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I came to the Dyer Studios on Monday 26th November 2012. Having never had the experience of a professional photographer before, I was dumbstruck as soon as I walked in. On all the walls were beautiful and magnificent picture photos of families and lovely looking people. But the magic happened when Joel Dyer took me to the room at the rear. Here I was suddenly experiencing different scenarios every which way I turned. French, Roman, Library, Classical, and for my shots, roll down Black and white backgrounds appearing from nowhere. I never knew photography was so complicated until Joel began measuring the distance of the light he was flashing around the room, bouncing reflections off portable walls and screens. It was all far too technical for me to understand. All that I understood was to keep still while someone was taking my photo. But Joel did more than just take photos of me. He made sure I laughed for every frame. Saying things to trigger emotions from me thus ensuring the end product always had me smiling. Five days later I had the results before me, and they were staggering. They were so wonderful that I'm drawn to write this testimonial. Every single photo was one I was proud of. I'll be using all of Joel's work in my forthcoming book and PR / media launches over the forthcoming years. I'm so proud of the photos Joel has made of me, that I now believe even I could grace one of those walls in the front room. To all at Dyer Photography, I am a very happy customer and would not hesitate to refer all my family and friends in the future

Ian Young - 06/12/2012 | report this review