References for Apollo Flux

Sukinya

WHAT A SHOOT. Darren was super communicative on the lead up to the shoot, filled with ideas and his own unique style that can be spotted from a mile away. I loved his style and he managed to create exactly how I envisioned each concept we went for.

He uses a lot of interesting angles to shoot from, and has creative lighting that makes even the raw images look perfect 😍 One of the best shoots I’ve had this year!

Darren was super professional and friendly, and I very quickly got comfortable around him. His ideas are great and I can’t wait to shoot with him again!!!

Natasha Groves

A long over due shoot with one of my favourite people! After starting modelling a year ago, Darren was one of the first photographers to help me kick start my journey. It felt like yesterday when I was in his home studio, shooting for the first time together. Nervous and shy behind the camera and unaware how much there was to learn when it comes to facials, hand posing and body positioning.

Darren has helped me so much throuhgout the journey, guiding me and helping me along the way. After moving to London away from Darren, I was unaware that we would allign our dates. Thankfully, we got to shoot together after so long! It felt like shooting with a close friend. I always love shooting with him, he is so easy to get along with and I am finding it difficult to pick some images! Darren noticed my improvements in posing and facials, which was a major confidence booster too. It feels amazing having someone in the industry who been there since the start of my career and we are still in contact!

I cannot wait to shoot with you again!

Florence Oliveira

Always a pleasure shooting with Darren! He’s so kind and respectful, and always gets my favourite shots! Super talented and creative, there’s nobody I would recommend working with more. Can’t wait for the next one!

Maleficent

I am so so glad I finally got the chance to work with Darren, we had been trying to organise a shoot for ages and it was 100% worth the wait! Pre comms were good and Darren was so easy to work with, such a lovely guy and we spent just as much time chatting as we did shooting! Also very respectful and you can tell model safety is a big priority for him. I honestly cannot recommend him enough, if you get the chance to shoot with him, do it! We got a lot of different sets done and straight out of the back of the camera they were awesome. Cannot wait to see the final edits

I really hope we get to work together again and he comes highly recommended from me :)

Vanda

I had my second shoot with Darren yesterday and I'm beyond happy with how it turned out.

It goes without saying that he is an absolute pleasure to be around and work with, extremely kind, genuine and professional photographer, who is truly passionate about his craft.

We had a set of ideas I've been preparing for, and Darren absolutely exceeded my expectations in fulfilling those visions.

As he suggested, we also did an amazing no-makeup set, which I'm absolutely in love with. I never thought I would model confidently without makeup but if it could ever happen, who else than Darren would make it so perfect!

It's always a pleasure to meet with him and create art together. He is a great company and I feel really privileged to be able to work with him.

Hannorah Model

I have wanted to work with Darren for some time now, and I am so pleased he wanted to shoot with me!

His images are unique and different, and I am so excited to have them within my portfolio.

Darren is creative and really got the best out of me on the day, as my confidence has been a little low - not anymore!

He is a gentleman, professional and we clicked straight away which just made the day so enjoyable.

Thank you so much for an amazing shoot.

Highly recommended to all models.

Kind regards Hannorah

MistyRed_

What can I say about my first-ever shoot with Darren? Well, as I look through the images, I am in awe of the lighting and attention to detail, I love more of them than I ever expected to.

Darren was an absolute gent and his passion for his work shines through. In the space of a few hours, we got so many images and yet we had time to have a sit-down and good chat. We experimented with shibari, shadows, bright colours and more. We finished with a dramatic hard light set which look awesome pretty much out of the camera.

I am over the moon that we finally got a shoot in and I want to say an extra thank you for being patient with me as I wasn't feeling 100%. I can wholeheartedly recommend him and I look forward to the next time with all the amazing ideas we can come up with.

Thank you!

- Misty

Karoliinvv

I had a fantastic first shoot with Apollo. The communication was really great from the start til the end of the shoot! Apollo is professional and also kind photographer. He made sure I felt relaxed throughout the shoot. We got some great image’s which I love!

I cannot wait to shoot again.

Highly recommend :)

Klarissa

I had the pleasure of working with Apollo Flux. It was an amazing photoshoot, probably my favourite one that I have ever done indoors. It was great to combine ideas and I absolutely love the pictures. Great work, I definitely recommend him.

Tammy Solman Sculley

So happy following my first photoshoot with Darren. I mostly needed photos for my performing arts profiles, but also wanted to get some extra shots for personal use.

Knowing I wanted to go out of my comfort zone he made me feeling very relaxed and I'm so so happy with my photos. I have something to look back on in years to come and go WOW!

I have another session booked with Darren soon and I'm super excited to see what photos we will get this time :-)

I highly recommend

Ribeana

so after months and months and months of me trying to plan this shoot as have admired darrens work for ages now!! but today we finally got to shoot!

and what an incredible first shoot it was! not only was his pre coms before the shoot was spot on! we both had the simular ideas we wanted to create, and from the conversations we were having online i knew we would get along just fine. and that we did :)

darren is such a lovely man inside and out he genurally has a heart of gold! and made me feel 100% comfortable at all times!

still shocked how a couple of hours and 9 yes 9 different looks went so fast! too fast the shots on the back of the camera were already amazing so i cant wait to see the final shot! Darren is very professional deffinatly knows all the right angels is also very creative which i just love!!!

if you have not shot with darran yet then what is stopping you! and i hope that this is not our only shoot we do as i would love to shoot with him again and again! 1000% reccomended from me :D

katrina xx

Jade K

Finally got to shoot with Darren today it was a long time coming!

We’d spoken for months and months about shooting and ideas we wanted to try and I’m so thrilled with what I have seen on the back of the camera.

Pre comms were excellent, Darren sent me over a mood board and I knew exactly what to bring and what I wanted to try also.

As soon as I arrived I knew this was gonna be an awesome shoot, Darren made me feel very welcome and it was like we had known each other for years, The conversation flowed and I felt very much at ease.

Now I have done my first shoot with Darren I already want to book another! Great guy and an incredible photographer.

He also has a great set up, Numerous backdrops and high tech lights props and outfits to try.

Darren you are awesome and I hope we can shoot again in the near future.

It’s a big YES! And highly recommend!

Jade x

Lovefromhel

All I can say is WOW.. I’ve worked with @apolloflux multiple times now & he never disappoints. I leave every shoot blown away by what magic we create. I was very much set in my ways as a model & loved being more creative with styles etc.

He brings so many ideas to the shoot, including outfits help with posing, the list goes on. If you get a chance to shoot with Darren you won’t be disappointed. Looking forward to our next shoot already :).

Vanda

Had my absolute favourite photoshoot to date with Darren today!

He was an absolute pleasure meet, as well as pleasure to work with. We instantly had a great flow and unleashed our creative minds! Such genuine and kind person, but most importantly - incredible photographer who strives to constantly learn, grow and explore new ideas.

I was extremely grateful to be allowed my own creative input. He made me feel comfortable and welcomed, not to mention I was offered a bunch of cool snacks and entertained with a good chat.

Even seeing just raw images the results blew me away. It was better then I could ever hope for. I will be waiting (not so patiently) for the edited shots literally daydreaming about it.

Can't recommend him enough!

Sophia Dempsey

What can I say about Darren...I've met him twice and already class him as a friend.

This lovely man makes a shoot feel like having coffee with a mate, very comfortable and welcoming.

He gave me good direction and showed me images between shots, we worked together to get some great stuff!

Darren is my go to tog and i highly recommend working with him.

Natasha Groves

So far I have had 2 great shoots with Darren. All I can say is Darren is a wonder to work with, not only is he very professional but he makes me feel at ease and guides me when needed.

I am honoured to find a photographer who lives close by, and someone who is able to constantly challenge me and try new things. I cannot wait to shoot again with Darren, as we have lots of ideas. I cannot wait to see the edits from the recent shoot and cannot wait to produce more awesome work. He is a lovely down to earth person and I would highly recommend Darren.

N x

Allie Tyler

I had my first shoot with Darren this month, he came to Bristol and it was a lovely shoot from start to finish.

He is chatty and so easy to get along with, felt very comfortable shooting with him, and the shoot flew by. We worked so well together and smashed through set after set.

Darren is clearly an incredible photographer, he knows exactly what he's doing and the backdrop/lighting set up he put together in what was a pretty run-down looking space, was exceptional. You'd never know from the beautiful photos!

Looking forward to the next one, thanks Darren - highly recommend!

Emma Starmore-Smith

I shot with Darren for the first time last week after finding each other on here and looking through his work on Instagram I was looking forward to working with him!

I had a great shoot, I felt comfortable, confident and well fed which is always a bonus.

We got some great images and I’m looking forward to seeing the final edits and working with Darren again in the future on some more intriguing ideas!

Highly recommend

Littlelo99

I shot with Darren for the first time last week in his home studio and hopefully it won’t be the last because the images came out bloody brilliant!

Darren clearly loves what he does and he knows what looks good. He made me feel comfortable,the shoot was nice and relaxed and seeing as we both love a chat we got on so well!

I’d love to shoot with Darren again!

Highly recommend :)

Katiecooper

Had my first shoot with Darren yesterday I can honestly say he is one of the loveliest genuine people out there.

We started by having a chat and finding out we had quite a bit in common!

Before we started to shoot Darren showed me some of his extensive selection of outfits to choose from! When we started the shoot I was immediately relaxed and this shows in the pictures.

Darren was helpful and chilled when I froze a few times or needed some ideas for poses.

The day flew by and I can't wait to work with him again!

Would highly recommend to anyone.

Thankyou again! 😁