References for Riza

Lews

This was my second shoot with Riza and even though it's over a year since we last worked together, within a few seconds I remembered what a charming and fun person she is.

Riza arrived fully prepared with a fantastic range of dress choices and had given loads of consideration for what would look good in our chosen location (a maize field).

Unusually for October, we had a cloudless blue-sky day (!) We both had concerns about harsh shadows and the strong afternoon sunlight. But Riza took it all in her stride and we worked around the sun to generate a fantastic set of photos that I absolutely love.

If you haven't seen from her portfolio, Riza is a really talented dressmaker. She knows her stuff and her wardrobe choices for our shoot were perfect.

Riza is bright, smart, creative, thoughtful, committed, imaginitive....have I said enough? One more thing, she's a brilliant model!

MAB Photography Pembrokeshire

I have just enjoyed the most amazing photoshoot with Riza. I have to start with praising her warm personality and the effort that she put into the whole shoot procedure, from making outfits to scrambling over rocky cliffs on the day of the shoot,

Quite a lot of planning went into the shoot over the previous couple of months and Riza completed two superb new outfits for the shoot. Her pre-shoot communications were detailed and clear. She travelled a long distance for the shoot and arrived on time with half a dozen outfits and lots of props.

I had been a little overambitious in what I wanted to shoot on the day, but nothing phased Riza and she was sheer joy to work with. Riza can confidently pose freely, and with emotion, yet is also happy to discuss poses and take direction. She is very versatile, and we covered a very wide range of locations and styles. Locations included cliff tops, a quiet sandy cove, a ruined Palace and some wild moorland, all with different outfits and all done with a smile and a happy demeanour.

Riza is very intelligent and thoroughly dedicated and professional in her approach. Her personality is one of the friendliest, warmest and compassionate of all the models that I have encountered. Although it was our first meeting, while driving between locations and chatting, it felt like I was talking to an old friend sat next to me.

Thank you so much Riza for a wonderful photoshoot. It was a great pleasure to work with you and to enjoy your excellent company.

There is absolutely no doubt that we will work together again and, from all the above, of course I can thoroughly recommend working with Riza.

Marcos Appelt

Another photo shoot with Riza, I have done maybe three or four shoots with her.

As always, she showed on time with the outfits I was expecting and ready to do some work.

I will for sure do more work with her, and again I highly recommend her.

OzRob61

Riza photoshoot, Cairngorms 15/09/22

First photo shoot with Riza. Organised to coincide with her walking holiday in the area and an area I am not familiar with. Communications were excellent despite me being on a Mediterranean cruise until the day prior to meeting. Batteries charged, lenses cleaned, memory cards formatted and a boot load of dresses that she had brought with her we were ready to go. But the weather had other ideas. Light showers forecasted turned into more persistent rain. Riza performed faultlessly despite the rain, tourists and the dreaded midge. Riza was patient as I struggled with flash, rain on the lens and bad lighting, always chatty and smiling. It was a pleasure to work with her and I hope she visits Glencoe the next time she is in Scotland to obtain further stunning images. I cannot recommend Riza highly enough to any photographer. Now I have to dry all my equipment!

Gillian1

Riza was travelling north to do a walking trip so fitted in a photo shoot enroute. Riza was brilliant at keeping in touch and arrived on time. We did a studio shoot and then an outdoor shoot braving the cold waters of Loch Leven. Riza was brilliant she is easy to work with and had beautiful dresses and costumes. I hope to work with her again and highly recommend her.

B.EastPhotography

We had a great shoot!

Riza and I had been talking via PurplePort then Instagram, for a couple of weeks. Her pre shoot communication was all that you could require and there was no fuss at all when we had to re-arrange due to the weather.

Riza bought a great collection of outfits and created a great fashion shoot around Cabot Tower in Bristol.

I hope to shoot with Riza again at some point, it was a great experience.

Timothy

Wow what a shoot!

Riza and I had been talking via PP. for a couple of weeks following my casting. Her pre shoot communication was all that you could require. She was accommodating when when we had to change plans after I injured myself, same date and location but less adventurous places.

Riza bought an amazing collection of handmade period costume, which was just so prefect for the location we used. Riza is able to pose both with and without direction, as well as being patient while I was setting equipment up.

I know we will be shooting again and so yes a very definite recommendation from me.

Christopher Rees

Riza and I had a very productive 2 hour shoot which flew by.

I'd replied to her casting with an idea that she showed enthusiasm for, and she proved the perfect model for the theme.

Riza arrived well prepared for our photoshoot, and she adapted easily into my style of working.

She needed very little direction after an initial explanation of what I was looking for.

Riza is a friendly, easy going, patient model who was happy to take on board all ideas and improvise when necessary.

She was a pleasure to work with. Hopefully, we'll get to work together again in the near future.

Highly recommended!

cnn1

Excellent model. Punctual and very involved in the shoot. Came with some lovely outfits. Will definitely work with again. Highly recommended!

TK300

Riza contacted me about a last-minute shoot as she would be passing by Nottingham. I'm so glad she did, not was it an amazing shoot with a beautiful, lovely model but it was great to meet someone who is an outstanding costume maker.

If you are after getting Ethereal, whimsical images, Riza is the perfect model for you, not only does she have the look but also a boot full of hand-made costumes.

We only had around an hour to shoot, in that hour Riza took direction well as well as going through an array of her own poses.

It was great to meet and photograph Riza, she has a wonderful personality and time flew by as the shoot was so enjoyable.

Highly recommended and hope to shoot again.

Jerry

My first shoot with Riza was amazing. Riza came with some of her beautiful homemade dresses and props for the shoot. Very professional attitude to her poses and expressions which produced many excellent images.

Riza is such a lovely easy going young model and fun to work with, very much looking forward to a second shoot.

Highly recommended.

silkscarf

What a marvelous shoot with this lovely young Lady today and a great privilege to work with her, I thought after our messaging I would meet a friendly model with a professional attitude to her work and bringing three stunning outfits I was in no way disappointed in my expectations.

The location was Mow Cop Castle, a beautiful setting for the lovely Riza and we were able to produce many great images. We got on so well together, Riza is bright, bubbly, and wonderful fun to work with and has great natural modeling ability needing no direction.

Nothing was too much trouble for this dynamic and versatile model who was not at all bothered with the cold biting wind, do not hesitate to book with this lovely young Lady, you will have a fantastic and memorable shoot and many fantastic images, thank you so much Riza, I am looking forward to our next fab meeting

MJA Photography

Had a great alternative fashion/ graffiti style shoot at Stokes Croft in Bristol today, inspite of some awful weather.

This was a last minute shoot which Riza kindly responded to. She arrived on time, came well prepared and was very pleasant and professional.

Can definately recommend working with Riza and i will certainly be looking to shoot with her again in the near future.

Russell Thornback

My second shoot with the wonderful Riza, this time in my home studio in front of a greenscreen. We had previously discussed ideas and themes and both understood the types of images we were aiming to achieve, and we got some great shots that I will be editing for the foreseeable future!

Riza ran through poses from serine Elven Queen, Pagan Goddess to a 'just escaped from the asylum' look. She took my experimenting with props in her stride, balancing on a table, levitating and being wrapped up in barbed wire!

Not just a beautiful model but a down to earth nice lady, fun and professional to work with. Very much recommended.

Lews

Riza and I arranged a summer evening shoot in a local woodland and thankfully the weather didn't let us down (unusual for me!)

It was an absolute pleasure to work with such a professional, intelligent and well prepared person. Riza arrived on time with a selection of clothing that gave us an array of looks - all perfect for the location and theme.

The hours flew by and I really wished there had been more time available to us before the light faded and we finished the photoshoot.

Riza is a great listener with natural posing ability and style but she also contributed a lot to the ideas for the images we captured.

Pre-shoot communication was excellent and the whole shoot was easy and fun. A complete pleasure from start to finish. Riza gets my whole-hearted recommendation!

W Heason

I had my second shoot with Riza and I cannot recommend her enough.

This shoot was fairly short notice, but despite that she arrived well prepared with a range of suitable outfits. She has amazing confidence in front of the camera and is very natural at posing, with the ability to follow direction when needed.

Looking forward to more shoots in the future :)

Justglamour

I had my first shoot with Riza after she had posted a casting and was not disappointed.

She is a lovely young lady whose pre-shoot comms were excellent. She arrived early and well prepared. She is very easy to photograph with lots of ideas but is also open to posing suggestions if necessary.

I hope I get another chance to work with her one day and I have no hesitation in recommending her to any photographer.

FocalPoint

Shoot number 3 for us and I cannot wait for number 4 !

Riza was having a little break here in South Wales thus it gave us an opportunity to carry out our waterfall shoot that we had discussed. Pre-comms were excellent as always and Riza was on time at our agreed meeting place.

As always, she had a wonderful selection of outfits with her and after a short walk to the chosen waterfall, she was straight down to work flowing from one stunning pose to another.

A quick change of outfit saw her wearing a homemade costume which really complimented the waterfall location. The lighting was harsh, but this didn't faze her at all and she took direction very well indeed, as she always does, not that she needs much ! Riza worked tirelessly in the conditions, moving around to make the best of the lighting that we had to work with - and to avoid getting the wild water swimmers, who were now sharing our waterfall, in the shots.

A final change of outfit was achieved in no time at all and we made the best of the evening light until it was time to pack up and leave.

As hard working, dedicated, creative, friendly and polite as always, you couldn't wish for better company on a shoot and I will never be able to recommend shooting with Riza enough to all reliable photographers out there.

Thank you very much indeed for another wonderful shoot and afternoon Riza. I hop to see you again very soon indeed.

Julian Burr Photography

Second shoot with Riza and amazing as the first time. She has a real talent for costume with stunning period clothing and she drops effortlessly into character to fit with the theme.

Riza has no issue with shooting in public spaces and poses well to make the most of the environment and architecture available and quickly picks up on my direction.

Looking forward to shooting again :)

Russell Thornback

Riza and I had been planning a lake shoot for some time, waiting for weather and water temperature to warm up. A 5am start on the Bristol Channel coast! Riza arrived on time looking bright and beautiful with makeup applied to a high standard that fitted the theme. She brought along a number of outfits and props clearly understanding the aim of the shoot, without hesitation she was in the water. Riza ran through poses with little direction from me and I got the shots I had planned for. Communication from the outset had been spot on and Riza had done research and kept me updated with outfits she had found. Overall a fun, professional and productive shoot with a wonderful model. Looking forward to planning shoot 2 with Riza. Very much recommended.