I think with all of them the main thing is being assertive about what you want. Know their rooms and furniture and pick an outfit for what you want in/on each. collect pictures of poses and bring them along and email them beforehand so they can get the right set ups.
Whenever I have not been organised the result has been disastrous

Couldn't agree more, it is the case of the right chemistry between the photographer and the model, but also very important is to know their studios, the rooms set up, the furniture.. It is very recommended to try the posing too in your own bedroom before the shot, to see how your body look like.. And very clearly communicate to them what you want. And being assertive..

She has some lovely work on the web...hasn't she?
I found her lazy and rude.
And her customer aftercare is poor.
I spent 350 pounds and was badly let down by Ella.

Her photoshopping was appalling!
I sat down and correcting the ones she 'corrected'.
I use photoshop myself professionally.
Errr... didn't I just hand her 350 pounds?

Unprofessional, unhelpful..seemed to loose interest.

I have to agree with this entirely.
Fantastic locations but her attitude was not for me and the makeup and styling was terrible.
I felt rather rushed, manhandled into generic positions which may have been typical of glamour and boudoir but didn't compliment me individually.
The lighting was great but that was about it for the shots, retouched or not. Photoshopped ones were worse due to extremely obvious photoshopping (wonky edges next to body parts, etc!) retouching.

David at Courtesan Photography is reasonably priced and I found him very easy and pleasant to work with, a nice consultative approach throughout the shoot. The photos were great and his retouching is minimal and genuinely enhances the images.

He's got a thread here http://www.saafe.info/main/index.php?topic=23320.msg169084

im in desperate need of some "high end " pics i am in bristol but can travel to london etc can anyone recommend many thanks in advance

If you can come to London I recommend Michael of http://www.escortexposure.com/

Personally I hate being photographed but when needs must..On the day he tool about 250 photos, he has a studio over 4 floors with all sorts of backgrounds and some outside space. Really put me at ease and had some amazing photos as a result! He gave the disk with photos straight afterwards and retouched photos (of my choosing) were sent within 2 days. Really professional and knows his stuff! At the time he did photos for some very big agencies and also worked with famous pornstars and well known escorts. Cant recommend highly enough!

I did a shoot with Martin Levenson and he
delivered them without any photoshop.
They were awful photographs and I couldn't use any!

I queried this, and his response was,
'You are what you are...'
No offer to complete the project.
He'd requested payment in advance, so tough titty.

He didn't give a shit once he had the fee up-front.
I only use selfies now and clients like them fine.

I had a shoot done yesterday and the pictures were so bad I could not even use even if they were heavily photo shopped

I am really fed up and now looking at Ella studios as she does a mini shoot which is all I need, her pictures look very nice so fingers crossed this time...

That's pretty misleading because ALL the images in his website are full blown photoshopped. Usually photographers I've used will give me all the images, then I choose my favourite 5 and they they will retouch them as part of the package. Someone who handles you 50 raw files and tell you "you are who you are" sounds greedy and unprofessional.

Yep Ana.
I expect them to fulfill their promised T&C and it's mystifying.
As Daisy and I show we all have a range of experiences with different providers.

Glad it went well Paris  . He's the best. I've just booked my next (number six now I think) shoot with him for next month at location 2. If anyone else is interested in coming along too then we get a discount if more than one book. I wouldn't need to hang around, so you wouldn't have me lurking during your shoot. I've shot at location 2 before. It's stunning, and has plenty of different scenes for a good variety of shots. I've booked in for Mon 21st Sept.