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Miss mae_

Well what can I say?! Apart from an absolute pleasure to work with he was early prepared and ready to go he was always throwing ideas at me and was very pleased with the images we got we went to various locations all stunning! He was funny and professional I really enjoyed today's shoot

Hope to work together again soon highly recommended by me thanks :)))

Miss Hunter

Fantastic shoot with Colin. We worked at a professional show jumping yard with access to the beautiful horses. Really enjoyable shoot and I'm looking forwards to working with Colin again on the next part. Well recommended ladies. Hannah

Masha123

I had a really fantastic shoot with Colin, so lucky to work with this talented, creative and friendly photographer!

Pre-shoot communications were spot on, Colin kindly delivered me to and from the station and made sure I was comfortable and warm during the shoot, for which he picked a really stunning woodland location. The photos look amazing and will be definitely be some of the best in my portfolio!

Shannie

Ahhhh another wonderful and crazy shoot with Colin, a year after my last tour to the area! We headed off to a beautiful wood where it was a bit soggy and we got eaten by midges! As always, Colin knows how to work with natural light and off camera flash, and I can't wait to see the final edited images. Totally recommend Colin for a fun and productive, and thank you again for putting up with me!

Shannie :)

Jade Lyon

Another epic Studland event with Colin! I was also modelling with Amy as well. Colin picked us both very carefully matching our height, size and even hair length so we were perfect for each other :)

Colin had come up with some more awesome and crazy ideas. He shared photo ideas with us before hand and we all discussed the ideas together so we were more than ready on the day! Colin is always fun to work with!

Minerva

Had a great day with Colin and Jade on Friday in the amazing studland bay house for a twins shoot!

Communication prior to the shoot was excellent so we all were well prepared for the shoot on the day.

Colin was fantastic to shoot with, determined to get the perfect shot, and we also shot a range of styles which was fun.

Would certainly recommend working with Colin, who is really laid back and welcoming making for a relaxed atmosphere. :)

Eliza Dawn

Was lucky enough to work with the amazing Colin yesterday! baring in mind we were up in the air with dates at first Colin was incredibly helpful and managed to juggle his schedule to fit us in. We were shooting for The Chateau's easter publication and it proved to be a really enjoyable afternoon, baring in mind this was the other models very first shoot Colin was excellent at giving direction to help us both pose to the best of our ability.His lovely personality and sense of humour also helped to make her first shoot a really fun experience (which I cannot thank you enough for, I hope this encourages her to start doing it professionally) Already received the raws and really happy with what we see :D He has a really lovely spacious studio which is perfect! it has loads of potential for a very large range of ideas. Highly recommend!! cannot thank you enough!

Maria Camila said...

"I think we just set the record for the quickest shoot arrangement ever :)", said Colin when we literally arranged our shoot together at the blink of an eye :) And we were both looking forward to it!

We had a great time shooting today, after we were first trying to find each other due to me meeting him at a wrong Starbucks! It was still next to Marks & Spencer :) I found Colin to be a very thoughtful person, with a chilled, relaxed personality and a very creative eye..Immediately as we met, he spotted a very nice place to start shooting with: the railway station itself :) It was great to wander about until we got told off and had to leave the place :)

While working with him, I also found Colin a very respectful individual , with a nice subtle sense of humour. His pre-communications were excellent too and really loved the ideas he came up with! He has taken some amazing photographs of me today, really excited especially about the idea of standing still at the traffic lights! So much fun :-)

I am now looking forward to see the results and I would certainly highly recommend him. He is a dream to work with. Thank you so much Colin for a brilliant shoot and also for being part of my project. Mona :)

JadeGreen6

I have worked with Colin on numerous occasions as he is so much fun to work with....zany fabulous ideas that transfer amazingly onto film!!

You will be well looked after with Colin and always made to feel at ease.

Not only that, as you can see from his work hes a fantastic photographer!!

Highly recommended!

Emma-Lou00

Well what can I say... Today really was such fun. We have managed to do so many varied sets this afternoon/evening. Colin was (as always) welcoming, friendly, professional and had such lovely hospitality, I can't fault him at all. He is willing to try new ideas and try something different and creative, looking forward to seeing the images and would love to work with Colin again in the future.

Neeve Kelly

Well, I worked with Zaki yesterday as part of a workshop he was doing at a local college and what can I say? It was a real pleasure. I found that he was very good at talking to his students through the process of taking portraits whilst being very informative and humourous - He was able to keep his students engaged and enthusiastic.

I thoroughly enjoyed modelling for the class and I would love to do it all again. The only downside was that Zaki didn't really get the chance to take any pictures of me, but there is always next time.

I would highly recommend Zaki to all!

Jade Lyon

Where do I start! I have shot with Zaki a few times now. He always has some interesting ideas but yesterdays shoot topped it! We shot at Studland together and used the house for a Cluedo themed shoot but with each new room also being based on a style of different famous photographers so each set was totally different! Zaki cling wrapped an entire room, I made some aliens friends, I was a crazy axe murderess in the gardens and we went bananas with banana's and whippy cream! Cannot wait to see the photos!

L U C I A said...

I had a truly awesome shoot with Zaki today! He was friendly, professional, easy going and so much fun to work with. We had a great time shooting with my puppy, whom also really enjoyed himself! I'm really looking forward to seeing the final shots - I know they will be amazing! I highly recommend Zaki and look forward to working with him again soon!

Charlaaa said...

I had the pleasure of working with Zaki this afternoon, such a lovely guy with a good sense of humour, had a really fun shoot.

Zaki took time to make sure the lighting was perfect & used different techniques to give an interesting look to the photos. I would 100% recommend a shoot with Zaki & hope to work with him again :)

Marianne Di Vine

So, the fourth time shooting with this lovely chap... 4 shoots says something right??!!!

Whatever Zaki and I plan, it never goes accordingly, and we can always guarantee some crazy along the way.... I just can't help myself sprawling out on the floor like a broken doll.... Not too sure what that says about me to be honest???

Anyway, we met up for coffee, bombarded Kings cross station with some shooting... I sprawled out on the floor outside the gherkin, we gatecrashed the setting for a wedding party, pole danced on tube trains and climbed interesting structures just for the hell of it!

With Zaki you can always guarantee yourself a fun time, a great laugh and an amazing shoot whatever you do! Zaki has an amazing eye for lines and structures and not to work with him would be a crime! :-) thank you Zaki x

Ella Liddell

I have worked with Colin a couple of times now, and both times he has been really lovely.

He is very easy to talk to and I felt that he understood well what sort of styles I like and thus we were able to collaborate on something really worthwhile.

He is a very friendly, professional and patient during shoots, I would definitely recommend.

Shannie

I approached Zaki as I was in the area for a couple of days. He was polite and chatty with pre shoot communications and ideas. The shoot itself was really REALLY fun, one of the best I've done in a long time! From the images I saw on camera I think we will be struggling to choose edits.

I seriously recommend Zaki and I would love to work with him again.

Mia Tamm said...

My first shoot in a while and it was amazing! I'm so excited to see what we were able to create today. Colin understood exactly what I wanted and had the same ideas and together I think we managed to make them work pretty well!

I 100% recommend Colin and can't wait to work with him again.

Arielle Fox

Shot with Zaki in the beautiful manor house located in Studland on my weekend there.

Zaki has lots of great fun ideas and is super easy to get along with I really enjoyed working with him! the pictures look lovely :)

Highly recommended would definitely shoot with him again!

Artemis Fauna

Colin is great, I feel we are totally on the same wavelength when it comes to ideas, so shooting with him is always amazingly rewarding! A real collaboration with some wacky thrown in.

I am soooo excited to see what else we created from this shoot (the shots so far are eyewateringly good) Literally in love with the bed one!

So yeah, do I recommend this guy? I sure as hell do! Can't wait for a next time! :)