References for Carla Monaco

Jann Wassell

Attended a group shoot which Nicole had arranged. It was my first time shooting at the location and have to say I would really love to return, Nicole chose well! The models were Nicole Rayner, Carla Monaco, Tillie Feather and Artemis Fauna. Wow! Artemis was the only lady I hadn't shot with previous but I hope we will do more in the future. All the models are awesome, extremely good at posing and making sure all the photographers get good results before moving on to the next set. A very artistic day and I am well pleased with my images from a fabulous shoot. Thank you ladies - until the next time. XXX

gmgilberttography

Attended the 4 blondes at Guys Cliffe event organised by Nicole Rayner. All 4 models were brilliant throughout the day, and had a great understanding and chemistry while working with each other. All put 110% into every set, and through themselves into every idea.

Carla is naturally beautiful, and the camera just loves her. As well as this lovely personality, very friendly and easy to talk to. A true star of the industry, amazing model. I will be booking again, you should also

Vintage Photography

My first shoot with Carla at a group event at Guys Cliffe. Carla was very friendly, took on any challenge we gave her, produced some lovely poses and looked fabulous. I would love to work with Carla again, and hope to soon.

Steve 1

After seeing some increadable images of Carla Monaco, I've been wanting a shoot for some time, and just the event came up at Guys Cliffe house.

And I wasn't disappointed, a lovely young model who knows how to pose, just wish I had more time with Carla, hope my images live up to some of the images I've seen of Carla.

Thanks for a great shoot.

Highly recommended.

PS. See you at Rainbow Studio later in the year.

AWpix

This was the first time Carla and I had worked together, during an event at Guys Cliffe House. In the short time we had together she was the epitome of grace and elegance whilst using the natural light to full advantage enabling me to capture a wonderful set of images ranging from fashion to art nude.

Highly Recommended!

Dave GT

Have shot with Carla many times and each time is still the WOW! factor. Such a beautiful person inside and out, every pose flows with ease and delivers emotion whatever the scenario or scene requires, an actress and should be on front page of Vogue Magazine.

Sorry the reference is late but I’m finally on PP.

Thx Carla and see you for my next project 😀

BusDriver

Part chance, part design, I'm in a sequence of events with Carla as one of the models. This time, Nicole Rayner's Guy's Cliffe Event. She is so easy to work with, such good company and always gets you producing images you don't deserve! I could never tire of working with Carla, she is absolutely fabulous as a model and as a person. Thanks a million, Carla, as always. (See you Thursday!!)

Valkyr Photography

I finally got to work with Carla last weekend at an art nude workshop. She's been on my want-to-work-with list for years, and it's a crime that we hadn't shot before.

Carla is an exceptionally talented model - she shines in every image. Her posing ability is fantastic and absolutely loved shooting with her. She's really easy to work with and works hard to get the images you want.

I definitely plan to work with Carla again!

Silk & Satin Photography

I always try and get time with Carla when she has he annual visit to Scotland. She is one of the best models in the UK currently.

Great communication before, during and after the shoot. Really positive and can do attitude, the collaboration on my concepts meant I walked away with some amazing images. :-)

Can't wait for her to return. Highly recommended.

keri hambly

I got to work with Carla again on a 70s day at image red studio and Artemis fauna had a fabulous day Carla is a photographers dream so laidback and friendly yet very professional and absolutely stunning looks and her posing is beautiful. Carla can pull off any look and emotion with ease just a joy to work with.

Highly recommended

Graham Argent

My 4th shoot with Carla. Always such a super friendly, super professional model. This time it was a Group Shoot at Image Red studio in Tamworth on a 1970s Theme day, with Artemis Fauna also modelling. It was a fabulous day, expertly coordinated by Adrian Crook. Thanks Carla, I love working with you. :)

ThePictureCompany

Awesome, that is all.

Cleve

Fresh from shooting with Carla the previous week, I again had the joyous opportunity of shooting with her at Kris Karl’s workshop at Scarlet Door.

We worked through a number of different sets, some inside the studio, and others in the Meadows close by. We were shooting a mix of very casual to quite formal looks. It really is a huge testament of Carla’s outstanding capability, that she manages to deliver so beautifully, pose after pose, each one more ravishing than the other.

As this shoot was being held jointly with a male model, there was plenty of time for chatting in between sets, providing quality time to become even better frequented with this incredibly warm personality.

My thanks again to Carla for such a memorable experience and I look forward very much to our next shoot together, in the not too distant future.

Anthony Robert

I was very lucky to work with Carla at Kris Karl's recent event at Scarlet Door studio. As has been said many time before, I really can't speak highly enough of her, she really is an incredibly talented and wonderful model to work with.

Very easy to get along with, warm, friendly and a fantastic professional in her craft, the hardest part of working with her is whittling down my images to create a sensible workflow...there are so many fab shots it's almost impossible to pick which ones to edit.

Having admired Carla's work before it was a terrific experience to work with her, an experience that I hope to repeat very soon. Can't recommend highly enough!!!

Karen (KK)

Carla is one of my all time favourite models to work with, and to think the first time we met was in France. Since then we have worked together several times, including last month and more recently last weekend at the Guys Cliffe 4 Blondes event. Carla is refreshingly down to earth, is beautifully presented and is an incredibly talented and intuitive model. We always produce great images. Work we can both be proud of. Being around her is a absolute joy x

Nick Stanbra

My first shoot with Carla & what a fantastic day. Although this was my first shoot with Carla we quickly established an excellent rapport, made so easy as Carla has such a delightful personality, being relaxed, chatty & funny whilst remaining a very focused model, no pun intended. This all contributed to a very smooth & productive shoot. Carla has an extensive wardrobe & we ran through a variety of themes throughout the shoot. Carla flowing from one concept to another with ease & grace.

Working with Carla you really cannot go wrong given her experience & exceptional look. This has to be one of my best shoots of all time & I always say it is at least 50% the model, so I have already booked another shoot with Carla later in the year. As already said Carla is quite exceptional & thoroughly recommended .

Paul GH Photography

Just really come back down to earth after spending 7 days with Carla on one of Artemis Fauna's luxury trips. I've worked together with Carla quite a few times now. Beautiful in every way. Such a great model and one of the loveliest people you could ever hope to work with.

Magical in front of the camera and totally grounded away from it.

Brilliant!!! Thanks Carla!

Paul

PoZersPhotography

One of my fabulous and artistic regulars, had booked a shoot at PoZers, the Model let us down and was a very naughty “no show”, and rather than loosing the slot, the props and clothing brought for this shoot, we decided to try and book a model last minute, if they could spare 4 hours, in a 48 hour time frame, and it was quite a coincidence that Carla just happened to be available, very last minute, and she saved the day. Yippeeee :):):)

It was one of those events, that happen quite by accident, due to the shameful logistics of a “no show”, and to be honest, Carla suited the brief so perfectly, my wonderful client ended up being relieved, that the other model had cancelled, because his images of Carla, are some of the most beautiful he’d captured, so he was elated and so was I. Carla as always, walked through PoZers doors, and looked phenomenal. She bright immediate warmth and happiness to the studio, and my client was humbled by her beauty. We had decided upon a specific brief, but as always, us creatives went with the flow, shooting image after image, of Carla’s phenomenal beauty. She’s so relaxing, making my client feel totally at ease, and to say he was happy with the images captured, would be a huge understatement. Carla knocks out pose after pose, each and every shot was so beautiful, and she’s totally conscious of her perfect pose, checking back of camera for reassurance, she’s giving her ultimate very best, of course she is ??? She’s Carla Monaco silly !!!! :):):) Carla I can’t thank you enough for saving the day, for being so amazing and kind throughout the shoot, for being you, that English Rose of perfection and for making my client fall in love with every image !!!!! If you want amazing images, don’t miss out on working with Carla. Some of the most amazing images ever, have been captured at PoZers of Carla, and I can’t recommend her highly enough. I’m so excited my client is booking her again, so in one month, I get to work with her all over again. Thank you so much for everything Carla, your an absolute star and it’s an honour to host shoots with you at PoZers. :):):):)

Take in the Alps

I've never felt so relaxed in a shoot as I did during this one with Carla. From the outset she exuded such an extraordinary depth of warmth and charm that I felt as if wave after wave of joy was coming my way. I gave her flowers at the start - I just wanted to thank her for stepping in at the last minute! - and her reaction fair bold me over. That generosity of spirit and spontaneity continued throughout the delightful four hours we worked together. Though I was well aware of Carla's beauty from the countless stellar photographs on her port, I wasn't prepared for the level of exquisite radiance I witnessed when she walked through the studio door. Yes: she is even more beautiful in the flesh! But what I saw was more than beauty. What I wanted to capture was the raw authenticity of her spirit. Carla never hides when she is working or when she's talking to you. She is always authentically present. Photographing her Is like a series of fresh experiences in which she keeps on appearing as if for the first time. Each appearance brings with it a greater insight into just why she is so beautiful. Her almost regal elegance shimmers and yet her personality is characterised by a humaneness that I have rarely encountered in quite such a profound form. Her lovely sense of brio is shaped by a wonderfully soft Liverpool accent that made everything she said seem so charmingly understated. Chatting with Carla is pure delight. She is immediately engaged and interested without breaking away from the work in hand. Her concentration never falters. She is always unfailingly giving you her best. You can trust that she will be totally professional and make sure that you are completely satisfied with the way you are working together. She wants you to achieve what you have set your heart on. In short, she makes you feel special - that your practice as a photographer is important and that she is going to help you make the best shots of your life. And all this is communicated without words but with a completely disarming smile that is as unforgettable as it is authentic. She clearly loves her work as much as she loves her life. She has plenty of love to give and to pour into every moment of each set you create with her. The desire to shoot with her again is almost overwhelming ... tantalising. Yes, I have some great shots of her ... ones I will always treasure ... ones I can't wait to show others! But I'd shoot with her again just to be in her presence - to once again delight with her at this glorious medium we like to work in ... to once again feel those waves of pleasure as her beauty folds gently into my soul.

Cleve

Having been following and admiring Carla for a considerable time, I was delighted when Kris Karl put out a casting for a workshop with this marvellous lady.

Whilst it has doubtless all been said before, I cannot desist from adding my own testimony as to how superlative Carla is in real life. In truth given her reputation I was hesitant to approach her on my own and working within the group seemed to be a great opportunity for my first adventure with Carla.

In reality she is super friendly, patient, skilful and indeed a consummate professional who every time she poses, guarantees delivery of a superb image.

At the end of workiing through several sets both inside and outside, I came away with a very warm glow from having spent such real quality time with this legend. The great news is that I will be shooting with her again, again courtesy of Kris Karl, next weekend as well. Needless to say I am super excited by this prospect.

As was to be expected, I have just loaded the images on my PC and I am totally spoilt for choice as to which pictures I will display.