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Wendy Louise Howard

I had a Fabulous shoot with Derek on my recent North East tour whilst in Sunderland.

Derek is a dream to work with. From the second we met we hit it off like a House on Fire.

Derek really is a lovely, genuinely nice person and I loved working with him.

We got on that well and the shoot was so productive, we extended by 2 hrs.

Derek gave great ideas as well as allowing me to input in to the Shoot also.

Came well prepared with Props and made use of my accessories also to create some Stunning images.

The 6 hrs just flew by.

If you get the chance to work with Derek, jump at it as I will be the next time we have chance.

You will not be disappointed.

Highly recommended by me with 5 stars *****

Thanks Derek, your a star!!

Renaissance xx

Amy Beloved

Recently had a shoot with Derek which I thoroughly enjoyed. The first part of the shoot was location, the weather was typically British and wasn’t too kind to us, Derek was not put off by this and we stayed positive and got some really fabulous images showing the beautiful autumn colours. I enjoyed Dereks company and as we walked he was great at spotting different opportunities for images.

For the last part of the shoot we went back to my home and got some totally different images, Derek brought some props too which worked really well.

I can’t speak highly enough of Derek, he’s great to be around and our shoots are getting better and better.

Thanks again and already look forward to the next,

Amy xx

Natalia Forrest

Shot with Derek for the second time now, shot at Tim's in Newcastle whilst on tour, was enjoyable as ever! Dereks super easy to work with, let me chat loads 🙊 stops for lots of coffee breaks, to be honest the 4hours just flew by!!

We both worked on ideas together throughout,

Recommended!! &

Hope to see you next time on tour!!

Kind regards

Natalia

Talli Lyndsey

I finally had the pleasure of working with Derek at Studio F2.8 in Darlington yesterday during my studio day, after speaking months before in the hope of working together!

He kicked off the day, arriving on time and very polite and seemed confident and creative in his approach to making images.

Developing ideas spontaneously and with great enthusiasm we also had a good few laughs and Derek gave clear instruction on set!

We ran through a handfull of styles during our session and I look forward to seeing our images!

I wouls highly recommend and hope to work with them again soon!

Thanks for having me! Talli 😊

Amy Beloved

I had my most recent shoot with Derek last week, I was looking forward to it as always enjoy our shoots and find Derek great to work with. Pre shoot communication was fab and we discussed the sorts of styles we’d be covering prior to the shoot.

Shoot went really well and the time flew by, everything was relaxed and fun and we had a laugh and chatted while getting lots of images that I’m over the moon with :)

Really enjoyable shoot with a great photographer.

Thanks, Amy x

Bobbi Castle

It was my second time working with Derek. He came along to my studio day at f2.8 in Darlington. We managed to get through quite a lot of outfits that the studio had in their studio wardrobe and also shot some lovely nudes in natural light in the boudoir part of the studio. I really like the images he has posted. Hope to work with him again.

BonnieBellotti

It had been a while but had another fab shoot with Derek today and had a thoroughly enjoyable time. Derek's pre comms and organisation were faultless and he even kindly collected me on the way. Derek is fuss free in his approach, easy going and respectful. We shot a variety of styles and from what I've seen already, there are some cool images. Derek comes very highly recommended and look forward to shooting again in the near future.

Thanks Bx

Charlotte Elizabeth rose

Had another shoot with derek was lovely weather and a great shoot loving the imiges I seen and can’t wait to see more thanks again

KatyB (Katex)

Had a great shoot with Derek again yesterday! He booked me for four hours at studio F2.8 in Darlington, and it flew by!!

He's an absolute pleasure to work with, so so respectful, he wasnt aware i upped my levels to full frontal art nude, and i forgot to tell him, every shot where he thought you could see more than my levels, he would take the picture to crop out anything that he thought i would'nt want showing.. How lovely is that?!

He has great ideas and we work together so fluently, bouncing ideas off eachother and going from natural light to studio lighting with ease.

He has a cracking sense of humour and always manages to have me in fits of giggles (and normally manages to capture it for evidence too!!) :P

I always look forward to working with Derek, he is the perfect balance of professional but still makes you feel comfortable and makes it enjoyable enough to make it feel like half the time!

Thanks, always looking forward to our next shoot,

*Highly recommended*

KatyB

Katianna

This was the second time I’ve worked with derek and it was even better than the first! Derek responded to my casting and traveled to my home for the shoot. We shot for 4 hours and created lots of different images and got through plenty of sets. I really like derek he’s a friendly , respectful man with plenty of different Shoot ideas and is so easy to get along with. He has a sense of humour but is still professional :-) will look forward to shooting again.

Many thanks !!

See you soon x

Aurora Violet

During my recent tour of Newcastle I enjoyed my first shoot with Derek and we had a very fun and productive session together. We used the time well and ended up with a good variety of images.

His pre shoot communications were wonderful, arriving on time, first we enjoyed a nice cup of coffee and chatted a little before discussing our plan for the shoot. Our time went so fast and we captured some beautiful images making the most of the light and the room I was staying in.

Derek was very enthusiastic, chatty, organised, professional and he knew what he was looking to get from the shoot. A very friendly and respectful photographer and a lovely person.

I highly recommend Derek to all, it was a pleasure to meet and work together.. Do not miss the opportunity to work with him. We had a really fun and positive shoot with wonderful images being captured and I look forward to working together in the future.

Thank you so much Derek.

Aurora

Kitty Quinzell

Derek booked 2 hours on my studio day at F2.8,

He turned up nice and early and was a friendly guy who I took an instant like to.

We made use of the different sets and the images on back of camera looked cool.

Would happily work with him again.

Bobbi Castle

Derek came to my studio day at f2.8. It was out first time shooting together. He showed up on time and we got on strait away. He is great at giving direction. We had a great time shooting and the images on the BOC where looking great. Hope we can shoot together again soon. Thanks for coming ... Bobbi

Joceline Brooke-Hamilton

My first shoot with Derek was an absolute joy, and over far too fast.

What a lovely person to spend time with, and he has a great collaborative approach to his work that meant I was delighted with the pictures too.

I wouldn't hesitate to recommend him or work with him again myself.

KatyB (Katex)

I shot with Derek again today at studio F2.8 on my tour to Darlington, and it was even better than the first!

Derek is such a lovely man, really easy to talk to and has great ideas when hes stood behind the camera.

We had a half day shoot today, and it just absolutely flew by! We did a couple of sets in evening dresses, lingerie and then the last hour and a half working to art nude. He has a fantastic sense of humour and doesn't fail to take stunning images, in natural light and using studio lighting.

Cant wait to see some images from today, and thank you for making it so enjoyable!

*Highly recommended*

KatyB

x

Katianna

Shot today on a studio day at York photography studio and well what can I say about derek! What an absolute character he is. A real lovely man, with a real personality and sense of humour making him fun and easy to work with. Derek was up for trying tons of different ideas, and we got through so much during our 3 hour shoot together.

Really glad I got the chance to shoot with him and I’d defintely work together again! Many thanks derek for your time hope you’re happy with your images :-)

Victoriah

I start with derek today at my hotel in Newcastle

He was very easy to work with we got some great images using the natural light available the shoot flew bye

I would highly recommend derek he was lovely

I look forward to working with him agai someday

Lacey Rose*

I have had a few shoots now with Dek14 and he is always on time, organised and chatty. He is happy for me to do my own poses and when needed gives clear direction. A very easy going tog to work with and I would recommend to models both professional and beginners

KatyB (Katex)

Dek14 responded to my casting call after I had a cancellation for a studio day at f2.8, and I'm glad he did! He's a very friendly man and we worked together very well, and he had ideas of what he wanted to create and knew what would work and what wouldn't for the image he had in his head. We moved around quite a lot during the 2 hours, getting a few sets in. He favours portraiture, and I'm not surprised considering his skills for it, he catches beautiful moments. We first shot in my latex, and he caught the shine just perfectly and worked with it while I was wearing it as I had it on from my last shoot. He then chose a long evening dress and picked a very suitable place to shoot wearing it. He sure has an eye for photography, and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend him to any model, new or experienced.

Thank you, hope to work together again,

KatyB

TindraF

I did a few shoots with Derek during a photoshoot trip to Portugal, and not only did I get to work with him but I also had the pleasure of spending time with him during the trip which was amazing cause Derek is not only a talented photographer but also a lot of fun to chat with and be around.

The photos from our shoot are truly stunning, he has interesting and creative ideas and always makes sure the model is comfortable to catch a naturally beautiful image. He had some fantastic ideas for using the space and props around as well as coming up with interesting poses which were fun to play around with.

I couldn’t recommend him more to other models and do hope I get a chance to work with him again in future! Amazing photographer 😊