References for CalmNudes

Angel Black UK

Wow, what can I say about? Tonnes, absolutely loads. First of all, his pre shoot communications are magnificent! They're well thought out, properly planned and then well executed. To further show case James' phenomenal pre shoot communications, he was absolutely fantastic with me when the evening before our shoot I had a family emergency, which thankfully resolved itself, allowing our shoot to go ahead, albeit at a more delayed time than first planned. This just goes to show how professional James is.

Moving on to the shoot itself, he arrived on time and ready to go. After a quick catch up about what had occurred the evening before we jumped straight into the shoot, making our way through multiple sets and capturing absolutely stunning images.

I can't praise James' professional enough - he was an absolute gentleman throughout the shoot, and made sure I was comfortable at all times.

It's also very clear he knows what he's doing with photography, utilising natural light throughout the shoot, to really capture the vibe and mood. He'd brought along a test camera with him to see if it was something he'd like to buy in the future - and even though it was new to him, he absolutely sailed through it.

I'm so happy with the images and what we captured looked truly stunning on the back of the laptop.

Thankyou so much for a wonderful shoot. I would 1 million percent recommend James!

Angel x

LeahMeraki

Worked with CalmNudes for the first time at my recent studio day at West Surrey Studio, we worked with just one light as the sun disappeared and got some very interesting shots. The time flew by and we both chatted and worked throughout the short amount of time that we had which worked really well and I really loved seeing some of the photos so I'm very excited to see the final results!!

A great guy, a good laugh to chat and banter too haha and I very much look forward to working together more next year hopefully.

Thanks again, very highly recommended from me ! :D

Elodie Rose

Third shoot, third venue.

James booked myself and Nicky (Mr NPR) to join him at an open day at Burford Manor. Our plan, a continuation of our last duo and some elegance along the way.

As before the three of us work incredibly well together with lots of laughs and innuendo.

I can’t wait to show you all what we created. Thank you for letting us tag along today it was so much fun.

100% recommended by me.

Xxxx

MR. NPR

Good Morning PP.

I had the distinct pleasure of being booked by James for the second time over at the burford manor working again as a duo with elodie rose.

As previously it was a ultimate pleasure to shoot with this talented and vibrant gentleman.

He works under a no pressure flow and allows you the model to adapt his thoughts and ideas if you feel fit to do so by adding your idea into his.

He has a strong passion for shooting and it shows in and on the back of the camera when he talks to you about the angles and lighting and shadowing he wants to utilise.

So so recommend to everyone in the industry.

It was epic and I hope that we can do it again :)

Nicky

Kelsey Wolfe

Calm Nudes booked onto a duo shoot that I was doing whilst on my London/south tour with Feraline.

He arrived with much enthusiasm and ideas, working creatively to use the beautiful setting of Feraline’s grandmother’s cosy cottage setting. Seeing the back of camera, I was delighted by the images, but already knew they’d be fantastic from the gorgeous imagery on his profile.

Since our shoot, I’ve seen many beautiful shots that he captured of Feraline and I, and I’m so happy with the results. I was very happy with the shoot and really enjoyed creating with him.

Gladly recommended and I hope to work with you again sometime

Feraline

James responded to my casting call for a duo shoot with the brilliant Kelsey Wolfe during our time in London and it was a pleasure to work with him!

Pre-comms were polite, friendly and concise and with some rapport established beforehand and a rough idea of creative direction I knew it was going to be a delightful evening.

He arrived promptly (even early!) and as I went to meet him from the station and we got chatting, it became apparent that he was a joyful and lovely soul who would be great to work with.

We headed to my grandmothers house to meet Kelsey and after a brief chat to get to know each other, we began shooting with some gorgeously emotive imagery. James directed us into his visions of tender vulnerability and with myself and Kelsey throwing ourselves into his ideas it all worked rather beautifully, and immediately produced some gorgeous results!

Two hours flew by and everything we saw on the back of the camera was just stunning. I'm dead excited to view it all properly and James was a delight to work with, bringing forth a lovely relaxed environment to shoot in and with wonderful photographic talents and visions the results have just been awesome.

Thanks again James, looking forward to the next time!

Ell Mae

100% recommend James. What a delight to work with, bringing a great vibe and capturing some brilliant shots :)

Irida

It was a real pleasure to work with James again after a while. James is so easy to work with and comes with creative ideas to shoot and a plan.

Professional and a fantastic photographer.

Of course comes highly recommended

Irida

Sinopa Rin

It was such a delight to work with James again after several years; this time at Fareham Studio for a half day. We had a rough idea of what we wanted to achieve but left plenty of room for experimentation, which is such a nice way to work. We started with some no make-up portraits in the boudoir set, with James utilising the natural light beautifully. Next up we switched to a burlesque/fetish-y look and James was so patient while I applied a more elaborate make-up/corset styling. We achieved so much during the shoot but had plenty of time for coffee and laughter between sets. I found James to be very kind, professional and genuine - a delight to work with from start to finish. I really hope it's not another 5+ years before our next shoot and happily recommend him to everyone.

Tabitha Boydell

James attended one of my events and was good fun, pleasant and easy to get along with. Thanks for coming...loved your images and see you soon :)

KatePop

It was such fun working with James , he is such a lovely guy and I felt that we got on so well together, there was definitely a creative connection there. He is extremely talented at photography and his ideas and creativity was so inspiring to me. I was absolutely thrilled that he came on my studio day at fine and Dandee and I thought the back of camera shots looked amazing. James is a lovely person easy to get along with, and an amazing photographer too what’s not to like? He comes highly recommended by me and I really hope I get the chance to work with him again.

Elodie Rose

This was my second shoot with the fabulous CalmNudes this time at the most stunning hotel in Cambridge

James had booked two other amazing models to work with so the shoot was a tale of two halves.

Firstly I was joined by the one and only Mr NPR who took on the role of voyeur (man lerking in dark corners), office boss and of course Dom.

Secondly I had another opportunity to work with Magdalene Rose Child. James brought out our playful and sensual sides which has made for beautiful images.

I would thoroughly recommend working with James. You will not be disappointed.

Thank you for such a wonderful day. Can’t wait to work with you again.

Rose Magdalene Child

It had been some time since we last shot and so I was looking forward to shooting with James again, this time we planned to shoot part duo with Elodie Rose at a stunning suite in Cambridge and then part of the solo with myself.

Wow... I am still in awe of that shoot, the space, the energy, what we created together both with Elodie and also with myself.

The location lent itself to some voyeuristic styles we captured and James has a natural ability and flare for shooting something with an edge. I feel he has his own unique style which can very much be felt in the images.

He is a lovely person, easy to talk to, comfortable to be around, very friendly and respectful and I fully can recommend him to other creatives.

Thank you again for such an enjoyable and memorable shoot,

Rose x

MR. NPR

So today was my first time working with Calm nudes at a wonderful hotel on a duo shoot which has dominant and sinister tones which worked so well for this shoot.

He is super composed and super professional.

Very attentive to small details and lighting situations which make for amazing captures.

Really pleased that this opportunity came about.

Thanks for a amazing shoot.

Kind regards

Hopefully work again soon

I can highly recommend this fine individual to all in the industry :=)

Lou1111

This was my first shoot with James and what an amazing first shoot we had!! 👌🏼

Pre comms were spot on. I knew exactly what to get ready for the day and what we would aim to achieve.

On arrival James and I instantly got along. He’s such a gentleman and really easy to get along with. We soon got to work and after the first few shots, James showed me the boc and I was sooooo pleased with what he had captured. So beautiful. From there the shoot went from strength to strength. We totally bounced off each other and got really creative with the natural light; which I love!! By the end of the shoot I was buzzing at what we had captured. The shoot was absolutely fabulous!!

Thank you James for an amazing first shoot!

Already looking forward to the next one.

Without a doubt, very highly recommend from me

Lou ☺️

Jenni JJ

do I recommend? oh yes! bloody marvelous is all I can say!

Enjoyed a super shoot with james at my home studio. He's just so much fun to work with, mainly because he didn't mind that I bossed him around!

Great conversation, very respectful and lets you get your creative on!

What more could we want?!

Thank you so much

Jenni

Jenni JJ

I adore shooting with James and was so happy he came back for a second round. He has a wonderful manner and makes you feel happy and relaxed and his shoots are always a great collaboration. we work and work until we are happy and then we work some more. its a lot of fun. hes one of those people who brings out the best in you by allowing you to feel free to contribute and suggest and its such a pleasure to work with him.

highly recommeneded

thank you so much

Jenni

Lila

James and I worked together on one of Thomas Holm's recent workshops focusing on nudity and erotica. It can start to feel quite samey when working back-to-back with multiple photographers but James brought his own flair to the shoot, incorporating some different props to capture a different edge to my physique that elevated it higher than the standard "power poses".

Very kind and professional with a focused mind to creating something incredible.

Lila

♥ Chiara Elisabetta

Wonderful shoot with CalmNudes last week at my boho garden location in West Sussex.. I'm so happy we finally got around to shooting after a long time trying to compare our very busy complex diaries, and it was absolutely worth the wait.

J has a lovely calm personality, yet warm, intelligent and chatty.. we bounced ideas around and got some super shots!

I hope we get to work together again before I leave the country.. thanks for such a great day!

Angel Black UK

James and I arranged a shoot during my Windsor Tour, and from start to finish he was a pleasure to work with. His pre shoot communications were excellent, well thought out and properly planned, which makes for a super productive shoot!

Upon arrival we had a short tour of the property, a cup of tea and we were off, shooting in various rooms. The back of the camera shots were amazing and I definitely can't wait to see some edits.

He's clearly very comfortable with a camera, and has no problems adjusting the settings throughout the shoot. With a keen eye to detail we made sure there were no distracting items in the shots, removing any clutter there may have been to stop James having to do it in post processing!

I'd recommend working with James and would happily do so in the future.

Thankyou for a fabulous shoot!

Angel x