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Shaun Gordon

Had my first shoot with Mark last week. I'm a newbie but he's a really friendly guy and he put me at ease straight away. We shot 5 looks in the 2 hours I spent there and |'m really pleased with how they came out. He's got an excellent studio and I got the images back within 3 days, so all in all highly recommended.

Arabella

Had a fabulous shoot with Mark during my Manchester visit!... The shoot was booked well in advance and comm's were brilliant... We did have to shift some things around but all info given was clear and we both knew exactly what was happening! Perfect!...

He kindly collected me from the station and greeted me with a big smile!.... I get really tense meeting someone new and as soon as I got in the car I felt myself relax!... Mark was so friendly, chilled and chatty it was awesome!... I knew we would have a good shoot!...

And did we? We absolutely did!... I had a blast shooting with Mark, his studio is a brilliant set up!... Plenty of space to change in private.... mirrors and lights and rails... brilliant!... The studio itself was warm with tea on tap ;)....

But the shoot itself was terrible!.. terrible for picking the best images!... We got sooo many!...

Mark truly is a talented photographer, even if he does only faff with lights and walk up and down waiting for you to pose ;)... And he is also great company!

It's a solid recommendation from me!... And I do hope that we get to shoot again in the future!...

Thanks again Mark!

Arabella X

Astrid Paffgen

Had a brilliant 2nd shoot with Mark! As ever, he remains extremely professional throughout, and great company too. We chatted away as he kindly gave me a lift too and from my place, to his fantastic studio, and got the shots we needed within what seemed like minutes! He is the most efficient photographer I have ever worked with, skillful in his lighting set-ups; the shoot was a complete breeze. Without a word from me, he put on some great Northern Soul tunes (my favourite), and allowed me to pose freely and assert my creative influence, while also adding helpful suggestions and directions when needed. He sent me the edits of the photos I had liked most really speedily, and as always, we got some awesome stuff. Only problem was how quickly the shoot went! Looking forward to the next one. Highly recommended.

barry

The white backdrop scrolls up, overlapping the restraints of structural foundations.

Meanwhile, the application of a foundation entangled with hair products & mirrors fragrance the tourmaline ceramic waves of the boutiqued framework of the emotional expression of the postmodern masculinity.

Now as the waves of coffee take stock, just as the familiar shutter tessitura envelope the ambience...now as the warmth, just as the sun rays petal the shoot.... in yellow and white ..this is not London. ...this is Yorkshire. ..and this is Art.

katie Anna

I had My second shoot with Mark at the weekend and it was even better than the first .

I love how he works and let's the model ,

Mua and himself all get involved on the styling of the shoot .

It works really well and helps to achieve the best images.

He is really great to work with , and I just love shooting with him :-D

A really nice genuine guy

Can't wait to see the images

Thanks again

Katie Anna

Keira Lavelle

Well aren't I a dingbat! Just going through images to share having sorted out our 3rd photo shoot in the line up and realised I never left Mark a reference for the second shoot we had! :D And that was when he put up with me dragging all manner of crazy pieces of scrap/timber through his studio door! Goodness me, if we didn't get on like a house on fire and bounce off one another with creativity I'm sure he would have reported me to our local nut house by now! :P

To be fair, the reason I end up in all these crazy outfit/sculptures is because I know full well that Mark will photograph them like a boss. He's such a fab photographer with his lighting of edgy fashion/lingerie styles and it's so much fun for me because I love bringing all these weird and wonderful looks to his door with the full knowledge that he will produce some images that are leaning very much on the mind blowing side of things! :) His studio space is just awesome, gallons of space to do the funky lighting and the charismatic industrial walls, he will always do every member of a creative team top justice and values everyone's input from start to finish. In the pre-shoot period there are no set rules, Mark will encourage everyone to be involved in the innovation and bring the clan together as one. The makeup artists he arranges are always absolutely awesome too!

I think I pretty much speak for all the models that have worked with Mark: he's a complete and utter gent with a heart of gold and gallons of passion for his creative work. His approach is so very professional, putting everyone in a nice relaxed and comfortable atmosphere so you really can just focus on enjoying the session and making some awesome imagery. :)

Roll on next month! Safe to say I am very much looking forward to our next shoot and ideas are doing somersaults already... uh-oh! :P

Rhianna Grey

I had my second shoot with Mark a couple of weeks ago at his studio. Again, marks pre comms were brilliant, he was on time picking me up from the station and again we came up with various and really cool ideas as time went on. In fact, time just as it did the first time, flew by. On looking through the unedited images on computer, I was again super impressed with the images. Mark works hard to successfully achieve good results everytime. His lighting skills are spot on and we have a good combo of high key images and some gorgeous atmosphere ones in low key. I'm still more than impressed with the studio which now even has a set of tongs, straighteners and even a crimper which I of course I had to use lol.

Mark again kindly offered to run me all the way back to Oldham after our shoot. Highly recommended by me. Great photographer and all round nice guy.

Scarlette Emerald

I'm rubbish at writing these things

It took time to organise the shoot due to this being my part time job and working around my other commitments but we got there in the end and glad we did.

Mark has a great studio with cool equipment and heaters in the dressing room and all the things a model needs in there lots of natural light amongst them .

Mark is easy to work with and likes models to do their thing and feel comfortable in every way tea on tap and a nice lunch while we looked through what we had done so far then on to the next outfits I'm glad I went up to leeds can't wait to see the finished images .

Darren S

I had a great shoot with Mark last night, at his studio.  Mark was a pleasure to work with and has a great studio setup, which is also very spacious.  He also made sure there was plenty of tea during the shoot :-)

We worked through a variety of different looks, using different lighting setups, being creative along the way.  We caught a variety of cracking shots, for different moods, which I look forward to seeing.

Mark is a very pleasant and easy going person, the shoot was well organised and I hope to work with Mark again soon.

Highly recommended.

Hollie Stephanie said...

Lovely working with Mark, polite and well mannered.

His studio is well equipt, ready for all lighting needs.

I received the pictures within a week! The edited within a couple days.

Enjoyable experience!

I look forward to working with you again in the near future.

Many thanks,

Hollie Stephanie

lizzie shaw

Was great working with Mark as a makeup artist for shoot with model Keira. Felt very comfortable. communication was very strong and knew what was wanting. great images straight from the camera and cannot wait to receive the finished images. brilliant photographer would recommend to anyone and would work with again. everyone was on time and no problems. He has a very different style than what I have worked with before and it is great as it makes his work recognisable to others.

Anete

I hadn't shot in a studio environment in ages, so when me and Mark arranged a shoot at his studio in Leeds I did not think much to it until I saw the studio and met Mark. The studio is amazing, it allows both for nice and controlled light for art nude and other work, as well as gives plenty of options for natural light shots, from beautiful large and industrial windows to a lovely dressing room, and a hallway that lends itself to creating various visual stories, depending on your inspiration! Mark himself was a pleasure to work with, we got on great with plenty of things in common and plenty of things to joke about. I actually do not regret having spent all day working with Mark on one of the hottest days this season because we created some really beautiful and diverse work!! I would certainly recommend any models to work with Mark, and I hope I'll be one of them in the future again as well! :)

RubyRosetta

I had an awesome shoot with Mark at my cottage. He is a talented photographer and it was a joy to see what be was producing. We covered a range of outfits/looks in a short space of time, and it was great to make use of my wardrobe when I am usually booked for art nude work. I would love to work with Mark again and would recommend him to any model.

Rhianna Grey

I had an amazing shoot with Mark on Tuesday at his studio on Leeds. Mark was on time at the station to pick me up, pre-comms was excellent, and the shoot ran smoothly from beginning to end. We managed to use a couple of ideas using some images sent over to myself as a references but then other ideas came together during the shoot and they worked perfectly. Mark is a perfectionist when it comes to lighting set up aand always ensures that each set is 100% perfect beforehand which is of course important. Mark I found was easy to get along with, chatty, a good laugh, and he makes a good brew! He kindly brought along some snackage in case I got hungry. I felt totally comfortable around him and I thought we made a good team. I would like to work with Mark again soon. Highly recommended by me.

Thanks again Mark for a super shoot.

Cheers

Rhi

KierB

I had a great shoot with Mark the other week on wich he was very accommodating, he arranged for a fantastic make up artist and helped choose out all my outfits for the shoot. He is very down to earth and makes a good cuppa.

We managed to get through 7 different looks in under 3 hours wich was fantastic as I like to work fast I have just received the images and they are stunning an excellent addition to my portfolio. He excelled in all areas and I hope to work with him again.

Mor Gwerhes

Yesterday was my first shoot with Mark. He was incredible and I loved the images we managed to get.

He was lovely and patient and gave some tips and advice about modelling as he knew I was still new and learning al the steps about how to get a good shot. He explained everything he was doing from the lighting he was doing to highlight my outfit or facial features to discussing what I should wear and the kind of makeup to match.

We had a laugh and experimented with some options that I managed to bring along with me. I loved working with Mark and would love to work with him again, if he'd let me.

Kate Laura

Had the pleasure of working with Mark at his studios in leeds.

Mark was so lovely and friendly and made me feel at ease through the whole shoot. we shot many different looks in the 4 hours that we had booked.

He even kept me fed and water with lots and green tea, Pringles and dairy milk.

hope to shoot with him again soon!

Kate

Leona Lissoni

As all of these models would tell you , mark is amazing ! Great at what he does , stunning photographs , easy to work with , polite , professional , and still a laugh ! Did his best to acomadation me and make sure I'm well watered and fed . A real pleasure to work with , one of the best photogrpsgers on purple port , HIGHLY RECCOMENDED .

DorotaMUA

I worked with Mark already multiple times (and he booked me for more dates) - honestly he is one of my most favourite photographer. From very first shoots he was happy to talk, joke, he is polite and professional - stunning photographs, open mind, flexible and open for ideas! He also really take care about model, MUAs (or anybody who's involved in shooting)! He also tries to make his studio space friendly to others (models, MUAs etc) - Fully stocked kitchen, changing room, lovely workspace for MUA, heaters if needed - honestly you can's ask for more!

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED .

BonnieBellotti

Had an absolutely great shoot with Mark yesterday and thoroughly enjoyed every minute. Although the shoot was last minute, Marks communication and organisation were spot on. He arrived and met me at the station on time and we immediately hit it off. Mark is friendly,easy to get on with and has a great sense of humour. Not to mention the same taste in music!

I was equally impressed with Marks professionalism and the fact that he ensures you are well looked after with heating and refreshments. To be honest I've never seen a studio so well stocked with plenty of food and drink choices! Definitely a winner in my eyes!

I was immediately impressed with Marks creativity, concepts and attention to detail. Mark has plenty of ideas which are imaginative and fun to try. We produced some fab images and cannot wait to see them in all their glory!

I'm really looking forward to working with Mark again next month and we are already discussing ideas. Mark is highly recommended and thank you once again Mark for a terrific shoot :)