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Beth Kate

After a few months break, Leo contacted me about another life art session which I was vvvvvery happy about! After working together on an almost monthly basis for the past couple of years we have a strong friendship and sharing this journey with him has been a pure joy. As Leo’s journey takes a slight turn for the moment, he knows that I will always be here to work and chat with him any time he desires :) thank you for another wonderful session Leo, it is without a doubt always a highlight of my week!

Eirwen L'amour Creed

Had another superb drawing session with Leo on Zoom,He has a very creative spirit with his own unique style,He is relaxed and engaging and i feel very comfortable with him.Shown me some of his drawing he did of me, and he's very happy to hear my honest opinion.Which always a good sign of emotional intellgence and its nice to have the love of art in common he is on time and respectful and i pleasure to work for look forward to our next session.

Theblondeone

Just had a brilliant shoot with Leo again.

It was lovely to catch up and it is always a great, creative session.

Leo is so talented and makes my job very easy when it comes to poses and modelling.

I will definitely be shooting again with him. I can’t wait!

Beth Kate

Starting a new month and week with a life art session with Leo is exactly the way to begin! Having worked together for a while now, we have a fantastic rapport and our sessions advance more and more each time. Like I’ve said before, it’s wonderful to see Leo’s skillset progress and it’s a pleasure to be on this journey with him so consistently. This was our first time working in deeper detail, involving not only clothing but also bouncy blow dried hair and make up! It was such a fun session and the portrait Leo drew, in particular, is testament to his increasing ability. Thank you Leo for a wonderful start to April!

Beth Kate

After what felt like the longest break between this and our last session (I think it was only about 6 weeks, but felt v long!) Leo and I had yet another fantastic session Wednesday morning. We worked through a selection of nude poses- standing, sitting, laying- and discussed our next session which is going to have3 a real different vibe to it; based on looks I have used in other photo shoots as inspo, we’re going to incorporate outfits, lingerie and make up! I must point out that I appreciate Leo so much and am thankful for his accommodating nature. I was due to travel to London later on in the day but due to train strikes, I had to catch a much earlier train meaning I asked Leo if we could make our session earlier in the day at fairly last minute, of which he had absolutely no issue wit. Thank you Leo, I genuinely enjoy all of our sessions and I appreciate your nature, friendship and all the updates I receive weekly!

Beth Kate

As can be seen from Leo’s portfolio, we worked together many times in 2022 (more than the amount of ref’s I left), but I am trying to leave refs every time I work with someone this year even if it is a long term project 😊 Working with Leo is a always a pleasure and this morning was our first time back together in 2023! As always, our session took place via video call and we worked through a new idea Leo would like to fulfil, of which we had a great time working on (as well as catching up for the first time since last year)! I look forward to our next session and as always am honoured to be such a big part of Leo’s artistic journey and progression. Thank you Leo!

Theblondeone

Another great shoot with Leo. Although it got cut short by 15 minutes, totally my fault. But Leo was understanding and once again great to work with.

I’m learning how to use my remote set up to its best advantage. I will get there!

He is a lovely man and a great person to work with.

Theblondeone

This morning I had the pleasure of catching up with Leo and taking part in his artistic nude art session that he kindly picked me to model for.

Wow. He is truly skilled.

I loved the entire 2 hour session.

He insisted on me being comfortable the entire shoot and made me choose comfortable poses that I could hold - wise.

We managed nearly 4 drawings in the time frame thanks to Leo’s quick and fantastic sketches.

I would definitely recommend him, but I think anyone reading this knows I would by now anyway. I cannot wait for the next session.

Beth Kate

I am working on a ongoing project with Leo and have been since March this year, where we work for 2 hours on average once every month via FaceTime. I love working on ongoing projects like this as it enables me to physically see the progress being made both in my clients skill and also our efforts working together. Leo now intends to creat a book including our work together, which I’m excited to see when it all comes together. Leo frequently keeps me up to date on our work and our working relationship is great. Our next session is due later this week, I look forward to seeing you once again then Leo! Thank you!!

Beth Kate

At the end of last year I had another zoom life modelling session with Leo, working through 3 poses over the space of 2 hours. Leo is such a lovely person and between concentrating on drawings we have a great chat and it is nice to associate with such a like minded individual. It is also so great to work with someone on an ongoing basis like a we have been as I truly feel a part of Leo’s artistic journey and it is honestly great to see the progress being made each week. I look forward to our next session booked in for the 2nd week of Jan and look forward to seeing where this year will take Leo on his journey! Thanks again Leo!

Beth Kate

I had my first zoom life modelling session with Leo last week and what a success it was! During pre comms Leo was super descriptive and told me all about his background in the arts, so I had some knowledge of both his photographic and drawing/painting experience but during our session he was kind enough to physically show me through some of his works and also through his published books. It’s always a great thing to build a good rapport with clients, and I truly feel like we have succeeded in that. 2 hours and 3 poses later, Leo has booked me in for another session already and has also kept me up to date with the work he has progressed with post our first session together. Thank you Leo, I look forward to the next one!!

Evalana

Well, I was very happy to receive another request to shoot from Leo, we had another fantastic shoot.

This time, we made use of my bedroom set up. Leo brought some lovely pieces for me to wear, which I wore last time as well. Having practiced with them last time I had some ideas how I could use them again, and Leo got some cracking shots with them.

It’s a pleasure to shoot with Leo, we relaxed at the start with a coffee and went through the images from our last shoot. It was great to see what Leo had captured.

We did a few things different this time, we did some quirky poses using props and I even sat for a life drawing at the end which was a wonderful experience. Leo’s shapes and proportions were beautiful.

I hope to continue shooting with Leo, he’s a real delight to work with.

Thanks so much Leo; still 100% recommended by me!

Alana x

Evalana

I had an excellent first shoot with Leo.

His response to my casting blew me away, and really made my day. I’m so glad I’ve had the opportunity to shoot with Leo, he is an absolute delight to work with. Very kind, patient and lovely. He knows what he wants to shoot too, so we had a very productive shoot. He’s very easy to talk to and so the time on our shoot felt like it flew!

Leo made excellent use of my living room, I posed art nude for him to use as reference for his life drawings. This was a lot of fun, making shapes and being natural.

I really hope to work with Leo again.

I would recommend! If you get the chance to work with Leo, do it! He’s great!

Thanks so much for an awesome shoot Leo

Alana x

Angelica

Had my first shoot with Leo the other day and what a warm , friendly and professional guy he is. We worked very well together and shared some brilliant ideas on Art Nude poses. He is such a talented Artist and creative photographer and I learnt quite a lot from his input into the shoot. I’ve seen some of the images already and they are fantastic and can’t wait to see more. I can highly recommended Leo to anyone and hoping to work with him again soon

Many thanks

Angelica x

Ania1

And again I had absolutely pleasure to work with Leo in his lovely home studio. He is treasure to work with. He is more friend that photographer to me. Time has gone so fast again as because we just chat and catch up on each other life story. Thank you Leo for always so nice welcome. You are fabulous person and friend xx

Amy Beloved

I have been shooting with Leo for years and consider him a good friend. I hadn’t seen him for a while so was really looking forward to our most recent shoot to catch up.

We worked in Leo’s amazing home studio, as always Leo greeted me with a big smile and a cuppa, I always feel really welcome and comfortable.

As always Leo was brilliant to work with, as well as being a fantastic photographer, he is kind, sweet, a total gentleman and lovely person to be around. We had a laugh and chat and the time just disappeared way too quickly.

I can’t speak highly enough of Leo and hope to have the opportunity to work with him again soon.

Thanks so much for a brilliant shoot,

Amy xx

Daisy Lee

Had another shoot with Leo who I have worked with many times over the years since I started and it was amazing as always. This may possibly be our last ever shoot working together as we both are winding down this year and I just wanted to say thank you Leo for booking me that first time to work with you. I learned a lot from you about photography, art nude, poses and gained a wonderful friend as a bonus. I shall treasure the work we created always my friend Leo xxx

Ania1

I have had a third amazing shoot with Leo in his house studio.

What a great and frendly person he is. I love working with him as he makes me feel so relax and he is easy to work with. We always have great pre communication so I know what style he fancy to go for. Thank you Leo 😊

Ania1

I have had a great pleasure to work with Leo. He is brilliant photographer with huge knowledge and experience. He knew what he wants to achieve right from start to finish and I think we have got It!

Very frendly person warm and charming. He has beautiful studio inside his house.

He was looking after me preparing drinks and lunch.

He is absolute gentlemen. We had great shoot and 4hours has gone so fast.

Thank you Leo and I hope to work with you again. Take care Ania x

Dahlia Rose

I had the most wonderful shoot with Leo recently, he is an absolute star.

As soon as I set foot through the door Leo made me feel so welcome, he even gave me a rather generous slab of chocolate fudge cake, what a top gent!

I had such a blast shooting with Leo, I would recommend him to any model, especially those who specialise in artistic nude. I would love to work with him again in the near future.

Make sure you stock up on the fudge cake for my next visit! :)