References for GaryMac Photography

Ayla

I worked with the lovely Gary for the second time at Artemis Faunas place :D

I remember Gary from our first shoot and absolutely loved working with him. Some photographers just get the best out of you, Im not even sure why but their energy and vibes just mean you have such a fun creative time, Gary is definitely one of those!

He adapts so quickly and is technically very experienced which means we were able to cover a lot of different styles quickly!

A lovely lovely person who I enjoy spending time with and shooting.

Highly recommended from me and I hope we get to shoot together again soon!

Artemis Fauna

Yassssss GARY!! :D Gary drove down to work with myself and Ayla at the weekend on two different shoots!

The first was on my duo day where we, quite frankly, between the three of us produced banger after banger of epicness annnnd had a bloody great time in the process!

A few hours after that Gary returned to join us on my 'Newton Night' themed event and once again, I was just blown away by the images produced!!

I love working with Gary, it's so easy and fun. Results and banter EVERY time.

I can't wait to see the images from the two shoots and have Gary join me on a second Luxury All-Inclusive trip for a week with Ayla in September 2018! Bring it on!! :D :D

Thank you so much Gary :)

spencer rushton

I met Gary at a group shoot last weekend, and he was such a nice guy and we had a chats in-between taking photos,

His photos were amazing not only of his model work but also wildlife and nature photographer, I would gladly work along side him again.

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Rachelle Summers

I've worked with Gary numerous times over the years and I always know it's going to be a fun day jam packed with good banter and lots of laughs :)

Had another full day in the studio with Gary and his photography wifey Dave (haha!!) yesterday and as usual it was an epic day. They are really relaxed and the day is always a steady pace of shooting and tea breaks, all whilst creating some unreal images :D

And if I don't see him before I will be seeing him in Croatia on one of my Summers Abroad photographic holidays which I am super excited to have him join us on :D

I 100% recommend him!!

Stephanie Dubois

Gary is just ace all round really! Super chap to work with, lots of tea, lots of banter, huge amounts of fun while shooting - what more could you want!! Its always a huge please working with Gary and Im very much looking forward to having him on my west wales weekend in May 2018.

Very highly recommended.

Artemis Fauna

I have just spent a super duper fun packed four days with Gary on the second leg of one of the luxury All- Inclusive trips we run, this time to Fuerteventura!

We had quite a lot of awesome locations to fit into each of the days (making the most of the sunrise and sunsets/ cooler parts of the days) but everyone got really involved and the images created in a relatively short space of time are just BRILLIANT!!

I'm so glad Gary booked onto this trip and I literally cannot wait to see the images go up! Gutted I ran out of time to go through his laptop for some sneak peeks!!

I really hope Gary can join us again on a future trip abroad, thank you so much! :)

Scarlett Fox

Mad man Gary joined me whilst working on my duo trip arranged and ran by Artemis Fauna on her Luxury All Inclusive Photographic Fuerteventura trip abroad assisted by IainT.

Having worked with Gary in the past I knew what to expect, true madness. The man never takes no for an answer such as “please don’t climb that my dear, it’s dangerous” and he’s already climbed it, or “watch out for the waves” nah he’s already sitting in the sea or slippery rocks. And let me tell you, I bloody loved it!

I don’t know where his energy comes from, and believe me I asked! But it is so refreshing to be back working with someone that has nothing but positive vibes, just wants to have fun and if we get some good shots as well the that’s a bonus. That being said I don’t think we got any good shots, I know we got freaking epic shots!

Can’t get over how much Gary’s photography has changed since our last shoot, the tonality, angles, even faster shooter, and incredible edits. I’m not which of were bouncing around the locations the most, and Gary’s dedication to getting those insane shots has got to be one of the things that make him so special. Not only is he a fantastic photographer but great company when on the chill out time at the villa, he’s a very ole bat I must say :P We had some great serious talks as well as our usual banter which left me gasping for air at times!

The shots I’ve seen so far are just mind blowing, Gary has such a talented eye so I can’t wait to work with him again hopefully sooner rather than later :)

Sending a huge hug and thank you for making a glorious trip extra special,

Scarlett x

Rhianna Grey

Gary is simply the just one of the best photographers I've been fortunate enough to work twice with now having shot together the first time at Bala Beauty's Event this year. This time, we shot at his fantastic studio in a manchester and took our first couple of sets in the great outdoors.

Gary is such a welcoming and warm character who I feel like I've know for a long fime! He always ensures I'm comfortable and so I'm always at ease when I'm working with him.

We work so well as a team and the ideas are constantly flowing between us - and the time just seems to vanish far too quickly!!

Gary's images speak for themselves really both on his port and on the walls around the studio..... Perfection!! He clearly lives and breaths photography and his passion for it clearly shows through the images and when he's working behind the camera.

I just hope it won't be too long before we both work together again, as we also have some more ideas lined up from the last one and undoubtedly would easily come up with some more.

Thanks Gary for another awesome shoot and the spectacular images!!

Rhi x

Roswell Ivory

Hooray for Gary! He's one of my favourite photographers to work with and we always end up shooting a huge variety of completely different images! This time we began in the city centre, surrounded by the "annual pug convention", and using a tank, a bridge and some stunning architecture as backdrops before heading to the studio for some femme fatale and fashion-nude. Easygoing, friendly, puts models at ease straight away, excellent pre-shoot communication. Looking forward to our next shoot and I highly recommend Gary. :)

Rachelle Summers

Gary is SO much fun to be around! He is truly such a genuine, lovely guy I can't imagine anyone not having fun in his company :D

I got to work with him again at Bala Beauties this year, and we had a great laugh even shooting in my razzy wellies haha :P

He has just booked on to my Summers Abroad Photographic holiday next year and I really can't wait to host him, it's going to be a great 3 days :D

Highly recommended by me!

Keira Lavelle

Gary - what a star this gent is!

I met and worked with this lovely photographer for the first time on a terrific Bala Beauties event this summer in North Wales - a day that could have been better weather-wise... but you know what? The people made up for that 1000 times over! :D

Gary had already had a crazy morning before we even got shooting after having to do last-minute emergency trips/detours with a little setback on the day. He still arrived smiling as the most enthusiastic person you could meet and further still: he was one of the first people I shot with on the day with my first photographer group and we got into an amazing swing of shooting literally right away. What a lovely person and the sheer positive encouragement and feedback he delivers is just phenomenal as you're posing away. I saw a number of Gary's shots on the back of the camera after our slot and B-E-A-U-tiful!!! He's got such a knack for shooting models and made tremendous work of me rolling about on my rock/harassing a poor tree... To hell with the British weather because Gary made the scenes look amazeballs with or without sunshine. :) He's also really courteous to other photographers and kind hearted, I noted on a few occasions he would step to one side and let other people get their images. Such a fantastic person to work with, in groups or individually.

Down to Earth, totally passionate about getting the best possible images he can, bears a heart of gold and will do anything for anyone/saves the day at the drop of a hat... and after all that, he still had energy to keep up with the non-stop chatter from us models as no doubt none of us worked away nice and quietly! :P He's the star person to gel with on a shoot and welcomes the models to offer ideas as well as suggests good shots. Teamwork is most certainly fife when you work with Gary, expect nothing less than a really pleasant, productive shoot with jolly atmosphere galore.

I really do hope we get the chance to work together again soon! And this just goes to show how polite he is: I urge people to message me reminders if I get behind on references and he's so blooming nice that it's taken me to find my lost to-do reference list before getting feedback to him! I may be jet-lagged still and managing to type with a cat hijacking my keyboard but I hope I have given him all the credit he deserves! :D

Thank you so much Gary! Highly recommended!

Keira x

Ayla

I worked with the lovely Gary for the first time recently in Manchester at Millwood Studio, it was a group shoot organised by Brendan Divine.

As soon as I met Gary I knew that we would click, he has a great sense of humour and is super friendly and bubbly :D

Throughout the day we covered dance, movement, art nude, portraits and a little bit of boudoir. I think we got some absolutely amazing shots and Gary's way of shooting matched perfectly to my preferred way of modelling, letting me flow and get into my 'zone'! He is a very talented photographer and knows how to work in constantly changing natural light.

Throughout the day Gary was really relaxed and a pleasure to work alongside.

I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Gary and I hope we get to shoot together again some time :)

xxmrmthxx - Mel Tongue

It's been an enjoyable weekend shooting with Gary at his studio and on location.

Again, I had a lovely time and we had lots of laughs aswell as getting a tone of fab photos.

Gary is down to earth, easy to get on with and I would love to work with him again.

I very highly recommend shooting with Gary if you get the chance and also using his Studio, Rainbow studio!

Stephanie Dubois

I have had the pleasure of working with Gary now on several occasions and each time has been as enjoyable as the last. Gary is a really nice guy and someone who I can chat with about all sorts, from more serious topics to just joking round and having a laugh. He has a wonderful relaxed style of working, is totally laid back and is great at making a nice cup of tea and appearing with a tasty box of shortbreads at just the right moment. He comes with his own ideas but can be totally fluid in what we shoot, which often creates some nice surprise gems.

I'm a little sad I've moved down south as I wont get to work with Gary quite so often, but I do hope he'll want to shoot again when I return.

Very highly recommended.

Ivy Lee

What a bloody great guy Gary is, I adored working with him (and Dave) at Rainbow studio. He's a fab photographer with loads of enthusiasm and really knows his stuff. Gary had some brilliant ideas with outfits to compliment and he executed them very well. Love the images we produced during the shoot. He's super friendly and a right laugh. What a great day. I recommend him very highly and would jump at the chance to work with him again. Thanks Gary and hope to see you soon!

Shawn Spencer-Smith

Gary was the host to Laylalee's studio day at his studio Rainbow in Manchester

Gary was been most helpful during the shoot and the pre comms were excellent.

we shot both inside and out of the studio and we have come away with some mind blowing images .

very highly recommended and will want to work there again

Misuzu

People like Gary are the reason why I love my job so much.

We had a blast running around Newsham Park hospital yesterday. We spent the whole day shooting a theme, which he came up with and let me know well in advance. On the day, he was more than happy for me to input with my crazy ideas as well as shooting his. Some worked, some didn't, but it was all fun!

Gary is very creative and his shoot plan for the day was fantastic. He bought his own lights to the location and watching him use the space around him to make the lighting work to his advantage was inspiring. He knew just what to do to make the shots work (baring in mind the location was very dark!). Gary also bought plenty of clothing and props with him so when we mixed our stuff together, we had an amazing wardrobe!

When shooting, he was always considerate, made sure I wasn't getting too cold and even bought food for me, too :) So along with being an awesome photographer who knows exactly what shots he wants and how to get them, he's also funny, chatty and super easy to get along with.

I had such an amazing day yesterday, so would obviously recommend Gary to anyone. I would jump at the chance to work with him again.

Far Forest Studio

We were pleased to welcome Gary to our studio yesterday for his first visit.

Brilliant, fun and professional just about sums up Gary as a person and a photographer. His artistic enthusiasm with his model was bordering on the side of crazy but the back of camera shots looked incredible.

I don't think there is an inch of the studio or grounds he didn't use, so the only reason he will come back would be to shoot another model or a change of seasons in the woods which is a shame. Hopefully that wont be a viable excuse and we will see him here again soon.

Highly recommended to any studio or model.

Rose Magdalene Child

Another amazing shoot with Gary, each one just seems to keep getting better and better. This time with the beautiful Artemis we had 3 duo days together. Gary captured some of the most stunning shots of the weekend, with a mix of natural light window shots to some Jack Vettriano style moody lighting images and he excelled at capturing them all.

Gary is very experienced and knows how to work his camera and the lighting to get superb results. Always polite, friendly, respectful, up for a laugh and the ultimate gentleman.

Wouldn't hesitate to recommend him to other models and can only say I can't wait until the next one :)

Tillie x

Roswell Ivory

Gary is one of my favourite photographers to work with- it's amazing we actually get anything done as we're so busy jabbering away but we shot a very wide range of images at Rainbow Studio, as well as the surrounding area. :D

He's very easygoing and relaxed- with plenty of ideas but flexible so I could offer ideas and dive into the wardrobe for extra outfit changes. He's also mindful of my comfort and I was kept warm, well-fed and supplied with coffee- always a bonus!

I absolutely love the images I've seen and look forward to our next photoshoot. Thankyou again, Gary!