Testimonials / What people have to say about my work
Apart from one of the testionals from Scott and Caroline Graham, everything below was supplied to me without prompting. I have carried out a little editing to correct spelling and grammar, and have replaced all occurences of the word 'pics' with 'photos'. The testimonials are devided into two sections: 'Weddings' and 'Charities, Commercial, Personal, etc.'
Weddings
Geoff and Diana Cantor - Wedding, October, 2011. Email.
"Hi Bob. We just wanted to say how pleased we were with the excellent job you did under very trying circumstances with the overload of guests at the Mansion House. The photos are great. Thanks again, Geoff and Di."
Julia and John Gammon - Wedding, June 2011. Email.
"Hi Bob, thank you and well done!!! We really did have the best day of our lives and now we have some wonderful photos to treasure. Thanks as well for the info on getting them printed online - we will do that when we can decide which ones - at the moment we love them all! Have given the [online gallery login] details to all our friends and will of course recommend you to anyone for all their special occasions. Hope you are well and that business is booming. Kind regards, Julia and John."
Scott and Caroline Graham - Wedding, December, 2010. Email.
"Bob you are a star - what more can I say - you're brilliant - thank you."
Scott and Caroline Graham - Wedding, December, 2010. Email.
"I and Scott would like to thank you for all the help you have given us. As soon as we contacted you all our worries concerning photographs disappeared and also I must congratulate you on the feedback from our families as to how approachable you were. We thank you for all you have done for us and we now class you as a good friend and we would not hesitate to recommend you to other couples about to get married. Thank you Bob, Scott and Caroline Graham"
Teresa and Nathan Norman - Wedding, October, 2011. Email.
"I've seen all the pictures from the wedding on the online slideshow and they are simply wonderful - I can't wait to show them off. I will recommend you to anyone who is getting married - simply fantastic. I will let you know when the DVD is here. Many thanks again, Teresa"
Teresa and Nathan Norman - Wedding, October, 2011. Email.
"Just an email to let you know that the DVD came yesterday. [The photos are] great. I'm really pleased with them, and you've got all the pictures in black and white as well, which I think is amazing. Thank you for being part of our special day - I hope to have you do photos for me again. I would recommend you. Many thanks again, Teresa (and Nathan)."
Teresa and Nathan Norman - Wedding, October, 2011. Email.
"I've already put in an order for the wedding photos on the Photobox website - can't wait to see them printed out."
Alison and Mark Channing - Renewal of Vows, August, 2011. Email.
"Hi Bob, just to let you know I received the DVD through the post today! Thank you again for the lovely photos that you took on the day - they are really lovely!! I would have no hesitation in recommending you! Thanks again, Alison"
Amy and Timothy Hunt - Wedding, August, 2011. Email.
"Hello Bob. Just been going through the photo's - I love them - they are amazing! Tim is also very pleased with them!"
Emma and Martin Thomas - Wedding, February, 2011. Email.
"Just got home and had a quick look - lovely!!! Will be in touch soon. Thanks, Emma and Martin"
Iain and Judith Thomas - Wedding, September, 2011. Email.
"Hi Bob, thanks for sending DVD through - all look great - happy memories! Cheers, Jude and Iain"
Iulia and Alex Chites - Wedding, May, 2011. Email.
"Hello! I just saw the photos - they are really nice. Thank you very much! All the best!"
Kelly and Michael Quinton - Wedding, August, 2011. Text message.
"Just seen the photos, Bob. We're so pleased, thank you so much."
Megan and Issac Wood - Wedding, November, 2011. Email.
"Thank you, I love the pictures."
Kelly and Michael Quinton - Wedding, August, 2011. Email.
"Hi Bob, thank you very much - we love the photos - brilliant!!! Many, many thanks, Kelly and Michael"
Kelly and Michael Quinton - Wedding, August, 2011. Email.
"Hi Bob. I keep looking at the photos and love them!! Will be sure to put forward your name if anybody I know is looking for a photographer. It is so difficult to choose a favourite photo! I love the big group photos - they are fab! My favourite at the moment is No.58 - love it!!! Thank you, Kelly"
Kirsty and Daniel Jones - Wedding, October, 2011. Email.
"Hi Bob, we just looked at the [online gallery] slideshow and are very pleased with the photos you have taken. We couldn't have asked for any better and can't wait to receive the DVD to have them printed out. Thank you so much, Kirsty and Daniel"
Tanya and Frankie Radford - Wedding, June, 2011. Email.
"Hi Bob, thank you so much for the work you did at our daughter's wedding. You did a brilliant job - the photos are great. Will call on you if we need you again. Will pass your name on as well. Thanks again, Tina"
Rachel and Edem Sosu - Wedding, September, 2011. Text message.
"Hello Bob, the photos are beautiful! Thank you very much!! We are very happy!"
Sue and Terry Saunders - Wedding, July, 2011. Text message.
"Hi bob, have just seen the photos and we're really pleased with them. Thank you for capturing everything on our special day."
Leila and Imran Miah - Wedding, May, 2011. Text message. Text message.
"Hello Bob, thanks for the photos - just saw them now - they're lush."
Alexanda and Nicola Smith - Wedding, November, 2011. Text message.
"Thank you very much for your professionalism on Sunday. We thought you handled us all superbly. I will have no hesitation in recommending your services in the future. We will post a thank you card. Once again many thanks and we shall see you at mum's wedding next week!"
Kate and Nick Houghton - Wedding, September, 2011. Text message.
"The photos are fantastic - thank you very much! Just having a second look through as there are so many to take in but have seen lots of really lovely ones. Thank you Bob, we had a great day. Thanks for all the hard work."
Kirsty and Daniel - Wedding, October, 2011. Email.
"Hi Bob, we just looked at the [online gallery] slideshow and are very pleased with the photos you have taken. We couldn't have asked for any better and can't wait to receive the DVD to have them printed. Thank you so much."
Amy and Timothy Hunt - Wedding, August, 2011. Greeting card.
"Bob, thank you so much for the beautiful wedding photographs. Thank you so much for the care and effort you put into the photography at our wedding. Love Amy and Tim Hunt."
Vicky Braddock - Wedding booking for October, 2012. Email.
Very excited, as your work looks amazing!
Tyron Williams - Wedding Enquiry for October, 2012. Email.
Nice work, and I can see why you are busy.
Charities, Commercial, Personal, etc.
Bethan Rowlands - The Urdd Gemau Cymru, July, 2011. Email.
"Hi Bob, thank you very much for the photos, they're brilliant. I will get them up on our website as soon as possible. Thanks again for your work, Beth."
Bethan Rowlands - The Urdd Gemau Cymru, July, 2011. Email.
"I have just taken a look at the photos. They look great - thank you very much."
Non Tudor - The Urdd National Eisteddfod, May 2011, Swansea. Email.
"Hi Bob. Thank you so much for the pictures - they're great. I've really enjoyed looking through the [online gallery] slide shows this morning - you've really captured the essence of the Eisteddfod and I can see that we're going to be using some of these images a lot over the next few months. I've asked our IT people to load them onto Flicker, which is linked to our website. I've also emailed [the online gallery link to] them to my colleagues so they know what we've got available. Thanks again for all your hard work. Kind regards, Non"
Non Tudor - The Urdd National Eisteddfod May, 2011, Swansea/Swansea City Football Club. Email.
"Many thanks for the photos, Bob - I've sent them to my contacts in the media. Thanks again for all your hard work yesterday, Non"
Awel Davies - Menter Caerdydd Children's Activities, August, 2011. Email.
"Good morning Bob. These pictures look fantastic!! Thank you very much."
Awel Davies - Menter Caerdydd Adult Education Classes, March, 2011. Email.
"I'm very pleased with the pictures. Thank you very much for all your work during the last few weeks."
Leanne Rochefort-Shugar - Menter Caerdydd/The Urdd Children's Activities, November, 2010. Email.
"Hi Bob. Thanks for the photos - they are perfect!"
Thomas Davies - Website visitor, May, 2011. Email.
"I think your images are lovely, people look natural and seem to enjoy having their portraits taken by you - there's an art to that, I am sure."
Gary Phillips - Motor cyclist on Black Mountain, April, 2011. Email.
"I am the second of the two bikers whom you photographed on Sunday evening on Brynamman Mountain. I just wanted to say thank you for the copy of the photograph which I have to say I am extremely pleased with. Many Thanks - it's much appreciated."
Richard Pugh - Motor cyclist on Black Mountain, April, 2011. Email.
"Outstanding photo's - thanks ever so much - very impressed indeed."
Carys Tully - Street Dance Swansea Master Class, October 2010. Email.
"Hey Bob, I received the photos yesterday. Thank you so much - they are brilliant!"
Penny Hard - Welsh Festival of The Horse, September, 2010. Email.
"Many thanks for the photos - they are great!"
Caroline Bull - Ystradgynlais Volunteer Centre Community Wood Recycling Project, August, 2010. Email.
"Having had time to properly look at the photos that you took, I just wanted to say "Well done - they look great"."
Charmaine - National Community Wood Recycling Project, August, 2010. Email.
"Just viewed the photos! Thank you so much. There are some great pictures in there and you are the only photographer to fit the brief and give us exactly what we want so far - a big thank you."
Trefor - Newport - Community Wood Recycling Project, August, 2010. Email.
"Just got the photos in the post this morning - they look great! Thanks for your help."
Pam and Martin - Brecon Fringe Festival, August, 2010. Email.
"The photos you took all look great, and thanks for the information [about online printing] - it's really helpful."
David Brockwell - Brecon Fringe Festival, August, 2010. Email.
"Hi Bob - many, many thanks - there are some terrific photographs here!!"
David Brockwell - Brecon Fringe Festival, August, 2010. Email.
"Well done Bob! These are another great set of shots - you are making festival photography a bit of a speciality it seems!"
Rosie Whitfield - Brecon Fringe Festival, August, 2010. Email.
"I am sure the members of Repercussion will be pleased with the photos - you have managed to get us all looking happy!"
Sylvia Perry - Brecon Fringe Festival, August, 2010. Email.
"You have got some great shots there."
David Brockwell - Brecon Fringe Festival, August, 2010. Email.
"Bob, you are an amazing guy - cant thank you enough for all your efforts."
Poppy Brett - Photo of Red Kite, May, 2010. Email.
"Wow! You never took that? - it's incredible."
Hanna Adkins - Swansea Environment Centre Sponsored Bike Event, May 2009. Email.
"Just a quick note to say thanks for the photos. It's great to have them as it's difficult to take pictures when one is involved in an event. Some of them are excellent and capture the moment well."
Chris Bahn - Bristol's Biggest Bike Ride, June, 2010. Email.
"Just a quick note to say thanks for the bike ride shots. There are some really excellent ones which will be very useful for promoting next year's event and cycling generally."
Sarah Owen - Carmarthenshire County Council Hotel Photoshoot, March, 2011. Email.
"They are brilliant Bob, thanks so much. I love the Glangwilli ones - they are fab."
Hayley Smith - Child Portfolio, September, 2011. Email.
"They are lovely pictures of [my daughter] Chelsea. I'm happy with the work you did with her yesterday - I couldn't have asked for better. Simply stunning."
Margaret Barnard - British Lung Foundation Breathe Easy Abseil, Dinas Rock, April, 2011. Email.
"Absolutely brilliant Bob. A huge thank you. Just to let you know, we took just over £700 on the day, and the total raised so far is just over £2,000, and there is still a lot of sponsorship money to come in over the next few weeks."
David Brockwell - In The Pink Pink Walks, May, 2010. Email.
"Many thanks - there are some great photos there. You are very helpful - and as good as your word!"
Nessa - In The Pink Pink Walks, May, 2011. Email.
"Got the photo - thank you so much. I love it - we look so happy - cheers buddy!!"
John Hayes - In The Pink Pink Walks, May, 2011. Email.
"Many thanks Bob. I would like to record our thanks to you for allowing the photo to be used gratis for our personal use. My wife Margaret, shown in the photo, raised more than £200 for the walk in memory of her Mum and Sister, both of whom died last year. She will use the picture to create a scrapbook page as a personal memory of the event."
Elizabeth Sullivan - In The Pink Pink Walks, May, 2011. Email.
"Wow Bob. Some great ones, some lovely ones, some stunning ones and all of them super. Loved the scenery. Loved the little boy in the tent. Loved the way it all looked so natural and I know you were suffering from a very bad cold on the day."
Dillon - In The Pink Pink Walks, May, 2011. Email.
"Thanks Bob. I just checked out your site and it's great! Thanks a lot for your help because I only have a few photographers who put pictures on my site so I just need to get the word around that I exist."
Elizabeth Sullivan - In The Pink Pink Walks, May, 2011. Email.
"Hi Bob, I'm looking forward to seeing your fantastic photos again this year."
Elizabeth Sullivan - In The Pink Pink Walks, May, 2010. Email.
"The best photos in years - GREAT, GREAT, GREAT - please be there on Sunday for the last day!!!"
Kirstie - Communities First FeraFest, July, 2010. Email.
"The photos look fab. Can't wait to see the rest."
Gareth Humphreys - Communities First FeraFest, July, 2010. Email.
"You do an amazing job with the photos, Bob."
Rob Megson - The George Inn Photoshoot, August, 2011. Email.
"Great Bob - wow, the sky looks so lovely."
Fran Bagley - Gower Bluegrass Festival, September, 2011. Email.
"Great photos. I will forward your link via my Facebook account to the bands I know."
Roger Woodberry - Gower Bluegrass Festival, September, 2011. Email.
"Loved your photos of the festival."
Keith Kitson - Gower Bluegrass Festival, September, 2011. Email.
"Just taken a look - Great set of photos, Bob. Thanks for sharing."
Steve - Gower Bluegrass Festival, September, 2011. Email.
"Hi Bob, thanks for the photos - they are good. I've passed them on to the rest of the band."
Chris Tweed - Gower Bluegrass Festival, September, 2011. Email.
"I've just had a look at the images on your website. They're fantastic. Great quality."
Mansel Edward - Gower Bluegrass Festival, September, 2011. Email.
"Thanks very much for the CD Bob. It was very kind of you to go to all that trouble and we appreciate it very much. If we use any of your excellent photos, and I hope we will have an opportunity to do so, we will certainly make sure you are credited as having taken them. Thank you for permission to use them."
Tony Gray - Gower Bluegrass Festival, September, 2010. Email.
"Very many thanks for these and for all your efforts on the day. We would love to have a copy of the CD."
Mansel Edward - Gower Bluegrass Festival. September, 2010. Email.
"Brilliant photos Bob! Thanks a million. Mansel"
Clara Harrison - Gower Bluegrass Festival, September, 2010. Email.
"Hi bob - wow - nice photos, thanks."
June Conway - Merlin's Magicians Dog Flyball, October, 2010. Email.
"Hi Bob. Just been talking to Liz - she is delighted with the Pictures of her old dog Kez."
June Conway - Merlin's Magicians Dog FlyBall, October, 2010. Email.
"Hi Bob, just to say a big thank you from everyone for the photographs."
Eleanor Flaherty - Owain Glyndwr Festival, September, 2010. Email.
"Thanks for the CD of your photos from the Owain Glyndwr Festival - they're great."
Les Bracewell - Owain Glyndwr Festival, September, 2010. Email.
"Thanks Bob, the photos look great."
Irina Palatnik - Owain Glyndwr Festival, September, 2010. Email.
"Thank a lot for the photos! They are truly great!"
Maureen - Owain Glyndwr Festival, September, 2010. Email.
"Hi there Bob. Many thanks for the photos - some great shots!! You were busy!! I didn't realise so much was going on!!!
Novella - Owain Glyndwr Festival / Ospreys Supporter's Choir, September, 2010. Email.
"Thank you very, very much for last night's [photoshoot of the choir] and for the Owain Glyndwr photos. The choir is very grateful and your involvement is much appreciated - thanks."
Paul Fjaelberg - Gwyl Pontardawe Festival, August, 2010. Email.
"Glad to hear you enjoyed Ferafest. The photos look great, even if they did cost you the use of your eardrums for a few days!"
Lynne - Hyperloop Hoops - Pontardawe Summerfest, August, 2011. Email.
"Thank you for the CD! I will put the photos to good use, and will of course credit you with a link to your website when ever used. Thanks again for taking them."
Dave Teww - Pontardawe Summerfest, August, 2011. Email.
"Well done Bob. The festival photos look great - keep on clicking."
Martin Davies - Pontardawe Summerfest, August, 2011. Email.
"What an asset you are to the local community. It's the amount of free time that you give that should make us very grateful and, dare I say it, a bit guilty."
Gwyn Evans - HDR photography of St Mary's Church, Clydach, June, 2011. Email.
"Bob - The detail is fantastic. Fabulous, and that's after less than half a day!!!"
Martin Davies - HDR photography of St Mary's Church, Clydach, October, 2011. Email.
"Great photos, Bob. They should make excellent postcard and cards."
Dave Teww - Swansea Canal Society, August, 2011. Email.
"Well done Bob. Once again a picture tells it all. It shows everyone that visits your website the work that is carried out on the Swansea Canal project."
Martin Davies - Swansea Canal Society, November, 2011. Email.
"Hi Bob, photo number six of the Clydach barge is just staggering. I know from watching you take the shots with your specialist tripod how difficult it is to get such excellent reproductions of photographs. Great work as ever."
Martin Davies - Swansea Canal Society, October, 2011. Email.
"Good stuff, Bob. That reflection of the oars in the canal in the first photo is terrific. What would we do without you."
Martin Davies - Swansea Canal Society, October, 2011. Email.
"Well done, 'snapper to the stars' - An historic record."
Meryl Hunt - Swansea Canal Society, October, 2011. Email.
"Excellent job! Great photos."
Dave Teww - Swansea Canal Society, October, 2011. Email.
"Well done Bob, you have captured the Day. A photo tells it all."
Steven Walters - Swansea Canal Society, October, 2011. Email.
"Nice work Bob. A few photos making me smile there! Henry's facial expressions to name but a few!"
Martin Davies - Swansea Canal Society, October, 2011. Email.
"Very good photos, Bob, I am sure Andy will really appreciate them."
Jude Biss - Swansea Canal Society, April, 2011. Email.
"The photos are really good - thank you for doing them for us. Cheers, Jude"
Martin Davies - Swansea Canal Society, May, 2011. Email.
"Fantastic photos, Bob. How tranquil it all looks."
Dave Teww - Swansea Canal Society, May, 2011. Email.
"Well done Bob, great effort - it will be by Royal Appointment before long . Good luck with the completions coming up, and I look forward to future postings. Best wishes, Dave"
Martin Davies - Swansea Canal Society, April, 2011. Email.
"Hi Bob, fantastic photos. What a record of the day and what a lot of hard work you have put in to get it. What is so good is that I had no idea what was going on at the other locations and you have made it all clear and given us an overview of the whole thing. I am so grateful that we chanced upon each other that day on the canal embankment. Many thanks, Martin."
Michelle J. Kozomara - British Waterways, April, 2011. Email.
"Hi Bob, thank you so much for the images - they're great. I will certainly credit you when we use the pictures. Many thanks."
Nick Worthington - British Waterways, April, 2011. Email.
"Many Thanks Bob, great pictures!"
Martin Davies - his grandson's home photoshoot, January, 2012, Email.
"Hi Bob. The photos are terrific. That one of him throwing the dog with the dog and making a V-shape and the dog is slightly fuzzy because it's in motion, is really, really good. The toys are just right (the Lego makes great vertical lines and shapes). All in all, a great collection and I know you are justly proud of them."
Debbie Kiley - mother and son home photoshoot, January, 2012, Email.
Hi Bob, Thank you so much for sending me the photos of Joseph. They are all amazing and so many to choose from. I am going to find it very difficult to select a few of them to enlarge. Joseph also says thank you as he also loved them. Once again thank you so much for this and I look forward to receiving the CD.
Hayley Smith - parents and children home photoshoot, January, 2012, Email.
Oh my gosh! They are stunning. Thank you so much Bob. Love from us all.
Hayley Smith - parents and children home photoshoot, January, 2012, Email.
Hi bob. Got the photos on the DVD - they are stunning. My friend is also very impressed. They are fantastic pictures. I would like to thank you once again. I have passed your business cards on to some friends, and I'm going to put them up in my local shops. Thanks ever so much.
Michelle Robinson - family home photoshoot, February, 2012, Email.
Bob they are fantastic! I love them all. Thank you so much! Use whatever ones you want for your website. I honestly love them, I didn't expect there to be so many nice ones as my little cherubs weren't exactly great on Sunday. Looking forward to having the disc to print them off and show them off! Many thanks!
