References for Monika Lara Smith

SteveDeansPhotography

I think I'd pay Monika her rates just to chat with her for a couple of hours, she's such relaxing and intelligent company and a great sense of humour, but we also fitted in a great easy-going session with lots of laughs in between poses.

Smart apartment with too many options to explore in one session, so I will return.

Really top notch. Pics to follow

Martin1

I had the pleasure of working with monika. Found her very easy to talk to. Her communication was second to none!we have already arranged another shoot. Which i think speeks for itself. Managed to get some nice shots . Thank you Monika.

Robin Cheng

Had my last shot in the UK with Monica, who guided the directions well and therefore created very satisfying images due to her efforts.

Highly recommended, definitely worth another shot with her again.

Erik Matsson

An excellent model - very professional and skilled - and with lots of humor, warmth and attitude - only minus was my own struggle with the lighting conditions inside a Stockholm Old Town flat, a dismal day in November - made sunny by a succesful shoot...

Patrik S

Monika is one of the models here on Purple port I’ve been wanting to work with since I came across her portfolio here a year ago. And when I noticed her casting call for her visit in Stockholm, I approached her.

We had a good pre-communication and when we met to work all went very well. In fact, this experience was even better than I could expect.

Monika exceeded my expectations!

She is very professional, creative and knows her body. Monika is very self-confident in her posing. She is good in taking directions and very responsive. We shoot a couple of different sets and Monika came up with good ideas and with great enthusiasm.

Monika is a very chatty, friendly and fun. She has almost as “bad” sense of humour as I have, which I liked very much!

During our session we created several amazing images and I’m very happy with the result.

I can highly recommend any photographer to work with her and I’m sure it would be a good experience.

I sincerely hope to meet and work with her again and hopefully in the near future!

Dek14

Following a previous shoot with Monika at York Photo Studio, this was my first shoot with her at her apartment.

Monika is enthusiastic, experienced, photogenic and chatty - she poses confidently and well, making working with her both easy and fun.

In our session we worked through a number of ideas and sets, combining our ideas and producing a lot of images that I am happy with (and I believe she is too).

The apartment has lots of windows and natural light, which I prefer to use when I can. The weather and light was changeable on the day but this added to the interest and opportunities rather than being a problem as Monika rose to the challenge.

I very much enjoyed working with Monika and I certainly hope to work with her again.

I recommend Monika wholeheartedly to all photographers.

Mark Goddard

Had an amazing second shoot with Monika recently when she was on her latest trip to London.Excellent pre shoot comms and she was ready to shoot with hair and make up done to a high standard when I arrived.

After a catch up and a coffee we got to work getting through several sets and creating some great images.Monika is totally professional and poses well with or without direction.

Great fun to work with and comes highly recommended.

Overhere1

I had a great shoot with Monika today and she is incredible fun to work with not to mention the cappuccino and chocolate digestives that come as part of the package 😊 I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend her to anyone so book her ASAP

NikT

NikT has shot Monikalarasmith 14 times... or is it 17?... I know... it's actually 18 times now!

Monika and I had both stopped writing each other references about our shoots because we seemed to be doing so many and so often. Unfortunately, we had to step back a for a bit this year due to the double plus bad cold that has gripped the world. Well I cannot contain myself any longer. We finally did a shoot back end of August and man was it stupendous, and as it's almost our third anniversary :-) I am just going to have to tell you all about it. I will try (very hard) not to just gush about her this time - but I can't make any promises. So here is my honest reference.

Our shoot lasted 6 hours and took place at Formby beach and surrounds, a stunning location she told me about near Liverpool. This is a great Sandy beach with dunes, woods and a far reaching tidal shelf meaning you can walk almost a mile towards the sea at low tide. Perfect I thought to avoid interruptions from passers by. As it happened we didn't need to go too far out, as it was easy to ensure that nobody really got disturbed by Monika's endless bounding about in the nude. We learnt there are plenty of places and ways to hide in plain sight as it were :-). A word of advice. Monika will outpace you, no matter how fit you think you are. After 6 hours of walking, climbing dunes, trees and walking more on the beach, I am pretty sure she could easily start over and do it all again, I on the other hand was a feeling a bit wrecked.

We shot Monika's full range of levels. She brought several bikinis, sarongs and sheer outfits with her. The end results are just fantastic and I hope to be pushing them up on my port once I can figure out which ones are the keepers keepers from the 200+ shots out of over 1000 that I have had the pleasure of sifting through. To be honest, I'm even seriously considering keeping some of the accidentally triggered ones as they easily fall in to the 'sheer cheek' category and have amusement appeal.

Needless to say, I am just one of many that can no longer escape from her magnetic pull. Monika communicates well, is punctual, reliable and above all she works hard to make shoots successful. She is beautiful, has amazing hair, and arrives with nails and makeup all done and ready for each shoot. The lady is born to deliver. She has my highest recommendation.

Thank you Monia.

Dek14

This was my first shoot with Monika and was a two hour shoot as part of a Studio Day she had at York Photo Studio. I wish I'd booked longer with her!

She is friendly, vivacious, photogenic and very easy to work with - posing well, with or without direction. The session was fun and we worked well together through a number of costume and scenario changes.

I'm pleased with the images we made and recommend her to all photographers. Thank you Monika and I hope to work with you again soon.

Quantum

Wow, my first shoot with Monika, this was a two hour 1-2-1 slot at the brilliant York Photo Studio.

We worked in natural light and bounced lots of ideas off each other for what turned out to be a highly creative fun packed shoot.

I hope to work with Monika again in the near future and highly recommend her.

Steven565

I had a shoot with Monika yesterday late afternoon at the York Photography Studio. Monika is very professional but at the same time she has a real fun personality. She was a real joy to work with and I'm really pleased with the photos I have. I would very much recommend her to others.

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Today i had my first shoot with the lovely Monika Lara Smith ,at York Photo Studio weekend event.

Monika is a absolute pleasure to work with , friendly , chatty , endless enthusiasm , boundless energy , and always happy and smiling.

Thank you for a very nice and highly productive shoot .

Looking forward to working with you again.

Very highly recommended.

Bowtie David

This lovely lady is a joy to work with. A excellent model who works well both with and without direction. I am so pleased with the images , that i can not wait to work with her again She is also such a nice person with a great personality

Neil78

I have had 3 shoots with Monika and every time it's been a blast. Fun & engaging which all adds up to a relaxed studio session & some great photographs:-)

Quincy1

Worked with Monika again, what a lovely, lovely lady. Some great shots and I would definitely recommend her, brilliant. I will hopefully work with her again soon.

Studio Fifty Eight

So glad to see my favourite model back at the studio!! Monika is a bundle of laughs and her modelling is second to none. Mon works so well with photographers too giving encouragement and help if needed. Very impressed with her. Great coms too and letting us know she was on her way etc which helps so much!! Looking forward to the next time Mon!!! Thank you so much!! Andy and Lee x

Ghostdog

My first shoot since the world turned upside down. What a great way to start back up!. If I had to describe Monika the words.... bubbly, fun, energetic and full of life.

Not sure what I can add that has bot already been said about Monika just....book her and find out for yourself.

Another shoot will be arranged very soon.

Garry

Sid lensking

Wanted to shoot with Monika for a while. When she finally planned to have a studio day at Studio Fifty Eight, I knew I had to book her. Although she is very popular, she is really friendly, was happy to pose seamlessly without directions. A real treat to shoot with. Would definitely recommend her to both professional and amateur photographers

TimBe

I had a wonderful photo shoot with Monika today at Studio 58. She has a very positive approach, combining energy and enthusiasm with a strong commitment to achieving great results. She's good-humoured, patient and willing at all times. Hope to work with her again