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Jon Downs

Des came along to the workshop that I ran with Theresa Louise at Big Shot studio in Leighton Buzzard on Saturday.

Des really is a great photographer and it was fantastic to meet him. He's friendly and was very receptive to the techniques we discussed ... picking them up very easily from the start and putting them to good use.

I really recommend Des, what a great guy.

all the very best

cheers

Marisa Eva

I had a great shoot with Des on my studio day at Studio 58. He is a lovely and friendly guy very easy to talk to and we had some great conversations during our shoot. Des made use of all areas and props within the studio and had some great ideas of what he wanted to create.

He’s very professional and would ask me if I was happy with what he wanted to do before he would do it.

Des was happy for me to put my own ideas across which made for some interesting images and was kind enough to send the raw copies over.

Hope to work with him again when I return to Studio 58.

Georgia Brown

Des is just an angel, we had such a good laugh creating imaging, moving lights and using the amazing space around us! it really was nothing but a pleasure to work so creatively and collaboratively with someone.

a real delight and someone i very much look forward to having the pleasure of working with again, very much recommended.

JustTiana

Ohhhh how i do love shooting with my friend Des!

I was so pleased he booked some hours on the afternoon of my studio day at studio fifty eight.

Des is a true gent! A polite man, a good giggle and we had a good time shooting together and creating fab images, they improve everytime we shoot which shows the working relationship we are able to build. Also shows how willing Des is to learn and improve his skills which i love!

Many more awesome shoots to come with this fab soul!

Definitely recommend!

Monika Lara Smith

I had a wonderful first shoot with Des at Studio Fifty Eight and hopefully we can work together again! :)

Des was a pleasure to work with! He arrived at the studio on time and well prepared with a positive attitude! We had a lovely chat and I knew from then that we would have a lot of fun shooting together!

We went through variety of poses and outfits changed, Des was so incredibly easy to work with - he had his own ideas but was also open to my crazy, weird ideas too which I really appreciated! :D

We created some beautiful images while having a lot of fun time!

Thank you for an amazing shoot Des and I'm looking forward to working with you again one day! :)

IronB

I had a very enjoyable shoot with Des at a studio day at Kempston Studio. We shot in a few settings with different styles of lighting and produced some lovely images.

Des is wonderful to shoot with, lovely company, polite and patient.

I very much hope to work with Des again soon.

Thank you! Highly recommended

JustTiana

Where do i begin? Des booked me for a wonderful Nd creative few days shooting at his amazing farmhouse!

What a place to shoot! So much on offer, location and indoors. Beautiful house and features and the gorgeous animals and pets were an absolute bonus!

Des is a gentleman, polite, easy to speak to and work with. Des is a good listener and keen to improve and learn as shoots go on.

I am thoroughly enjoying shooting with Des, he is a lovely man & a pleasure to shoot with!

Heres to our next booking!

100% glowingly recommended!

X

Kitana_warrioress💙

Des came to my home for a 3 hour shoot. Professional, respectful and easy to get on with.

We did 3 sets and creating some great images from what I could see BOC. Highly recommended and I would work with Des again!

Tania Aresti

Had a great shoot with incident light at my studio day at studio fifty eight.

He was 100% professional & I felt comfortable around him at all times.

We also had a interesting chat whilst we shot.

I highly recommend & I'd love to work with him again.

JustTiana

Was lovely to see Des again, shooting together whilst he got some tuition at studio 58. We had a good laugh and des was polite, patient, a great listener and actively worked hard to learn some lighting setups for future shoots.

Lovely to work together, cya again soon

Would recommend

Miss Diamond Sparkle 💕☯

ABSOLUTELY RECOMMEND...

Such a lovely guy and gentleman...Always making sure I was ok throughout the shoot...

100% recommended to all models...

Des was really easy to be around, always professional and respectful towards me...

We had a really productive shoot ranging from low key art nude shots to bodyscape to some really funky images including ripped tights...

I really hope Des books me again, as he was so lovely to work with...

Thank you for booking me Des...

Evie Kedavra

What a character! In all of the best ways.

From the minute Des stepped out of his car, I knew we would get on great. He's just one of those people you instantly get a good feeling from.

He can direct where needed but also gave me a little free reign over sets which was really nice and the kind of pick me up needed at the end of a long day.

We produced some cracking art nude images and communication was so easy.

Thank you Des, hopefully we will cross paths again 😊

phantom_elfsire

I had my first home shoot with Des today!

The shoot was comfortably paced! We checked out the whole location to get some shared ideas. Alice and Treacle the shoot mascots were adorable.

The shoot was great with some nice communication and Des was happy to stick with something until we got the light right.

He is happy for model input and also helps direct if a pose is good and he needs to reshoot. He allows the model to see how things are turning out which is good for a model who is new.

It was a fun shoot and I enjoyed it

Thanks for having me!

Becca

Hattie Grace

I had the absolute pleasure of shooting with Des for the first time during my model weekend at Kempston Studio. Des had booked my last slot on the Sunday and I honestly couldn't have asked for a more lovely, kind and fun photographer to end my weekend on a high. I still can't believe Des is fairly new to model photography - I honestly thought he had years of experience! He is so professional, respectful and is passionate about what he does. We managed to fit in several different looks and sets in the time we had and Des really knocked it out of the park - the images he showed me on the back of his camera were amazing! I happily recommend Des to other models and I would certainly love to shoot with him again!

JustTiana

Was lovely to meet Des on our shoot at studio58.

Looking forward to seeing him again soon!

He is keen to learn, polite and communication prior the shoot was excellent.

A gentleman and would recommend :)

Redtree Studio

It was great to host Des for his shoot with Debbie Leema. A true gent and a respectful photographer who is able to get what he needs from a shoot and take on board new ideas with an enthusiasm to try out something different. Looking forward to seeing you again Des!

Debbie_Leema

I had a wonderful shoot with Des whilst I was touring Nottingham :)

Debs is very polite and kind. Fairly new to model photography but shows a lot of interest and doesn’t mind the models input.

We worked through loads of sets, which included high key & low key.

Highly recommended and thank you for booking Des

Xxx

Ayla

I had an incredible shoot with Des at PGD studios in Leicester for 2hrs on a studio day.

Des’s pre comms were excellent and it was easy to organise our shoot.

On the day Des was super to work with, really engaging and keen to produce high quality work. He was courteous, professional, relaxed, friendly and it was easy to make conversation. The images looked excellent and he was kind enough to send me the final selections also.

Highly recommended

Big Shot Studio

Another great visit from Des to the studio this weekend to shoot with the stunning Serenity. This time around Des knocked it out the park by getting some really stunning shots of Serenity that any photographer would be happy to put in their portfolio.

Des is a lovely guy and although relatively new to model photography he has managed to start building up his portfolio to a good standard. Des is also very professional when on a shoot and is totally respectful of the model he is working with and that is why I would have no hesitation in recommending Des to any model to shoot with. Great guy who I think is going to be a really great photographer.

Serenity.

I had a wonderful hours shoot with Des on my studio day at BigShotStudio.

Des was polite, friendly and allowed me to pose freely and make suggestions. He is still relatively new to model photography, but shows a great deal of potential. We started off with some more high key shots and then finished off with some sensational low key work.

I found Des very easy to work with and he was respectful throughout. From seeing some back on camera images I’m certain that Des captured some lovely images. I can’t wait to see what we managed to produce :-)

I hope to see Des’ confidence continue to grow with photography and look forward to working with him again at some point.

Thanks again for a great, relaxed shoot.

Serenity~x