References for Carla Monaco

2G Studios

Carla came to our studio for our first-ever event, and she made the day incredible. We are so happy to start our journey with the new studio and open 2020 with such a professional model and a lovely person.

We highly recommend Carla to any studio, or photographer who wants to work with a fantastic professional model.

Stephen R

I had the pleasure of a 2 hour 1-2-1 shoot with Carla at the 2Gstudios. It’s a long time since I have enjoyed 2 hours in Oswaldtwistle so much! Carla was everything you would expect professional skilled the time flew by. She could pose effortlessly nothing was to much trouble we changed setups from time to time I found the best thing I could do was not to try and direct to much just catch the moment as she moved.

Thank you Carla hope to shoot again some time.

Regards S

AdamRed

I had the pleasure of working with Carla a second time this week at a 2G Studios shoot, having first shot with her 18 months ago when I was brand new to portrait photography. It's no exaggeration to say she is simply still the best model I've ever worked with.

I'd decided to shoot some video as part of this shoot, which I'm very new to! She was super patient and accomodating, understanding exactly the style and film-making I was going for. On camera she always brings a special combination of grace, poise and sensuality. Stunningly beautiful, fun and engaging she's a dream to work with.

Can't wait to work with her in the future again, couldn't recommend anyone highly enough!

Thanks Carla!

focuspoint_photography

I had a really great first shoot with Carla last week in Liverpool. It was so easy working with her as she's an absolute pro and her experience and skills in front of the camera meant we got through so much variety in looks and styles during the shoot than I could have hoped for. I'm a little behind with editing, but I'm so happy with what I've seen so far.

On the day, Carla was really lovely to work with - super nice and friendly - the shoot itself just flew by.

It was an absolute pleasure to work with Carla - I would 100% recommend her to anybody and it would be great to work with her again if she's ever in the area.

John Gannon

Although I have worked with Carla several times in the past I had not picked up my camera for over a year so after being persuaded to get back behind the camera and shoot with her and the lovely Nicky Phillips that's exactly what I did. Thanks to Carla's good humour and endless patience I fell straight back into the swing of things.

Carla knows exactly what will work and and produced endless poses, her professionalism is second to none, making the whole shoot so enjoyable.

I cannot thank Carla enough for helping to renew my enthusiasm and I will now look forward to spending more time behind the camera and my next shoot with this top model.

WPNPHOTOIMAGES

Had my third shoot with Carla last weekend. Time with Carla is never enough. It is an absolute pleasure to work with and be in the company of such a beautiful and lovely lady. She is the ultimate professional.

Nothing is too much trouble for her and she knows what works and what doesn't.

Full of energy and creative ideas, she is an exceptional model either solo or with others as she was with Nicky on this last shoot. They worked seamlessly together and their costume changes were exemplary and flawless.

So many beautiful images makes selection a difficult but pleasurable task.

100% recommended to all. Thank you Carla for yet another great day. Until the next time.

TimDC

I've worked with Carla twice previously on assisted shoots, this third time was at the Rainbow Studio in Manchester, less assisted with me working the shoot sets much more but with some practical assistance from Gary McIver and Dave Edwards particularly with reflectors and studio backgrounds. As always it was a delightful pleasure shooting with Carla, she took fully on board the various ideas for the shoot I'd messaged her pre-shoot, she showed personal interest in my own photography 'journey', she's very easy to get on with and she was utterly professional throughout the whole two hours shoot demonstrating her very versatile range of posing skills whether it be without or with direction. We covered four shoot sets ranging from fashion up to art nude, two sets in areas away from the studio but still inside the old mill building and two sets in the studio, the first set using available light, the rest using off camera flash and appropriate modifiers. I've looked through the images we achieved, I'm very pleased with them and I look forward to selecting my very best favourites to edit a bit and then upload on my portfolio on here. Needless to say Carla is very very highly recommended.

Howard Greenberg

Does Carla Monaco really need another fawning reference? Probably not, but I couldn't find a single word to criticise her about.

I've been to studio sessions where in pre-comms I've asked if the model could bring... whatever. Nothing demanding, just a straightforward request. Only to have it ignored. With Carla, I made it easy. "Whatever you know you look good in; as long as its not nothing". (I don't shoot nudes very well). But, there's the thing with Carla, she'll look good in anything, everything and probably nothing. That made it all the more amusing when no matter what I suggested she might have, she had pretty much the right thing in a bag that could only have come from Mary Poppins.

With a flawless complexion, perfect make-up, posing techniques which should be an entrance exam to the profession of modelling, and every outfit I requested, even I couldn't take a poor picture of Carla. Couldn't even take an indifferent one. Not even a so-so. With 278 shots fired off, of which 5 were light tests, how on earth do I choose between the remainder?

Usually, when you look forward to meeting someone for the first time, they can't possibly live up to expectations. Carla exceeded mine.

Owdman

Simply the best, just fabulous to work with.

Calandra

I could not wait to shoot with the amazingly beautiful Carla again. This time it was at Synergy with the wonderful Nikki and they made a fantastic duo. There was a natural chemistry between the two and we produced a great range of ideas in duo and solo ideas using both Carla's outfits and things I had brought. Carla's beauty is beyond compare and she is the ultimate professional with fun thrown in. It is always a highlight of the year to shoot with Carla and she is absolutely one of the best models you could hope for. She has the highest recommendation I could give. Looking forward to the next time already!

PhotoWorks Studio

Wow! Utterly stunning, super helpful, extremely knowledgable and then there's Adrain who guided me in an easy to understand way. Great couple and really cant wait to shoot Carla again..

J.S. creative images.

Had a second shoot with Carla and just like the first it was fantastic

Carla is a very talented and beautiful model, she is easy to work with

and hard working. A visit to her portfolio will show you just how talented she is. I would recommend this model to any studio or photographer, it was a joy and thank you for a great day.

Sandalwood Pictures (Julie Holbeche-Maund ARPS, CPAGB,BPE4)

We had our 2nd shoot of the year with Carla yesterday at ImageRed and what a brilliant time we had. Carla as always was exceptional, she is such a delight to work with. She knows how to pose and the delicate expressions she produces with her amazing eyes and mouth are out of this world. She is ONE OF THE BEST ever models currently on the circuit. We will work with Carla again in the new year and I would recommend her totally. We just love working with her loads of love Jules and Moose

The Mad Hatter

A not-to-miss model who is beyond brilliant at what she does. I had my last but one shoot of 2019 with Carla this morning and can't begin to praise her skills enough. A stunningly beautiful woman who is wonderful company and who is always striving to produce fabulous and elegant poses. One of those models that truly understands light, she knows exactly where to position herself to maximum effect and works tirelessly to give you great images. As long as I do model photography I shall want to work with her, thanks again for a terrific morning Carla, recommended like crazy.

ndpimages

I had a great shoot with Carla yesterday.

As always Carla is a delight to work with i feel very relaxed with her we have some fun and a chat in between shots.

Carla brought with her lovely outfits in particular a beautiful red dress that must of been made just for her it was perfect.

Carla makes it so easy for the photographer to get the right shot this is because she is a top notch model and a great photographer herself.

Look forward to another shoot soon.

Recommended 100%.

Raveander Photography

When I was heading over to the UK for a week, I asked Alley at Pozers Studios if she might be able to book Carla for a shoot. The stars aligned, and three days later we were shooting. Four hours simply flew by. Lots of chatting and laughter. It was one of those shoots when you look at the back of the camera - and each picture is a keeper. Communications were excellent and Carla's wardrobe was really extensive! Carla is incredibly easy to work with, and with such experience in the industry, I'd say it's impossible to get a bad photo. It's unsurprising that she has so many FPIs on PP! Thanks ever so much for your time to shoot.

A R G E N T U M

Legendary model, of the highest calibre.

Classically elegant, yet eminently approachable and easy to get along with. Virtually guaranteed to provide any photographer with beautiful and memorable images.

Three Before Eight

Hard to add anything not already said, Carla is an exceptionally talented, friendly and professional model.

Female Art Nudes

This was my second shoot with Carla, the first being a mainly outdoor duo shoot with Artemis Fauna - from which I had obtained some lovely shots - so I was looking forward to working with Carla on a one-to-one basis at my home studio and she didn't disappoint!

Carla has tons of experience and instantly knows how to pose to make the most of any particular lighting set-up. Furthermore, when shown back-of-camera shots, she recognises what she needs to do from her point of view to improve any given shot situation. Who could ask for more?

Carla could pose without direction, probably all day, if requested. In addition, she will happily take direction if required - which wasn't that often! Furthermore, she has a lovely personality. When shown back-of-camera shots, she instantly recognises what she can do to improve any given image and will happily volunteer to retake shots, to ensure you get the best images you possibly can.

Summed up: a super-experienced, beautiful model with a lovely personality. Work with her if you get the opportunity!

Thanks, Carla. Hopefully we can work together again :-)

Figure and Form

After a break from shooting it was wonderful to work with Carla again. She is extremely professional, down to earth, funny and an absolute joy to photograph. We had a great session at Meow Studios in Edinburgh and tried lots of different ideas - Carla made all of them work well and we got some super images. We can't recommend Carla highly enough and hope she come north of the border again soon. A big 'thank you' from us!