Mel Watt Photography

What a beautiful empowering experience. I am enough, I have always been enough, I just didn’t always believe that. I am so pleased that I chose to have these photos done with Mel. I would highly recommend the experience to other women. Mel made everything seamless, from the initial contact through the final pick up of my chosen shots. Mel clearly explained everything that would happen and made me feel very welcome and at ease. I felt like I had been seen and accepted exactly how I am and who I am. Throughout the process I felt admired, delighted in and supported by Mel. The experience was fun and freeing. Really loved it! Thanks Mel

Honestly, the thought of have a no-makeup photo shoot was initially quite daunting. However, the positive, supportive and joyful environment Mel created made the experience enjoyable and empowering. Mel's skill with the camera and the beautiful physical and emotional environment she created allowed her to capture images which showed many aspects of my journey and my self. When I saw my prints, I saw the woman who had grown strong through the weight of many challenges and who was gong to be okay. A woman who was ready to find the joy in the rest of her journey and who I am proud of. I'm so glad I didn't wait. This was such a transformational and empowering experience I think all women should do.

Being photographed can be an intimidating experience but meeting and interacting with Mel made it such fun.It was so easy to relax, have a laugh and enjoy the session.Mel obviously has a great passion for what she does and I am thrilled with the results.

I've been quietly following Mel's work for a number of years but never had the courage to book in myself for all of these silly, self-conscious reasons. Now that I have had the experience (and what an absolutely fabulous experience it is!) and viewed my photos, I wish I had booked in from the start....and then every couple of years since!The preparation for the shoot was phenomenal. There was an abundance of information on how to prepare and Mel's communications were so thorough and deliberate. I felt incredibly looked after before I even got there!On the day of the shoot, I was transformed into this happy, independent, strong goddess through Mel's lense. Through gentle instruction, relaxed conversation and a little dancing, our couple of hours long session felt like it was over too soon. Any fear or doubt that I had melted away the moment I walked into Mel's beautiful, natural studio and we got to chatting.AND THE FINAL RESULT?!? Mel was able to capture how others see me - which was so liberating! To realise your own identity through a single, still image is just short of sorcery. Mel's artistic eye and exceptional talent with a camera (and the fact she does it so effortlessly) are honestly priceless.I cannot recommend this experience highly enough. Is ten stars possible?

To say that this photography shoot was way outside my comfort zone is an understatement. But Mel’s calming soothing approach to discussing it with me finally gave me the courage to go ahead.Still recovering from the draining impacts of breast cancer surgery and treatment, I felt even more self conscious than previously and although I dont wear much makeup up, attending the shoot without any was pretty daunting.Oh my goodness! What a wonderful, empowering experience it was. I am so grateful to Mel for her encouragement and I am also a little bit proud of me. The photos are just divine, so personal and emotive. Mel has the ability to capture things that you don’t see in yourself very often or at all. I am so glad I embraced this opportunity and absolutely love my beautiful wooden photo box.The hardest part for me in the end was selecting only a limited number of photos!Thank you so much Mel.

I was lucky enough to celebrate my birthday with an awesome session with Mel. She instantly put me at ease and guided me through the process, making me laugh and drawing out the best in me – it was such a fun session! I left on a high and so glad I did it! I practically glowed afterwards and even days/weeks later it felt like I had a new acceptance of myself, my body and my age – truly empowering. I loved seeing all the images to choose from – Mel definitely captured what makes me, me. I'm so excited to see the final prints!

Mel's approach to the photography session is to understand both the things that you are comfortable about yourself and the things you are not. She has such a supportive way of exploring what you are going to do in the session that you feel very comfortable. It is obvious from the moment that you arrive that she has prepared for the session but there is no feeling that the session being just an automated process she works with you to bring the best out of what you would like to show the world. Then she starts taking photos and the magic starts! I highly recommend every woman regardless of where she is in her life taking a few hours out to just be herself and get Mel to show the world the real you.

Wow! What a powerful and empowering experience this has been. Mel is an incredibly talented photographer with a deep soul. She has the ability to reach into you and draw out your strength and beauty in a way that places her art in a category of its own. This is a must for any woman on any kind of life journey. Mel’s lens captures and conveys what we often don’t see of ourselves but deep down believe to be true. So you will absolutely love both the experience and the result. Trust Mel to make your natural you shine! As someone who never liked a photo taken I fell in love with the images Mel took and I will be recommending to all of my clients that this experience is essential for reinforcing self worth and self love. Please do reach out to Mel. It’s the gift you give yourself. Truly.

Doing the photo shoot with Mel was an amazing experience. She creates such a safe space to be comfortable with her love for what she is doing. I was nervous and critiquing myself a little the days before and after the shoot, however through the actual day with Mel I felt so relaxed and myself. I loved seeing and hearing her get so much joy out of little things she would see in myself or what she was witnessing. It created the safe space for me to create some beautiful and fun photos. Despite being anxious about the shoot, I was ready to embrace the whole process of empowering myself, being myself and feeling comfortable in my own skin. I have likened the process of working with Mel as an unlayering, sometimes of clothes in small steps, but on a spiritual level revealing the sense of self-worth I’d never really acknowledged before about my body and who I am and that those qualities are amazing to offer the world. I am incredibly grateful for the experience and I’ll now have some reminders to look at, admire and share with others. I would 100% highly recommend Mel. She’s great at what she does and it’s a very personalised experience to embrace who you are.

Brilliant experience - so glad I did it. From my first contact with Mel she was supportive, professional and - well just lovely. I was nervous about doing a photo shoot, doing it just for myself and doing it at a time of life (58) when things are rapidly changing. but felt the time was right. Mel understood my nerves and through a combination of humour, compassion and experience she helped me have a lot of fun. Together we turned out some amazing photographs. I cant wait to show them to my family.