References for Dark Horse

Phillip Palmer

Marcus replied to a short notice casting I posted and we arranged a place to meet and basic shoot plan in quick order.

Marcus has a great personality that shines through into images. He is an experienced model who poses with confidence and was happy to take any of my suggestions on board and incorporate them into his looks while adding his own flair.

It is easy to recommend Marcus as someone who will bring dedication and enthusiam to a shoot and any photographer will come away with wounderful expressive images to add value to their portfolio.

Photographer Gino Cinganelli

Working with Marcus is always a total pleasure. He is one of the most reliable models I know and a wonderful guy.

He arrives with everything he could need for a shoot. Even a pack of very special playing cards (who would have thought)

Marcus's acting skills are outstanding and he has played some challenging characters for me, Including Cleopatra's brother and Jack the Ripper. He pulls all his characters off with perfection.

Bring on the next shoot Thank you Marcus.

LeahMeraki

What can I say about Marcus? Well he’s become one of my closest friends through working closely with him many times, he’s watched my grow in this industry and I owe a lot of it to him for helping with advice and being there as a friend through my darker moments and so thank you from the bottom of my heart for that.

Marcus is just so fabulous, he puts his all into every character he plays and nothing is ever too much for him, I can have such a laugh with him as well as us both being professional throughout. He is a real inspiration to me, someone that I recommend when asked if I know any male models and I’m always so happy to find out I’m working with him as he brings so much joy and enthusiasm to every shoot no matter the theme or location.

Thank you for everything, and thank you for working with me on my birthday and making me laugh more than I have ever before - you’re the best!! ♥

TonyWatson252

I’ve wanted to shoot with Marcus for a while and finally got the chance to do so.

Setting up the shoot was very easy, Marcus had loads of ideas and was easy to communicate with before the day.

He has so much energy and is very professional in his application. He also chats non-stop so it was easy to get along during our afternoon working together. His posing was great with a lot of great facial expression and feeling in his poses.

I had a great time and got some great shots, so what more could you ask for.

I’d thoroughly recommend working with Marcus.

Tony

Lilly des Lacs

I was lucky to work my first shoot with Dark Horse. He was the first person to welcome me to the group.

Watching him work was so interesting as he has a fascinating personality and presence.

Definitely someone I would love to work again with.

Lara Morgan

I had a pleasure of working with Marcus on a street fashion and portrait shoot. Marcus wanted some shots which are slightly different to his usual role playing in character shoots and this is exactly what we worked on.

Marcus’ communications were excellent pre and during the shoot, he came well prepared with a selection of outfits, which gave us great choices.

During the shoot Marcus challenged himself to produce more subtle expressions of emotions which worked very well. Of course being Marcus he sometimes could not resist pulling in a great theatre performance, but this made the shoot more diverse and interesting.

He is open to any idea and works hard to achieve the best result. I very much enjoyed our shoot and highly recommend Marcus.

Thank you for great photos!

LGS Creative Living. [Sub brand] #MASHUP ® Apparel

Third shoot of the year!

Thank you very much to Derek (Dreamlands Studio) for hosting my shoot once again.

Worked with Alex (ALX-Photo) once again, plenty of images were taken which will work very well as templates for new Graffiti Apparel and Canvas Bag designs. Look forward to viewing the digital edits and also working with them.

A lovely shoot three models this time around, plus an MUA. Liza and Marcus returning for a second time shooting in tops featuring themselves and a first for Lizzie and Mel (MUA).

Plenty of images, concepts have been taken and to design with, very happy! Look forward to working with them all again plus see Lizzie model ’her own rage’.

I would definitely recommend everyone who I have mentioned above to work with! Great shoot and collaboration! Look forward to collaborating again.

Cheers, Lee.

Lizzie95

Had the love please of working with Marcus he has a amazing fun personality! We did a shoot with a whole team of amazing people at Dreamlands studio! Highly recommended & hopefully our paths will cross again

Liza D

Worked with Marcus yesterday on a collaboration with ALX and Mashup official at Dreamlands studio. He is very professional and comes well equipped with all sorts of clothing and accessories. He is fun and friendly and makes you feel so comfortable. Would highly recommend working with this lovely gent.

Mel Makeup Artistry

Amazing character and great energy. First time working with him and not afraid to push or challenge himself some of his poses and facial expressions were amazing and look forward to any future shoots. 100% recommended him for any shoot - Mel

ALX

The creative tornado that is Marcus blew into the studio, laden with props, clothing, and his usual 'can-do' attitude....

As ever, little direction was required but what was offered was immediately taken on board and acted upon, and usually given an additional creative twist to improve things even further.

A great guy to work with who always gives 100% and is a real asset to a shoot whether working singly or as part of a duo.

(Also one of the few people who can manage to smile and look scary at the same time :-) )

Wholeheartedly recommended.

Dreamlands Photography/Studio

Another brilliant shoot with Dark Horse after gap and what a pleasure it was he's such a character, wicked sense of humour and makes the whole shoot a joy which is nothing less than I expected I can't wait to work with him again.

Richie Neilson

showed up on time, car full of props, head full of ideas, a true gent and totally professional, fell in to our group of togs and mods as if he had known us all for months. limited time to shoot this awesome guy as wasn't here for full wkend but can say in the short time I would love to entertain him again, biggest respect given , sorry ran out of words for this professional

D.C.M

Dark Horse is a great character. He brings such a an amazing energy to a shoot you can't help but carried away with him. Tons of ideas for posing and expressions

If you can, work with him. Easily goes from standard posing to a characters style and brings out the best in you (Y)

Work with him, he's recommended :D

ZT PHOTOGRAPHIC

I recently worked on a group shoot with Marcus, it was my first shoot with him, and well... I can’t praise him enough, He is the ultimate professional male model, who is also a great actor, which came across superbly during the shoot. His expressions are fantastic and really gets stuck in to produce the best and most dramatic shots. His outfits and props were also amazing. I wished I had more time that evening to do more with him, but there’s always next time, and for sure I’d love to work with him again. I recommend Marcus 100% to any professionals in this industry :)

Raymond1

Worked with dark horse for the first time in a group shoot. Amazing facial expressions coupled with a theatrical overture. Clearly capable of a variety of looks and characters. Certainly not afraid to challenge himself. Enjoyed his company as well and looking forward to having a chance to work with him again. Highly recommended. Thank you.

Jonesy@wigan

So what can say about Dark Horse apart from, absolutely mind blowing !!! If there is another model out there who has such amazing energy on a shoot I would love to meet them. This bloke is mind blowing, his work ethic is out of this world, I would definitely recommend him to anyone.

Badjessie

Marcus is a great model/actor to work with.He is so creative ,fun and very professionl.Have worked with him a couple of times now and look forward to future projects.Would recommend.Jessie

LeahMeraki

We had been organising a shoot together with Kate Awcock and Alan at The Asylum at Rochester Studios for a while now and finally the day arrived and it was one of the best shoots I’ve ever had. We were there all day and the time just flew by!

Marcus has honestly become one of my best friends through the time we have known one another and we have worked together on many occasions now. He never ceases to amaze me with the way he always gets right into whatever character he is playing which therefore makes everyone else’s job so much easier and it really helps to allow the whole shoot to run smoothly and effortlessly.

Marcus is such an amazing actor as well as a person with such great character and I just love working alongside him whatever the genre is I know he will put his all into it and it will be amazing!!

Until next time ♥

the asylum

I met Marcus very briefly in june whilst at The Rochester Studio open day event.

Since then we had been in contact to plan an amazing full day shooting creating a full film story shot in just stills alone.

Marcus has a natural creative flare and diversity that i feel can only come from his heart and passion to bring the emotions of every shot bringing it to life.

Marcus is well presented and very professional yet realistic down to earth and an utter pleasure to be around and an honour too work with.

The Asylum gave a great depth of feel to this set and without these amazing model actors who created this set would of just been another studio set.

Massive thank you to Marcus and the team (leah and kate) for an unforgetful experiance

Highest of recommendations