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Kristine S 🇩🇪

Just got back from a very early morning shoot with David, a result of a discussion which started just after Christmas, we wanted to wait for the weather to improve......

We met in Derbyshire to catch the sunrise, and then the temp dropped.... But we carried on and changed location to a Wonderfull spot in the valley

Although it was a lot colder than we had hoped for we both worked hard to get the best shots we could, only stopping when the camera battery was low, and the rain started

So after a few good miles walked, and shots by streams, up hills and in valleys, do I reccomend David......certainly

Really proffesional, a gentleman and did all he could to ensure I was ok, and getting the best shots we could

I really do hope we can shoot again as discussed

Thank you David

sharon

Worked with David for the first time on my model weekend at Sandon studio,

we had a pre shoot plan,

we worked hard and so well creating our set ideas,

they looke dgreat,

part 2 comming soon,

time just flew as was so creative ,

highly recommended ,

see you soon David :)

Artemis Fauna

David booked onto mine and Mr Darksides third Jack Vettriano event last weekend at my place and we had a great two hours shooting!

David was very prepared with ideas, specific shots he wanted and what style he was after- pretty much exactly what we had on offer at the event! :)

Although David had lots of ideas of his own he took on board our suggestions on the images and we all worked together on trying to make the shots as good as possible which was great. :)

Thanks, David! Hope to see you again soon :)

Victoriah

I shot with David at Sandon studio.

He was great to work with. Very easy to get on with. The time went very quickly. I would recommend him to anyone looking to add to their portfolio. And i look forward to shooting with him again soon x

Voltaic Vixen

I worked with David at my recent group shoot organised by Allen Sheffield in Leicester.

Such a polite and friendly guy, an absolute pleasure to work with and very professional.

His directions are very good and easy to follow and had good input to the group overall.

We worked really well together so I look forward to a possible next time in May if David joins in for that one.

Lovely images and a great attitude :) Highly recommended!

Robyn xox

anna-belle1988

After I had to cancel several shoots previously I finally got to shoot with David on location in the unplanned SNOW. David was happy to take his time to ensure I wasn't too cold. Very friendly and respectful, he also knew what he he was aiming for. He also brought a flask of hot coffee and offered me and my haperone a cup. We have already talked about another future shoot. 100%recommended. Thanks David.

ladyartist

At last, a shoot with David. We have been chatting about getting together for quite a while and today was the day at Map Studios.

David is lovely to work with. He is very considerate and professional in his approach. From the images he showed me as we progressed through the shoot he has managed to capture some wonderful lighting effects to enhance the feel of things.

I hope to work with him again in the new year on an outdoor shoot when the temperature rises a bit.

I would gladly recommend David and also thank him for a wonderful shoot.

Marie x

Cally

very professional, friendly, and great ideas! came well prepared for the shoot.

Highly recommended!

Hope to see you again soon :)

Em Theresa

I shot with David this morning...early this morning! We had been chatting about a dawn shoot for a while, and he provided me with a detailed shoot plan in advance so I knew what we were hoping to achieve and what I should bring. He arrived early to pick me up, brought a thermos of coffee (yay!) and we headed to a couple of locations to take advantage of the dawn light and mist. We worked to art nude in a few locations, and David was very kind and respectful of me (and my dislike of risking confrontation!) at all times. He also didn't laugh at me when I heard the farmer's quad bike powering up through the fog and ran full pelt - nude except for wellies - towards him to grab my coat! We have hopefully got a great variety of atmospheric images and I look forward to seeing the edits :) I recommend him to other models and will work with him again in future, no problem! Thanks David!

Carla Monaco

I shot with Charles last weekend on Lizzie Bayliss Helmut Newton's workshop in Staffordshire.

Charles was lovely person to work with, he gave me great direction and good communication while shooting.Charles was polite and respectful throughout the day and I fully enjoyed shooting together, Hopefully we can shoot on a 1:1 shoot in 2016. Thanks for being apart of a great event.

Carla :)

Poppy Radcliffe

My shoot with David had been a long time in the planning and finally came about very early on Sunday. His pre-shoot communication was great, making it very clear what he was after, a combination of fashion elegance and art nude. He;d sourced some fantastic locations and brought a lovely thermos of tea to help wake me up after the early start which was really appreciated.

Lovely guy the shoot flew by and I'm really looking forward to working with him again.

Leanne3411 said...

I had a shoot this evening with Charles.. And he was so so so lovely! It was my first shoot and he gave brilliant directions and made me feel totally comfortable & at ease! I hope to work with Charles in the future again! Thank you 😊

Misuzu

I had a wonderful shoot with CharlesPhoto on Sunday. The shoot was well planned, I felt comfortable that I knew how the shoot was going to go. Great communication before the shoot.

On the day, he arrived on time to collect me (at some silly time in the morning!!) and we started our journey into the Peak District. We got on really well and had a good laugh as well as some amazing images.

I was well looked after and he was more than happy to wait until I was able shoot as it was cold and at one point I felt ill... He didn't pressure me to carry on shooting before I was ready but helped me to feel completely better before we continued shooting.

I would definitely recommend getting a shoot in with CharlesPhoto as you will have an amazing time as well as get some amazing images!

Claire L

I had my first shoot with David today in a beautiful little rainforest ;) and did it rain!!! The rain added a little magic to the forest and we got the most gorgeous pictures. I even came accross a snake snoozing on the floor. I loved the pretty stream with waterfalls and I was nice and warm with the humidity. Perfect little photo shoot with a truly sweet, respectful, gentle and thoughtful character that is David :D Hope it's not too long until our next shoot. Thank you for a great morning :)

Sarah

Today was my second shoot with David and, as before, it was a pleasure to work with him.

Although another early start to catch the beautiful sunrise it was infinitely preferable to cold February morning of our first shoot together. We had a clear idea of what we wanted to achieve, with an excellent shoot plan David had put together making it so easy for me to prepare all that we would need.

David's confidence in direction has grown dramatically and he knew exactly how we needed me to pose to capture the images, which I think we did.

A lovely guy, friendly, easy going, provides plenty of hot coffee and even laughed at my feeble jokes.

Look forward to shooting with him again and definitely recommended to other models.

Vicky Burns

Hi

I worked with CharlesPhoto while doing a model day at Joel Hicks studio. Charlesphoto was well prepared with lots of ideas. He was friendly, chatty and professional.

Thanks

Vicky

ChrissyX

I had a shoot with David last night as part of the Leicester Forest Photographic shoot, very lovely to work with and had great communication throughout the evening. I would happily recommend him and hoe to shoot again in the future.

Chrissy

Xxx

Enna~Victoria

First time shooting with David today and what can i say, what a lovely man! It was a home shoot at mine and he turned up on time with plenty of idea's, he knew exactly what type of images he wanted to do.

He is very easy to get along with and i felt comfortable from the word go.

Looking forward to seeing the end results and working with him again in the future :)

Highly recommend to any model! :)

Rhianna Grey

I had a fantastic shoot with David for the first hour of my studio day at Joel Hicks photographic. His pre-communication skills are fantastic and we come up with a few ideas so that the shoot run smoothly and we managed to produce many good images in the one hour we had together including high fashion in studio, art nude in workshop and out on the jetty and gate.. Although freezing cold, we managed to successfully get the images we wanted in the very little time I could remain unclothed for! Happy with the results and I hope to shoot with David again sometime soon.

Thanks again David

Rhi x

Nicky Phillips

I shot with David last month on my studio day at Joel Hicks studio, We had a great shoot he turned up on time knew exactly what he wanted, I was really pleased with the images he was showing me.

I would recommend him 100%.

Thank you

Nicky