References for Monika Lara Smith

Scarlett Fox

Wow I had the enormous pleasure of getting to shoot alongside this great beauty for a short but sweet duo shoot from my Northern home before I moved with the lovely Envee photography!

First off o have to say how good Monika’s hair and make up was, she arrived shoot ready with a huge smile :)

We all started the day over teas and coffees, before shooting a variety of lingerie, sheer, and art nude around the house.

Monika is so easy to work with and a lovely, fun person, you could tell straight away that her and Envee had worked together previously as they had such a great working relationship with excellent banter. She poses effortlessly and smiles so naturally, it can sometimes be difficult doing a G/G shoot with someone you’ve just met but with Monika being so down to earth, chatty and sweet she was a dream model to work with.

Easily and highly recommended by me and I do hope to work with again soon.

Thank you for an excellent day,

Scarlett x

Facet Fotos

Met Monika for the first time this morning at York Photo Studio for a 1 hour shoot. Instantly I knew we were going to get on well. Monika is full of character and has a fun sense of humour. Her modelling skills are great as she poses well and positions her body in many different ways. Best of all for me she can give so many different facial expressions. I loved our short time together and wished it had been for longer. I really do hope we work together again. I certainly recommend her to any photographer. Thanks Monika, you are an absolute star ! :)

Paul66

Finally met Monika for the first time at York Photo Studio for a 1 hour 1-2-1 shoot.

There is not a lot that I can say that hasn't already been said.

After a brief introduction, we reviewed the abundance of outfit that Monika had brought along to decide what we were going to do during the hour.

Monika is really easy to get along with, had great poses and facial expressions.

We had a good laugh throughout the shoot and got some great shots.

What a star!!

I would recommend Monika to any photographer and can't wait to work with her again :)

scarborian

Just come home from a wonderful, fun shoot with Monika Lara at York Photo Studio. I really wanted to do a colourful, whacky shoot following the death of my regular shooting partner, and Monika gave me just that. She is a beautiful, fun-filled young lady who went with my suggestions and ran with them to give me just the shots that I wanted. She reaaly is highly recommended.

HL-Studio Commercial Photography Services

I must express my most sincere appreciation of Monika's hard work and superb pre-shoot comms when she came in to Hangleton Lane Studio for a studio day yesterday.

With times and slots moving around fairly rapidly over the last two to three days Monika was right on top of things making the studio's task of managing the day so much easier.

Thank you for all your hard work and I do hope you can make a return visit. Highly recommended.

Barney Douglas

I had two hours shooting with Monika yesterday, a combination of commercial fashion and fine art nude, and I am delighted with the results.

Monika has an ease about her and a totally professional can-do approach to modelling. Just a joy to work with! Most definitely recommended.

various.photos

Had a great shoot with Monika.

She is absolutely brilliant to work with. She was keen to express my vision for the shoot and offer up ideas, so it felt collaborative and foremost was great fun. She nails her pose to perfection and knows how to ensure you get the best out of your shoot. She arrived on time and ready to shoot.

Can’t wait to shoot with her again soon. I would definitely recommend.

Second Glance

My first shoot with Mon was brilliant but my second was absolutely stellar :)

As soon as I knew that MLS was coming to Sussex I was determined that I would arrange a shoot and amazingly she agreed to work with my narrow time window and start at 5.30am! No-one looks as good as Mon at that hour but the timing worked well as were able to get on to a scenic beach before it got too busy

Mon is an exceptional model and I was absolutely delighted with the images we got together :)

Impossible to recommend too highly and can’t wait for the next opportunity for us to work together xx

Dave Bodey

I have just finished a week long shooting trip with Monika in Southern Spain and what a fantastic experience it was.Monika is an extremely pleasant young lady to spend time with and she has a great sense of humour, but when the camera is lifted a very professional and experienced model appears. Monika can assume many poses and looks depending on the location with very little direction needed or required. Monika is also adaptable to sudden changes in the shooting schedule, just gets on with the job of being a top model with minimum fuss. I am already discussing our next shoot together.

I have no hesitation in highly recommending Monika to all photographers.

Paul6

I recently spent a very enjoyable week in the company of Monika on a Photofinca photographic holiday in Spain. Monika was a delight to be with and her bubbly personality shone through during the downtime between shoots.

She is an excellent totally professional model and I would recommend without hesitation.

StormBringer

Shot with Monika for the first time yesterday - and what a blast !!

The shoot was part of Artemis's 'Back to the 70s' themed event at The Hacienda, and Monika excelled throughout each set I shot with her. Whether single, duo or trio Monika got was right on track with the theme and mood of each set. Quickly changing and getting into character for different looks and styles.

Absolutely no need for direction - suggest an idea, and she's away.

I've no hesitation in adding yet another recommendation reference, and sincerely hope that we are able to work together again.

Monika, thank you.

Mark Goddard

Had the pleasure of working with Monika recently at The Hacienda Studio in London as part of Artemis Faunas “Back to the seventies” shoot.

Monika is someone I’ve wanted to work with for sometime now so as soon as I knew she was going to be one of the models booked for the event I jumped at the chance to be involved.I found her totally professional and she worked hard during the day so that we all got great images.

Would love to shoot with her again someday and comes Highly Recommended.

Oliver Godby

I recently went to spend a day shooting on one of the "Back to the 70s" days organised at The Hacienda by Artemis Fauna / Artemisian Events, at which Monika was one of the models.

I can honestly say that Monika is a delight to work with - she looks amazing, is positive, engaged, fun and collaborative to work with. She was excellent alone and also when working alongside Artemis and Carla Monaco. I absolutely recommend her to anyone wanting to have a creative and fun time making some unique images.

jhphotography

Worked with Monika today during the final day of the 70s event run by Artemis at The Hacienda . I had seen Monika's work both on her and on the internet, so was looking forward to working with her. Great personality, great on set and worked great with both Artemis and Carla.

Laurence

I had my first shoot with Monika on Sunday as part of Artemis Fauna’s “70s themed shoot”. Although we hadn’t spoken prior to the shoot I felt we developed a rapport very quickly and the conversation flowed easily. She is very confident at posing both with and without direction and contributes ideas in getting the best out of a session.

A delight to work with. Highly recommended.

Ramees Farooqi

I have wanted to work with Monika ever since I first saw her portfolio quite some time ago. I was so thrilled to have been given the opportunity to do so at the Hacienda in London, during a major 1970's themed weekender curated by Artemis Fauna and also starring Carla Monaco.

Upon being introduced, I found Monika to be very warm, extremely friendly and approachable. I knew straight away that she would be a lot of fun to work with, and indeed she was while we went through a couple of scenes which included lingerie and vintage fashion. I had no doubt whatsoever that she would work equally well on a one to one basis and as a group member.

I really do hope that I will have the great pleasure of working with this fabulous lady again very soon.

Thank you Monika.

Ramees

Artemis Fauna

Quite a few months ago I got in contact with Monika to ask her if she would like to be one of the models on my "Back to the 70's" event at the Hacienda.

We had met previously in September of last year and I liked her energy so I wanted her to be part of the event! :) She said yes and away we were!

The event was pretty busy and Monika worked super hard- never complaining. Her energy never lowered throughout the two days and she was always putting smiles on people's faces- to the very last minute of the shoot!

We had a real hoot during the event- I'm super excited to see more images go up over the coming weeks too!

Thank you Monika, was lovely to work with you properly! Hope to do it again one day :)

Studio 55 Photography

I had the pleasure of working with Monika at the "Back to the 70's" shoot arranged by Artemis at the Hacienda. She is a beautiful model and so easy to work with and contributed with some great ideas to the shoot.

She is great company with a lovely personality and took the time to talk and get to know each other a little. The whole shoot was superb and I will definitely shooting with Monika again . I would 100% recommend Monika

JC Photo

Had a natural light shoot with Monika who is engaging, interested, intelligent and very easy to work with. She joined in the shoot ideas with great enthusiasm and ideas of her own. I would recommend Monica without hesitation, but then both her images and references tell the same story. Thanks

Figment

Had my first shoot with Monika yesterday and it was probably the best shoot I have ever had with a model.

Monika is very easy to get along with, she's really good fun with lots of energy and enthusiasm.

In front of the camera she is very professional, confident and she is happy to be directed but she also comes up with her own creative ideas as well.

I'd definitely recommend her to other photographers, it's probably the most fun I've had on a shoot. The only negative is that I wished I'd booked her for longer as time flew so I look forward to working with her again.