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Helen Diaz

Damien was super kind to book onto my second Art Nude Workshop at my home in Wiltshire! It was our first time working together and I'm still finding my feet and confidence with hosting workshops- but its good to push yourself!

Damien was professional, very respectful and a great member of the group to have in amongst all of our crazy personalities! He also gave great direction with lighting and posing which I really appreciated. I really loved the images Damien showed me on the back of the camera- especially the bodyscapes which looked beautiful.

I really hope to work together in the future and would recommend highly to other models and creatives. Thankyou Damien and really hope to see you again when our studio is up and running! Helen x

Evalana

I had a great time shooting with Damien at Nicole Rayner’s Guys Cliffe event. He is great at using initiative, giving direction and coming up with ideas. Damien captured some beautifully classic art nude shots and made the most of what the location has to offer. Damien is a delight to work with, I was lucky enough to do two shoots with him, a solo and a duo with Nicole. I’m super excited to see the images from this amazing day.

Highly recommended

Thanks so much Damien

Alana x

Agnieszka Volk

What a brilliant shoot I had with Damien today! He was perfectly on time, amazingly well prepared and full of wonderful ideas! Damien made sure I was comfortable throughout the shoot and I found him so easy going and fun to be with!

We achieved some wonderful soft bdsm/ erotic shots which I am absolutely amazed with!

Damien is a true gentleman and knew exactly what he wanted to achieve from the shoot which made our collaboration even more at ease and fun. :)

I cannot recommend Damien enough as he is so kind, fun and genuine yet profesional at all times!

Thank you so much for todays photo shoot and exceptional experience and also I hope to work with you again in the future! :)

Wishing you all the best !

Koneko xx

Megan Eliz_xx

So me and Damien had our second shoot and once again he pulled it right out the bag! It was a very different shoot to the last but he changed it right up and had plenty of ideas for the type of shoot it was.

Our pre coms were great, he shown me some images he liked the look of, shown me pictures/the instagram of the studio/boutique he had booked out, he gave me plenty of options of where we could shoot and we both decided between us!

He brought so much stuff with him which was all gorgeous and I also used some of it and might of even wrote the name down of a few of the items as I loved them!

He’s already sent me the previews and one edited photo and I absolutely love it.. of course!

If you haven’t shot with Damien before.. you NEED to! He’s so amazing at what he does, he’s super chilled, easy to talk to and just lovely!

Thanks again :)

Megan x

Nicole Rayner

I was very pleased to have Damien join me and Alana IV Ray on a last minuet trip to France! Having worked with Damien before I was excited to see the images he would create and he did not disappoint! Damien was on top form and throughout the week took some really wonderful images!

Damien is super creative - he sees different images to most and it’s always really exciting seeing what he will suggest next!

Damien was lots of fun! He was great company on the trip and made a wonderful addition to the group! He always contributed to conversations and got involved - he was also kind enough to take behind the scene images throughout the trip! It was so lovely to actually get to spend some time with Damien and get to know him a bit better.

Couldn’t have asked for more! Super excited to have the next shoot booked in! Damien comes highly recommended by me!

Evalana

Damien joined myself and Nicole in France recently and I have to say he was a real joy to work with. Damien has a really good eye, knows what he wants to capture and gives clear direction so we were getting lots of great shots! We also collaborated creatively so don’t be shy to share your ideas as Damien will make it work! I really enjoyed shooting with him and also spending time with everyone was so much fun! Damien was so helpful and encouraged everyone to work together (eg. holding reflectors) and it was so lovely everyone then started helping each other which was great! He was also kind enough to take some behind the scene shots for us - thanks Damien!

One evening Damien and I went through the images he had taken (they were fantastic!!). I was blown away as I watched him edit an image - he did a beautiful job.

I’m grateful to have had the opportunity to work with Damien and I am looking forward to shooting with him again soon.

Alana x

Cindafckinrella

Damien answered a last minute casting call I put up after a different shoot of mine got cancelled. We made a quick plan and decided to spend a fair amount of hours trying out what worked in my flat considering it's quite small and the lighting isn't very good! Damien was very patient when picking what worked and what didn't, he was more than happy to move the flat about a bit and try lots of things/ different rooms out. Thanks for the shoot today! Hope to work with you again soon.

Eli Zah

Had a brilliant time working with Damien on location at a gym. I already knew he was a naturally talented photographer, but he also brought out a side of my modelling that I hadn't seen before in a fitness context. He is especially good at capturing a natural image over and above a posed one, and shooting the face at the most flattering angles. As I saw what he was creating on the back of the camera I found it so easy to pose for Damien - in fact, the less I 'posed' the better, all I really did was relax and be myself!

Damien is really creative and made unique use of the space we had - I'd shot there a bunch of times but Damien's style shone thru making our images really one of a kind.

He was well organised, and took the time to set up the right lighting for the shot until he got it nailed which I really appreciate - he is a person who likes a quality over quantity approach.

His pre Comms were great, he got there on time, and he is genuinely easy going and a naturally nice person - found it really easy to chat to him between sets and was completely comfortable in his company.

I'd highly recommend Damien and would definitely work with him again - can't wait to see the results of our shoot! Thanks so much Damien :)

Big Shot Studio

I met Damien for the first time yesterday when he attended one of our workshops to shoot with Lulu Lockhart.

Damien is a lovely guy who is clearly passionate about his photographyand on top of that has a great wealth of technical knowledge, he has a great eye for a cracking shot and managed to pull some superb images out of the bag. In fact I think he came away with some of the best shots of the day.

Damien was friendly, professional and totally respectful of the model and the studio environment and he also offered his help with changing paper rolls and moving stuff around the studio.

I would have no hesitation in recommendin him to other studios and models and I hope we get to see him again at one of our other events.

Great guy, great photographer, it was lovely to meet you Damien!

Sugar&Spice

I worked with Damien as part of a group shoot around Cambridge city centre. During the shoot, Damien was courteous and polite, keen to make sure models were happy, despite the fact the weather was very much against us! Not afraid to try put his own ideas and with his clear knowledge of working with available light, we were able to try out ideas and I really enjoyed having the ability to experiment. A true gent, he even gave me a lift home. Many thanks!!

JustTiana

Got the opportunity to work with Damien on a group Halloween theme shoot on the streets of Cambridge lastnight.

What a pleasure.

You can tell when your working with him he has fab knowledge of photography, great ideas & knows what he wants to create and how to go about doing so.

An all round gent also, lending me gloves and a hat for the chill.

Easygoing, friendly

Highly recommend

Atlas Photography @ Studio 8

Absolutely fantastic to have Damien in the studio and see him work. As you can see from his portfolio, he is a top notch photographer and knows exactly how to use all of the equipment to get the results he is after. Great to see someone so capable using gels too.

The photos I've seen from the shoot look great.

Love to see you here again!

Ebull💖

Myself and Damien did some studio work yesterday and I really cannot give this man enough credit..

He made me feel super comfortable, was super respectful!

Can’t thank him enough for the guidance.

YOU THE MAN DAMIEN! 👊🏼

Miss Ruby💋

I had wanted work with Damien for a while, as his quality of work is superb. I ws travelling to London, so messaged Damien to let him know I was going to be an hour away if interested (thankfully he was!)

We arranged a shoot both within and outside of a studio, creating some beautiful images which I am very pleased with 😊

Damien was very professional and made me feel totally comfortable. I liked that he took great care In his work and truly was interested in what I thought of the images.

If you ever have the opportunity to work with Damien I would encourage any model to do so 😊

Thankyou Damien 😊

Amie Boulton

What an absolutely lovely guy Damien is!!

I had previously spoken to Damien about possible shoots but our diaries unfortunately never matched until Saturday where he came and joined me on my studio day at Saracen house. Firstly, his pre comms are amazing!! He had a great idea of ideas he wanted to try and we chatted about outfits and styles to suit which made it a lot easier on the shoot day. Meeting him, he was just as lovely as i'd expected, very friendly, down to earth and fun to work with. He experimented with lighting and got some awesome set ups and i cant wait to see the results and then there's his awesome concentration face which made me smile. Whilst setting up the lights and checking his test shots you could almost see his brain ticking and this was fab to see as it shows his creative side. An all round good guy who i'd love to have the opportunity to work with again in the future :-) Thanks for an awesome shoot Damien !!

Saracen House Studio

Great to have Damien back at the studio last weekend for a studio day with Amie Boulton. As always, Damien has a clear concept to work to, but the knowledge to expand it and make each shot his own. Great photographer, blooming nice bloke, recommended to all

Charlie Barr

Damien attended a Creative Lighting Workshop at Darklens Studios on Saturday. Damien was polite, lovely to be around and has a keen eye for photography. Even though I was full of cold, Damien was really kind and engaged in creating great images with me.

Looking forward to seeing the images we created and hope to work together again!

Thank you for attending Damien!

Recommended! :)

Sjay_

Had the pleasure of working with Damien today and had such a great time, it flew by!

He gives direction well when needed to get the best from his shot. Always made sure i was ok and made me feel very comfortable.

His back of cam shots looked amazing, so can not wait to see what he has created.

Hope to work with him again! Recommend to all.

M e l a n y

Had a great shoot with Damien who travelled a long distance to shoot with Leaf and myself in Wales. Despite the weather giving us a few problems we shot in some awesome and varied locations and had a very productive shoot. Damien was happy for Leaf and me to suggest ideas and had some great ideas of his own to try out. He showed us the back of the camera so we could see how we were doing, and the images looked awesome. We worked well as a team and with Leaf's local knowledge of the area we were able to cover lots of different sequences from fashion to art nude. Many thanks Damien for a memorable day.

jess west

I had a great 4 hour shoot with damien was lots of fun and great ideas and together we got some great pics would deff recommend and hope to work with again

Jess xx