References for Shaun Solent

Elle Black

I shot very briefly with Carl on a group shoot and what a tease!

I had been hoping to shoot with him properly for years since, and am sooooo happy we finally did! It was totally worth the wait!

Carl is fantastic with lighting and angles, completely flattering the model at all times, is full of creative energy and ideas, and has the most amazing studio I've ever seen!

I suspected my look etc. would work well with all this and I've got to say, it very much did! The photographs are all simply amazing if I do say so myself!

Completely and utterly recommended to anyone to work with Carl, should you be lucky enough to get the chance!

Fanny

It was a great shooting with Carl!

He is very nice, creative and a very good photographer. He works a lot with the lights and with the degrees and he understands those really good. We had a full day shooting and amazing pictures!

His studio is fantastic. There everything is possible. He has aerial silk, hoop, pole, doors, walls...

it was great. I hope see you soon again!!

Posbrook Pics

Carl provided an excellent presentation to our camera club followed by a practical masterclass with model Soria. Carl conducted the whole evening with great passion for his subject, which I'm sure has inspired people to look at their photography anew. The session was much appreciated by all the members and I can thoroughly recommend Carl as a photographer and instructor.

Peej

Had a great 1-2-1 workshop with Carl at his home studio. Carl's work has a quality all of its own and it was great to get some insights into his technique and approach to his work. He's a genuinely friendly and relaxed guy with an infectious passion for photography which shows in the quality of his output. A great day and definitely recommended from me.

Miss Purple

I was privileged to have an awesome and fun shoot with Carl. I've been wanting to work with this legend for years and the experience was worth waiting for. Carl is a great character, he puts you at ease and his expertise shines through.

The back of camera shots I saw were great; he has a great set up and style, with a studio and props to make others envious. Carl is a highly sought after photographer, for obvious reasons. We had a great productive day, lots of cool banter and lots of creativity. Thanks Carl!!

Natalieegates

Carl is truly an amazing photographer, as soon as me and my partner stepped out of the car he has made us feel very welcome.

His creativity and experience shows in each photo taken and his bubbly personality will make you feel very comfortable and relax. His guidance and directions will ensure that all images created are very highest quality!

The studio is also a massive plus, whatever you need...he'll have it.

I would definitely recommend working with Carl and would love to work with him again in the future!

B_e_t_t_i_n_a

I don't really know where to start hehe, or how to start of ,,,

But Omg, soon I stepped in to the studio "Wooow" - you name it Carl has it :-)

I loved everything about our photo shoot. Carl is amazing. He made me feel very comfortable and looked after me throughout the shoot.

Haha something about us Europeans. Blood by determination and I only create perfection. :-)

Thank you Carl, looking forward to our second shoot soon..

Fanny

Carl is a great photographer and person! He understand the lights very well and his pictures are amazing!

He knows what he wants to see he knows very well what has to do for the model. He knows that the model need to turn 5 or 10 degrees and he has always right!

He is very creative and he has lots of ideas.

I loved working with him and I hope that we can work again together!

And he had also chocolate to me 😝

Rachelle Summers

I've worked with Carl so many times over the last 5 years that I almost don't know what else I can add to the numerous references I have given him already!

All I can say is you know for certain it will be a creative shoot, and that he will put his absolute all into each and every single shot he takes of you, to make you look the best you can possible look. Which is all you can hope for really!

He is the master of lighting, and on top of all of that is a lovely person to be around and great company :D

Highly recommended by me!

Chelz is that incredibly crazy chick☯️☯️☯️☯️

OMG where do I start with Carl's reference !!!!

Let's begin by opening up a box of fireworks 💥 💥💥💥. Pop open the champagne 🥂 🥂🍾🍾to celebrate 🎉 🎉that Carl and I smashed it with our 2 day shoot . I'm still buzzing 2 weeks later . 💥💥Carl and I got on fantastically well . We talked and laughed. It was certainly a magically experience for me .

Carl and I kept in touch constantly to put together a masterpiece plan for our shoot . We set ourselves a high goal to create what I call Fine art fetish and fine art erotica imagery . It was of the highest level and extreme class. We created a mood board to work from but thinking about it I don't think we used it . We just started shooting and everything just kicked into place . As I was shooting my favourite genre poses came freely. Then Carl got me posing in some muscle wrenching positions which I didn't complain about . Poses of the highest taste without showing to much .

With my case of outfits props and boots and Carl with his camera and quality lighting techniques we began to create incredible images.

His studio is incredible. I absolutely loved shooting there . I'm still gob smacked about our shoot . All the images I've had of Carl have blown me away . Our shoot is by far my best ever shoot . I don't think anyone could match it . :-)

Carl is a very very talented photographer. His lighting skills his attention to detail his creative mind all works fantastically together . It's like ingredients for a recipe . Carl's creating his gallery of images rather than a plate of food . Does that make sense ? I hope so lol :-)

There's so much more I want to say about our shoot but I'll be here for quite some time. I'm sure other models have said what I haven't . So putting all the refs together sums Carl as a photographer . More fireworks 💥 💥💥more champagne 🥂 🥂🎉🎉🎉. We smashed YES . 💥💥

Now to the final part ......

Amazon Rating lol

Unique-5 Star ⭐️

Excellence-5 Star ⭐️

Professionalism-5 Star ⭐️

Reliable-5 Star ⭐️

Communication-5 Star ⭐️

Experience-5 Star ⭐️

Creator of outstanding erotic images-5 Star ⭐️

Gentleman-5 Star ⭐️

Boom 💥 Tastic-5 Star ⭐️

Recommended HELL YES 💯%

Thanks for a mind blowing 2 day shoot

See you soon

Chels

Mishball

My shoot today with Carl was simply amazing, I’m still buzzing from all the fun we had! I’d been looking forward to our shoot for ages, and I was not left disappointed. Pre comms were excellent and all relevant info was given well in advance.

Carl himself is lovely; highly professional, fantastic sense of humour and incredibly knowledgeable about what he does - I learned so much from his experience and expertise, which I will continue to take with me.

The studio was divine with so much scope for creativity, I’ve never seen one quite like it before - I could have quite easily shot there for days!

I had an amazing time and have already discussed a further shoot with Carl, although some new music in the meantime would be good! ;)

Highly recommend without hesitation. Thank you so much for such a memorable day and for allowing me to shoot all the wonderful things we did. :)

siggy

Had my first shoot with Carl.

Carl is absolute pleasure to work with - professional, friendly, with amazing sense of humour.

He had many great ideas and im very happy with result.

Carl, thank you so much for wonderful shoot, I admired your work for a very long time and look forward to work with you again.

Highly recommended.

Blue Smoothy

I had another top shoot with Carl on Thursday. Shooting duo in the morning with Siggy was very fun and we worked well together to produce some awesome images. In the afternoon, I had my first suspension shoot as part of a workshop with Carl in charge of lighting and the rope work.

Full of creativity, passion and good humour makes shooting with Carl a pleasure. Love the elegance of his shots and learn something new every time.

Cannot wait to work with Carl again in the future and 100% recommend him!

Thank you :)

Lovefromloula

Shot with Carl yesterday at his coach house. He initially approached me to recreate some very "airy fairy" images with my dance background, and have a play around a dancer fighting the elements. I was a bit nervous about driving down to go and shoot with him because of his vast experience - but no need to be, he was approachable, super friendly, with a great welcome to his studio.

His style of shooting is incredible, it's truly unique - he knows the erotic genre whilst being really tasteful. He really bought out the best in my ability with his direction. He knows his lighting techniques and has great passion for making it perfect. He taught me the magic of "5 degrees!!!" - relating to slight turn that makes all the difference in showing definition. He certainly knows the right angles of the body to show it at it's best.

I had so much fun under the water and it really helped me to get lost in my own world - where I find I can pose best and get into character. I accidently got the towel that was wrapped around me on fire by standing next to the heater too long whilst admiring the images at the back of the camera -luckily he saved the day by immediately throwing it on the wet ground. HAHA!

I look forward to shooting with Carl again. Truly inspirational.

Miss mae_

Had another fabulous incredible shoot with the wonderfully talented mr grim:) he’s a dime and I’m so happy and privileged to have the chance to work with him

Not once but twice! Hopefully more :)

Carl is so talented and knows what he’s going with a camera that’s for sure and knows how to capture the model exactly how she should be

Again no faults highly recommended as always

Carl your wonderful

Thanks so so so so so much

Regards

Tann :D xx

M e l a n y

I had my first shoot with Carl today - his pre-shoot comms were excellent so I knew exactly what to bring on the day. His studio is awesome - I've never worked anywhere so well equipped and with such a range of creative props and settings. It was a privilege to work in such an environment, and Carl was the perfect host.

We hit the ground running and moved quickly though lots of different art nude sequences - Carl worked really hard to get the lighting just right and showed me the back of the camera so that I could see how we were doing. The images we captured were unlike anything in my portfolio so I was really pleased to have the opportunity to try out new things.

Carl's direction is very precise and spot on, to the point that I feel like I learned a lot about my modelling style and abilities and how to improve my poses. I also learned more about lighting styles and how best to angle my body.

Many thanks Carl for an exciting shoot and I can't wait to see the final images! :)

Aya

Dramatically fortunate to have a 7th shoot with such a genius magical photographer!!!

Carl invited David51 and me to Plas Teg, a gorgeous Jacobean Country House for this shoot. The combination of brilliant photographer and the gorgeous house created a unique magic. There were 10 bed rooms, 4 bathrooms, 3 kitchens, etc, and when we were walking around, Carl immediately pointed out where to shoot, how to pose, what to use....everything. I was ...just speechless...!!! Working with this genius magical photographer 7 times made me over the moon, and also shooting with him in such a dream location and of course his magic made me look nice....what else can I say? I am still in this gorgeous dream and I would love to stay in this dream by continually working with this magician for whom I have the greatest respect.

David51

Lucky me to again work with the King of Light! As always, exact pre-shoot communication, fabulous setting; Jacobean house which was in fact a period art gallery, learnt loads of useful new things, brilliant photography, complete command of light and phenomenal results. But the real joy of working with Carl is his enthusiasm and infectious friendliness. Unequivocally recommended.

Aya

Working with Carl has improved my life both psychologically and physically. Creating beautiful art work with him started giving me confidence and I am learning what the real professionalism is.

I had my 6th amazing shoot with Carl and this time with talented artist, Ken.

As always pre-shoot communication was brilliant and Carl's fantastic studio was transformed into an art studio complete with works of arts and artists' equipment.

The shoot was very creative and also highly enjoyable. I am sure that the combination of Ken's artistry and Carl's phenomenonal photography will produce extremely beautiful images.

I feel very fortunate to have worked with two such talented people. The more I work with Carl, the more I feel that I want to be a better model...want to be worth working model with such a talented photographer.

Thank you very much for another brilliant shoot and looking forward to the next gorgeous shoot in 10 days time.

I cannot recommend highly enough...highly x 100 recommended.

Monsieur E

Carl ran one of a workshop and it was a great experience.

Carl picked me up from the station, offered me tea. I was cold so this was appreciated. I modelled alongside Keira Lavelle.

Very precise, I think one of the most precise photographers I have ever known or worked with. Angles, my positioning always improves with Carl' direction and my knowledge of lighting.

The precision is how he achieves effects that others cannot. Its masterful and a true art.

Carl, Thank you for an amazing half day. I will happily shoot with you again. Thanks for the bum compliments lol.