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Naked Soul

what an amazing shoot with John! I say he is incredible all around. we did natural light shoot, A great photographer and first of all a great person. had a great time shooting and created some fantastic shots. Pre communications were good, and 100% professional.

Thank you for the full bag of snacks, drinks, cookies and chocolates, John, I am still enjoying them on my travel.

Highly recommended!!

Joely

I had an amazing first shoot with John at my home last week and could literally heap him with praise for hours!! He was professional, courteous and respectful from the off from first communications through to how he conducted himself on the shoot. Totally clear in his requirements and expectations from the shoot and 100% comfortable in what we were shooting. I really can't fault him. It was a pleasure from start to finish to work with such a wonderful photographer and a lovely friendly man. All that aside, anyone who turns up with a bag full of yummy snacks is a winner in my book!! Thank you so much John, very highly recommended and I hope we get an opportunity to work together again soon.

Serenity.

Another fantastic shoot with John!

This was my second time shooting with John, both times were on a duo tour with Roxy.

Once again John was a joy to shoot with! He’s a gentleman, friendly and so easy to work with. He was incredibly kind and brought along a bag full of food/goodies for us. It’s little gestures like that, that mean so much to us.

We had another fantastic shoot that as usual just flew by! We captured some lovely images and I really enjoyed it.

John is a lovely person and is always such a pleasure to work with. I highly recommend him to other models and look forward to hopefully working with him again soon :-)

Serenity ~x

Ria Fantastic

As always John is an absolute pleasure to work with - and this time put an incredible amount of forethought into our shoot to create a truly creative and unique set of images. We shot in an awesome boho-hippie back garden with a gypsy fortune teller theme in mind, and all the accessories to boot. John was really patient and focused in creating exactly the right environment with the right lighting and set up. Oh, and did I mention he brought a boot full of chocolates, biscuits, fruits, and other treats?

Can’t think of a single reason why you wouldn’t want to shoot with the wonderfully laid-back and calm John. Not to mention I’ve seen the images, and they’ve turned out absolutely stunning! Definitely something to set one’s portfolio apart...

Thanks again :)

Ria

Veeronika

All the process of our scheduling the shooting and communication in general was very smooth and finally meeting John face to face was a real pleasure. He was very professional, kind and funny at the same time, respectful and a great gentleman. And most importantly, I think we created some beautiful photos together. Thank you, John 😊

The Factory

Was sadly not around to meet John on this occasion but his Comms' were excellent and he left the studio in great shape.Thank you John.

Marla Pandora

I'm really happy to have shot with John at the Factory when I was last in London.

We made good use of the fab space there is at The Factory and we I think that we made some really cool shots. John had some great ideas of his own but was also happy for my input so I think that together we worked really well :)

John is also a true gentleman and I found him to be very respectful during the whole shoot. He was also so kind to drop me off to my next shoot as I was going to run late with public transport. Thanks again for that John, it was greatly appreciated.

I hope we'll work together again in the future and would recommend him to anyone. Thank you John :)

Marla

MoonChild777

John was a pleasure to work with. Very respectful and a gentleman! I really enjoyed shooting with him and I think we have some very good photos! I highly recommend him!

Bluelah

I had a wonderful shoot with John in London,

time flew by and we achieved some fantastic results thanks to his creativity.

I look forward to working with him again and I highly recommend him to anyone who's interested.

Bluelah

Jynx

I had a wonderful shoot with John in a lovely London hotel during my busy day!

First shoot of the day and John was prepared with ideas and a wicked sense of humour! Very easy to chat to, not sure how we managed to find time to take any pictures, but I loved seeing the boc on s and very pleased to seean edit on PP :)

Clear, helpful pre-shoot comms, very professional and despite camera battery issues, really pleased with what we achieved on the day.

Many thanks, happy to recommend! :)

Serenity.

Myself and Roxy worked with John on our duo tour in London.

He was an absolute dream to work with! Polite, friendly, open to ideas/suggestions and even kindly arrived with pastries! (Which were delicious!!)

John was a gentleman and respectful throughout and we got some excellent results.

The shoot absolutely flew by and I was really chuffed with the back of camera images I saw.

He is a super photographer and a lovely person to boot!

Highly recommended,

I hope to work with him again!

Serenity ~x

Roxy M

I worked with John for the first time in London the other week. The shoot flew by! John was friendly and professional and from what I saw from BAC, we got some amazing results! I can't wait to see them.

Highly recommended by me.

Thanks for a great shoot - Hope to work together again soon.

Roxy

Ria Fantastic

Lovely John managed to fit me into his absolutely manic schedule. Though he was dragged into the office and had basically only just landed at Heathrow, he managed to pull off his first time usings studio lighting without a hitch! He really impressed me with how quickly he picked everything up. John is a brilliant conversationalist and kept me engaged throughout the shoot.

The absolute highlight of the shoot was when we went hunting for a unique prop in the studio, and I came across an iron; I don't know how, but we absolutely pulled it off and managed to get some seriously epic, quirky, awesome shots with real steam only inches from my face. I was actually too inspired and in the zone to be scared (even though I have a small iron phobia, having sustained a 1st degree burn across my entire hand as a child). Such is the awesome vibe that John created!

Love, loved working with him and can't wait for the next time!

Ria x

Hazel Rose

John was an absolute joy to meet and shoot with. He is friendly, fun and professional. We had our first shoot together recently and we tried a nice variety of styles and ideas and created some fantastic work together.

He was lovely to work with, friendly, chatty and made the shoot fun and creative.

I can easily highly recommend shooting with John, his communication was fantastic and I would easily shoot with him again!

Savannah Sapphire

Lovely photographer to work with

Very professional manner and shoot was booked efficiently

Easy to chat to and comfortable to pose for

Open to ideas and adaptable with what is put in front of him

Lovely lovely guy

Highly Recommended:)

Artemis Fauna

I had a great three hour shoot with John last week on my latest tour.

We worked our way through lots of different ideas- taking it a bit slower than normal due to the insane heat!!

We got some stunning images, had great fun and I'm excited to see more of the results.

Really hope I can work with John again one day! Thank you :)

JoJo_UKModel

John attended a 1-2-1 workshop with Stuart Smith & I... such a lovely guy! Pre-comms were great, he knew exactly what he wanted to learn and take away from the shoot, and he did just that! Looking forward to seeing the images :) . Recommend to all.

Miss N

I had the pleasure of shooting with John yesterday at Scarlet Door whilst on my southern tour.

John’s pre coms are fabulous which is a blessing when working away from home.

Our shoot passed quickly with a relaxed attitude. John is very friendly and laid back, with a keen eye for creative imagery we had a progressive 2 hours... he even provided JAFFA CAKES! What more can you ask :)

Highly recommended!

Thank you for taking the time to shoot with me.

Heather

Jade Lyon

I worked with John at Kris Karl's headshot workshop at Scarlet door. He's a really easy going person to shoot with. He got some nice shots. One is the lovely smiley photo of me on his port!

Monika Lara Smith

I had my first shoot with John while touring in London and hopefully we will have much more to come ! :)

John arrived into my apartment on time, really well equipped and with a lovely positive attitude. Pre communication was excellent and I just knew John would be a pleasure to work with. And I was totally right about him !

Shooting with John was so easy going and relaxed ! We both shared our ideas and created plenty of amazing looks and covered couple of themes in only two hours. I must say I was impressed with that! :)

John is so patient, professional and chatty. Shooting with him was so enjoyable and I felt so so comfortable.

I would love to recommend him to any model, I’m looking forward to shoot with you again John! Thank you:)