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jdphoto.biz

Am so thrilled to have booked on the workshop run with Simes & Nemo at Natural Light Spaces. Such a friendly welcoming duo with a great deal of time, knowledge and encouragement and would definitely recommend anyone thinking of joining them - dont think DO

I cant wait to join them again for another workshop in the future

Sakura Star

Ever been blown away and felt guilty you're having way too much fun with this craft?

Well I was absolutely wowed on today's shoot with Simon!

We've been meaning to work together for well over a year, and sudden opportunity of a day cropped up, so Simon messaged me and booked me in at the Loft House in Battersea.

Comms were excellent and the shoot plan was A*.

We pretty much worked a frenzy throughout the day and we clicked and worked really well together!

He's really encouraging when we nailed an amazing shot (and from what I saw BOC there's those a plenty!) and Simon was happy for me to do my thing, bang out poses and experiment together.

I'm really excited for the final images!

A wonderful and talented photographer and a totally lovely person to work with!

Great chats too and he bought me raspberries!

Awesomesauce!

Thank you for a wonderful shoot and totally recommend! Looking forward to the next opportunity and what we can create!

Sakura x

Elle Beth

I had a great second shoot with Simon at the natural light spaces back in March,

Simon is one of the most lovely photographers you can work with, full of creative ideas, patient, polite and very good with direction.

It is great to work as a proper team with your photographer and with Simon you can do this!

I highly recommend Simon to all models and studios out there on PP

Elle

Nicole Rayner

Gosh....shoot number 2 with the awesome photographer!! WHAT AN AMAZING DAY!!!! Literally SO GOOD!!!

We have sooooo many amazing shots from today it's unreal!! An we literally shot everything ! From jeans to white tees, to nude to implied, to beauty to full on creative make-up !!! All in one day!!

Simon is just great!!! He is such a wonderful person to be around - such a great attitude and persona! He is so enthusiastic and fun to shoot with!!

Pre comms are amazing !!! He does such detailed shoot plans which are super helpful and everything is really well planned!

Simon came with a wonderful lunch for everyone and he even treat me to a lovely box of chocolates which I'm eating as I write!!

We shot lots of awesome studio sets - Simon has some really great setups which work really well! Plus we shot some awesome natural light! Simon works quickly and nails the shots! They all looked so great! Plus what I love about Simon is that he does want give up until we crack it! We did a series of jumping shots and we did them until we got it! And it was so worth it because the final shot is one I am SO SO proud to be part of!!

Simon is a great composer of shots - always changing to suit the style of the image! I just had such a wonderful day and ana big results! I couldn't recommend Simon more and feel so lucky he's one of my best friends!!!

Sister Of Sinister

BOOOOM!!!! another epic makeup shoot in the bag! WOOOHOOOO

First off can I just say I absolutely adore Simon, I feel like we have got to know each other really well and we just bounce off each other there is literally so much beautiful creative energy and not only does he make me laugh OUT LOUD he is such a creative person, an artist and a perfectionist which such skill and talent.

Ive watched Simons work really grow and it is stunning, he's simply amazing to talk to and has such amazing enthusiasm and not forgetting so supportive and down to earth.

So we had our second shoot with the beautiful Nicole Rayner and Simon captured them beautifully I was so so blown away. I'm one of these people that never ever gets bored of seeing images of myself or my work I have created on others because to me its another fun and creative adventure, so the fact Simon contacted me again to do another fantastic shoot I was over the moon.

For the day we started off with a beauty look with a bit of an edge, followed by a more dramatic gothic look and lastly the big one, which included one of my handmade headpieces to finish the look. This last look was absolutely epic and was a combination of colours and textures all built up and once I got to work there was no stopping me, I was literally off like a rocket and went for it!!

Once Im in that Zone thats when the look comes to life and progresses and it builds up more and more till it bursts, its really hard to describe and then of course seeing Simon and Nicole do there thing its an incredible thing to witness and I was so so happy.

We make such a good team and I am so grateful to have such a great opportunity to work with such talented people!!! I had such a fabulous day I'm running out of words to describe how brilliant it was. If you ever get the chance to work with Simon bloody take it you won't be disappointed!!

Thank you so much for a fantastic day I am so grateful and I feel blessed to have spent time working with you both.

And of course I would highly HIGHLY recommend

Did I mention we are working together again ROCK ON!!!!!

And lastly............MAMA!!!!!!!!!!!

keri hambly

Had my first workshop with Simes himself this week. Fabulous day this man has got such a creative head on him and at the same time so helpful and worked with me to get some amazing shots of the stunning model (oh look it’s Nemo) enjoyed it so much booked a second workshop the same day

Highly recommended

Oh Look it's Nemo

Muse : a person or personified force who is the source of inspiration for a creative artist.

Sometimes you work with people that you just 'get'. You 'get' what they're trying to achieve, you 'get' their style and you 'get' each other. I first shot with Simes back in 2014. And what was initially a shoot with the possibility to shoot again, has now become a monthly occurrence, a business venture and more importantly, a fantastic friendship that I have been blessed with.

This guy isn't just a photographer so if you're after one of those, look elsewhere for that. He's become my creative visionary in the years that I've been working with him and someone who I regularly bounce my craziest ideas off of. He knows how to work with curves, lighting and shadows, he is a natural nurturer and his standards are high.

We rarely have any 'plan' that we work to - we have an idea, we try things out, we try to push each other and we get FPI's. Everything is just so natural when we shoot - I have so much fun that I forget I've been making him hold a camera for 12-14 hours in a day!

Simes is one of the very few people who can take a concept and manipulate it into beauty beyond your wildest dreams.

In 15 years in front of a camera, I've produced some of my best work with Si - and I can't wait to better our 2017 work this year!

Em Theresa

Simes and I had our first shoot together a few weeks ago - it has been a while in the making, since I applied to a casting of Simes' last year I think! His pre-shoot comms are excellent and he provided a really detailed plan of what he was looking to accomplish in our shoot which was most helpful for me and the MUA. Simes is a really great photographer to work with, he is creative and really talented but also considerate and excellent company. I can't wait to see the results, and really hope we can shoot again in the new year! Thanks Simes, you're a star and very much recommended by me :)

Natural Light Spaces

We really don't know where to start with this reference.

Simes has become a regular and very welcome visitor to the studio. He honestly is one of the nicest guys you could ever wish to meet.

His organisation is flawless and we know well in advance what props and setups he is going to want. Now one thing we should say is that Simes likes to challenge both himself and us and makes us push to do bigger and better shoots.

He is on top of this a real gentlemen and always makes sure his models are happy and comfortable. Polite, well mannered and with a great sense of humour.

Simes has become a great friend to the studio and we fully recommend him and always look forward to his next shoot.

Flo X

Simon got in touch with me to explore anonymous nudes after seeing some of my recent erotica work, so we met for coffee shortly after and got on very well. As agreed, the shoot took place 2 weeks later, at mine and he was bang on time, with perfect communications.

Simon is extremely easy to pose for, works well in tune with his models, gives great direction and listens to suggestions too. He showed me each set to allow adjustments as we went along. I saw some fabulous captures and I know Simon has high standards when it comes to final editing so I am thoroughly looking forward to seeing his final picks.

I can only recommend him as a person and as a photographer. Thank you for hiring me Simon, it was an honour. You worked with some of the best models on PP so I feel blessed that you picked me as the one to experiment with for anonymous nudes ★

Roswell Ivory

Simon is AWESOME!!!

He approached me to work on his biggest shoot yet with Arabella and Artemis Fauna, and I couldn't say yes fast enough! :D

We spent so much time bouncing ideas around until we had a list of very, very exciting concepts- art-nude, trapeze, giant lit-up helium balloons, stunning dresses and more.

On the day, I think we all knew we were getting something amazing as the shots kept firing- between all of this, we all had so much fun and Simon is great company as well as a fantastic photographer.

Thankyou so much for asking me to be a part of this- you continue to rock. :D

Artemis Fauna

About a year ago Simon pulled me to one side and asked me if I might be up for shooting with two other models (I hadn't ever worked with before) on a mega shoot in 2017!

I was like, errrr....YEAH OF COURSE MAAAAANNNNN!!

Well, two days ago it happened and it was awesome!

We had a tonne of cool ideas to work through with myself, Arabella and Roswell at the Natural Light studio and the time, well, it really did fly by!!

We managed to just about fit everything in we wanted and every set we did looked great. Lots of planning went into it and it was well worth it.

It was also huge fun! Helium balloons, smoke machines...too many crisps...

I really can't wait to see the images from the shoot and work with Simon again next year!

Thank you for picking me as one of the models, Simon :D :D

Roswell Ivory

HOW awesome is Simon? Very awesome- full of ideas, dotty in the nicest possible way, seriously creative and happy to throw ideas around to create something fantastic. On top of that, he's a super lovely person and remembered my birthday (the first person to shoot me since I turned "The Big 3-0).

Cannot wait until our next photoshoot- highly recommended. :D

Sister Of Sinister

So I got to work with the amazing Simon last month in London on a very creative makeup shoot something I absolutely love doing, with the super duper Ayla Rose!!! Ive got to say it was a fantastic day and I had such a blast I was super excited to get started and together we made a FABULOUS team.

Together we created some wicked alternative looks to make the lovely Ayla look like she had never looked before and together we achieved just that and the outcome was simply stunning!!

Communication was perfect and together we decided on some epic ideas and brought them to life on this shoot. I was so happy with the final results I was literally blown away with what we all had achieved :)

The day literally flew by and both Simon and Ayla were both amazing to work with, lots of chatting, lots of laughs, i felt really at home and were both down to earth and HELL YEAH me and Simon get to work together again in 2018, which I am super excited about and cant wait to create more creative magic :)

Thank you so much for an amazing day and your wonderful words about my work it means a lot and is always appreciated. Thank you Simon and Ayla for making the day so perfect, I felt really blessed to have worked with you both on this phenomenal project.

And a massive thank you to Simon for the yummy lunch and tea, i felt really looked after. you truly are a wonderful and talented photographer and of course I would HIGHLY HIGHLY recommend 100% and ROLL ON 2018!!!!

thank you so much :) xxx

Ayla

I worked with the fabulous Simon for a full day at Gregory browns loft studio in London, Simons pre comms were excellent and he had a fully detailed shoot plan which was super helpful!

I was so pleased as Simon had planned to bring a MUA on board to create a look that I had never done before!

The day was amazing, we coveted so many sets and I love the way Simon flows, letting me be creative and moving on when we have a fabulous shot, it was a relaxed but productive day.

The makeup was stunning and all three of us had a great laugh and chat, Simon was also kind enough to buy me lunch - which is much appreciated as I eat like a horse!!!

Simon is fun, confident, engaging and is passionate which is a delight to be around, I thoroughly enjoyed working with him and I very much hope to do so again at some point - I can't wait to see the final images!!!

Highly recommend :D

Nicole Rayner

WONDERFUL SIMON!!

So today I worked with this fabulous man :) this has been booked since Janurary ! And he still wins for the best opening message I have ever recieved!!

In fact - the best pre comms to date!!! Simon sent me a wonderful message which grabbed my attention and made me know he was excited to shoot with me, so instantly the feeling became mutual! He continued to send messages throughout the year (not too many at all) with necessary updates etc as well as a brilliant shoot plan! He continued to stress his excitement to work with me - this just filled me with confidence and made me even more excited to shoot with him! I mean his awesome images were enough to make me excited anyway but it's always so good to know someone is excited to work with you!

Our shoot FINALLY came! Simon was just as lovely in person as he was via messages. He was upbeat and full of energy and this continued throughout the day!

Simon was kind enough to get me a coffee and we wandered down to Shoreditch studio! A quick look around and our shoot began!

We covered SO MANY sets and styles over our 5 hours! We managed to get through all the sets in the shoot plan very quickly - producing wonderful work together (even if I do say so myself) - so we improvised and just had a play for much of the shoot. And we got some unexpected sets which were fabulousnes!! From fashion, to portraits, to nude to lingerie - we covered it all!!

Simon is very efficient - he has a great knowledge of light and knows when things are working well! He also knows when shots aren't working and when to change things - this is a trait I really respect and value in a photographer!

Simon was so lovely to spend the day with! Great conversation - a clear passion for what he does, and infectious energy! It didn't feel like work at all, just pure fun!

Simon listened to my ideas and clearly respected and valued my opinion - it felt like a real collaboration and I am very proud to be part of the images because I think they're really beautiful!!

I couldn't reccomended Simon enough!! We already have our next shoot booked!!! Which I have to wait a little while for, but in super excited for already!! I hope I can meet up with Simon before then though as I think he's just a great person to have as a friend! If you get the chance to work with Simon, TAKE IT!!

Arabella

I've lost count on the number of shoots we have done together now but I can honestly say they are absolutely awesome!... As usual we had the shoot booked very far in advance and we built up a variety of ideas and mood boards etc.

On the day the whole shoot was really relaxed and we worked through a variety of styles and ideas including some video work which was completely new to Simon ... And I have to say what we shot came out awesome and we had loads of fun shooting it, especially picking some background music!.. Ha!...

This time I think we got amazing images, even better than the last time!.... So thanks again Simon & so looking forward to November!....

Simon is a great person to spend a day with, genuine and a talented photographer who always wants to get the best from his images! Always highly recommended!....

Thanks again!

Arabella X

Ivory Flame

What a lovely fella!!! I enjoyed such a fun and creative shoot with Simon at Greg Brown's Lofthouse Studio. He shot a great range of a cool lighting set ups in the studio, and also some fab street fashion in locations nearby.

FANTASTIC images created. His communications were top notch, writing a thorough shoot-plan with everything I needed to know, and was professional, kind and considerate throughout. Happily recommended and I really look forward to checking out his portfolio for more cool new work too! :-D

Artemis Fauna

I had another brilliant day shooting with Simon last month at the Natural Light Studio.

We (like the times before) worked our way through loads of cool ideas- ranging from classic nude to on camera flash funky ness!

Love the results and enjoyed working with Simon again!

Can't wait to see more images go up from the day and already looking forward to our next shoot in November! :D

LottiiRose

After speaking with Simon for some time to arrange a shoot we finally managed to sort one out on my recent London tour. I'm so glad we did!

We had such a laugh while shooting, the time just flew by! He had some awesome ideas and was even happy for me to throw mine in too! I think we got some amazing images and I'm so chuffed with how the shoot went!

Cant wait to see the final images!

100% recommended!

Thanks,

Lottii