waist.it

I very recently had the pleasure of working with Waist.it for a retro fitness shoot. Garf and studio assistant Susannah were very courteous, especially kind and respectful of boundaries with modesty comfortability with selecting outfits. We got through a lot of different outfits in the time and ended up running an hour later than planned for the all-day shoot as I think we all lost track of time and were absorbed in the colourful creative vision. They were considerate and gracious hosts of the mosts, frequently checking in with comfort in each outfit with them being style-wise very tight-fitting for the era, how I felt about trying on the different pinup style outfits for retro fitness, break, tea, and they were very accommodating and gave me some great direction and transparency about what they were looking for. I particularly enjoyed having my mum there to chaperone/makeup assistant/team up with Susannah for that woman’s eye for noticing the important details.

Waist.it have a very keen eye for detail and are very specific with what they are after with posing/posture/clothing fit etc. as with retro it is all about the fine details and having excellent posture. I think you need a woman’s eye for fine-tuning those details/colour coordination, Garf and Susannah together make a creat creative team. I learned a lot from the shoot, it was very professional/home studio setting, I very much enjoyed creatively collaborating with outfit and pose and prop ideas. Waist.it are very knowledgeable about the history of the time period I was modelling for which I found intriguing and very clear about their objectives for the look and overall feel of the shoot. I was particularly impressed with the transparent communication and thoroughly detailed shoot plan for each set objective, lat flow test request and expectations. This was my first time modelling vintage shapewear/beach/pinup/Audrey-Hepburn shoot and I really appreciate their openness to my suggestions to my ideas. They have invested a lot of time and effort into preparing the studio for models: private changing area, chaperone policy, costumes, planning, props etc. It was an absolute delight and I really enjoyed the experience, you have a lot of fun combining outfits you bring and the costumes provided.

I am a fellow photographer, based in Portsmouth, not too far from Garf. We have got to know each other in recent months through contact on Purpleport and through mutual friends.

Garf has just kindly recommended Litmind to me, so here i am
looking forward to being a part of the Litmind community.

I have much to learn from Garf's professional approach to model shoots, especially his shoot plans. His home based studio is excellently equipped with a variety of easily accessed backgrounds and lots of lighting options - Garf's excellent results show the skills he has.

We haven't yet taken part in a model shoot together, our styles are a little different, rightly between two photographers, but I know that working with Garf on a shoot will be fun and informative :-)

Garf is also extremely knowledgeable about technical matters and possesses great practical skills. I am grateful to him for managing to separate a jammed lens from the camera body on one of my vintage lens collection.

I am very happy to recommend Garf for any collaborations, shoots or otherwise.

I had my very first studio shoot on Saturday 4th February with the lovely Garf and his wonderful wife. I had no idea what to expect and being a mature woman with no experience I was a little apprehensive. I didn’t need to worry at all - the loveliest, most hospitable people and I felt very comfortable.
I had a planned photo shoot sent weeks before that changed slightly as Garf wanted to try different lights and looks which I was happy to try and let him take the lead.
I highly recommend Garf as a very experienced photographer and I certainly learnt so much throughout the day - communication impeccable and props and costumes available in abundance !
His lovely wife helped with direction and what I should wear and was present the whole time. The day zoomed past and we still didn’t shoot all that was planned.
I would love to work with them again and hoping that from how wonderful Garf made me look that others feel a little more confident, and even though slightly older, someone can make you feel young at heart, liberated, and you can be anyone you want !
I had a great time and the photos are fabulous !!

Garf and his wife Zsuzsi were lovely people to work with.

I was looking for the right person and photographer for a pilates/fitness and ballet photoshoot, and i am glad Garf was the one. He was very professional from the very beginning, which is extremely important to me. After talking and discussing what we want to achieve, he then made an amazing plan document and sent it to me. The photoshoot was very fast-paced, but we all worked as a team and Garf and Szuszi were great. I think there are some very special images, as I saw some of them during the photoshoot.

Of course, I do recommend Garf!