References for Belle Noire aka Black Beauty

Scarlett Fox

I shot with Illy last Saturday at a group shoot at an old forge, my God what a huge fantastic personality! Although Illy and I didn't end up shooting together at the group shoot, she was an absolute delight off set, she has a wicked sense of humour, and is one of the most hard working models I've met, she'll do anything to get THAT shot you're after, whether it's jumping into an icy stream whilst it's raining, climbing beams whilst nude, or swinging on cranes. What a fabulous model, I can't recommend her highly enough, and would happily work with her again.

Thank you for such a lovely day,

Scarlett x

Joanna_fay1

I met Illy on a group shoot last week and I'm so glad I did! she is such a beautiful young lady. I loved her sense of humor and bubbly personality she made a rainy cold day seem like a sunny hot day! She lights up the room and makes the whole day really fun.

I would highly recommended beautiful Illy to every single photographer out there!

YorkPhotoStudio

I organised a full day location shoot with Illy and 3 other models, and what a model Illy is - wow!

I knew from the first text exchange that she was going to be fun - and was she ever - never a dull moment, Illy is full of enthusiasm, laughter and shrieking when she saw moths, bees, slugs and especially daddy long legs (and there were plenty about).

Illy pulls off poses with no effort at all, throws herself into wet and yucky spots to get the best images, and even climbs - despite really, really not liking it - she was determined to get the shots :)

I would highly recommend Illy - you will not be disappointed.

Thank you, and I hope to work together again soon :)

All the best

Kevin

helsw

Worked with Lilly yesterday. She is the consummate pro, fabulous poses of endless variety and gorgeous, gorgeous body lines, wonderfully bubbly personality and endless patience. We had fun too - shooting nude shots lying on a bridge and realizing a stunned car was creeping slowly along a nearby road enjoying the view.... I would love to work with her again, especially in a styled/fashion shoot or some contemporary beauty shots - yesterday was all artistic nude - and make the most of her beauty and style. I highly recommend her

Lyndon - the photographer

What a blast! Energetic, exuberance, bucket loads of enthusiasm and the ability to get into poses you'd never have thought of – usually involving some precarious climbing! A wonderful person to have a shoot with, whose dynamism is infectious.

Terrific.

Wholeheartedly recommended.

Pete051

Had a shoot yesterday with Illy and I cannot recommend the lady enough very inventive poser and has no problem with the tea supply. Even the dogs are friendly, when they discover you are neither edible or nervous of them :)

But seriously I'm still editing the shots from that shoot and they are looking good if you get the chance to book the lady do it, you won't regret it :)

Patrick.H

Worked with Illy again at the photo club studio group, what a popular model she is and justifiably so. Not only a great model working to give you the pictures you want, but tremendous fun to be around. If you shoot with Illy you will get great shots and a good laugh at the same time.

Heartily recommended.

David Huggett

I had the first of what I hope will be many shoots with Illy today and I want to say that from start to finish it was a pleasure to work with her.

I was greeted warmly as soon as she opened her car door. We started work on the first idea I put to her and immediately she was striking amazing shapes and positions.

Same thing happened on my 2nd idea, and the next, and the next! Each time she was immediately tuned in to what I wanted. Her 'bring it on' attitude is a massive asset to her; not many women volunteer to lie naked in a freezing cold river in May!

So thanks again Illy for a very enjoyable & productive day's work. I will be contacting you soon to arrange something else, and I cannot recommend her loudly enough: get her booked!

JD56

Just had my 3rd shoot with Illy,and the best.She is a first class model full of her own ideas,so the shoot flowed like clockwork.I was delighted with results and highly recommend her.She is one of the best models on this site.She enjoys getting muddy and covered in........!

Thank you Illy,looking forward to the next one.

Dave E

I recently had the opportunity to work with Black Beauty at Bodyline Studios

Working with this lady for the first time was an absolute pleasure great personality, fantastic model.

We worked on a wide range of topics, generating some great images.

This lady has the ability to generate some stunning poses, from fashion to art nude.

The time flew by and, but the images created were fantastic

I am looking forward to working with this lady again and would happily recommend her to any photographer

Very highly Recommended

harrtsmith

I am absolutely delighted to see the most excellent model Black Beauty back on Port. I worked with her first time over a year ago and still think that the work I did was here was some of my best arty stuff and all down to Beauty for inspiring me. Unfortunately Beauty had to step down from Port for varies reasons but still kept working at a local level. Still having her phone number I contacted her again and she agreed to do a second shoot. I had to work through a night shift then drive to her place to do the shoot then drive back and not long after back on a night shift. Was it worth it, you bet. Beauty looks increadible, the camera will never get tired of looking at her, a fantastic body that is perfect in my eyes. But the thing that sticks out with Illy is how laid back she is and so easy to work with. Do not think she is a walk over she is a real lioness when she is not happy. I got to the shoot first time late and she gave me a piece of her mind but I would not change a thing. No direction needed as she just knows what you are after and many a time I was rushing to pick the camera up after I had put ot down as she was giving me a look that I had to get, I have shot at her place both times and say that there is no problem parking and plenty of room to shoot. So if you reading this I would recomend that you get in contact with Illy and ask for a shoot as you will not be disapointed. I hope to have the real pleasure of working with her again soon. Thanks Illy for the shoot, its a winer every time and you are great company.

Paul @ Mvphotografix

Just back from a fabulous days location shoot with blackbeauty. Illy is everything a great model should be, punctual, great communicator, and a joy to work with. She moves between poses effortlessly and delivers a great pose and expression at every turn, add to that a great "can do" attitude and it will always be a great shoot.

To say Illy goes the extra mile to achieve a shot is a total understatement! Few models work as hard as she does, and she always does it with a smile, laugh, and a joke.

Overall one of the most enjoyable and rewarding shoots I've done in a long time!

Thank you!!! and lets not leave it so long next time :-)

Mr T'ography

What a fantastic days shooting on location today

Right from the start Illy was fun and in the groove to get the right shots for me and my mate. She went the extra mile to climb or stand in the right position to get the best angles and poses.

I was a lovely, relaxed, and enjoyable day and I would certainly recommend her .... we got some superb shots :)

Barry P Laird

did my first shoot with Illy today, she was FAB a fun girl with a great personality. a real pleasure to work with. she comes prepared with outfits and knows what you want from the shoot and can work with out much direction,had great fun at the same time I would highly recommend Illy for your shoot.

I would definitely work with Illy again.

Ned

I really enjoyed my shoot with illy, she has a great sense of humour and is a pleasure to work with, her input and professional approach helped to create some excellent images.

Highly recommended, I look forward to working with her again in the near future.

Crossroads Photography

I had a shoot with Illy this weekend and I was very impressed. She was not only an incredibly professional model, hitting pose after pose, but also great fun to work with. Getting messy wasn't a problem at all, and after a quick look there seem to be some very successful images come from it.

I'd recommend working with her any time.

RAGlamour

I had my first shoot with Illy at her home last week and it was fantastic, one of my best shoots all year :-) Communication before the shoot was good, Illy's home is amazing to shoot in, really clean, tidy and so much versatility that there is too much to do in one shoot (I will have to come back for more shoots). Illy was very welcoming and a pleasure to work with, her modelling is a very high standard, she works well with little direction and has brilliant ideas :-)

Most of all the shoot was fun and that is completely due to Illy's personality, I highly recommend her and will most definitively be working with her again :-)

Polakart

Fantastic model bubbly fun to work with a true pro look forward to next shoot xxx

Mover

Great pre shoot comms and such a bubbly and friendly model. Working at her home was well lit and able to get some good natural light shots. Wow she is tall and very friendly putting me at ease and naturally able to pose which is always a plus for a relative newbie - I would no hesitation in recommending her as someone to work with and I will definitely be working with her again but next time more than a couple of hours as the time flew by so quickly and still more images I would have loved to capture

Ayr Bare said...

A stunning fantastic model! Illy needs no direction and is thouroughly professional. I can certainly recommend her to inexperienced photographers like myself. She put me at ease very quickly and offered plenty of ideas! We had a chatty good humoured shoot at her home and I would have no hesitation in booking her again. Thank you for a fun shoot.