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Rachelle Summers

Another wonderful shoot with Stuart at Barlow studio!

As always he came armed with a tonne of props and we worked our way through a few different sets that would be suitable for him competitions :)

Stuart is a total gentleman and is always respectful throughout the shoot, would more than happily recommend him to others!

Tania Aresti

Had a great shoot with Stuart on my two day studio day at Barlow Studios.

He was friendly, professional & I felt comfortable around him the whole time.

He was easy to work and shoot with.

We had a great chat whilst we shot and it was plenty of fun.

I'd definitely recommend and would love to shoot again.

Miss mae_

First time shooting with stuart. He is phenomenal. Just great he turned up early to the shoot. Pre comms were superb he was really welcoming, funny and just great throughout the shoot, explaining what he wanted what he does within photography etc. I felt very relaxed and comfortable and would highly recommend him. I do.hope we get to work together again soon.

Thanks so much.

Tann x

Scarlett Fox

Wow well blow me down what a fan-bloody-amazing day I had with the gentleman that is Stuart for a full day location shoot in and all around the Peak District! :)

As always Stuart’s pre comms were on point, as he emailed me pictures of each location and asked me for my thoughts on all of them and if I were happy shooting on them, and made sure we had a good meet up point and safe place to leave my car for the day as we travelled together to each place. We started our day off in a restaurant having a quick catch up over coffees, and discussed where we would start the day off and which places we’d hit throughout the day :D

I truly was blown away by all the lovely places Stuart had found, and in an entire day we were only disturbed by a dog walker once! We had some great laughs on the day, catching up on the latest gossip and discussing Stuart’s latest achievements in the photo comps, always lovely to hear a few of mine made it around the world :) we got sooo many wonderful shots on every location, working through a bit of fashion, topless, sheer, and art nude, ooh and let’s not forget Stuart’s great hat collection (I’ve bought some more hats myself now!).

Already been sent some beautiful edits and I can’t wait to see what else we got from our fabulous trip out :)

Thank you for such a fun day out on location, really made a change to have some nice weather too so thanks for bringing that.

Always easily recommended by me and I’m looking forward to seeing you again in October!

Scarlett

Georgia Brown

Stuart booked a couple of hours on my studio day at Barlow studios and what a pleasure it was to meet and work with such a professional and creative man. We worked through some themed shots and Stuart gave good direction to give me an idea of what he wanted. I really can not wait to see the results of our shoot and see what is created, highly recommended by me I look forward to shooting again.

Thankyou,

Georgia

Scarlett Fox

Fantastic shoot with Stuart today shooting from my home and locations :)

Pre comms were on pointe as usual, Stuart arrived early and with a smile, we started the day over a quick catch up and then headed out for a groovy fashion shoot on two of my close by locations, mainly working on some depth of field portraits and beauty shots.

We finished the day off with a few of Stuart’s cool concept ideas and art nude shots from my home still working entirely with natural light.

I absolutely loved what I saw on the back of the camera, especially our location shots as Stuart is totally in his element working outside :D

As always it was a totally fun and relaxed day with loads of giggles and a tad of gossip haha, love working with Stuart as he’s just so down to earth and gets some wicked shots as a bonus!

Easily and highly recommended,

Scarlett x

Scarlett Fox

Had a terrific shoot with Stuart last week at Barlow studio in Chesterfield for half a day 😊

Pre comms were brilliant and quickly arranged, so I knew exactly what to bring with me, and I always appreciate it when I’m told I don’t need to pack too many shoes so I can other items instead, as well as being asked for my input on what I would prefer to shoot first or what would work better in regards to hair and make up.

Throughout the day we shot a mixture of ballgowns, fashion, fashion nude, dance, and art nude, working on different sets around the studio. Stuart is very easy to work with, as he sets the lighting quickly and then just lets you do your thing, it was a really relaxed shoot with a good amount of chats and giggles 😊

So nice to work with Stuart properly rather than on a studio day when things can feel quite rushed, really enjoyed our shoot together so of course Stuart is easily recommended by me and I so look forward to the next one!

Thank you for a great day,

Scarlett

Rachelle Summers

I had another shoot with Stuart on my recent trip to Barlow Studio.

It started off as a disaster as the box Stuart had set up collapsed the moment I sat on it, resulting in a bad back and a few cuts! But after a short break to recover we got on with the shoot and Stuart seemed very happy with the results :)

Can recommend him to others and would be happy to work with him again :)

BonnieBellotti

Had an absolutely great first shoot with Stuart yesterday and thoroughly enjoyed it. Stuart was extremely organised and all communications were clearly detailed. Stuart’s shoot was different to what I normally do but it was fun trying something different. I was equally impressed with the fact that Stuart takes great pride in his photography with creative ideas and attention to detail which is clearly highlighted in his work. From what I already seen we produced some superb images and worked well as a team. Highly recommended and thank you once again for a fab shoot. Look forward to shooting again in the near future.

LaurenLouise

Had my first shoot with Stuart this month at Barlow studio, he arrived on time with lots of props, he was a pleasure to work with and the images are brilliant:)

Hope to work together again soon x

Aurora Violet

This was my first time working with Stuart at a studio day at Barlow photographic studio, Chesterfield I was hosting.

It was such a pleasure to meet and work with Stuart and he is such a respectful and lovely person as well as a great photographer. He was my first booking of the day and instantly seemed to feel at ease with me.

Stuart was great to work with and after introductions and a quick coffee we instantly started getting some wonderful images. He brought along some fab props and a few outfits for us to play around with which is always fun using something new and different to what I may have in my suitcase. He knows what he wants to shoot and came up with some very creative and fun ideas. Taking some lovely images we had a very productive shoot. Stuart knows his lighting, how to use the space well and had some lovely ideas for creating different shapes which I loved.

Stuart was on time and full of enthusiasm, he is lovely to chat with taking some fabulous images. Our shoot was short but sweet and went so fast, I look forward to more shoots to come. A complete gentleman who was a star to work with.

I highly recommend Stuart to all. Do not miss a shoot with him. You will have some beautiful images taken and get to work with a fun and creative photographer and a lovely person.

Thanks again and until next time Stuart.

Aurora :)

Scarlet Jones said...

Had the pleasure of shooting with Stuart this weekend at my studio event down at Barlow Studios . Stuart turned up enthusiastic and ready to shoot , all concepts at hand with mood boards and costumes . Stuart is extremely friendly , chatty and clearly proud of his work . Stuart comes prepared and showed me exactly what he wanted to do so I could just get on with it. He listened to anything I had to say in regards to his ideas too which shows he understands the team work involved . Pleasant shoot and im sure there will be many more Thanks jess x

Scarlett Jones

Just had my first shoot with Stuart, and it lasted two hours but the time flew by!

I really enjoyed working with him as he had some amazing ideas, and gave direction well and gave posing advice in a constructive way :)

I would definitely work with him again, and would recommend him to anyone! He's a genuinely lovely man and was a real laugh!

Thanks Stuart! x

Rachelle Summers

Had a quick hour shoot with Stuart on my recent day at Barlow studios.

We jam packed lots of different ideas over the course of the hour, and think we achieved quite a lot with the time we had.

He's really chatty and friendly and would happily recommend him to others :)

Elle J

Had another shoot with Stuart and was lovely to create some more images together. Pre shoot comms were good explaining what he was trying to achieve. He arrived to set up lights and conversation flowed throughout and afterwards. During the shoot he showed me the back of the camera showing me the different images we were creating. Stuart has booked me again for my studio day at Barlow Studios and I look forward to creating more with him. Thanks Stuart

Elle J

Had a lovely shoot with Stuart yesterday. We had planned a shoot a little while in advance and pre shoot comms were exceptional. He explained what he wanted to achieve in his messages. When I arrived at the studio, I was nervous but as soon as I met Stuart all my nerves disappeared. We got on really well and chatted throughout. He was friendly, professional and I really enjoyed my shoot with him. He showed me pictures on the back of the camera throughout and I really loved what we were creating together. I've seen a couple of images since the shoot and I love them. We are in talks about another shoot later in the year and he has booked me on one of my studio days. So looking forward to working with him again and can't wait! Thanks Stuart!