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Mystic Astrid

I had a great shoot with Donald, he went above and beyond exploring ideas, concepts and ensuring that I was made to feel very comfortable.

We shot several different themes, with a bonus of the fun outfits Donald had to hand. He was professional, fun, friendly and a pleasure to model for with lots of easeful conversation and pre and post shoot communication.

Highly recommend for anyone wishing to create some beautiful images with a photographer who really takes care of the models he works with.

Thank you Donald, it would be a pleasure to work with you again. 🙏🏻

Sana 🖤

I had a great dance shoot with Donald. He booked a spacious studio in Edinburgh, and we managed to go through several looks and lighting set ups there. The energy during the whole shoot was amazing, and I felt comfortable and encouraged to try challenging poses. Donald was very professional, great with directions, and generally pleasant to work and chat with. During the shoot, I was able to see the raw photos on his laptop which was very helpful for posing and just inspiring, as they already looked beautiful!

Very positive experience overall. I can't wait to share these photos and look forward to potential future shoots.

I can totally recommend Donald for dance photoshoots!

Kaiyee

Had the pleasure of work with Donald yesterday for the first time and what a pleasure it was, had a great time during the shoot and went through alot of looks, Donald made me feel very welcome and knows what he wants from a shoot and is happy to bounce ideas back of forth with you so you can both create a look your both happy with. Would highly recommend Donald to all and look forward to working with him again

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Isabellabella

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Ballerina Erica Mulkern

This was my second shoot with Don and always it was a treat. He had travelled all the way down to my neck of the woods so the pressure was on for us to get a lot of fab images. We got through every set planned and I never felt rushed or pressured! Time flew by and Don is such a sweet guy, I would highly recommend working with him and I hope to do so again soon. BOC stuff looked awesome :D

Caterini

Had an awesome first shoot with Olaf during my stay in Edinbourg.We created a range of yoga poses throughout the 2h shoot and had a wonderful, relaxed and productive outcome. Olaf was able to capture me in such a great light, would be an absolutely pleasure to work with him again in the future and definitely recommended

Katy

HellsBelle666

I worked with Donald for the first time yesterday and was so pleased with how it went. Absolutely lovely guy, makes you feel very welcome right from the start and easy to talk too. The shoot went very smoothly, after being given a general brief prior to the shoot I came up with a concept for the rest and think we smashed it! The BoC images looked insane and so powerful. I can’t wait to see the results! Plus he introduced me to the worlds best salsa and sour cream so that’s bonus points ❤️

TheUncommonModel

Yesterday we had the pleasure of meeting Don at our Artistic Rope Workshop and we quite simply gelled immediately.

Bringing ideas, lots of creative energy and such appreciation of this artform. You listened, respected and took on board the hints&tips from the day applying these to the photographs you captured from each new rope set.

Your BOC images look superb and we cannot wait to see your edits.

Good luck with the rest of your photography degree, we hope to work with you again sometime soon.

Sadie&JohnnyBoom

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Lady Patricia

Don was looking for a chance to shoot with gels in our studio. He was looking for

a model and I offered. We had good pre shoot communication and great fun shoot this afternoon. Don gives excellent directions and is clear what he was looking for. Looking forward to seeing the images we created

Highly recommended as someone to work with and look forward to working with him again in he future

Melli Art

Fantastic, respectful, easy-going photographer! I worked with him as a MUA on a shoot. He was really easy to communicate with, explained what he wanted very clearly and I was able to develop and carry out a great steampunk concept for the makeup.

Ashley Diletto

I was tasked (along with the makeup artist) to fulfill a specific theme request for our shoot -- Olaf was fantastic to work with, very easy going, great comms, a real gentleman. He has an eye for his craft and would reccomend to anyone wishing to create some magical images.

Ballerina Erica Mulkern

I had my first shoot today with Don at Meow Studios and it was a treat! From the get go he was polite and easy going and arrived with plenty of time so that we didn't feel rushed. He even came to the studio the day before just to meet me and get a sense of the space which was brilliant of him to do. He is friendly and has a lovely sense of humour. His pre shoot comms are spot on which meant that I knew exactly what he was looking for. From what I have seen so far he took some fabulous images and I can't wait to keep seeing more. I hope to work together again soon and would highly recommend :D

Palendromic

Had a great first shoot with don today. He was respectful and worked with me on avant garde and art nude images. His enthusiasm for photography really shone through as the shoot went on and was really great to work with someone who cared about getting the image right. Great attention to detail and always showing me the back of the camera so I could get a feel for how things were flowing. Lovely guy and would definetely work with him again- highly recommend!

TrinityHouse

Olaf had great comms and kept us informed prior too and throughout his visit. Made great use of the space and after the shoot hung around with the lovely Cherry and was insightful and fun to chat with. Looking forward to his return soon.

CuriousKitty

Had my first shoot with Don yesterday, and honestly he was so much fun to work with! Both innovative and creative, while constantly being aware of my comfort. He made me feel very relaxed in front of the camera and just encouraged me to express myself.

He's professional, has a fantastic eye for detail, directs well and I'm over the moon with the images from the shoot.

If you get the chance to work with this gent, do it. He's lovely.

Delia Badhand

An absolute pleasure to work with. We took some outdoor portraits in the Edinburgh Botanics and Hollyrood park, he definitely has an eye for capturing just the right moments on camera as I love how our photos turned out. Lots of fun to work with too.

He was professional yet warm and very accomodating, our shoot was in the afternoon and he even offered to drop me off at my evening destination. Can't wait to work with him again.

Tink Kaos

I had a brilliant second shoot with Don, at Lensgirls home studio space in Falkirk, and as usual, he brought along so much enthusiasm, patience and positivity - we shot a serious of studio lighting set ups, in a suit/andro style, went a bit cinematic with natural light and blinds, and some colourful sofa shots.

Don is down to earth, friendly, lovely to work with, and very chilled. Would highly recommend to all models!

Tink

Tink Kaos

Had an excellent first shoot with Don, in a gorgeous outdoor location, early morning, in glorious weather - what a shoot. We wandered through some moorland, shooting dreamy backlit portraits, expressive shots in the shady areas, some beautiful pictures experimenting with bokeh. The images are amazing!

Don is friendly, immediately likeable and down to earth, chatty, artistic and enthusiastic - an absolute pleasure to work with. Would highly recommend to all models and creatives!

Thanks again my dear.

Tink

Ivory Flame

Don booked on to the Underworld Noir theme remote event (organised with Zoi and Mischkah) and was a total pleasure to shoot with - professional, enthusiastic, friendly, fun and considerate.

I really loved working with him in this way, and even though it was brief (just under an hour) we got absolutely gorgeous shots and had a fab time chatting.

Don was excellent at shooting with the remote method even though he was pretty new to it, contributed his ideas and refined the details of the images to great effect, for a true collaboration. Very happily recommended!

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Truth-Godliness-Beauty

I did my first remote shoot with Don Today. What an amazing shoot with him !!. Before the shoot, He gave me Mood-board which was very helpful for me to set lights & ready with costume & makeup. Don is very relaxed, easy to communicate with. he was as excited as I was to do the shoot and see the results. The Pictures look Very Very beautiful and I love them a lot. He’s such a lovely person to work with.

He is professional, kind, and polite during our session and. I really loved working with him and I hope we get to work together again. I would highly recommend him.