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Kiki'ildan

Great guy, fun and friendly and super chilled to work with.

Good ideas and direction when needed without being over the top.

Really genuine and lovely.

Happy to revisit to work with again!

Bodypaintart

Not sure what else I can say about Paul here that I have not said before!

On this occasion, he was assistant extraordinaire :) Turned up, early as ever, ready to rock n roll, worked light a Trojan setting up lighting and set, and I just pressed that button thingy on the camera and got some great images with the fabulous model Lavidy.

In-between my coffee breaks and chats with lavidy, Paul went to work setting up the next lighting rig and then it was over to me for some more button pushing. Easiest shoot ever, Awesome model, fantastic assistant BUT my finger hurt afterwards but I got over it eventually :)

NO CAKES though, so I can only give the assistants assistant that he brought with him 5 out of 10 :( Must try harder :)

LaViDy

Another great shoot with Zeiss57 and Martin G.

Great assistance with the lighting and very professional! Hope next time we will be able to shoot at some nice locations!

Thank you and hope to be working again in a nearest future!:)

Bodypaintart

Always an honour, always a pleasure, always fun,always creative, always informative and always 100% professional working with this man.

The "A team" version 2, new and improved without the old bugs :)

Paul spent a great deal of time, effort and indeed money, setting up this latest shoot and boy was it worth it all. Superb venue first and foremost for 4 hours, great choice of model and then some awesome urbexing to boot for another 4 hours.

I simply cannot recommend Paul any higher to anyone considering working with him. From studio's, models and other photographers, it is an absolute privilege to work with and know Paul.

RebeccaSophia

I've lost count of the amount of times I've worked with this man! Always a pleasure to work with and so generous and lovely to be around, and his wife/light stand is fantastic too ;) Thanks again Paul, I'm having a real job choosing the best ones from the last shoot!

Thurston Lodge

A pleasure to have Paul at Thurston Lodge he was respectful of the property and made the most of the natural light. I look forward to some great results,and the return of the very nice man!

Highly recommended..

RebeccaSophia

As always, a lovely shoot with this man. Him and his wife are the sweetest people i've ever net, and always fantastic to work with. We had our second shoot at Thurston Lodge, and although still not feeling 100%, Zeiss gave it as all as he usually does to get us the best photos we possibly could have.

I look forward to many more shoots with this man :)

Vanja

Had great experience working with Paul, he is easygoing and relaxed, the atmosphere was so relaxed and reassuring that I had confidence to do my first ever nude shoot.

Thank you Paul and looking forward to create more magical photos with you in future :)

I will highly recommend Paul to any other new models staring out.

Artyandphotography

Once again Paul came, saw and conquered at our humble studio. We are always honoured to have paul visit us here at Chang's and on this occasion he pretty much spent the whole weekend! Stepping into the breach as our savior as ever, and without his help and expertise we would never have achieved the superb results we did. Not only a superb photographer and person, but also a very accomplished videographer too. Paul has a true passion for his work and perfection and is without doubt a true gentleman when working with models.

ALWAYS welcome here anytime, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED, and a person you can rely on 100% to deliver and help wherever he can. A rare breed indeed. They don't make 'em like that anymore.

RebeccaSophia

Yet again another fantastic shoot with Paul at the weekend, he and his lovely wife came over for a home shoot with a trip to the local abbey for good measure.

Paul is incredibly talented with a camera and post production, and he's an incredibly considerate man. You'll allways feel at ease with this man!

If you ever get the opportunity work with this man!

RebeccaSophia

Had the pleasure of inviting Zeiss and his wife into my home for a shoot today, as always, a lovely guy to work with and the shoot was very enjoyable. Only issue is that now there's too many good photos to choose from, i'm going to be up all night choosing!

RebeccaSophia

I had my third shoot with Zeiss and he did not disappoint, he's punctual, hard working and full of great ideas. Topped with his great sense of humour and awesome images he's a photographer that I will be wanting to work with again and again and again :)

Bodypaintart

YES, 100% I will recommend this man yet again! This must have been our 20th shoot together and Paul never disappoints in any way shape or form. We put up my new white backdrop this time and within 5 minutes he had put the lights up, set them perfectly and we were away. Awesome work and I have never met anyone in this business as knowledgeable, dedicated and passionate about getting things right. A million miles away from the usual machine gun shutter types that only have one thing in mind when shooting with models.

An exceptionally good friend that I hope to work with for many years to come.

Extremely HIGHLY RECOMMENDED to models, studio's and other photographers alike. If you want to learn something, and properly, Paul is your man.

RebeccaSophia

I had the pleasure of working with Paul yesterday along with Martin G and he was an absolute gentleman. Always polite and precise, telling me exactly what he wanted from me and made me feel completely at ease. I look forward to seeing him in the near future :) Thanks Paul!

Artyandphotography

This gentleman is very welcome here at our humble space anytime he wishes. It is always a pleasure and honour when Paul comes to shoot here and very informative and productive too.

Open invite as always and fully fledged member of the Chang's crew :)

As a footnote, we as a respectable studio that are willing to go that extra mile to vet people who come to shoot in our space ALL give Paul the 100% seal of our approval for any model out there that wants to genuinely work with one of the nicest, most down to earth, knowledgeable, respectable, great sense of humour photographers you could ever wish to meet and shoot with.

So much so, we have begged Paul to be a part of our tuition events we have planned for the future and are extremely delighted he has been daft enough to accept!! Seriously though, with his fantastic eye for detail, lighting skills and all round willingness to teach those who genuinely want to learn, we are thrilled to have him on board and are really looking forward to getting underway with our plans together.

Thanks very much again Paul and see you next time for another great day.

Neonie La

I had another amazing photo shoot with Paul on Saturday. We had a relaxed day while experimenting with gel lights and smoke machine and his lovely props that he brought with him and a sweetheart wife Valerie, who was assisting us on the shoot. Big thank you to her as well... I can not wait to see the results on the big screen!!

It is always a pleasure to work with Paul. He is a true gentleman and a professional photographer who is good at what he do and always explains how everything works (if you are interested in technical side of photography).

I would gladly recommend him to any model or a photographer!!

Thank you again for a great and productive shoot!!

Neonie La:)

Bodypaintart

Old age and tiredness restricts me from knowing just how many times I have worked alongside Paul now, but suffice to say, it has been loads of times and I can categorically say there will be many many many more in the future. Assuming he doesn't get fed up with my demands on his time and knowledge and work ethic of course!

Working with Paul is always an honour and privilege, and I truly believe we make a superb team when we do. With his fantastic knowledge, enthusiasm, dedication, desire and commitment to capture superb images with professional models and his down to earth, relaxed personality, we get on like a house on fire and ALWAYS get awesome results from our shoots together.

Yesterday was a case in point. We had a day shooting in the new studio space to try out some lighting techniques and even though we were just playing with all that lovely space to work in, I think we got some fantastic images that the models are proud of. Almost entirely down to Paul's ability and attention to detail I might add. Hence, we work so well together as a team and long will that continue.

As ever I cannot recommend this gentleman higher and an honour to be able to call a great friend that I found through our mutual love of photographing professional models.

I am very much looking forward to having Paul in the new space as often as he can make it and utilizing his vast knowledge on our tuition days we aim to set up in the near future together.

Bodypaintart

ALWAYS a pleasure, always an honour, always fun, always productive and always unique working with Paul.

Just another great day had by all involved and great images as a result.

Highly recommend as always, to studio's and models alike.

Cheers mate, see you next time!

Naledi

This was the most exciting shoot.

I had a shoot with paul on saturday and we was with his Lovely wife Valerie such a sweetheart who was also assisting us on the shoot.So much fun and i learnt a lot about lighting throughout the shoot because Paul takes his time to explain to the model what he wants so she is acquainted on what poses to do to acquire the desired image.

And paul is a gentleman and understand the importance of working together as a team for best results.

I highly recomend paul

Naledi

Bodypaintart

Another day, another awesome shoot alongside Paul. I am running out of superlatives tbh to describe what an honour it is to work with Paul on everything we do together.

Every single time we do so, he never ceases to amaze me with his abilities, his hard work (above and beyond) and just how well we work as a team. Obviously we do not shoot anything at the same time with our model, but while one is shooting and the other is assisting, we seem to be telepathic and what the other see's/wants from the shot and just get it so easily. Many many times I have asked Paul to shoot something specific to what I have going on in my little brain, and every single time he absolutely nails it. Added to this his superb knowledge of lighting and with Paul you have the complete package as a photographer, and just as importantly, as a person that anyone wanting to learn and gain knowledge from should be biting his arm off to work with. That goes for models and photographers.

I can honestly say I have never in my time met or worked with a nicer, more dedicated, passionate about getting things right person in the business, and so humble about it too.

With regards yesterdays shoot, just another epic day in the office for us all, made possible by Paul being himself and his fantastic lighting knowledge. We had hiccups with a smoke machine etc but we learned just how awesome it will be when we do it again with reliable equipment. Again, because what Paul did get looks sensational even without a fully functioning smoke machine!!

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED above and beyond the norm. Exceptional photographer and person. One of the few greats on sites like this that I am honoured to be able to call a friend as well.

Roll on many more in future, especially once we get our space sorted locally where we will be able to offer some great days for all out of the heat or rain!!!!