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Nicole Rayner

I had my first shoot with Simon recently at The Hacienda! It took us so long to manage a shoot date which worked for both of us - but we finally did it! Well worth the wait! I have a wonderful time with Simon!!

Simon arrived on time and was instantly friendly and very easy to get on with! Simon was very respectful and professional throughout the shoot! He had some wonderful ideas and was happy to listen to my suggestions also! I loved that he came to the shoot with a real goal of what he wanted! His idea was clear and was a great challenge for me! I really loved Simons approach to our shoot and I think the images turned out beautifully!

The shoot went quickly as Simon was great company and had a lot of interesting conversation as well as a great enthusiasm for what we were creating! I really enjoyed working with Simon and would be more than happy to do so again! I would highly recommend Simon to others and I really hope we get to shoot again!

A really fabulous photographer and a lovely person! Highly recommended by me!

brunutty

I worked with Simon at the New Scorpion Reaudence Studio. Having previously worked with him a few years ago on a location shoot; it was good to shoot again and try something different. Simon was professional at all times and had a good idea of what he wanted to achieve; which helped me to know what to pack for the shoot. The shoot flew by and we created some amazing images from what I saw on the back of the camera. I would recommend Simon to other models and would happily work with him again :)

A Scorpion Residence said...

I was delighted to welcome Simon to my new residence today after him being a regular at my previous place and he seemed to like it :-)

This time he brought along another previous regular in the shape of the lovely 'Brunutty' model.

As always, easy to communicate with and highly professional and I'm really looking forward to seeing results from shoot.

Thoroughly recommended and welcome back anytime – Lee

Scarlot Rose

I love, love , LOVE shooting with Simon! I have shot with him a few times before and each time I look forward to it more and more! He is always very clear in his communications and has some great ideas! He also puts effort into researching appropriate locations etc. which makes a big difference, even if there are never enough hours in the day to do all the things we plan!

Yesterday Simon had booked me for a full 8 hour day of location shooting, the night before I was a bit worried that actually 8 hours is a very long time if the weather is bad or maybe we exhaust the potential in the first hour or something. I really needn't have worried, the time flew by and I'm sure we could have come up with another 8 hours worth of things to do afterwards haha! We started the shoot doing some indoor shots at simon's hotel which gave us some really nice variety to the shots later in the day where we went out to a few different locations and I buried myself amongst the heather, climbed into rock holes and tried my very best not to fall from any great heights!

I find that both Simon and myself have a similar idea of what creates an artistic body shape/image and this really helps when shooting with him - it always feels like we are on the same 'wavelength' and yesterday it felt like one continuous string of great shot after great shot! The positive vibes encouraged me to put my all into it and from what i've seen so far we created some wonderful images!

I'm very happy to recommend Simon to other models and am always delighted to work with him myself!

Thank you for another great shoot (and introducing me to Freida the rock this time) :D

Scarlot :D

Darling

Simon booked me whilst I was travelling to Milton Keynes,

3hrs into my drive and we get a puncture so I turned up late for our shoot whilst he was waiting patiently n communicated calmly through my ordeal.

Even though we started off on a bad foot ,Simon impressed me with passion he has for photography and art form.

Not only is he a great photographer but a patient one lol

Thank you for everything, I'd highly recommend you.

Darling

Roswell Ivory

Simon booked a place on a mini shoot tour I was running and as I expected, it was fantastic. I had already done some location scouting in the area and so had Simon- so we had a great range of locations to choose from!

Even in the busiest area where we were shooting in bursts when the traffic lights stopped, we got some fantastic results! Simon worked with a range of lighting conditions and styles to get some really beautiful and different images- I'd recommend him 100% and look forward to working together again. :)

Rachel Rose

Simon and I worked together for the first time over the weekend after he replied to one of my casting calls.

Simon was very professional throughout adding little ideas and direction when needed. He was chatty and friendly and made me feel comfortable and welcome. He showed me the images as we went along which I find helpful as we could see what could be changed to make the images even better!

I would recommend him and happily work with him again x

Sylph Sia

I had a fabulous shoot with Simon today during my second day of a three day stint at the NLS studio in Northampton. I had worked with Simon during my first UK/Europe tour last year during an event day at Pipewell hall, so it was great to work together 1-1 in a studio environment.

Pre-shoot communication was excellent as always, Simon was punctual for his time slot at the studio and we got through a great variety of styles from abstract art nude to fashion/glamour in the time that we had.

Simon had some great ideas to make use of the studio space and utilise the fantastic light in a number of ways, he was always a willing collaborator and happy to take on my suggestions and go with the flow as ideas came to mind. As always he was nothing but a complete professional with nothing but respect and consideration for my comfort and well-being throughout the session.

Lovely company and a talented photographer, highly recommended and looking forward to our next opportunity to work together :) Thank you!!

Rachelle Summers

Another fabulous shoot with Simon!

I always look forward to our shoots as I know they will be a true collaboration, whether we have ideas to work from or whether we are just winging it, we can bounce ideas around with lighting and props etc until we have created something we are both really happy with :D

From what I saw on the back of the camera this time round was no exception! Another thoroughly enjoyable shoot and would more than happily recommend him :D

Rachelle Summers

Another super shoot with Simon! This time at The Hacienda studio in London :)

I always look forward to shooting with Simon, I know that it will be a fun and relaxed shoot and that we will produce some incredible work together!

He always shows you the images on the back of the camera so that you can have input or make any suggestions if need be, even if to just tweak your pose a little, which I truly feel makes for the best possible results from a shoot :)

The 2 hours flew by way too quickly, and hopefully next time we work there we can get a bit longer to explore more of the gorgeous areas available to shoot in :D

Happily recommended by me!

Rachelle Summers

Had another lovely shoot with Simon, this time at Saracen House new studio space.

We worked our way through lots of nude shapes with different props and lighting and from what I saw on the back of the camera we got some amazing results!

Simon is a great photographer and it's such a pleasure working with him :)

Highly recommended by me!

Zara Watson

I had the pleasure of working with Simon at my home. We had shot together on a group shoot day a few years back, but this time it was a 1-1 :)

Simon showed me images before our shoot for inspiration and explained what he was looking for , which was great as is really helped me to understand the theme and feel. I felt very at ease working with Simon, completely free to experiment and be creative and hopefully we could both make some images that were a bit different. I really enjoyed the whole process, Simon is creative, he shows you what he is doing so you understand and we worked together to try to get the best we could. I loved the images he took, they were right up my street. But genuinely a pleasure working with someone who gives you the confidence to be yourself creatively. Simon is also a very knowledgeable photographer of course, which shows :) Of course Simon was polite, friendly, trustworthy and a total pleasure to be in the company of and work with. Highly recommended :)

Thanks for a fab shoot :) Zara

Ivory Flame

I was so pleased that Simon joined me on my first residency at The Hacienda in London. As always he brought his wonderful photographic eye and technical excellence to this beautiful venue, creating amazing images I'm very proud to be part of.

Simon approaches every shoot with the utmost professionalism. It's a joy to work together with him. A highly skilled, considerate and lovely photographer!

Rachelle Summers

Another superb shoot with Simon on my most recent tour, this time at Thurston Lodge, which is a incredible location to shoot at.

As always we got some stunning images, and it was a true collaboration between us both. The results definitely show this. The time flew by with us nattering away between sets and it was a truly enjoyable shoot :)

Highly recommended by me and hope to see him on my next tour!

Elle Beth

I had a fantastic shoot with Simon a few months back at the Scorpion Residence, Simon came well prepared with lots of great ideas that i had a lot of fun with. Simon is very professional and friendly to shoot with making sure i was happy with all the ideas we worked on.

I can highly recommend Simon to all models.

Elle x

Sylph Sia

I had a lovely time shooting with Simon during an event day organised by Ivory Flame at Pipewell Hall during the England leg of my European tour. We had some amazing locations to work with an Simon captured them brilliantly - the images looked stunning straight off the back of the camera. He had some great ideas of what he wanted to achieve and was also open to suggestions from my perspective as well.

He was very respectful, kind and conscious of my wellbeing, especially while shooting outdoors in the damp and drizzle.

I highly recommend working with Simon, and hope to do so again in the future!

Roswell Ivory

I had a great first photoshoot with Simon, in a stunning location amid challenging weather conditions which hardly mattered as we were having so much fun shooting and even managed to get some great rain-soaked pictures, haha! :D

Simon is great company, interesting to talk to, mindful of my comfort (thankyou for the coat lending!) and a great photographer- there were so many pictures in the back of the camera that I fell in love with. I look forward to working together again and hopefully with lovely weather. :)

Rachelle Summers

Another lovely shoot with Simon, this time at Natural Light Studios in Northampton.

Our shoots are always productive and we come away with some truly beautiful images :)

He's a lovely person to be around too and always looks after me extremely well!

I would highly recommend him and look forward to next time :D

Scarlot Rose

Yesterday saw the second shoot between me and Simon and it was simply wonderful! We had been hoping to do some location shooting the first time around but the weather was against us so this time Simon went to extra lengths to ensure we had a great indoor back up option at the ready, however everything couldn't have been more perfect so we got a chance to do the whole 4 hours outside! Simon gave me a lot of freedom when it came to choosing suitable locations and was kind enough to pick me up and drive to them together.

We covered a few different places, all of which took some walking to but it was absolutely worth it! I think we both have similar 'taste' when it comes to photography so it was really easy to discuss ideas and make suggestions during the shoot, Simon is very easy to get along with and took my suggestions on board too which made the day feel like a real collaborative effort!

I have already seen the images on the back of the camera and am blown away by what we managed to achieve! Not only is Simon a great photographer but really easy to get along with too which makes for a really productive shooting atmosphere!

I can very highly recommend him to other models and hope to work with him again!

Thank you,

Scarlot x

M I S C H K A H

I had a two hour one to one shoot with Simon recently in a private venue. I can highly recommend him to other models without hesitation; I found him to be exceptionally polite and respectful I felt completely at ease to do my job (to art nude levels). We tried out numerous lighting, composition and styling ideas in 2 hours and I absolutely loved the images! I cant wait to see them, He is very talented and has a distinctly classy style of photography, which suits me perfectly. Id definitely love to work with him again.