References for Monika Lara Smith

EwanMenzies

If you missed booking Monika on her latest tour to Glasgow you should kick yourself. Second shoot with Monika and again we had so much fun and she is one of the easiest people to work with. Communication was very detailed before the shoot and I had all the info in advance. We tried some poses she wanted to experiment with and I think those were the best images of my 3 hour shoot. This girl works hard to make your time behind the camera productive and you will have a very high rate of good images to work with. She is going to go very far and I am glad I got the change to meet up again.

sowdenpics

Had a lovely relaxed shoot this afternoon with Monika and I understand why she is such a popular model in her reviews - I will certainly be looking to work with her again and would strongly recommend her as a model.

Her nice light apartment is great for shooting and Monika is a bubbly, lively model who really needs little direction and is very welcoming with tea, chocolates and a nice atmosphere to work in and she has a fantastic figure and pose.

DrAC

Monika is the first model I’ve photographed three times. So, why photograph the same model three times?

First, the photographer-model relationship develops over time. On a third meeting, you don’t have to go through the background and preliminaries; you can get straight down to the shoot. In this case, Monika had looked at my work, thought about what I’d said in pre-shoot communications and was ready for me; for example, she’d selected lingerie that she’s thought I’d appreciate. This both shows professionalism and makes the shoot more “cost-effective”.

Second, no two shoots are the same. In this case, the natural lighting in her sunny apartment was excellent and there was no need for flash. Moreover, we shot using a different range of styles, settings and lingerie.

As always photographing Monika was fun. She’s beautiful, with wonderful long hair and a lovey personality. Working with Monika is exceptionally easy because of her easy-going nature and her ability to communicate … plus her great sense of humor.

Once more I’d like to recommend Monika to all photographers – you will not be disappointed because you get a beautiful and talented model who is exceptionally easy to work with. And ... Monika kept me supplied with coffee and chocolates throughout the four-hour shoot.

aptog

I had my first shoot with Monika at the Factory Studio in London.

She's a fantastic model. She worked hard to create some very graceful shapes and keep the pose while my camera took it's own sweet time trying to achieve focus. She takes direction well, but more importantly for me comes up with her own ideas as well - a true collaboration between photographer and model.

I had a great time working with her. I wish I had more time to shoot with her as the 4 hours we had planned went by too quickly.

I definitely want to book her the next time she decides to come down to London!

pv

Monika is a beautiful girl. A great sense of humour.Do book her she is an absolute delight!!.

PV.

Clayfield Images

My first shoot with Monika at my studio (Virtuosity Studios). Monika arrived on time with a full array of clothes and lingerie. Pre-shoot comms were excellent and we chatted before starting to shoot so we both knew what we were looking to create. And we certainly created some amazing images. She is so easy to work with. Friendly, chatty, confident, beautiful and able to create sensational curves in her poses. I am delighted with this shoot and we have already planned to shoot more together. Monika is very confident with her beautiful body and poses effortlessly. She has mastered the art of sensual posing and delivers looks that are certain to delight her followers. I will be bringing Monika back to Virtuosity Studios so that more photographers will have the chance to shoot with this amazing model. Highly recommended. Thanks Monika for a wonderful shoot together.

Stuart P

Monika was a delight to shoot with. She is very welcoming, friendly, relaxed and fun. A natural beauty. She poses fantastically without direction but is happy to to take suggestions and ideas.

Monika banished my newbie nerves in a instant and enabled me to take so many great images.

A thoroughly enjoyable experience. Highly recommended, I hope I get to work with her again.

Steve Wild Photography

I was so happy to see that Monika was spending a few days in London this week, so I could not miss the opportunity to work with her. She'd been on my 'to work with list' forever and though we had spoken before about shooting never did our calendars allow.

Precommunications with Monika were a dream, more like chatting to a friend than someone your about to work with. Though saying that she was always very professional and replied quickly.

On the day of the shoot I arrived at the beautiful apartment that she had booked, lovely, clean, bright, and quite a lot of natural light. We spent sometime looking at the outfits that we had both brought and narrowed it down to what we thought would work best. She was so enthusiastic with the ideas that we had discussed and gave plenty of input too. Working with Monika is a dream, nothing was every too much trouble, always giving everything to every pose. Needless to say Monika can work both with and without direction.

Monika is so very beautiful, she has a stunning body, amazing skin, but then when you meet her, you realise that is just half the story. It's her passion for what she does, that is, in the end, so visible in the finished images. A sheer joy to work with, a true professional, but completely down to earth and fun to be around at the same time! She can do her hair and makeup to the highest standards, and was totally ready to start form the moment I arrived.

The whole time that we spent together was perfect. I came away with so many stunning images.

The only downside to the shoot was how quick it went, I never knew half a day could go so quick.

I knew that working with Monika was going to be good, I just didn't realise just how good, good was going to be!! She is most definitely one of the best models that I have had the pleasure to work with.

We have already spoken about working together again, but this time we will defiantly be booking the whole day!!

Highly recommended from me! You will seriously struggle to fine a better model!

Thank you Monika for such an amazing shoot xx

Nardo

This was my 3rd time working with Monika and as always she is always excited, eager, and ready to go. Monika is super friendly, always turns up on time, has excellent communication, and full of energy. Monika has a very nice slender physique and a natural look to her. I highly recommend her and will be booking her again.

G_H

Had my second shoot with Monika today and I've no idea why I left it so long to organise another shoot.

Monika is friendly, hardworking and professional. She posed effortlessly for the four hours and was keen to ensure I got the shots I wanted.

Thanks for a fun, relaxed and productive shoot.

mskeetphoto

Had my second shoot last month with the fab Monika and I can only apologise for letting this reference slip through the net!

Collecting her from her apartment the conversation flowed like two old friends catching up.

And from there it was a whirlwind of 7 assorted fashion and fashion nude looks in a little over 3 hours and it just flowed, really flowed. It was almost effortless, Monika just ripping poses out of thin air with grace and poise, by turns sensual, assertive, full of vulnerability, confidence and cheekiness.

Monika has carved out a niche for herself as an erotica model but we didn't shoot any distinct erotica, but that background just imbues the rest of her work with a mood/attitude that elevates standard fashion posing. The emoting just shines through.

I doubt I could tire of working with Monika and I hope to get at least another shoot in with her this side of Christmas.

Very happy to recommend.

Paulinfocus

I've wanted to shoot with Monika for some time and eventually I swallowed the travel distance and made my plans. And I'm so glad I did.

I knew Monika could be made to look beautiful from the images already on her port; I wasn't prepared for how natural her beauty is. She is a dream to photograph and her posing is wonderful, moving from style to style and level to level. She is also a delight to be with for a lengthy shoot, relaxed, chatty, funny, a generous host.

I got some great images but others were spoiled by my camera malfunctioning so I'm going to have to shoot with Monika all over again quite soon. It's a tough life! Very highly recommended.

AM images

Monika is very professional and pre-shoot contacts were frequent and precise and she arrived on time.She is very pleasant to work with and poses freely without direction and has a very high work ethic.She is a beautiful and talented model and is easy and friendly to work with.She is fearless and is game to try new poses and worked her way through many of the props in the studio and together we created some really great images at artistic nude level.

I am pleased to recommend Monika without reservation and am looking forward to working with her again in the future.

If you get an opportunity to book a shoot with Monika you wont be disappointed.

Artist Quarter

I had the pleasure of working with Monika today for the second time and as before had an amazing shoot. She is very relaxed and extremely easy to work with, requiring very little direction but understanding exactly what I was looking for in the shoot.

Monika is an excellent host and provided me with tea, biscuits and fruit; very welcome that early in the morning! Her communication is great and during the shoot is fun to work with balancing professionalism with light humour. The results were fantastic and I now have a challenge of deciding which pictures to choose. I look forward to working with Monika again and highly recommend her.

sean o c

I shot with Monika on her recent visit to Dublin, highly recommended, a beautiful and talented model and fantastic to work with, if you get a chance to work with her, make sure you take it, i hope the pictures reflect her talent and what she can bring to a shoot, she made pyjamas sexy,

Surreyion

Had a fantastic shoot with Monika yesterday. Although still new to this genre of photography Monika provided great support and ideas. Had a great time with Monika with her personality putting me at ease. Drinks and refreshments provided and the three hours flew by.

Got some great shots and look forward to working with Monika again.

Richard Spurdens

I had the pleasure to meet and work with Monika, on Saturday. We had a productive and fun shoot.

The shoot was arranged at short notice so very good coms and Monika turned up on time and was almost ready to go a few minutes after she arrived.

Monika is really easy to get on with and we had some fun and laughs as we worked through a few different sets.

She works with direction well and can pose freely too. The time flew by and I would certainly recommend her.

Thanks again Monika

bullmanphoto

Had my first shoot with Monika today and I wasn't disappointed. Everything I had read about Monika was spot and she is really easy to get on with, makes you very welcome and relaxed, and, is a joy to work with. The shoot took place in her apartment and despite the overcast and wet day there was a great amount of natural light and was a great place to shoot. She had a wide range of outfits to wear and didn't need much direction at all.

The three hours flew by, plenty of chat, endless offers of tea and refreshments, and, plenty of work. Further shoots have already been mentioned and hopefully firmed up soon.

I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Monika to any photographer. A great model and person.

DrAC

Monika is only the second model I’ve photographed for a second time. I rather suspect that Monika will be the first model I’ve photographed a third time. And a fourth time.

There are several reasons that a photographer returns to a model. First, you want to improve on your previous results, and second, you want to try new costumes and new poses and new lighting conditions. However, an important reason for returning to a model is that you like working with them. All three of these factors applied to my shoot with Monika; in particular, it was Monika’s warm, bubbly, personality that made her so much fun to work with. She is very intelligent and fun to chat with while taking phots.

The four-hour shoot went very well. Monika provided me with drinks and snacks throughout. She allowed me to choose her costumes and we worked together on her poses. Because we’d already worked together, we know each other’s ways of working and that made everything flow smoothly.

I can strongly recommend Monika to all photographers from amateur to professional. She understands the needs of the photographer and is very adaptable. Most importantly, she is an absolute delight to work with.

Holmax

Monika came for our third shoot together recently.

As ever, excellent communications, bang on time, well prepared and immaculate makeup.

A great figure, great complexion, great ideas and a lovely person.

A model I could shoot time and time again.

Thanks Monika.