References for Monika Lara Smith

TogTartkat

Monika was the model booked for a studio day at Studio 58. She is friendly, chatty and full of ideas, happy to flow through poses or take some direction. Despite not having worked together or me having been to this studio before, we set up some amazing sets and the time really flew by. Some great BOC shots so minimal editing required- should be able to share some soon.

Neil78

Just completed another fabulous shoot with Monika, my 4th to date 😊 Monica, was on time and as always, brimming with enthusiasm and energy. She is very relaxed whilst remaining thoroughly professional and as a result this makes for an enjoyable and productive shooting experience.

I was more than happy with results I obtained, and this was in no small part due to Monika’s skills as a model.

Naturally, highly recommended.

Antony62

I met Monika in Dublin, along with Aurora Phoenix.

A beautiful lady, clear skin, and well dressed. On time and good to go. Her communication was excellent.

A true professional in style and manners, eager to accommodate and willing work towards creative image.

Recommended, absolutely. I would definitely like with Monika again

WPPhotography

Shot on 27.11. with Lara and Aurora in Dublin. Lara was just great to work with, playfull, a lot of own ideas, very proactive, knowing exactly what I was looking for.

Great communication and a relaxed environment to work. Would work again with her without any hesitation and can recommend her. Very professional and high standards

Aurora Phoenix

Had a fantastic duo Tour with Monika to Dublin, Ireland.

We’d been chatting for a while and met briefly on my Yorkshire Tour up North and we got on so well we decided to do a Tour together.

Monika was amazing at pre-communications and organizing leading up to the Tour. She kindly sent some links for some stunning Apartments from me to choose from and even helped me when it came to what sort of flights to get as well.

Monika kindly checked into the apartment for both of us as I had to come later after my Studio shoot in Dublin. We were so excited to see each other and she made me feel welcome from the first second I arrived. We both worked so hard on this Tour shooting with lots of photographers at our lovely apartment.

Monika is such great company and she’s such a warm and kind person. She’s also spot on with organizing and is such a together person.

We also did some of our first duets together too as well as being really organized Monika is such a talented model and is so good at her poses and facial expressions. We worked really well together and got some great images as a result!!

Where to begin Monika is just amazing

110% recommended!! What a great model and person. Can’t wait to Tour with her again in 2022.

Paul McNamara

Did a shoot with Monika on her tour of Dublin. I found her a pleasure to work with and got plenty of great photos. Plenty of tea and biscuits and lovely chat as well.

Northmoor

Happy to have shot again with Monika recently. Once again the time flew by as we had a bit of a natter, drank some coffee, ate biscuits and managed to take quite a few pictures too. All in all a productive and enjoyable few hours.

Monika has an absolutely vast array of clothing and lingerie etc and she can perfectly pose herself very well indeed as would be expected.

Always enjoy working with Monika very much, I would recommend her without reservation and I would be more than happy to work with her again in the future.

J.S. creative images.

I had the great pleasure of working with Monika on her studio day at F/8 Studio

and I can highly recommend this model she is very talented and above all a joy to work with, Monika can pose beautifully and she is flexible, I will look forward to having a shoot with Monika again.

f/8 Studio

Totally love this one.....

Monika had her first ever model day at f/8 today and it certainly will not be her last. Precomms were great, she arrived on time with loads of stuff to shoot. Monika was patient and accommodating with all the photographers, full of ideas and suggestions. Everyone had a great shoot.

Monika was fun and funny, an absolute joy to spend the day with. I can't wait to have her back.

Highly recommended.

Viv2

What a lovely lady, with a great sense of humour. She was very happy to go along with all of my ideas, and improved on some of them as well. It was a very enjoyable 2 hours which flew by. I will be very happy to work with her again as she is fun to be around, and I am looking forward to editing some wonderful photos of her.

davidbailey

Monika was someone I had been wishing to shoot with for sometime.

And she did not disappoint.

She was a complete joy to work with.

She put up with my obsession for portraits, and what a portrait she has.

A wonderful face, we were able to get some wonderful portraits, a joy.

I would love to shoot with her again and trust she will come this way again.

Highly recommended.

Shot at F/8 studio in Gloucester

Matt Hill Images

I have been following Monika's work for a long time but never had the chance to work with her, so when the opportunity came around i jumped at it, and was so glad i did.

From the outset her communication excellent and she provided all the information i needed.

On the day, i was exited to see what we could create, Monika had a wide variety of clothing and ideas for poses. She was very welcoming on arrival, Tea and biscuits were offered whilst we talked about the shoot.

We had 4 amazing sets, she worked very hard to achieve what we wanted and made the shoot fun with her wonderful sense of humour. Monika was so easy to work with, poses were effert less, and patient when needed.

The 2hr shoot went too quick, so i hope to work with Monika again (If she will have me)

Monika it was a real honour to work with you, you reached all expectation and i am so greatful. Highly recommended model.

Matt

RossS

An excellent shoot with Monika today. She is enthusiastic and bubbly and works well with the minimum of direction although she is open to suggestions and changes. Altogether a very enjoyable and productive shoot. Highly recommended.

BrianG456 said...

Once again I had the privilege of working with the lovely Monika while she was down in Birmingham. Think this is our 4th or 5th shoot now.

Monika is a always such an awesome model to work with in every way, just bubbling with energy and ideas. She is very courteous, enthusiastic, hard working and above all great fun to work with. Monika always creates many innovative poses and just fills the room with delight. She is very easy to work with regardless of the level of skill of the photographer.

Despite only having a couple of hours to work with, as always Monika worked tirelessly for the entire duration and the quality of the images we made were outstanding. Really looking forward to the delights of editing now and excited about the final results.

I highly recommend Monika and look forward to our next shoot, lets get planning !

Thank you so much Monika !

Jan Pieters

Although Monika was in The Netherlands only for a couple of days the shoot was quickly arranged. The place she rented was a nice simple furnished location. Great windows ideal for a natural light shoot. Monika is very easy going, talkative and always in for a laugh and comes with a funny pose in between the more 'serious' ones. I like that because this makes the shoot all the more interesting. Both for her, I think, and for me.

Monika poses in a professional way, taking directions well but also comes with her onw ideas. Super pre-shoot communication.

So, if you are looking for a model to shoot with and Monika comes along I would say grab the opportunity and plan a shoot with her.

svn

Did a shoot with Monika at her Airbnb and it was very nice.

She had tons of different outfits, a lot of ideas and was totally open to try different things too.

Her poses were fantastic and I made a lot of really nice pictures.

It was extremely fun to work with her and I hope we'll do more shoots in the future.

Richard Mills

As this was our 7th shoot all I can say is working with Monika is amazing, she’s is a brilliant model and shoots are such fun.

If you haven’t worked with her you are missing out.

Thank you Monika for a fantastic shoot!

Iain Cathro

Monika is a lovely as well as a very beautiful girl, and so easy to work with. I can be a little nervous shooting with models I've not worked with before, but Monika was so friendly she quickly put me to ease. I really enjoyed the session, and as well as the work had a great laugh! I'd love to work with Monika again, and hope to do so sooner rather than later. I absolutely recommend Monika to any photographer she is a dream to work with. I was also delighted with the images!

Strange Photography

Had a fantastic shoot with Monika on Tuesday, my first one this year.

Monika is great fun whilst being the perfect professional, flows through poses and is happy to exchange thoughts and feedback making the shoot an absolute pleasure.

She put me at ease about my inexperience very quickly and the time flew past, loves a joke and makes sure you're well fed with tea and biscuits aplenty.

I would wholeheartedly recommend to anyone and look forward to the chance to work together again in the future.

Shiloh

First ever shoot, and instantly wished I had shot with her before on her journeys to Scotland. She is a very adaptable and versatile model who effortlessly and gracefully moves from pose to pose and genre to genre. I did come with some ideas, which I had shared with Mon, but a chance conversation about her slippers of all things triggered off a fantastic set of a very glamorous Mrs Mopp character images which I can honestly say was one of the most fun shoots I've done. From this comic set, she eased beautifully art nude shots with some props. Monika not only brings a grace and beauty, but her very expressive face and poses brought the best out in our time together. She brings her experience and acting talent to bear beautifully in her shoots. She is also wonderful company. She taught me to swear in Polish and learned a few Glaswegian phrases in return. She is a lovely girl and I am delighted to have met and worked with her. I wholeheartedly recommend Monika to all photographers. Please come back soon Mon!