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Emi.Li

Second time working with Simon today. One of those days where everything comes together perfectly!

Pre-communication: Perfect

Simon is well prepared and knows exactly what he wants to achieve which makes working with him super easy and well worth the trip out to Swamsea.

I'm so impressed by his fantastic lighting skills which seem to get better and better. The photos on the back of the camera look brilliant and I'm sure the final edits will be even better!

He's respectful, friendly and clearly very professional.

Once again, highly recommended and I hope we will work together again soon :)

Allie Kerry

Had a great first shoot with Simon today which was hopefully the first of many. He was very helpful before the shoot about what to bring which made it all flow easily.

Simon is amazing with lighting and created some ace images.

Look forward to seeing the pictures and working together again.

VickiVonHelsing

We had our first shoot together yesterday and it was wonderful. Our pre-comms were perfect throughout and on the day, Simon was the perfect gentleman and had the studio pretty much ready to go!

Simon is a whizz at lightening and finding that perfect shot it was great! I learnt a lot from him yesterday and I look forward to working with him in the future.

Thanks for a great day!

MariaGu

Had our first photo shoot with Simon.

He is very friendly in communication, professional in work.

The time of our shooting flew over so quickly.

Thank you very much Simon for the opportunity to work!

I hope to work with you again.

Absolutely reccomended!

Bang Tidy Photography

Simon attended another event night at mine

This time the Goldilocks event.

Simon is always keen with his own ideas, poses and great with the models and happy to recommend him to any model..studio

Look forward to seeing him next month.

Olivia Livewire

Finally had my first shoot with Simon and it was well worth the 6 hour round trip!

He was so friendly and accommodating, professional and had a great studio set up.

Really excited to see the results from this shoot as his ideas were great and so was what I saw on the boc.

I would definitely recommend working with Simon and would love to shoot with him again in the future.

GerryD

I did a joined shoot at Stokeparker's studio and thoroughly enjoyed it. I enjoyed assisting Stokeparker and he did a great job of assisting for me.

It was nice to see how another photographer worked and have a chance to discus freely how he set up his lights. Very knowledge photographer and would readily work with again.

Catrin Eleri

Had a great first shoot with simon,

Simon was helpful friendly and kept the energy high throughout the shoot.

Cant wait to see the images!

Was a pleasure to work with you and hope to work together again soon!

Kitty Dawson

I had a shoot with Simon on the underground. He was punctual, proffesional, kind, fun to talk to and kind.

I enjoyed shooting with him and I hope this won’t be the last time that we shoot.

Recommended :).

Ash M

2nd shoot with StokeParker today. I was eager to work with him after receiving such amazing results from the last photoshoot!

Besides being incredibly talented, he stands out from other photographers by being so kind and dedicated to looking after the model.

He could see that i was feeling unwell during the shoot so made sure i had plenty of breaks and even got me some food without me saying anything.

He showed me the shots we were getting regularly to see if i was happy with them.

He is full of great ideas and willing to give direction but was also willing to try anything i wanted to do.

It was a pole dancing shoot so was very strenuous but he understood this and did plenty of research on the lighting and requirements before hand.

We have already arranged the next shoot and i am looking forward to it.

100% recommend!

SvendEmilJacobsen

Absolutely love working with Stokeparker - a very talented and enthusiastic photographer.

It was a delight (no pun intended)

Got some great images so far with more to come.

Would recommend and I’m looking forward to future collaborations.

Silk

I had the absolute pleasure of meeting and working with Simon last Thursday after organising a shoot with him at his home studio.

Pre-communications were excellent and I knew from the start we would get on.

Punctual, pleasant and brilliant with a camera Simon is an awesome photographer, with the technical skill and ideas to match :)

We did a couple of lighting set ups with different outfits but my favourite was by far was the one with the fairy lights. Totally worth spending all that time untangling them ;)

I can not wait to see the images and am really hoping I get to work with Simon again soon, I want some home made CAKE!! hehehehe ;)

Highly recommended to all models and creatives alike!

Thanks again for such a great shoot,

Silk

radiomoths

Simon booked JAZZebell_ for a shoot, and I was assisting her on her travels. He went out of his way to pick us up and allowed us to crash at his home for a few days, leaving us to do our own thing before their shoot on the final day.

Not a studio photographer myself, it was interesting (and refreshing) to witness someone so passionate about what he does while also demonstrating a definite knowledge and skill of his ideas, environment, and equipment.

Simon worked well with JAZZebell_, communicating his setups and ideas in detail while also listening and adapting to any minor concerns JAZZebell_ had over poses and readily tried out the alternative suggestions from JAZZebell_ in return.

As a result, his consideration and eagerness to ensure models feel at ease and comfortable is a welcome change to other situations I have found myself observing.

I would not hesitate in recommending any model to work with Simon. I trust we’ll stay in touch and see each other again.


Kieron3

Had a shoot recently and thoroughly enjoyed it, was a nice relaxed atmosphere and I found Simon to be very friendly, helpful and cheerful. Would definitely recommend to anyone interested in shooting with him and will also be looking to shoot again soon

Ophyra Joy

Had an amazing shoot with Simon this afternoon. Pre-comms were great, very clear. On the day Simon was great, very accommodating. He has a great studio which has a models needs in mind, private changing area, large mirror, cold drinks fridge, etc. He was so welcoming and made me feel very comfortable. I always knew what we were doing and why and the effect we were creating. He pre-plans for his shoots to ensure minimal faffing on the day. He showed me all of the images on the back of his camera and they're so good. I can't wait to see them and hopefully work with him again in the near future.

Would 100% recommend

LittleOwl

Another fab shoot with the bubbly Simon, playing with shadows and blinds in his home studio. A short and sweet session but great fun as always.

Despite being rather unwell for a few days, Simon was (as always) incredibly friendly and enthusiastic even after having to wait a good 45 minutes for me to get my makeup and hair ready, having come straight from work. Simon is a wonderful mixture of thoroughly professional and organised, whilst also being very easygoing, humble and fun.

His direction and communication were top notch and particularly helpful, as we were working without a main light and it was impossible for me to tell where the shadows would fall across my face. He's very easy to talk to and with his vast experience in all manners of photography, he has more than a few interesting stories to tell. Simon has a great eye for atmosphere and creatively challenges himself to venture that little bit further outside his comfort zone in pursuit of a new idea or story; a wonderful trait that makes me want to strive for better in my own works and performance too.

I feel full of enthusiasm after shooting with him and find it so refreshing to go away feeling like I've started to crack at that glass ceiling thanks to his encouragement and unique perspective. Simon is also very open to my own creative input and encourages diversity in not only photography ideas and themes but in portraying emotions, posing and experimenting outside the box, like stretching muscles you didn't know you had. He isn't afraid to say if something isn't working, however.

Simon is always challenging himself to push the envelope with his work, try new things and really explore all there is to offer in the world of photography. This reflects in his awesomely diverse, colourful and creative portfolio and I guarantee that if you shoot with this lovely gentleman, you'll come away with something new and exciting every time.

Highly recommended. :)

Emi.Li

I shot with Stokeparker for the first time yesterday at a studio in Cardiff.

Pre communication was perfect and he was professional, polite and easy to get along with from the start.

I was really impressed with the images I saw on the back of the camera and would be more than happy to recommend him!

A real shame he lives so far away but I'd be happy to work with him again in the future :)

Thanks!

Ash M

Shot with stokeparker yesterday. He gave me a lift to his wonderful home studio and was friendly and welcoming throughout. He is a very creative and skilled photographer as well as being very considerate and well organised during the shoot. He showed me the shots every 10 frames and made sure I was happy with them which I definitely was!

Very easy to get along with and I hope to work with him in the future.

Excellent photographer, I’d definitely recommend him.

peter7

Simon and I worked together on a Photoshoot at his very well equipped studio. He also has excellent outdoor Photoshoot location opportunities close by.

He is very professional in his approach, very meticulous and innovative in his approach to photography, as is clearly evident from his photographs. He worked very well with our models on the day, put them at ease and got the best out of them. I have no hesitation in recommending him to any models, and they can be assured of a very professional approach with good results.

Karla Murray

Had an awesome photoshoot with Stokeparker yesterday!

I contacted him to ask for one as I found his images on pp to be very beautiful, creative and so different. He's a very talented photographer and you can see this in his work.I really like how he gives professional direction to ensure the best images are captured. I was taken back by all the awesome props! Smoke and blowing machines and huge studio where I had a motorbike shoot.

I enjoyed every second of my photoshoot and can't wait to have another with him!

Thank you,

Karla.