References for Saracen House Studio

Andy J W

I had a first shoot at Saracen House with Lana.

The booking experience and pre-shoot communications with Andrew at the studio were excellent and the whole process went smoothly.

I have relatively little experience with studio lighting, but Andrew was fantastic. Really helpful in getting things set up and full of helpful advice.

The studio is excellent and offered a wide range of settings that were perfect for producing many great images. There are lots of options for lighting.

Andrew is great – friendly, knowledgeable and an expert at what he does. He couldn’t have been more helpful.

I hope to shoot at Saracen House again in the future.

Evalana

I really enjoy shooting at Saracen House. I always have a great experience here. It’s got everything we could need. The best parts I would say is the large selection of backdrops in different colours, quality lighting and professional set ups from Andrew, posing blocks, a lush leather sofa and natural light bedroom set.

I had my first shoot with a lovely photographer, Andy, he and I had a fab time shooting here and we were both sooo happy with the images. We started with some beautifully lit headshots which made me look flawlesssss and moved on to a darker/moody anonymous nude lots of lovely shadows which Andrew was brilliant in perfecting the lighting both these sets for us. We also did some natural light sets which were stunning. The light coming through was 👌🏻☀️🫶🏻

Models - the private dressing room has eeeeverything! Large mirrors over a big desk and vanity lighting, a magnifying movable mirror perfect for touching up makeup (especially lipstick or putting on lashes), there’s drawers full of bobby pins, hair bands etc, a rail and hangers to hang up your stuff, plenty of plug sockets for charging your phone or hair curlers, free WiFi, there’s even a steamer! What more could you want?! 😄 oh and let’s not forget the music plays in the dressing room AND the studio. I love it.

After my shoot with Andy, Andrew and I did a shoot together which again was absolutely brilliant. He is so good at what he does. We did some really cool red lighting, gels, jeans, bodysuits, playing around with a few ideas. What I love most about shooting with Andrew is he makes me feel so comfortable and confident. His direction and ideas are always pure class, and of course, his lighting is 10/10. I am soooo excited to share the shots from this epic shoot! The smoking bunny set was my favourite. Something was not right but Andrew didn’t give in, fab improv with sticking something over the light hahaha! But it worked! Totally worth the effort and I LOVE the shots 🙌🏻🔥

I would absolutely recommend Saracen House, whether you’re beginner or professional, I would highly recommend.

Thanks so much for having me again, and for the lovely teas and coffees 😁🫶🏻

Hope to be back again soon!

Lana x

Daniella Carter

This is a studio I could never get tired of shooting at!!

What a host Andrew is, always on hand if anything is needed, so warm and inviting and someone I hope to work with as soon as time allows.

His studio is clean, super well equipped and so diverse, there is scope to pretty much execute any project you desire here!!

Can't wait to come back!! You'll be seeing a lot of me here that's for sure!!

Highly recommended!!

Daniella x

PhilipJ

My first solo booking at Saracen House and a good four hours it was too. Andrew was available for general guidance, lighting etc help if wanted (it was!) but otherwise kept out of the way. As before, a well equipped studio and well worth the visit.

Ian Oliver

I was lucky enough to have my first shoot at Saracen House with the phenomenal models Elle Baldwinson and Lucia Needham, and it was superb, coms, booking and payment were all simple and easy and I am grateful that rescheduling was helped with kindness and understanding (due to my work rescheduling things)

The studio was welcoming, warm and clean with lots of refreshments as needed. I was very grateful with the superb help with lighting set up and advice and the expertise available was very much appreciated, There were plenty of options and choices for lighting, props and backdrops. I was able to draw on help when I needed it but we were given respectful privacy also. I came away with some stunning shots of the two amazing models.

Thank you so much for accommodating us so helpfully, I absolutely have no problem in recommending the studio to all levels of model and photographer. :-)

Bella Peach

Absolutely loved my shoot today at the stunning Saracen House studio. I was booked for with a photographer for the day.

Andy was extremely friendly, helpful and a complete joy to talk to. His skills and knowledge really make the day go smoothly. A great host who helped at every stage of the lighting set up!! :)

Ps.. Andy makes a great cuppa Tea lol! Thanks for today :)

Keira Leigh

Shot at Saracen studio for the first time with Mike ‘Temptation photography’. It was easy to find with parking space, very impressive studio! Beautiful sets and Andrew was very friendly and accommodating…loved the changing facilities, had everything a girl could want down to labelled boxes with essential items you may forget to bring, professional decor and heated throughout! Would recommend to any model or photographer 💯x

TogTartkat

I can't add much more than what has already been said, but Andrew was very welcoming. I shot a number of different styles and formats with my model (Lady-Dilema) and he was available to assist with advice regarding lighting, but was otherwise unobtrusive. Always a pleasure to work with and completely recommended!

PhilipJ

My first time at Saracen House and a great introduction to the studio. It was for a themed shoot and Andrew and Bella-Grace had clearly thought everything through very well. Very welcoming, well equipped and definatley somewhere to go back to.

Natasha Groves

I had my first shoot with Andrew and the time flew by! We shot a range of sets, from portraits, gels and fashion - I cannot wait to see the final images, and shoot with him again!

He is very professional and it felt like shooting with a close friend, he is down to earth, easy to get along with and an all round gentleman. He is a grreat hotographer and has a great eye for detail.

The studio is well equipped and the changing area is great. I had an amazing time and cannot wait to be in the studio again, shooting with or without Andrew!

philjamesphotos

My fist shoot at Saracens House Studio, and wont be my last. Andrew is clearly a master of his art, and I really enjoyed talking to him in the breaks, and during set up, he has so much knowledge, and is more than happy to help and provide advice when asked.

Andrew is always there at a moments notice to help as much or as little as you want.

I only do photography for enjoyment, and certainly got that from the session.

R6tog

This was my first visit to the studio and booking was nice and simple online.

Upon arrival Andrew was very welcoming and showed me around. The studio is a good size with plenty of lighting and modifiers available. Various coloured backdrops are available alongside some different themed areas.

Andrew helped as needed with swapping paper or moving bits around etc. Great guy generally and was made to feel very welcome.

Really enjoyed using the studio and will certainly be going back.

Rebecca Perry

Always a pleasure to work at Saracen House Studio :)

One of the best studios around:

Spacious ✔

Natural light available ✔

Fully equipped ✔

Many backdrop options and sets ✔

Clean and tidy ✔

Private Model changing room area ✔

Very highly recommended by me :)

Kind regards

Rebecca Perry

www.rebeccapperry.net

Birgit Lechner

I had a great shooting at Saracen House today and can only highly recommend this studio.

Andrew is just amazing. We really relied on him to get the lighting spot on as my shooting was with the great Rudy Reid, who has visual impairment;

the pictures turned out to be fantastic.

I especially like the natural light in the boudoir room as this is something very special to find in a studio; shooting in there is just beautiful.

Thank you Andrew for your time and help.

Looking forward seeing you very soon for the next shooting.

Joseph Mead

Had my 2nd shoot at Saracen House for Elle Baldwinson's studio day.

As always, Andrew was warm and welcoming on arrival and helped me get set up. We spoke about what I wanted to achieve and how we could go about it. He set up the flash lighting and we discussed the technical side of things (which I love!!).

I always find that I leave Saracen House with great images and a better understanding of photography and lighting.

Thank you for all of your help Andrew, and I look forward to working with you again.

Very highly recommended!!

Elle Baldwinson

I finally got to shoot with the incredible Andrew at Saracen house! I had visited Saracen house multiple times over the past couple of years but hadn’t had the chance to shoot with Andrew himself,I had seen all of his incredible previous work so I was really excited for this day!

Andrew was such a pleasure to shoot with,he was really relaxed and easy going and made sure everyone could try out their ideas and also made sure everyone was pleased with the results we were getting. Andrew is such a lovely character and makes you feel really at ease with his supportive feedback! I just wanted to shoot more and more as it was such a great atmosphere!

Andrew is a professional in every aspect of his photography and studio and within days had sent all the images through quickly followed by beautifully edited ones! It was so nice to work with someone really creative and I am over the moon with the shots! I’d absolutely recommend Andrew and his studio any day! I look forward to being back soon.

MUA Ray Jessi

It was an absolute honour and pleasure to work with Saracen house .

Andrew was so welcoming from the start and I forgot it was our first meeting in minutes 😂 he is lovely and had the best set up for hair, makeup and change which I was very impressed with ! Making my job very easy and the model very comfortable and took care off. I didn’t need to unpack half my equipment due to the set up alrweady being there at very proffecional standards . His studio is very well designed and thought through and has everything you could need for an amazing shoot. His lighting is incredible and his attention to detail was outstanding . I love what I do and it’s so rewarding and special to have such a talented photographer capture my work.

We worked with the incredible Elle and all I can say is it didn’t feel like work at all but oh my did we get the results ! Amazing team and Saracen house can have me back any day 🖌️📸 it would be my absolute Pleasure.

Very proffecional, very clean, very well equipped, highly reccomended.

Thank you Andrew for having me I can’t wait for our next project ! 🖌️📸

JordanEbbitt

Absolutely love shooting at Saracen House.

I have shot at this studio for years and years and its always a pleasure.

Andrew is super accommodating and he is really a joy to be around when I have bookings here.

One of my favourite studios to work at, highly recommended.

J xx

Rebecca Perry

What a pleasure it always is to shoot at Saracen House Studio!

Andrew is a joy to be around! Everything runs smoothly and with ease at Saracen thanks to Andrew’s can do attitude.

I always have such a wonderful time there. Andrew is also a great photographer & was on hand to help any photographers who asked for it, teaching his knowledge and making sure they left with images they were proud of. Do i recommend this studio? YES ABSOLUTELY! :-) And very much look forward to my next visit :-)

Run don't walk to shoot at Saracen! :-)

Jamie Norman

I shot for the first time at Saracen House yesterday and loved it. Andrew was on hand to help me achieve what I was looking to do and couldn't have been more helpful. It's a great space with plenty of room and height and a lovely environment to shoot in. The kit is top notch and as well as some classic studio shots we also got some great natural light pics as it came streaming in through the adjacent room. Highly recceomended and I'm looking forward to shooting there again sometime.