References for Calandra

Kitty Dawson

I had a great shoot with Simon during my studio day at Synergy studios on tour.

I really enjoyed working with Simon.

He is kind, respectful, creative, easy to talk to and I hope this won't be the last time that we shoot.

Thank you for reminding me to do the reference, I honestly thought I already left once as we had such a great shooT!

Highly recommended.

Ayla

Wow! Had an amazing shoot with Calandra! He took some stunning images. We were both on fire and there was so much creative energy. I loved it.

Highly recommended!

Can’t wait to see the images :)

Nachtzehren

I had my first shoot today with both Calandra and Xian. We did some witchy, dark themes and also did quite a lot of nude in the absolutely wonderful forest and something of a rope/wild offerings theme as well. He was very easy to get along with, as happy to let me pose myself as he was to direct when he thought something would work and I am so happy that we got to work together after spending so long admiring each other's work :)

Xian

Another fabulous day outdoors with Calandra, and my first time shooting with visiting model Nachtzehren - at the risk of sounding like I'm complaining the weather was perhaps a bit too good for the gothic, witchcraft style the project was based around!

We shot in Tentsmuir Forest, which Calandra knows well, and with only a wee bit of time wandering away from the main track we were able to find several beautiful spots to shoot from. As Simon is an experienced natural light photographer, thankfully he was able to deal with the aggressively sunny weather and we still managed to capture some beautiful art nudes amongst the trees, and finished off with some ropework as per the project brief. I'm actually various curious to see how this particular set of photos will turn out given the uncharacteristically bright day, it will certainly make an interesting change from the typical Scottish grey! Thank you again Simon for a lovely few hours out in the forest.

Evie Siddal

I had a lovely time working with Simon alongside my model friends, Xian and Strandwolf. We covered a great range of looks and ideas, mostly following a witchy, folk horror, sacrificial theme. He was very easy to work with and gave us a lot of freedom over posing and styling. Would definitely recommend! :)

Xian

The Abandoned House Trio... what a project this was! About 9 months worth of planning (and waiting for the weather to turn!), a lot of wrangling dates and eventually it all came together! With Calandra as the photographer, and models Strandwolf and Evie Siddal working alongside myself, we were on a mission to make magic and (if I do say so myself) we succeeded!

The location was one that Simon provided, it was an incredibly beautiful dilapidated house that offered several different rooms to shoot in, as well as access to a large store of props and costume to help style various looks. I've only seen one final edit from the shoot thus far, and truly cannot wait to see more! As always, Calandra was easygoing, with a good eye for lighting and sensual beauty. Would recommend to models looking to add some location art nude to their portfolios.

Bluu Sinn

I shot with Simon for the first time on his latest trip the England at my home.

We went though many styles including fantasy which I’m not an expert in.

I would recommend him to any model.

Misuzu

I had a wonderful shoot with Simon this week. We have been trying to arrange a shoot for almost as long as I've been modelling but I never made it up to Scotland until last week.

It was an absolute pleasure to finally meet and work with Simon! His images are lovely and he is so easy to get on with. Due to the weather and problems with trains, we were only able to shoot for two hours instead of our planned three, but we got some absolutely amazing images in that time.

Simon is friendly, kind and a joy to work with... I would definitely recommend him to any model and hope to work with him again soon!

D Geneveive

I had the pleasure of working with Simon last week in a location I have always wanted to shoot at. Simon was very clear with what he wanted me to do and we communicated very well from the moment we organised our shoot. Simon and I were able to capture some wonderful and ethereal images that I absolutely cannot wait to share on my portfolio, I thoroughly enjoyed the themes we shot and would recommend Simon to any model. Until next time Simon, thank you so much for a wonderful morning!

Angharada

FINALLY after trying to organise a shoot for a year or two ? I was lucky to set up a shoot with Simon !! He came with his props and outfits and I was really in my element making fun scenes with him, Bohemian, Royal Renaissance, Pre-Raphaelite....fantasy.... princess.... oh my gosh the list goes on. All themes I LOVE shooting and we had such a great time collaborating on ideas and getting excited looking at the back of the camera! Shot after shot were beautiful, elegant, sumptuous! Simon was really capturing the essence we were creating and I can’t wait to see the photos. He is a great photographer, kind, patient, great eye for detail.... but more importantly such a lovely person to boot as well! Simon is the whole package of a great shoot and great photographer! His enthusiasm was certainly infectious and I thoroughly enjoyed my time with him, albeit it went far too quickly and the next time I hope we can get on some epic locations! I’m sure there will be a next time, even if it takes a couple years to organise ! :D

I am so honoured that Simon would also drive up out of his way to shoot with me, and would send me a few reminder messages not to forget about him in Scotland ! So I thought RIGHT, Ok, lets do this !! I am so happy I managed to squeeze in a Scottish tour and my shoot with Simon was just amazing and did not fail to make the trip SO worth it. I am endlessly grateful and thankful that I can meet such wonderful souls like Simon. Highly recommended from me! Don’t go to Scotland without shooting with him !! (I learned the hard way last time I was there in 2017 and was royally kicking myself) ha ha.

Thanks again Simon !! See you next time :)

Hugs,

Angharada

Ivy Rose Scarlett

Finally got to meet and shoot with Simon! We’ve been trying to plan a shoot for some time and I’m so glad that we managed to organise one.

Simon is so lovely to work with. Full of interesting and creative ideas, very respectful, great to chat to, laid back, talented and very well organised. What could possibly be better!

I really enjoyed working with Simon and I hope we get to work together again in the future :)

Kelsey Wolfe

What a lovely day!

After wanting to work together for some time, Simon and I finally got to do so, and it did not disappoint whatsoever! Meeting fellow creatives with a passion for all things mystical is always an a real treat!

Simon was very friendly, accommodating and an overall joy to work with on a 3 hour shoot, I could have shot with him all day! A lover of nature and an intelligent man indeed makes for a not only fun, but informative day out with such pleasant company!

We are already in talks of a future shoot and it couldn't come sooner!

Thank you so much! Highly recommended to all!

Jezebelle

Simon is always a lovely guy to shoot with, a real DUDE!

He is very professional with maximum respect for the models he works with, the images look amazing everytime....he came with some amazing props and outfits, his wonderful personality and it really is a pleasure to hang out with him!

Thank you for all the awesome shoots that we've done over the years, I've really enjoyed working with you and your ideas have always inspired me - I can't recommend you more to all models and studios on here, you are EPIC :)

Alexahamartia

I'm so glad I finally made it up to shoot with Simon.

He was absolutely brilliant with suggesting ideas and poses and had a fabulous location in an derelict building.

Felt completely relaxed and happy the whole time and can't wait to shoot again in the future.

Definitely recommended

Georgia Brown

A year on and another shoot with calandra while on my tour in Scotland, what a pleasure it was to shoot again. Calandra is a polit and professional photographer with a great eye for an amazing image!

I was taken to an amazing derelict house location with amazing rooms upstairs to shoot in!

We worked through a range of poses and styles and calandra made sure I was warm throughout, another pleasure I look forward to next year.

Highly recommended,

Thankyou and take care xo

JustTiana

Well it was a pleasure seeing calandra again on my recent trip to Scotland!

We had an awesome shoot in a cool location, ran through some ideas snd really got some epic work.

He is a gentleman and relaxed to shoot with.

We are a good team

Looking forward to shooting in future

Definitely recommended

Angel.

Simon is always such a joy to work with :)

His positive energy is infectious and he has a beautiful location to shoot with everytime we work together.

This time we worked at an incredible abandoned house 30 minutes from Leuchars.

The location was beautiful with a rustic and textured feel to it.

We worked through lots of different sets, using Simons outfits and my own.

He had loads of incredible props and outfits too which accentuate the shoot.

Not only is he a talented photographer but a lovely person to spend time with, always laughing, incredibly knowledgeable and interesting to chat to.

Highly recommended by me and can't wait for next time.

Angel

Arabella

Another wonderful shoot with Simon, I do believe this is our third shoot together now and this one was just as epic if not more epic than the previous!... Our work together just keeps getting better!

This time, and due to my own terrible planning, we were running to a pretty tight schedule but Simon was fabulous, getting me too and from the station in the times I needed, thank you so much for that!

The shoot itself was awesomely productive! We worked in a more urbex location this time, which was epic... The space was perfect a little clean area for me to get ready and change and be safe. And the rest of the space although urbex in style wasn't unsafe or dirty to a point of being not nice to work in!...

We told some incredible shots and worked through different styles. The shots on the back of the camera looked amazing!...

100% recommend Simon as always!... We had a good catch up and a good giggle along with some cracking images! Doesn't get any better than that!...

Thank you again Simon for a great shoot!

Arabella X

Irongem / Gemma

After following eachother for a while now online, we finally got the chance to work together and it was definitely worth the wait!

You never know what to expect when meeting a photographer for the first time but what a lovely man Simon is.Full of ideas and passion for what he does for sure. His profile clearly shows how taleneted he is with a camera too. We had discussed doing some more erotic work than his profiles tend to veer towards and i'm very glad he chose me to try a few things out with. He had some great ideas, a wonderful disused house to shoot from aswell as so. many. props.

I was in my element with the ideas suggested and loved getting to help along with some more 'out there' ideas too. Very fun and relaxed shoot - whilst maintaining the right amount of professionalism - it was a quick two hours indeed.

I can't wait until we get the chance to work toegther again!

Thanks for a lovely day!

Gem :)

Daisy Bright

Another fantastic day shooting with Simon on a recent Scotland tour. Simon is such a lovely person it is always a joy to see him and work together. He had pre planned an epic shoot for us, with a theme of wizards and messy paint. Simon is highly talented, we produced some fantastic images! I feel that Simon is a freind. I look forward to shooting together again. :)

Daisy