References for Stokeparker

Hayley Dee90

Had a great shoot with Stoke! Pre comms were great... I love his ideas and his arty photography! I can’t wait to see the images when edited. He had so many ideas and knew exactly how he wanted me to pose. Really respectful too, felt very relaxed and comfortable and had good conversation with him. Stoke shows you the images every so often too which is really encouraging. Time flew by, I had a great shoot and would recommend models to reach out as he’s truly fantastic.

Thomas Greenhaf

I shot with Simon recently and it was awesome. The location he picked was stunning.

The photos were processed really quickly and they look great.

On shoot Simon gave clear directions for what he was looking for and was happy to test out new ideas.

Really pleased with the results and will look forward to shooting with him again soon

Sophie Wighton

I had the most amazing shoot with Stoke today!

He booked me to shoot my favourite style (gothic fashion) and captured the vibe perfectly. He’s super knowledgable about lighting and created some amazing effects.

Great comms, easy to talk to and respectful throughout. I can’t wait to see the images and would definitely work with him again.

Highly recommended! 😁

Arabella Black

I travelled to Wales for a week and had a shoot booked in with Stoke.

Before, during and after communication was on point, I didn't haveto worry about a thing, he is an absoloute gentleman. He picked me up and dropped me back as travel was complicated for me.

When I got to the studio he had drinks already prepared and organised the set up.

Stoke is very good at what he does, he is clearly a professional, he has a large amount of skill and knowledge, a unique eye. I am super pleased with the outcomes from our shoot.

I will be in contact when I'm next in Wales to shoot with him again, I loved our time.

Highly recommend.

Violet Grey

Worked with stoke today, I can not recommend enough, I can’t count how many times I have worked with him and had such positive feedback and many publications. We had a few hiccups as I wasn’t feeling well but as usual we have some amazing images I can’t wait to share.

Kristina13

I had the pleasure to meet Stoke today for the first time.

We arranged a shoot in the city of Cardiff today, I had a great shoot and enjoyed every minute of it! Stoke is very friendly and easy to get along with, not to mention that the back of the camera snaps looked awesome!!

I cannot wait to see the results and I hope to work with Stoke again in the future.

I would highly recommend him to all :)

Cleostewart92

What a pleasure to finally get to work with Stoke Parker. Been a long time coming but was well worth the wait. Looking forward to working with this excellent tog again.

Great communications before during and after shooting. He's so down to earth and relaxed too. HIGHLY RECOMMEND WORKING WITH HIME. BOOK NOW IF YOU HAVEN'T!!

Thanks again for everything :)

Model_saffron.evans (LadyXplain)

Sorry for the delay leaving a referance. I've worked with stoke multiple times now as a model make up artist and body painter. Most recently being a collaboration on a fashion design and editorial make up shoot with the wondeful oak leaf as our model. Simon was happy for me to design and create an outfit for the model to wear as well as do the make up/ paint work. It was a high fashion editorial abstract alternative look witch inclused spikes foil black paint and lots of metalic purple and navy shades and i am over the moon with the results of the images and how he lighted the shots to enhance all the details even more.

Whilst i was there doing the make up we planned a last minute shoot together with me as the model for a couple of days after.

It was my first shoot with my bald head with an elaborate make up look which also went onto my bald head with a colour contour to go with the maroon customised ball gown we had diacussed to wear. I took him to an abandoned brick works over grown and slightly underground and he was more than happy to walk through trees and get a little dirty to get to the location.

The way he did the lighting in the darkness of the abandoned building just blew me away and from what I've seen on the back of the camera i am very pleased with the results and i look forward to seeing how they turn out after he works his magic on them with his amazing editing skills.

Simon is very friendly and proffesional and gives great direction when needed and really boosted my confidence with me being a bit insecure with my bald head.

It is always a pleasure working with Simon. I look forward to working with him again.

Thank you for another great shoot.

100% recomend anyone to work with Simon. You'd be a fool not too. His work is incredible and speaks for itself and his passion and dedication is clear to see.

Thank you again for a brilliant shoot and for boosting my confidence.

Shannon Nicole

Shot with Stoke for the first time today, as a fairly new model I'm spooked by meeting new people but he made me feel at ease instantly, we shot at his home studio and the entire time he was respectful, professional and lovely to work with! He had no problem helping me out with posing as I'd never done a studio shoot before and he was super patient with me, the shots look amazing(i haven't even seen the edits yet and i'm already stoked hahahahaha) I'm excited to work with him again, highly recommend!😊

chibirune

My latest shoot with Simon was epic, we discussed a theme before and I got to learn more about lighting and gells!

(It's been quite a while since I been in a studio but this was great) I'm always in awe with the lighting choices! Oh and the colour!

We did some shots under a spray of water and the results were outstanding! the lighting, the image! just wow!

I definitely recommend working with Simon! 🦄

Emma Fields

Had a fabulous time at stoke’s well equipped studio back in February. The intention was to nail some gel shooting and hopefully get published !! And ... boom it all fell into place and managed both with much ease! Thanks for the opportunity and for your measured organised approach to totally hit the brief.

Will be working again as soon as lockdown becomes “ unlocked :)

Highly recommended

Thenediel

I had another amazing shoot with Stoke at his wonderful home studio in South Wales.

He is really creative with his lighting, and always has bonkers ideas for images that I'm more than happy to create with him!

Stoke is a really lovely person to be around, and I always feel comfortable when shooting with him.

If you want amazing photos, then go to this guy!!

Papy

I recently had the pleasure of meeting Stoke for the first time at his home studio, for a shoot with Alice Bates ("Alicethefabulous"!).

I was given a warm and enthusiastic reception, and lots of useful help with my camera settings when they went wrong!

The lighting was excellent - just what I wanted - with the result that I have about 200 good images - a record for me.

My home is not far away, so I'm looking forward to some more shoots at this studio.

Kym Williams

I had such a wonderful shoot with Simon!

He is so full of great ideas and knows so much about

Photography and lighting it blew my mind!

Simon is really easy going and made sure I was ok during the whole shoot making me tea and keeping the heaters on so I was warm!

I’m so so happy with the shots iv seen and I can’t wait to work with Simon again!

Kida

I am a fairly new model and I was so pleased with Stokey’s shoot!! I have looked forward to this. He gave me great advice on modelling and guidance for poses etc. He is such a lovely guy, great company and communication. He is so thoughtful about how to go about the shoot and what I feel comfortable doing. I was nervous to shoot with such a great photographer but he made me feel at ease. I can’t wait to work with him again, already booked a shoot this month with him. Thank you Stokey!!

Model_saffron.evans (LadyXplain)

I've worked with Simon on a number of occasions now both as a Mua and model. We always do something different with every shoot we do. I've recently started helping Simon out on a UV project as a mua and it was recently my turn to paint myself. He always makes you feel at ease he's very proffesional and very friendly and just such a great Photographer to work with. His lighting skills and creativity is genius. I highly recommend working with Simon.

I look forward to the next one.

Nessi Karlsson

Second time I had shot with Simon and he's a great person to work with!

If you're a new model, I highly recommend Simon for his fun personality and simultaneous professionalism. Regardless, I've been in the game quite a while now and I always have a great laugh with him and we always end up with such fabulous images. He's got a fabulous studio set up too and loves to play around with unique lighting. I can't recommend him enough! I always look forward to the next one :)

Thenediel

I had another wonderful shoot with Simon at his home studio last week.

He was prepared with a bunch of ideas, themes and more bonkers (but totally awesome) lighting set ups. The preparations he’d made before I arrived allowed the shoot to go smoothly and made for a really relaxed and enjoyable atmosphere.

Simon has an impressive amount of knowledge with regards to photography, lighting and studio set ups. I’d definitely recommend him to anyone wanting to work with him! x

Emi.Li

Third time shooting with Simon and they really do get better every time!

He's always full of interesting ideas and works so hard to get good results. He's polite, friendly, creative and professional.

I couldn't recommend him enough and look forward to working with him again in the future!

Thanks!

Model_saffron.evans (LadyXplain)

So sorry it's taken so long to leave these references. I worked with Simon last month and recently for the third and fourth time as a model and also again on a separate occasion as MUA and pody painter and I just can't fault him at all. His use of lighting will always inspire me he is definitely a creative genius when it comes to lighting. So he helped me out with a shoot I've been wanting to do for a good while whitch was a bleeding ink shoot. He was happy to help apply the ink where needed as I couldn't reach all the areas it needed. The time went by really quickly and I'm also pleased to here that those images will be published.

Simon then contacted me not long after in regards to doing a UV full body paint look for another model as well as myself. Pre comms were spot on and he was also happy with my input for the make up whitch is always a bonus. Unfortunately we decided that I'd do my own make up look another day as I wanted to completely focus on doing the models body painting and he was more than happy with that choice. We then further discussed multiple shoots doing a few concepts with UV and he was more than happy with the concepts I have for other models. Shortly after the make up shoot I then did a twisted clown shoot whitch I always love to do. Simon even came up with a nutty idea at the end to use Christmas decorations and add them to me like a creepy clown out of some kind of Christmas horror fest. It was genius. I look forward to working with Simon again soon as model and make up artist. Highly recommend. Always a pleasure. Book him now!!!