‘Raquel’ is the nom de plume of photographer Rachel Spivey,
who brings her years of experience, love of old-time glamour
and shooting live burlesque performers to exquisite boudoir
sessions in her beautiful studio in Leamington Spa.

After formally studying photography at the renowned Cheltenham and Gloucester College, Rachel began her career at the world famous Hulton photographic archive – working with original negatives from the likes of Fox Studios and Picture Post – before starting work as a commercial photographer over 10 years ago.

Now running a successful business combining wedding photography, work in the corporate world, and studio portraiture, Rachel has hand-picked a pre-shoot team of salon-trained hair stylists and professional make-up artists who, being no strangers to working in film and TV, are guaranteed to make look your best and create a friendly and relaxing environment while you enjoy a full makeover experience.

And once your one-to-one shoot with Rachel is over, our experienced digital artists and retouchers will tweak and polish your images to perfection – to create a fantastic set of prints presented in a gorgeous album or ready to frame.