References for simon ridley photography

Mishball

Simon and I shot together at HDV yesterday, and I had a great time. Not only were his pre comms excellent, but he was friendly, chatty and really easy to work with.

We did some boudoir and milk bath sets, and I can’t wait to see the finished results. Simon worked hard to get the right lighting and angles, which sometimes left us in fits of giggles!

I would happily work with Simon again, and highly recommend him to others. Thanks for a great shoot :)

LeahMeraki

Had my second shoot with Simon today and it was so much fun! We had some good chats throughout the day, which was great as even though we had worked together before this time we got to know each other a bit better and was great to keep the shoot nice and relaxed and comfortable for us both.

I cannot stress enough how easy Simon is to work with, being friendly & professional throughout the whole shoot! He even offered a few tips here and there on various things that I will find useful in my future work, and he taught me a few things photography wise and how to use my dslr camera which I’m very grateful for!!

Looking forward to working with him again, hopefully many more times as he has some great talent and is a pleasure to be around.

Thanks again!!

EmilyTak1

I had my second shoot with Simon today. We shot both on location in a local park near me getting some snow shots which were great! We then shot back at my home which Simon had bought me some new outfits to try which were fantastic. Simon isn't just any ordinary photographer. He's different and we both work really well together. He makes me feel confident and good about myself always making sure I'm ok. I feel really comfortable shooting around Simon and enjoy trying out new ideas. Simon is very professional and produces great photos. I'd highly recommend Simon to anyone and I'm looking forward shooting with him again soon.

LeahMeraki

Met Simon at a classic car shoot I went to the other day and he offered to work with me as I only had one booking for the day. He’s very professional and makes a point never to push levels, and he is very good to get on with which always helps. He has even offered to help me out with my own photography and give me tips on using my camera to the best of it’s ability which I’m looking forward to.

I would highly recommend Simon if you’re thinking of working with him and cannot wait to work with him again soon!

EmilyTak1

I had my first shoot with Simon today. Simon is such a kind and caring guy. From the moment we started getting to know each other before the shoot I knew that we were going to have a great shoot and we did. The time flew by during the shoot. Simon is a different type of photographer than others who I've shot with in the past taking a few photos at a time then moving on. It was very interesting way of shooting and saved us a lot of time. We shot out and about on location as well as shooting at my home incorporating a variety of outfits, poses and techniques. Communication flowed throughout the day and I felt more and more relaxed and comfortable shooting with Simon as the day went on. He is also a very professional photographer and I learnt some new things that could help improve my modelling on our shoot. I would highly recommend Simon to anyone and I really look forward to shooting with him in the near future.

Angel.

Simon was absolutely lovely to work with, pre comms were excellent.

We created a million different looks and he let the whole shoot be a creative collaboration, making the day fly by.

I loved his enthusiasm and he was a really lovely person too, very easy going, friendly and fun!

Highly recommended by me and I'm looking forward to our next shoot

Angel x

Sandra Parsons

Well what can I say! 😀 Simon is a true gentleman! Who has a great passion for photography😀 He's a professional with a great eye for detail!😊 He came with lenses and lights! And took the most amazing images!😀 The back of camera images blew me away!😀 He let Angel and I style .....so patient lol 😀 thank you 😃 we had such a fun day, lots of laughs ! Cant wait to see end results! we had the best day and hope many more! 😁

Recommend you all to work with Simon!

Thank you

Sandra 😘

savannahlee

Had a lovely relaxed photo shoot in a amazing location . very friendly got on well and got some nice pictures thanks :-)

Bambam.Selcouth

I had my first shot with Simon today, what a great guy! I felt 100% at ease with him and we got some amazing shots. Simon is super easy to get on with and great at giving direction. I would definitely work with him again and highly recommend him. His a genuinely awesome person.

Thank you so much

Nadia Chloe Rose

Simon is such a great photographer to work with, he is extremely professional and is very friendly.

We had a fantastic fun shoot, can't wait for the next one

Thank you Simon

LauraJDraycon

Simon and I had been chatting about shooting for a while, so when the opportunity finally arose it was lovely to meet him. We spent the day shooting from my home, mostly using natural light, chasing it around as the conditions changed. Although fairly new to model Photography he wasn’t phased in the slightest by the changing light, he clearly knows what he’s doing and got some fabulous shots. He is a chatty, easy going chap, respectful of models and so puts you at ease. I had a great day shooting with Simon and would happily recommend him to models, many thanks

Eva Lotus

I had the really great pleasure of working with Simon at the barn I'm staying at in West Sussex. I met Simon socially a few weeks before and I found him to be such a lovely guy right away, I was really hoping to get a shoot arranged with him, and a few weeks later we made it happen! :D

Simon is so great to work with! He never put any pressure on you, totally respects you and allows breaks, the shoot was sooooo relaxed..!! in fact, it was one of the most relaxed shoot I've had and the day just flew by! We managed to go through many different sets while having some great conversations and lots of laughs!

Simon is a great photographer (much better than he thinks he is), he's so enthusiastic... always happy to try new things and listen to your own suggestions while having plenty ideas of his own. I can't believe how quick the shoot went. I loved the pictures he was showing me from behind the camera (which I found very helpful so I could see what we were getting), and I love the images he has posted so far.

Not only Simon is a great photographer and a great person to be around, he is also so very kind and thoughtful. He kindly let me have all the images from our shoot with permission to edit them which I am so very grateful for. Sadly my hard drive corrupted shortly after our shoot so I'm unable to access them, but I'm hoping to get this sorted as there's some really cracking images that I'm extremely proud of and would love to edit so I can add them to my portfolio.

I would love to work with Simon again (if he can forgive me for taking so long in writing a reference!!), and I would without hesitation recommend to to anyone! Thank you so much Simon for the most enjoyable afternoon :) Marla x

Mama Wolverine

I've had two more shoots with Simon, both at my home and both went wonderfully. We got some great shots and I was excited to do a bath shoot! He has lots of awesome ideas and want to try new techniques with lighting etc which resulted in some really cool images. I will be working with Simon lots more in the future.

Mama Wolverine

Simon and I arranged a last minute shoot for this morning at Balcombe Viaducts and I'm extremely happy with the experience.

Simon was professional, easy-going and friendly. He allowed me to bring along my baby and husband, and we got some wonderful photos of us as a family and some of me breastfeeding.

We had a lovely morning shooting in the viaduct structure and the adjacent wheat field. Simon clearly loves photography and is amazing at it. He directed me and helped me improve on my posing, all while explaining what he was doing and why. It really helped to learn what goes on behind the camera. After each set of shots Simon showed me the back of the camera and made me feel more confident as the shoot went on.

The edited photos I've seen so far from this morning are incredible and I'm looking forward to seeing more.

I'm excited to work with Simon again very soon and would highly recommend him as a photographer!

Thank you so much, Simon!

Toulouki Orsini Retouching

I am always happy to work with Simon - I have retouched a few of his images in the past and it's always a pleasure communicating with him. He is so easy and efficient to work with.. thank you! :)

Helen-Rose

Simon came to my house for a lingerie shoot. This lovely gentleman is an absolute pleasure to work with, as well as being creative and has a lovely balance of his own ideas whilst being very accommodating with my own ideas. You will probably not meet a kinder soul ever! Throughout the shoot Simon showed me the back of the camera and there was some really spectacular images on there. Simon is always welcome to come here again and I would highly reccommend him to any model

H x

Simone Orsini

Simon came to shoot Chiara for a last minute shoot. He is the perfect gentleman and a very good photographer, he is highly recommended.

Thanks for a very enjoyable day Si come again soon.

♥ Chiara Elisabetta

My third shoot with the lovely Simon yesterday; he booked me for a last minute shoot and together with my partner, Simone, we worked through some part-shooting, part going through the theory of new light set-ups, etc. so it was a relaxed few hours of total creative collaboration, tuition and photographing.

Simon is always such a pleasure to work with - always so eager to learn new things and so so passionate about his craft, which really shows.

He is patient, friendly, chatty, so easy to get on with, a good laugh and super generous, and I always look forward to our shoots.

Thank you so much Simon! x

Joleen Turner

Had a great first shoot with Simon yesterday, after chatting about it for ages. He was very easy to work with , and even easier to talk to which made the day go far too quickly! We worked on several sets, both in his hotel room and out on a location – Simon was kind enough to let me include my dog in the shoot, and even brought treats for him!

Simon had some ideas but was extemely flexible and we pretty much worked with what we found. He has a really good eye, takes his time to set up a shot, and it shows in his images. He was also very helpful with my poses, and more than happy to reshoot something if I wasn’t totally happy with the image.

The whole day felt very relaxed, and the images I have seen so far look amazing. I would highly recommend Simon to anyone, lovely person, great company, and amazing photographer! x

Dan Curtis

Was my first ever shoot and Simon made the whole thing really easy and once a couple of shots where taken very relaxed indeed.

Was really easy to work with and talk to through the shoot, was happy to always show what shots he had taken.

Overall, really nice couple of hours spent and recommend him to anyone for a shoot.

Thank you Simon