References for Carla Monaco

david21

took part ina group shoot with carla and natasha j bella yesterday, carla was all you could hope for in a model, beautiful, creative and easy going

Dave Gibson

I have had Carla on my want to shoot with for a few years.

My chance came when I saw a remote duo shoot with Natasha at her studio in Leeds, I had shot with Natash remotely and in person at her studio before so I knew the images would be top class. Although the shoot was only for two hours Carla has whetted my appetite to work with her again. There is little I can add to what has already been said about her, but Carla is really lovely. Friendly, easy to talk to and shoot with, funny, helpful (nothing was too much trouble), awesomely talented and, of course, drop dead gorgeous.

Highly recommended.

David xx

amcamman

I have wanted this lovely lady gor a number of years so she was on my bucket list. Thanks to the wonderful Natasha James it came about yesterday in the form of these 2 beautiful, talented ladies doing a 4 hour duo shoot for me. It took place at Natashas Photo house studio,and it was a great joy . Carla is beautiful,friendly,tal & professional. What more could I ask for. Thank you so much Carla.

Stretchy

I had an absolutely amazing shoot with Carla yesterday, I first shot with Carla 11 years ago, I was blown away with her then and I was equally blown away yesterday. 1245 positive references! that is quite some achievement and it is all well deserved. You only have to look at her portfolio and see the quality of her work Carla clearly loves her job and gives you 100%. I could just fill this reference full of superlatives, but I will say not only did I get some fantastic images yesterday but the whole shoot was great fun. If you have never worked with Carla my question would only be, Why Not? Thanks Carla for a wonderful day and lets not leave it another 11 years before we shoot again :) x

mark pickthall

When three hours goes in a blink you know that you’re enjoying the creative process. We crafted just a few ideas and Carla is a complete gem to work with and hugely professional. Some gems to share once I get through the post production. I’d highly recommend her and will work with her again. Thank you

An Eye for Beauty

Yesterday I had my 30th shoot with Carla, the 'one in a million' model, at a new studio space in Frome within Bath Theatrical Costume Hire. It was an amazing four hours but who better to spend it with creatively than the lovely Carla! It is almost exactly a decade since we first collaborated in May 2014, and I have loved every shoot we have had since. Then I was slightly in awe before I met her, though that was quickly dispelled as she is such a warm and friendly person. Now it's like meeting up with a special friend to creative images with which we will both be pleased.

The current shoot was a Brigitte Bardot themed series, something with which Carla is supremely talented, but not something I had shared before. We spent almost the entire time in 'Bardotesque' mode. I am hoping to create another photobook 'Carla Monaco is Brigitte Bardot', and having collected plenty of on-line originals of 'BB' it will be interesting to lay them alongside some wonderful new work with Carla as the famous 'sex-kitten'.

There are lots of images, and I am going to have a wonderful few weeks, selecting, editing and creating the book, extending the delights of this lovely shoot.

Carla is very special, both as a gifted and beautiful model, but as a matchless young lady with such an engaging and kind personality. I am sure we will meet up again in the autumn! Thanks again, Carla.

MarkLanigan

Despite a late start due to train issues with the stylist. Carla put up with the hour-and-a-half delay with great humour (probably) and was ready to start as soon as we arrived. The theme was a Georgian Sense and Sensibility vibe with Carla playing the Elinor role (Sense). She nailed the acting requirements and the modelling was naturally no problem for her. She is so talented as well as being great fun to work with. I look forward to working with her again.

Canonphoto

Oh my goodness, I have been lucky enough to have yet another shoot with the one and only Carla Monaco - my last shoot being approximately 18 months ago.

A shoot with Carla is perfection - she has everything.

We covered some very different vintage styles and some art nude. Carla modelled all amazingly. I love shooting vintage style and Carla does this perfectly - in fact all styles are modelled perfectly.

Not only is Carla an absolute natural in front of camera, she is a total joy to work with and has a beautiful personality, and an all round lovely person.

In my opinion Carla has to be among the very best - I am fortunate to have shot with her 6 or so times.

A beautiful shoot and the most amazing and varied images - what else can I say other than I cannot wait another 18 months until my next Carla shoot.

See you soon Carla and thank you so much for such a wonderful shoot

Nick

Steve Farrell

I had the absolute pleasure of shooting with Carla for the third time and gutted I haven't shot with her more. This will no doubt be rectified in future...

This time I booked Fareham Studio for myself and two brilliant photographers, to fill up the whole day.

For once, I was organised and sent Carla a moodboard in advance, with some specific images that I wanted to create. Carla agreed in advance that she had no issues with any of the images and was happy to go with the flow.

I had just received my new toy a Fujifim X100VI, so was keen to try some natural light images, which worked better than expected as the available light was pretty poor. However, using it hand held at 1/35th second it worked really well. Who better than Carla to have in front of my camera to experiment with!

Our first few sets were natural and a bit of fill light followed by some creative lighting for a few fine art nude sets. I cannot begin to tell you happy I am with so many of the images. In fact I could easily have a whole month or more of posting images every day, purely dedicated to this incredible lady.

I feel sure that the majority of photographers here on PP and beyond are aware of Carla's great personality and perfect model looks. She has to be one of the loveliest of people. So easy to converse with and an absolute joy to work with. My praise for her holds no bounds. Everyone should work with her at least once.

Thank you once again Carla for indulging me and for your dedication in trying to get the right look, you are an awesome person...

barney2

I recently had a fantastic duo shoot with Artemis Fauna and Carla Monaco at their remote shoot day at The Boardroom.

The preliminary arrangements were excellent and at the shoot itself Artemis first familiarised me with the overview of the studio. It was agreed that we would create one set in an art studio atmosphere and another where daylight could be used through a window.

The actual shoot offered the opportunity to take individual shots as well as both models together. I can't say which I liked better. In any case, the poses were great and the pictures we were able to produce were really really good. I knew and realised that Artemis and Carla are totally professional models and have a great flair for photography.

If I had to choose, I would say that the duo shots with Artemis and Carla at the window are my favourites.

I still have a lot of editing work to do, which I'm looking forward to.

Thank you so much for a brilliant shoot in a great studio.

More than 100% recommended!

Bernhard :)

JohnRob

I worked with Carla and Artemis on Sunday at the Boardroom studio.Both ladies are fantastic models friendly easy to talk too and a pleasure to work with.They are well organised and pose together with ease.I would definitely recommend 100%.

Thank you for a great shoot.

John M Davies

Well what can i say 2hrs which i sadly had to cut slightly short however Carla is the perfect chatty Model that now I've had a chance to review the images i captured i can truly say. i have no need to edit

That is i guess the best praise i can give, the poses she threw at me are timeless and done with the greatest of ease and professionalism.

As for Carla's natural beauty and timeless Natural looks, as i say i simply have no editing to do.

PinPoint

I replied to a casting call for a two hour shoot with Carla plus two hours Lightroom tutoring with Adrian; what a fantastic session! Not sure what I can say that hasn’t already been said about Carla, just exceptional in every regard and I already know that I will want to work with her and Adrian again. Highly, highly recommended….and then some more! Thank you Carla and Adrian, look forward to working with you again soon.

Somersetman

A total to pleasure to work with Carla again after quite a long gap, and in a studio environment for the first time. Carla continues to absolutely nail any idea you throw at her: she is equally at home gracefully posing for classical nudes as she is making shapes for edgy fashion, and has a knack for combining the elements of different styles in clever ways.

It's such a buzz working with Carla and to spend time with such a lovely, down-to-earth creative. I add my highest possible recommendation to countless others.

Note to self: don't let another 5 years slip by before arranging another shoot!

An Eye for Beauty

This was my 29th shoot with Carla, and shorter than usual so 2 hours was not nearly enough, but as always it was a lovely shoot with plenty of chat and catch up as well as some great shots over quite a range of outfits and nude studies. Carla as always is a sheer delight to work with, and its like have a professional model delivering great poses and looks who also happens to be a friend. Looking forward to next time in the not too distant future. My humble recommendation among so many others. Thanks again, Carla.

Craig 2112

I joined Carla and Adrian for one of their Bardot-inspired group shoots at TBG Studios. It was the 5th time I’ve shot with Carla, and great fun as ever.

The session was well organised with a group of just 4 photographers, taking it in turn shooting 1-2-1, as we worked through a series of sets. Both Carla and Adrian are a delight to work with, friendly, easy to chat to and know what they’re doing.

Carla is just a top drawer model, and makes the process so easy. Highly recommended, and I’m sure this won’t be my last shoot with her!

Dave Kerley

Great fun at the Carla & Adrian's Bardot workshop held at TBG Studio in Newmarket. Third time working with Carla and Adrian and I have to say as a creative couple, there is probably no one better.

Sets were all sorted, outfits all sorted - so all I had to do was turn up and point my camera. Carla was her usual genial and chatty self, taking time to chat with and look at images from all the photographers involved.

Carla is definitely top of my list to work with when she is in my area and I hope to work with her again soon. 100% recommended by me - again!

SteveMTog

With in excess of 1200 positive references Carla hardly needs another from me but she deserves one never the less

I have been wanting to work with Carla for some time now and the opportunity finally arose at her group Bardot themed event over the weekend at TBG Studio

Organised jointly with Adrian the event was very well styled and organised with excellent lighting set ups. And the icing on the cake Carla is a superb and very professional model who poses fluidly and with ease.

She is also down to earth and easy to chat with.

As a result I have come away with a stunning set of images, after an enjoyable shoot and also wanting to shoot with her again.

Highly recommended by me

SimonH

Had a lovely couple of shoots with Carla at TGB studio.

I booked in on her solo studio day on Friday, and on her group shoot on Saturday.

Carla is always great to work with. Very easy to talk to and discuss ideas.

On the studio day we shot a nice mix of styles from lingerie, art nude and boudoir.

For the group shoot with Carla and Adrian, it was a Bardot theme, really well organised, with 4 or 5 great sets, which allowed us to get a nice mix of shots.

It was great to work with Carla again, and I would love to work with her again in the future :)

Chris Pugh

My first shoot with Carla on Friday. Communication ahead of shoot was great. The shoot was amazing. Carla was fabulous and I'll definitely work with her again.