References for BridgeSHOOTS

NausicaaYami

What a beautiful experience with Darren!

I shot with him during one of my studio days at Inspire Studios and I loved working with him.

He sent me a nice moodboard before the shoot and came with outfits to use. He’s amazing in creating different lightning set ups and really liked the working process, I had good time and we shot amazing photos!

Hope to work with him again soon next year, thanks again Darren!

Nasuica

Shazzaa

I was thrilled to discover I would be working with the awesome Darren during my model day at Inspire Studios, having admired his work for a while now. He kindly sent me a message before our shoot introducing himself and the way he works, and also graciously met me at the train station upon my arrival at Salisbury, which I greatly appreciated.

Not only is Darren a massively talented, genuine photographer, but he is also extremely friendly, professional, has a great sense of humour, is great to be around and made me feel super at ease from the start. He has a wealth of amazing ideas and is an absolute wizard at lighting; I was completely blown away by the shots he was taking straight out of camera as they came up on the computer screen.

Darren is incredibly knowledgeable, passionate, and has such a characteristic, beautiful style of photography, working quickly with a clear vision for what he wants to capture. We whizzed through a number of sets with a variety of lighting set ups and I was truly astounded by how he hit the mark with every single set we did. Quite simply, he really knows how to produce an outstanding image.

I thoroughly enjoyed my time working with Darren and would wholeheartedly recommend him. I most certainly hope to work with him again in future! Thank you so much Darren for a wonderful shoot :D

1hannahlou

I absolutely loved working with Darren during my studio day at Inspire; Darren is such a fantastic photographer and all round lovely guy. I thoroughly enjoyed shooting, chatting and putting the world to rights.

Darren was very quick to get the first couple of edits done and I am so pleased with the results.

100% recommend working with Darren

Angelina Morgana

I got very excited when found out that Darren has booked one of the slots on my studio day. His work is amazing and I just couldn’t wait to shoot with him! 🤩

He is taking pictures fast as he knows exactly what kind of image he wants to get. With him you don’t need a hundred of clicks until you get a decent picture, he gets it straight away as a true professional.

He is also a lovely person to talk to and be around. I cannot recommend him enough. Thank you so much for the wonderful shoot, Darren. It was a pleasure to work with you and really hope we can shoot again soon! 😊

Fretters

I recently had an awesome shoot with Darren!

He made me feel very comfortable from the start and is super easy to chat to and get along with. We shot mainly portraits and he did not disappoint! I loved so many of his images!!!

I loved working with him and would recommend him to anyone in a heartbeat! He is friendly, professional and a delight to work with. Thanks for the wonderful shoot - if only we had more time shooting together! :D

Ria Williams

I recently had my first shoot with Darren and what an absolute pleasure he was to shoot with!

From the moment I arrived he was super welcoming and offered me a drink (which was definitely needed). Darren is very professional in his work and he knows exactly what he’s doing, he has some really interesting set ups which worked so well. He gave me some new tips on posing and ways to make me feel more relaxed which I really appreciated and really helped. Thank you!

Darren is very relaxed and has a great sense of humour and I feel like we got on so well and I felt comfortable as soon as I walked through the door.

The photos we captured are possibly some of my favourites so far! I would absolutely love to shoot with Darren again, without a doubt!

I’d you get the chance to shoot Darren, do it!!

Thank you so much for a great shoot Darren!

Ria :)

Beth Kate

All I can say about my shoot with Darren is lucky me getting to end a fabulous 2 sold out days at Inspire studios with the infamous BridgeShoots! I knew the shoot was going to be a success when we bonded over our love of cats (and being cat pawrents!) and it all went from there! Darren always posts such successful work, I have a particular love of his portraits, and it was just so great to work with him through a selection of portraiture shots and also dance sets! Darren it was a pleasure working with you, and is equally a pleasure to see and share the work we have produced. I truly hope to work with you again and highly recommend to any other models given the opportunity!!

Rachelle Summers

I absolutely LOVED my shoot with Darren on my recent studio weekend at Inspire!

Darren touched bases with me on the lead up to the weekend and sent over a mood board so I could get a sense for the style and vibe he was wanting. On the shoot he was SO creative with his lighting set ups - honestly I’ve been modelling 14 years and have never seen some of the set ups he did was made things super interesting and fun for me!

From what I saw on the back of his camera we got some amazzzzing images too :D

On top of all that Darren is also super friendly! Everything you could ask for from a photographer :)

Happily recommended and hope to work with him again in the future!

Irida

Had a fantastic first shoot with BridgeSHOOTS last week from Inspire Studio.

Darren is very creative with lighting and has awesome ideas, knows exactly what he wants to capture which makes the shoot go smoothly.

I absolutely love all the photos I’ve seen so far from our shoot.

Very highly recommended and hope to work together again in the future

Irida

Sin Yu Chan

Darren and I collaborated on a classic beauty portrait shoot. The shoot was extremely successful and far exceeded my expectations. Darren carries a professional attitude, is highly experienced and is truly knowledgeable and passionate in photography. I didn't think there could be much variety in natural and glam beauty portraits. Darren proved me wrong. He introduced so many different lighting setups, creating contrasting effects and delivering a diverse selection of images despite me repeating the same poses. The long trip to Inspire Studios was totally worth it for his remarkable work. Darren is one of the very few photographers who surprised me. I would definitely love to work with him again and cannot recommend him enough.

Morticia Avery

Twas my first time shooting with Darren for my second visit to the wonderful Inspire Studios but this time we got the chance to work out creative magic together!

Darren is has impeccable knowledge of photographer from what angles work best to capture that particular look, to the magic of his lighting. He is easy to natter with and such a lovely guy to work with.

Over the moon with the finished results, what a dynamic duo aye!

Im sure shoot number 2 will be in order when I return to the area.

Take care until then,

M

Twinkle Nose (Hannah Aisling)

Darren is one of my all time favourite people to work with and we never fail to create amazing images. We have a great working relationship where we can challenge each other to always produce something different to the norm. I first worked with Darren 4 years ago and he is someone I could work with over and over again due to how easy going in nature he is. He has worked really hard to fine tune his art and it's been a pleasure to be a part of his journey with this too.

The quality of Darren's work is always consistent and top notch. Darren is one of the best photographers I have ever worked with and is recognisable work is very underrated on this site in my opinion. If you get the chance to work with him, snap it up! His images are elegant and will 100% enhance your portfolio. If you are a new model and looking to pay someone for some great pictures, Darren is your man!

His communication is clear and precise, making the whole shoot process a breeze.

Thanks for having me Dazza!

Twinkle x

Elisha Marie

This was my first shoot with Darren and I love every minute of it!

Darren and I had been trying to shoot since 2022, luckily we were able to get a slot for the start of 2023! We had been discussing shoot ideas for a little while, some portrait and fashion based ideas.

Darren's pre shoot communications were great, time, place, outfits and styles all arranged in advance. He did not hesitate when I asked him to sign a photo release form - very reassuring!

Darren was professional throughout and made me feel comfortable. We shared laughs, jokes and life experiences - time flew by! Darren's personality is unlike any other photographer I have worked with - bubbly, bright and full of banter!

I cannot wait to work with Darren again and recommend him to both new and experienced models.

Thank you Darren :)

Caitlyn.

After meeting Darren a handful of times, it was so lovely to finally work with him! He was well prepared with specific ideas he wanted to shoot, we got through a number of gorgeous sets. He really is an incredible photographer, knows his stuff and produces really outstanding image, edits so far look stunning.

I look forward to working with him again some day! Highly recommended.

KelleyMartin

Fab day shooting with Darren on sunday!

so easy to work with and both had a great time.

I look forward to working with darren again in the future :)

Kelley

Jasmine High

Yesterday I had a fantastic shoot with Darren. All communication before the shoot was spot on.

Darren is a fantastic photographer with great knowledge about what he is doing, and he is doing it great!He was very well prepared and we went through so many different settings around the studio.

The images on the screen looked incredible!

I had great fun working with Darren, we had a very nice chat. He is so friendly and very respectful.

I really enjoyed working with Darren and I'll be really glad to work with him again in the near future :)

Darren is highly recommended!

Thank you for a wonderful shoot :)

Jasmine

Hannorah Model

I approached Darren with a mood board full of concepts I'd like to recreate, and I knew he would be the photographer to do just that.

Darren is professional and his laid back manner is always a pleasure to shoot with. His lighting skills are incredible and he has a real eye for detail in getting the shot exactly how he wants it.

A yearly shoot with Darren is pretty awesome, and already discussing some outdoor concepts for the summer next year.

Thank you for a great shoot and for wanting to work with me on my ideas.

Highly recommended to all models.

Kind regards Hannorah

Georgia Brown

Polite, professional, down to earth, talented, knowledgable and I could go on. Darren really is a pleasure to work with, having worked through various styles and sets together the results are beyond exceptional and the great connection we had while shooting really has shown in the results!

I could not recommend Darren enough, certainly one to have a shoot with! Thank you Darren

Rebecca Perry

What a pleasure it was to meet and collaborate with Darren at Inspire Studio

I have been modelling for ten years and can honestly state that he is one of the nicest and most enjoyable people I have shot with! Prior to shooting pre-communication was great and everything was so easy to organised and speedy

During the shoot Darren gives such a relaxed atmosphere to shoot in. I loved that I could just flow through poses and get on with the shoot.

We got a variety of so many different great looks and themes and produced so many sets during our shoot together.

More than recommended to all Models! Such a creatively interesting, intelligent and lovely photographer and person :-)

Thank you for a fantastic shoot Darren!

Looking forward to seeing and shooting with you again in the near future :-)

Best Wishes

Rebecca Perry

www.rebeccaperry.net

Retro Rob

I was so chuffed when Darren invited me to work on a shoot idea with him to create what I can only describe as my dream shoot!

Being a lover of movies and characters I jumped at the chance and oh wow! what a character Darren found for me to play.

I cant wait to add them to my portfolio it looked amazing from the back of the camera yes folks you have got to wait to see but standby you will blown away!

Thank you so much Darren can't wait to see the final edits and work on another shoot.

Pure class!

Rob