see the final images and to work with this wonderful photographer again.