One of the best things about my work is the opportunity to meet loads of new people from different walks of life. Some of them have said very nice things about me; it’s much appreciated.
Kristin Mitchell, Struve Photography
“Julie worked alongside me as a second shooter for a wedding in April 2012. She was fantastic – the quality of her work was outstanding, and she was fantastic at working hard within the time constraints of a wedding. She was brilliant at working alongside my client, she was personable and friendly and professional at all times while she represented my business. I would recommend her as a second shooter for future weddings and I would definitely work with her again.”
Debbie Fraser, Ypeople
“Julie has photographed two events for Ypeople and on both occasions the quality of the photographs and the unique way she tells a story of the event through the photographs has been of a very high quality and commented on by clients and colleagues. I would have no hesitation in using Julie for other events we are running.”
Nicky & Aaron Hill
“Thank you so much for photographer our special day. You captured so many special moments and we love the photos. Your website and the dropbox were great to access the photos. We both felt really comfortable with you on the day which really contributed to it being a relaxing and enjoyable day.”
Kim McAllister, Impact Online
“I asked Julie to take some new headshots of me in February for use in my business. I really couldn’t fault the service! She was flexible on dates, came to my house, brought plenty of equipment, was helpful and encouraging during the shoot and sent me the contact sheets online only a few days later. Once I had chosen my shots, they were available in a number of formats within a week. I am delighted with the standard of the pictures and it was refreshing to work with someone so efficient! I will be recommending Julie’s photography skills to my clients and look forward to working with her again.”
Claire Welsh, Red Lamb
“It was a pleasure working with Julie on a client project, she grasped the brief immediately and provided great photographs. I would definitely recommend working with Julie if you’re looking for great service and great images.”
Amanda Treend, Tullis Russell Papermakers
“Julie’s work is absolutely fantastic. I asked her to help re-write copy for our corporate brochure – and I couldn’t be happier with the results. I’ve rarely been so pleased. But just as important was her whole approach, from a really thorough quote – that reassured me completely that she understood the job itself – to timely delivery of every stage of the project. I would highly recommend Julie to anyone looking for intelligent, fresh copywriting – whatever the purpose.”
Michelle Smith, ValueAdd Business Solutions
“Julie was personally recommended to me and I can now see why – she has a great flair for writing web content. She is brilliant at taking the information given and reworking it into something eloquent and succinct, not a skill everyone has. She was extremely patient and even though I bombarded her with information left, right and centre she wasn’t fazed and amazingly kept control delivering what can only be described as a work of genius. I have great pleasure in recommending her on to others.”
Susan Grandfield
“I needed professional photos taken for my LinkedIn profile, my website etc. and Julie was recommended to me. I didn’t really know what to expect so I was pleased to find that Julie was very friendly and professional and creative in her approach. The photo shoot took a few hours but I felt really relaxed the whole time and was confident in Julie’s ability to get a great result….which she did! She took all of my requests about the kind of photo I was looking for, and turned them into a reality. I am very pleased with the result and would highly recommend Julie for any type of photography assignment.”
Heather Alexander
“Julie has been “official photographer” for my dog, Twiglet, for the last year and the pictures are fabulous. I’ve also bought prints from Julie (her puffin, seal and meerkat photos are awesome). Julie captures the essence of whatever or whoever she is photographing, with enormous patience and creativity about settings and poses. Julie has also covered events for Scottish Women In Business, where she has created some great images that feature on the SWIB website.”
Twiglet Alexander
“I’m a bit miffed that you asked Heather for a recommendation when, let’s face it, I was the subject of the pictures! Anyway, here’s what I think…
I love getting my picture taken by my friend JulieB, because she’s great fun to work with. She throws balls and makes funny noises and crawls on the floor, all just to get a fabulous picture of my fabulous self! And the results are brilliant – I love the pictures of me with my ball and running around, and there are some nice gentle ones too with flowers in the garden. I can’t wait for the next time!! *woof*”
Heather Burns
“Julie snapped a new series of portraits for me this summer. Far from being a chore, the session was great fun, especially the part where she blagged our way into a private and rather amusing location! As a mum I am appreciative of the fact that Julie used post-production technology very sparingly and only where it was specifically needed. We have an obligation to teach little girls that real women aren’t Photoshopped, and Julie read my mind on that one.”
Liz Taylor
“Don’t be surprised by Julie’s modest claims about her skills as a photographer – she is a modest person but hugely skilled in her chosen field when it comes to capturing the moment. Julie was briefed to take a range of headshots by someone who is never keen on having her photo taken. Julie’s ability to put at ease the nervous candidate and produce a variety of very attractive headshots (if I do say it myself) has left me a delighted customer and I am very happy to recommend Julie. She also takes great shots of puffins and meerkats, as you ask.”
Marc Bowker
“I’ve had Julie work as a second shooter with me for a couple of weddings this year (2011) and have been hugely impressed. She gets exactly what I aim to capture at a wedding which means I can just let her get on with it. Julie is a true professional and produces work of a very high standard and I wouldn’t think twice of who to call when I needed a second shooter again.”
Alan Dunipace
“Julie came to my house and spent quite some time getting to know our dog, Brodie an excitable beagle. She took dozens of shots and the outcome was a great collection of photographs, some traditional and some quirky. These were for a Christmas gift for my wife.They went down a storm with her and with everyone else who has seen them. PS as an extra she took a couple of great shots of our cat.”
Linsey Cox
“Julie does exactly what it says on the tin! Reads/understands the script and delivers the job without compromise. Great results and great value for money. Would happily recommend her for future work.”
Angela McKillop, Top Spec Contracts
“Julie, this is absolutely fantastic. You just sold me my own company!!”
Jon Bolton, Focused on Learning
“I have hired Julie as a photographer twice in the last 6 weeks – once for a major conference and once for new stock company photos. On both occasions, she just… got on with things! For the conference, she captured everything that we wanted and more – branding, displays, delegates, speakers, the venue etc. – which all added up to tell the story of the day and create a record of the event. I was very happy with the results, and will definitely use Julie again.”
Douglas Harkison
“Julie produced an excellent set of headshots and took the time to meet the needs of a subject who hates being photographed. She produced a broad and varied contact sheet of photographs to choose from that helped get exactly what I needed. Great flexibility, patience and value for money.”
Rosemary Mackenzie, Mellow Parenting
“Never having hired a photographer before, we didn’t really know what to expect when Julie covered our conference; she was very friendly, put everyone at ease, unobtrusive and took some remarkable shots, fully capturing the essence of our event. We were delighted with her work and would thoroughly recommend her to others (we have already!)”
Peter Aitken
“Julie joined me in the field, literally, to take photographs of my dogs, Jack and Sam. Throughout the walk Julie was professional, friendly and personable. I believe it is her genuine love of animals coupled with years of experience behind the lens that allowed Julie to capture such magnificent pictures of Jack and Sam.”
Sheila Kane
“As a rescue dog from The Dog’s Trust, Jess can still be a little bit timid, but Julie’s calm and relaxed attitude really put her at ease. I just love the picture of ‘Pudsey Jess’ that Julie took of her. It’s my favourite picture of Jess as it captures her cheeky personality in a nutshell.”
Brian Barnes, Online Business Manager/Owner of Time Assistant
“After years of avoiding the camera, it had become necessary to have some marketing head shots done for my business. I couldn’t believe how nervous I was about having pictures taken, however, with Julie’s professional but calming approach, she made the shoot fun and enjoyable. She continually communicated well with me from the set up to the final deliverable product and would only use photos I was happy with. I am now looking forward to the next set of staff shots that we will be doing very soon. Thanks Julie”
Laura Boyd and Kirstin Lynn, Rock Chic Event Organisers
‘It was an absolute pleasure to have Julie shooting at our grand scale charity fashion rocks event. She was incredibly organised, reliable, enthusiastic and met our needs entirely whilst allowing her own creativity to shine. The event was a hectic affair and regardless of an incredibly busy night with the crowd at capacity, Julie captured mini-moments from start to finish, perfectly encapsulating music, colour, fashion, emotion and creativity in her imagery as visual keepsakes. We would most certainly love to work with her again in our future venutures.’ – see my Rock Chic photos on Flickr.
Jamie ‘Afro’ Archer, X Factor pop star
“Julie’s photos are amongst the best I’ve seen of me. Loved them and her. Amazing work!”
Maeve MacKinnon, Singer
“Julie Broadfoot is one of the best live photographers I have ever worked with. She has a unique talent and is able to capture ambiance, warmth and light in her pictures, always unobtrusively. She is a joy to work with.” - see my photos of Maeve on Flickr, one of which featured in an exhibition I held at the BBC.
Carrie Mac, Singer
“Julie was a real pleasure to work with – she really knows how to capture great live photos, has a great understanding of the person she is working with and what kinda photos they want!” – you can see loads of my photos of Carrie on Flickr.
Patricia Panther, Singer
“I asked Julie to take some photos of me whilst performing, after seeing pictures she took at Celtic Connections. I found Julie to be a highly creative individual, with the confidence to communicate her ideas and passion for photography whilst maintaining the utmost professionalism! She has the ability to spot and frame a beautiful shot, utilising the lighting and the surrounding environment for her subject. She put me at ease and snapped away discreetly whilst I was singing on stage. The results were fabulous and will be used on forthcoming promotional material.”
Helena Gibney, OneKind
“We hired Julie to photograph two very different fundraising events [firewalk and live gig]. Aside from the quality of her work being fantastic, she is punctual, professional, puts her subjects at ease and delivers her work speedily following the event. Highly recommended.”
Lisa Whytock, Active Events
“Julie shot some amazing photos for us at Showcase Scotland 2010. The brief was difficult and involved crowd shots, a music industry Trade Fair as well as receptions and seminars. She was great and worked under pressure, as well as understanding exactly what we were looking for.”
Andreas Thut, ex-BBC Technical Project Manager
“Julie has a rare combination of strong skills in both the journalistic and the technical realm. She is a dedicated and passionate web producer who stands out for constantly keeping abreast on any new development in her field of competence and a profound understanding of online audiences.”
Wil Freeborn, Web Designer
“It was a pleasure working with Julie, she has a real understanding of how to get the best out of a website and has a rare gift of communicating well with an online audience. As well as being very professional, her enthusiasm for the field she works in means she’s up to date with new developments.”
Gill Davies, ex-BBC New Media Editor
“Julie has excellent writing skills for web and has extensive experience in managing user-generated content.”
Amanda Verlaque, BBC Producer (River City)
“Julie’s passion and enthusiasm for her work was always a delight and I enjoyed working with her. She is an immensely talented and dedicated individual.”