References for Simes Himself

Rosa Brighid

I had a fab shoot with Simon recently at The Loft House in London. I was really looking forward to the shoot, as Simon came across so friendy and proactive with the shoot planning. His communication was spot on, and really made sure I knew the plan, and was well informed. Not only this but Simon is super relaxed, and I really enjoyed our 4 hour shoot! The lighting set ups were very interesting, and he showed me lots of the back of camera shots, and to me they looked excellent. So overall it was a great experience, and would love to do it again. Thank you Simon :)

Helen Diaz

I worked with the lovely, charming and super FUN Simon at Gregory Browns lovely studio in London during my tour to the area and had a BLAST! Gregory Browns studio and home is such a fun and gorgeous place to work in and a real home from home!

I hadn't worked with Simon before so was a little nervous but needn't have been as he was so down to earth, kind and easy to get on with! He gladly accepted my mad ideas and let me go with the flow which is how I work best.

He is a super fun character, but equally respectful and considerate to work with making sure I was comfortable, with plenty of breaks and cuppas! I couldnt ask to work with a nicer person and the photographs looked stunning with the mix of different lighting and props used on the day!

Thankyou for such a lovely fun day and I hope we work together again soon! Highly recommended, Helen x

Jezebelle

Simon approached me to do a shoot with a unique and fun twist - and naturally it was as crazy & wonderful as it'd hinted at being!

He is a wonderfully professional photographer who has a very cool way of working with lighting set ups, directing and is very relaxed, friendly & so much fun to shoot with....

I had a fabulous day shooting with this lovely and beautifully talented photographer, as always, and cannot recommend Simon enough to y'all, work with him if you get the chance :)

Em

Artemis Fauna

I worked with Simon just yesterday for half a day at my studio. Pre shoot comms were spot on and Simon kept me updated on his travel progress on the day too! Super organised... which I love!

I knew what kind of shots Simon wanted but Simon was also super chilled out about me suggesting a few ideas too which was great. I felt like he really respected me and my ideas so that was super lovely!

We worked our way through loads of different genres and got some cracking images. We also had a lot of fun and spent a lot of time chatting (which I also love!) It was so nice to make the most of the gorgeous weather and get outside!

I can't wait to see the results and hopefully shoot with Simon again one day! Thanks, Simon :D

Fawnya Model

Had a really pleasant short-notice shoot yesterday with Simon due to his original model falling ill! His communication was excellent. He was patient, kind, full of ideas, and very organised! In only a four hour shoot we did a number of different looking sets, including some body-paint! I highly recommend him to both models and studio owners due to his professional approach and lovely nature. :)

Zara Watson

Had a brilliant shoot with Simon yesterday :D I really lovely, friendly guy, very easy to work with and great company :D We shot many different styles and I loved all of them :D He is creative and I liked his ideas and interest in styling. The pictures on the back of the camera looked fab too! Cant wait to see them at some point :D The time always goes too fast when you're having fun!

Highly recommended .... professional, respectful, trustworthy, genuine man.

Thanks a million again for a fab day! :D :D

Roswell Ivory

I'd been planning a shoot with Simes Himself for ages and at last found a date that worked last month, Throughout this time, his communication was great and he was full of ideas which he was able to express well so I knew exactly what to bring. At the shoot, he was so much fun to work with, interesting, creative, easy to talk to and I loved the pictures I saw in the camera.

Highly highly recommended to anyone and I really look forward to working together again! :)

Lu Elissa

I had a a shoot with Simon last week and he was an absolute pleasure to work with. We had a lot of fun and the time just flew by. He's very professional and also very friendly and from what ive seen of the images so far they are amazing!!

Highly recommend other models to shoot with him!

Thanks so much Simon! Can't wait till next time :)

Jodie Ellen

I have worked with the lovely Simon a few times now, this time we shot over at Gregs- the loft house. What can I say. Simon always comes up with a whacky idea... and... well, they always look freaking awesome when hes pulled it off! I love shooting with Simon, hes such a good vibe when shooting a true pro!

Happily recommend!!

♥ Chiara Elisabetta

I had an amazing shoot with Simon at The Lofthouse in Battersea.. he had clear vision throughout, very definite ideas on what he wanted to try, which I love. Springing around in stretchy material, super high spotlights, dripping wet hair and I even made a hammock, woohoo!

Much laughter and fun ensues on a shoot with Si, which I really value as much as the productivity. His creative ideas really paid off and there are some stunning images from our time shooting.

Highly recommended.. I would love to work with him again :)

Elle Beth

I had a fantastic shoot with Simon on Sunday.

Simon is a great guy and we got on well straight away, we went through lots of ideas throughout the time and got some really amazing photos which i can't wait to see!

Simon gave me good guidance to what he was looking to achieve and let me develop the ideas and pose freely.

The shoot was great and I really hope to work with Simon again soon!

Highly recommended!

Arabella

Ok so as we went our separate ways Simon confessed to me that I hadn't left him a reference for our previous shoot, which I couldn't believe! but I hadn't! (slaps wrist).... So my reference is sort of combining two awesome shoots! (can you tell where this will go?)... So this time we organised a full days shoot at the Loft House studio on my London tour... Again communications where awesome, plans were made and stuck to however far in advance, which is awesome!... Simon met me at the train station!... as before he was on time, smiley and chatty!... We had an awesome catch up (mainly wrestling) on the walk to the studio!... A cuppa! and we planned our day. The day flowed, Simon was relaxed allowed for lots of breaks, also bringing lots of yummy food to keep my going and helped it feel like I hadn't been working for a full 8 hours!...

We got some awesome shoots through combined ideas, Simon is great with framing and shots.... really competent with lighting.... always improving his photography to make better images a real photographer!

I would certainly recommend Simon to all models of any experience having worked with him twice and getting the same great experience!.... great chats, lots of giggles and awesome images!... I always feel completely comfortable around him! He's a complete gentleman and very aware of his model!

Simon is a genuine person to spend time with!.... and the images we get just work and look really brilliant!... Thanks again Simon!... I look forward to another!! :)

Arabella X

Jodie Ellen

I had my second shoot a few weeks back with the lovely Simes Himself, we had a bit of a hiccup with our first location, as we couldnt get into the place that we had wanted to, so we headed over to Rochester and hit a few locations there which i think we achieved some awesome results there!

Simon is very very easy to work with, very relaxed and generally really cool to shoot with :D with some fantastic ideas!!

Jezebelle

I shot with Simon last week with an aim to top our 1st shoot and what an epic time it was!

He is very knowledgeable with lighting and framing with a beautiful way of setting up the scenes and directing towards gorgeous & fun concepts...

Simon is a professional & fantastic photographer who get the best out of those he works with - what an epic artist he is! I can't recommend him enough peeps, you'd be mad not to work with him :)

Em xx

Cherry Blush

I had a long await to get to shoot with Simes Himself as our diaries synced but boy it was worth it! Simes enthusiasm and drive to learn & create is fascinating to see. He has brilliant ideas and is not afraid to experiment. Simes was totally professional with great comms pre, during & post shoot. So far the images we have created have far exceeded our expectations and i'm very excited about seeing more. If you get chance to work with simes please do! I am very excited about planning future shoots with him and I would recommend him 1000%!

Jodie Ellen

I shot with the very lovely Simon Last week over at my secret location. This was our second shoot so we were already off to a good roll!

Simon is so easy to work with, we wondered round and id jump in and he'd get a few shots and then we moved on to the next location, He is great fun, funny, polite, sees a location and can already imagine the results. He comes up with some amazing ideas! cant wait to see the final images!

Freya

Me and Simon had had this shoot in our diaries for a few months and yesterday it finally came around. Simon is such a lovely guy. So friendly and talkative as soon as I met him. He kept in contact about the shoot as it came closer and closer and let me know exactly what he wanted me to bring to the shoot. Simon came well prepared to the shoot and even met me at the station so we could walk to the studio together which gave us time to have a little chat :)

We worked at Gregory Brown's studio that is full of fun things to play with. Simon tried different light set ups to create different effects which came out really well. I think we got some stunning shots and I do hope to work with Simon again in the future :) 100% recommended by me :)

Paigey T said...

What an awesome tog and general amaze person. Sims booked us a great location to shoot at. He had clear ideas in mind which is always helpful! I received a good, detailed email before hand with what he wanted me to bring along, as well as the general shoot details.

Such a lovely, caring and considerate person. Sims always made sure I felt comfortable and always helped with ideas, instead of standing there and expecting it to all come from me. A fab person and ridiculously talented tog. Will definitely be pestering him to shoot me again this year!

Thanks Sims :-)

Jezebelle

What an amazing shoot I had with Simon on Tues at Lofthouse Studio - he blew me away with his lighting skills, setting up the scenes beautifully with brilliant concepts and angles!

We had great pre-comms which continued throughout the shoot, having fun with concepts, using the gorgeous props at the studio and some props that Simon brought, which were stunning:)

I do hope to work with him again, he is amazing!

Thanks Simon, Em x

Jodie Ellen

So I shot with the very lovely, very talented Simon on Monday at The Factory in London. The shoot flew by and Simon had tons of ideas! The set was just perfect. And Simon, well he is full of ideas and such a gent, completely professional and just a wonderful person to work with. I would happily work with him again and I would recommend to any!!

Daymmmnnn I cant wait to see the images!