I’m so excited about this book! I wrote the foreword to STRIP|TEASE and appear with some of the most fabulous burlesque divas on the planet! Thanks to photographer Tigz Rice for this opportunity [to shoot] and be a part of your book. I can’t emphasize enough how amazing it is to see an image of yourself in a daydream and then it becomes “real”. Of course, brilliant direction, lighting and camera skills… you know, it takes a village. Not everyone gets to be the center of a professional editorial style shoot especially not people who fall outside of the typical “beauty industry” standards. I’m grateful for the world of burlesque that highlights so many different ways to be fierce and glamorous.

[Tigz] is the queen of sophisticated, emotive boudoir! 

Working with Tigz truly takes all of the hassle out of location shooting. She seems to know all the best locations and will listen carefully about the type of images you want to achieve. Often we find with shoots that we have to manage every aspect from hair to posing, but every collaboration with Tigz and Ella has resulted in beautiful effortless images – with our only ‘job’ being to send the dresses! Tigz and Ella are such a creative yet productive team, they will capture your idea whilst ensuring the garments are crease-less and promoting them to the best of their ability. They will capture every small detail and leave you with campaign shoots you’ll be incredibly proud of. We honestly couldn’t recommend them enough and we will always enjoy their collabs with The Pretty Dress Company.

Outwardly, the woman in my wedding photos isn’t me anymore so I took the chance to book a “do over” shoot with an awesome photographer and hugely talented hair/make up artist. Best decision I ever made. I have no words for how much I love these photos.

Tigz’s confident but calm manner waves over a shoot – be it in a studio, or on location. Rather than excessively change the form in post-production, Tigz knows how to direct to get the best shapes, shadow and forms on the day in-situ, using post-shoot editing then to enhance, not to re-create, and to show a realistic, but still aspirational image. I left our last boudoir shoot feeling like I’d had a glamorous work-out, but the bigger task and hardest task was eliminating images to make the final selection later!

Shooting with [Tigz Rice] was a highlight of 2019… not only was it a wonderful experience, she also captured a transitional moment for me that I will treasure forever.

It was an honour to work with Tigz, having been a fan of her work, it was great to be behind her camera! She has an incredible way of easing you into the shoot and a great eye to direct you to get the best body shape, and to make your costumes look their best. It is also fantastic for a woman to be shooting you, especially for any newcomers to this industry. I would recommend her in a heartbeat.

Tigz is absolutely one of the best I’ve ever been shooting with! It’s totally easy to be on front of her camera and she’s not only pro at shooting but she’s also talented at guiding you to give your best poses. Such a diamond personality too.

It was an extraordinary experience to celebrate the woman I have become.

Tigz work is just so breathtaking. I have been following her work for years and the way she plays with light is deeply captivating and so polished looking too, she creates such beautiful stories in her work. I have worked with her before, lending pieces for one of her Boudoir Masterclass workshops and the images she captured there where absolutely stunning! A lovely preview of what was to come, as recently we worked together on my No Grit, No Pearl collection. I have wanted her to shoot this collection for while and was so glad that she was equally as passionate about it as me, as I knew her attention to detail and eye for light and texture would be perfect to highlight my pearl collection. She is such a joy to work with, both before, during and after the process as she made the whole thing so easy. I would highly recommend Tigz, the calibre of her work just speaks for itself!

I’ve worked with Tigz a lot in the past on professional photoshoots for my businesses, but this was my first time for something ‘personal’. She’s absolutely incredible at coaching you through poses and generally giving the shoot an amazing vibe.

LOVED shooting with Tigz. She really put me in my place and I liked it.

I arrived a little early at the hotel, and got to sit and admire the reception bar a while before Tigz came and brought me up to the room. I was severly starstrucked meeting these famous ladies, but they are both so friendly and warm. Both hair/makeup and the shoot were done in the same room [for makeover days], so as I sat down to be glammed up by Ella, another lady was being photographed by Tigz. Being new to boudoir it was helpful to observe how they worked, and listening to Tigz instructions. She has such a great eye for seeing your whole body, while also noticing the smallest details. Nothing is left to chance, and that is why her pics are so fantastic! Then it was time for my shoot. I got very self consious at first, being infront of three gorgeous ladies in my underwear, but Tigz has wizard skills in making you relax and feel good about yourself. We did all kinds of [poses], in both lingerie and the dress and shot for about and hour. It was SO MUCH FUN!

Tigz Rice is a magical photo wizardry witch!

When we had time for me to change outfits, I literally prefaced my vision for this outfit as “you know those vintage pictures where the beautiful woman is ‘lounging’ in her silk pyjamas even though it’s totally posed? Yeah, like that!” After I choose this picture in the line up that I wanted to keep, Tigz replied with something along the lines of, “Thank god you chose it! That was my favourite!”, so I felt very special.

Bottom line, please book yourself in for a boudoir shoot with Tigz! She isn’t asking me to say any of this, I genuinely just believe she’s that fabulous!

I’m grateful to the wonderful Tigz Rice for making me feel strong when I shoot with her.

[Remember] when I went to London to have a photoshoot with Tigz Rice? I was pretty nervous, but I love her style of photography. My friends who have shot with her were all thrilled, and she was always such a lovely person to talk to. When she sat up her makeover shoots with Miss Victory Violet, who I love, I knew I had to do it. So I went for it, and I am so thrilled I did! Tigz and all the lovely ladies at the shoot made me feel so comfortable and good about myself, and it was an amazingly supportive group of people. I can’t wait to shoot with them again, and to see everyone else’s pictures! Thank you Tigz