References for Parkes Fine Art Photography

Aurora Phoenix

Wow!! What a shoot. :))

Had such a wonderful first shoot with the lovely Shaun during my recent Nottingham tour at a lovely studio that he had booked for us.

Prior to shooting communication was great and everything was easy to plan and organise. We’d had far too many chats on purple port that when I actually met Shaun in person I felt like I knew him so well already. We had a good chat before setting up and we had a bit of show and tell I showed Shaun what I’d brought along and Shaun showed me some of the clothing he’d brought along too. Photographers don’t always provide clothing for shoots so it’s such a nice surprise when they do. Shaun had such nice stuff!! We shot with a minute of both of our clothing and everything just flowed and worked so so well.

We had a good chat and a laugh, yet still a very, very productive shoot with so many themes and looks in a short space of time. Shaun is really respectful of my limits and comforts and I felt more than comfortable and very respected around him. Shaun is such a gentleman and a lovely person to be around and talk to.

110% recommended from me. I know me and Shaun will certainly be shooting more in the future.

Hols

Had an amazing shoot with Shaun today in Notts and has been great with communication and so understanding with my illness, current body image issues and what I wanted out of the shoot.

I absolutely recommend working with Shaun, seeing the images on the camera made my confidence quickly shoot up!

Thank you very much,

Looking forward to working with you again in the future!

Misshelenagrace

What a wonderful shoot !

My first ever shoot in studio and shaun was so lovely ,patient, very chatty which made the atmosphere chill and relaxed. First time topless and I fully enjoyed the experienced ,it was empowering!

Shaun is respectful and communicates well before ,during after the shoot.

Just brilliant photos too !

Thank you Shaun for being wonderful and would love to work with you again.

Helen Diaz

I worked with Shaun at the stunning "AURAPhotographic" in Weedon Bec the other day and had such a great time!

Shaun had very kindly booked a half day of my studio day. It was our first time shooting together so I am always a little nervous, but from first meeting Shaun he was so personable, down to earth, kind and FUN!

We instantly had a great rapport throughout the shoot, much conversation and a great atmosphere!

AURAphotographic is such a glorious space to hire and endless natural light opportunities with lighting equipment as a fantastic back up. We experimented with the grand fireplace, large windows and many of the gorgeous props the studio had to offer and I loved the images! I had such an enjoyable half a day and went away smiling!

Thankyou Shaun for a lovely shoot and I really hope to work together again soon! Helen x

Keira Leigh

Had my first shoot with Shaun yesterday at Michael Lau's studio in Nottingham. Shaun made me feel comfortable all the way through, he is very friendly professional. I thoroughly enjoyed our shoot and hope to work together again in the future! I would highly recommend Shaun to any model xx

Cariad Celis

I have had the joy of working with Shaun twice now, once in a studio in Nottingham and once at the new Basford Hurst Cottage. I really enjoyed our shoot, we captured loads of great shots and explored the beautiful house.

Thank you for another great shoot Shaun, I hope we get another chance to work together in the future :)

A highly recommended from me!

Basford Hurst Cottage Photography Location

Shaun came to Basford to shoot with Cariad and it was a pleasure to have him here!! Pre comm's where great - Shaun was actually one of the first photographers to contact me about Basford, so it was great to meet him in person!

Shaun is a really lovely man, he is easy to talk to and thoroughly enjoys his photography! He was respectful of our location from start to finish, making sure everything was looked after and asking if he required and help.

Shaun is welcome back to Basford anytime and I certainly hope to see him again soon!! Highly recommended!! Thank you Shaun!!

Brown_Barbie_93

Had a fab shoot with Shaun last week. We’ve not shot for some time now but it’s always a pleasure shooting with him. We shot at Michael Lau‘s studio focussing on fashion, portrait and some lingerie/implied shots. We captured some great images and was so lovely catching up with Shaun. Highly recommended! Looking forward to our next shoot:)

Cariad Celis

Yesterday I had my first shoot with Shaun (hopefully not my last), and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Shaun is a lovely man and our time together flew by with barely a pause in the conversation. He knew what he wanted to shoot and sent some ideas beforehand, which is always appreciated. Polite and professional throughout, I would recommend a shoot with shaun to anybody. I had a great time and it was lovely to work with someone with a shared affinity for vintage aesthetics.

Highly recommended!

Zara Fox

Had my first shoot with Shaun and it was great!

Shaun is a lovely bloke and we got on instantly.

We did some lingerie style and also some fetish style shoots which were really fun!

I 100% would work with Shaun again and recommend to all models.

Thanks again Shaun :)

Miss mae_

Had a shoot with Shaun and what a lovely soul to shoot with! He was early to the shoot, very polite and was happy to go with the flow of the ideas that I had!

Highly enjoyable shoot and hope to work with him again next year! Thanks so much!!!

Ballerina Erica Mulkern

I shot with Shaun for the first time today at The Lincoln Photography Studio and it was lovely! He was sadly delayed getting to me due to traffic diversion en route but he was in such good spirits when he arrived! Conversations just flow naturally and I couldn't believe time was up! Would highly recommend working with him and hope to do so again soon :)

Arabella

I had a really wonderful shoot with Shaun a while back (apologies for the reference delay)!...

Comms where fabulous from the start nice and easy to arrange a shoot!... And I have to say what a trooper to wait till our shoot after his own morning cancellation!...

Shaun arrived on time and immediately I knew we would get on!... He was relaxed, friendly and chatty!... In fact we could have chatted for hours!... But of course we also had some shooting to do!...

And that was also fabulous!.... We worked on shooting mostly lingerie and the whole shoot was productive and relaxed!... Shaun worked really well in the space and used everything to his advantage achieving some really gorgeous shots!...

I would certainly recommend Shaun to other models...

He was kind, respectful of myself and the space!... And most importantly I felt safe throughout!...

Thanks again Shaun & I very much look forward to working with you again in the future!

Arabella X

Miss.Eden

Great second shoot, very easy to work with, lovely man and once again enjoyed a great chat whilst working. Suggests good ways to improve a shot. Haopy with our images. Highly recommended!

Munira Model

Just completed a BOND theme duo shoot with Shaun as our photographer in Nottingham and I enjoyed every minute of it!

Pre comms was great from Shaun. As soon as the date, venue and theme was arranged. Shaun set up a WhatsApp group to discuss finer details with the male model.

Shaun was really helpful with guidance to getting to the venue, parking, outfits, hair and also provided costume jewellery and a range of dresses for me to choose from.

On the day, Shaun arrived before me and had set up already. He met me with a warm smile!The shoot was fun and creative with lots of fake guns, awesome backdrops and great lighting.

Shaun was great at direction when needed and showed us images during the shoot. Can’t wait to see the edits!

Looking forward to working with you again Shaun. You are professional, funny and creative! Highly recommend!

Matt Lakin

Shot with Shaun for a second time today on a Bond style duo shoot alongside a female model.

From our previous shoot I knew that Shaun was a brilliant photographer who would capture the theme and mood exactly how we wanted it!

A genuinely nice man, he has a relaxed manner about his work and immediately puts models at ease. Time flew by and we got some great images!

Would certainly recommend and I'm sure we'll work together again in the future.

Miss.Eden

Had a great first shoot with Shaun, at the Michael Lau studio in Nottm. Shaun was punctual to arrive and his pre shoot comms were excellent. He is friendly, easy to work with and we had a good old chat. He has a great eye for accessorising and props and we captured some awesome images! Look forward to working together again and I highly recommend!

Abigail Marie

Absolutely brilliant shoot! I felt comfortable at the beginning as Shaun was just so easy to talk to and a great listener! We shared many stories and had a blast!

He directed me if needed, saying a pose would look slightly better at a slightly different angle or a head tilt or whatever necessary!

We had excellent communication and will shoot again in the future I am sure!

Jade Alexandra 1

Had the best first shoot with shaun on Tuesday! Shaun arrived promptly and drove me to micheals studio in Nottingham, great studio with a variety of backgrounds and Micheal is lovely also! We had a great shoot and managed to get lots of awesome shots! Shaun has an amazing collection of lingerie for use and was extremely prepares! Look forward to shooting again really soon! Would deffo recommend shaun and Michael laus studio:)

Phoenixquo

Had a fantastic shoot with parks

We shot for several hrs which flew by

He came equit with lots of lingerie

I would recommend I look forward to our next shoot

Phoenix