References for Gary Smithdale

Camy

Sun, sand, super day! That desssssscribes the last shoot with Gary.

What a great laugh and awesome photographer to be around. We had an all day shoot and time flew so much... that's what happens when you're having fun...And a long walk on the beach to find the perfect shooting location.

Can't wait to see some of the finished images!

Highly recommended as always!

Camy

Arvee

I last shot with Gary a number of years ago and recently we started to talk about shooting together again. Anyway i was lucky enough to go along as second shooter on a shoot with Gary and a model that is sadly no longer a member here. Gary as always was polite, patient and knew what he wanted out of the shoot and how to get it. Always pleasure to work with someone as professional and talented as Gary and i would recommend working with this guy to anyone, you only have to look at his portfolio and his references to see what a great guy he is!

Em Theresa

I totally recommend Gary! We have shot together twice now, the second time at the super Sandon Studio, covering all sorts of styles from fashion to weird shapes art nude sometimes involving a rolltop bath via scary gothic black-swan! He is a super creative photographer, very friendly and chatty and really open to models' ideas and concepts too which is always lovely! The back of cams and edit I have seen so far are super duper too... Really can't ask more - except that he also brought a metric c**p-tonne of Em-suitable snacks as a bonus! STAR!! 100% a recommendation from me and I hope we can shoot again soon :)

Camy

What an awesome shoot with Gary!

We've been shooting together for many years now and every time we create something different and very cool looking images.

This time we explored a little bit more of Peterborough with its amazing architecture.

Gary is very easy to get along with and makes the shoot very fun!

Highly recommended as usual!

Camy

Eloise Wilson MUA

I had the pleasure of working with Gary for the first time at the Natural Light Spaces studio yesterday and I have nothing but positive things to say!

The pre-shoot communication was great and we all quickly decided on some looks that would be perfect for the style of shots he had in mind.

During the shoot he was lovely to chat to and he listened to any input we had, which meant that as a team we worked really well together.

Gary is incredibly talented and it was very clear that he was able to create some beautiful images.

I would absolutely love to work with him again and I highly recommend working with him! :)

BOou

First shoot with Gary and hopefully not the last one! I finally had the great opportunity to shoot with him and I had such an amazing day!

Pre-shoot communication was on spot. During the day, despite the circumstances (power cut in the studio), Gary stayed so relaxed, positive and professional which actually made the day epic! At the end of the day, we managed to get stunning pictures from the back of the camera, I can't wait to see the final results. This guy is so lovely to work with, talented and open to any ideas. He also arrived with a bag full of snacks :-D

I fully recommend working with him to whoever will be lucky enough to have this great opportunity!

Thank's again Gary, you nailed it

Bou =]

JasmineJoLouise

Another amazing shoot with Gary this time at the natural light space studio in Northampton.

I’ve been shooting with Gary for almost 5 years and he gets better and better with each shoot!

We worked out this was our 11th shoot together and this time we focused on black & white styles with natural light and mixing in some beauty dish work, we got some stunning shots and I’m so excited to see the final results!

Gary is so lovely to work with, he offered me copius amounts of tea in between shooting and made sure we had plenty of mini breaks in between as it was a full day shoot to keep our energy high.

Thoroughly enjoyed our shoot and can’t wait to see the images, highly recommend to other models and looking forward to our next shoot.

Thanks again ☺️

Camy

And another successful shoot with Gary this time at Natural Light Studio. Great place to create some awesome images.

Gary as usual came prepared with treats and always made sure I was happy with everything. Such a nice person to work with every time :)

He's a very good photographer, very creative and getting top results every time!

Looking forward to our next one ;)

Highly recommended!

Camy x

Camy

And another wonderful shoot with Gary, this time in a totally different location with beautiful outdoors.

As always Gary is so easy to get along with and makes the shoot very enjoyable.

I did mention bellow that the next shoot will be awesome... well it definitely was, shooting with cars, lakes, woods... everything you need to make some incredible images!

Highly recommended!

Camy xx

Camy

I had such an amazing shoot with Gary on location in London. Very relaxed vibes and incredibly good images.

Gary is an absolute pleasure to shoot with and always makes sure the model is very happy throughout the day.

Can't wait to arrange another one as I'll know it will be awesome!

Highly recommended!

Camy xx

Artemis Fauna

I had a lovely full day shoot with Gary last week at my place.

We worked our way through so many different ideas during the day. Portraits, fashion, nude, bodyscapes...It all worked!!

I enjoyed working with Gary a lot. He is super to work with- very laid back, friendly, chatty!

We had a good old natter over the lunch I did for us and then headed out into the pretty fields behind my flat- to take yet more lovely images (then had an ice lolly!) LOL!

I am super excited to see the results from the shoot and hope Gary and I can work together again one day!

Thank you so much Gary :) :)

Alethia Dawn

I had a long overdue shoot with Gary, finally! I've been away from modelling for around 2 years, but Gary made me feel really confident and at ease. It was a location shoot at a beautiful location, and despite a very chilly day, and both of us being full of a cold, we got lots of portrait and full length shots that I am super happy with, I can't wait to see the finished edits.

I had a fantastic time with a perfect genteman, and laughed way too much!

Thanks again Gary, I can't wait for the next one :)

Highly recommended x

Ivory Flame

I had a great time with Gary at NLS, on a beauty shoot with Alice Snell, who did some beautiful make-up. Gary was really friendly, welcoming, full of enthusiasm and totally professional and fun throughout. We shot some great looks in both natural light and in the studio lighting, which proved really creative!! I'd happily work with him again and can recommend him to others.

Roswell Ivory

What can I say?! Gary is fantastic!! We shot some Winter fashion at a local beauty spot and got such a range of results while having some time to talk, bounce ideas around AND point out the cutest dogs in the area (haha!!) Pre-shoot communication was excellent and Gary is a lovely person to talk to and be around.

I'd work together again any time and highly recommend him :)

Sinopa Rin

Just finished my third shoot with Gary; this time at the Natural Light Spaces in Northampton. I always look forward to our shoots as they are filled with laughter and creativity, and this occasion was no different. We achieved a huge amount in the time - from bridal fashion to emotive, witchy portraits - and I look forward to seeing the results. Gary is a fantastic photographer and a lovely guy; I have no hesitations in recommending him and look forward to next time our paths cross.

Miss Diamond Sparkle 💕☯

VERY HIGHLY RECOMMEND...

I met Gary and he had this huge smile on his face and I felt comfortable around him straight away...I had so much fun doing a horror shoot with Gary and really got into the character...I tried to scare Gary but nothing seemed to scare him! Gary is a really easy going guy, incredibly easy to work with and super friendly. Gary kindly brought loads of drink and food.

Thank you for a lovely day Gary.

100% recommend from Sparkles!

Alice Snell Makeup Artist

Absolutely loved working with Gary. Such an amazing photographer who seriously needs to go pro!!

Amazing work, lovely guy and great communication. Completely trusted me makeup wise and respected my opinions and went with the suggestions I had, which as an artist I super appreciate as you don't always get this! Really open to ideas from the model too.

Can't wait to work with Gary again, proper gentleman who I highly recommend!

Amber Tutton

Very first ever shoot with Gary, what a fantastic person! He has a great energy about him, super sense of humour (of politeness) haha!

We booked a last minute shoot in Cambridge and it was utterly fabulous! The world didn't want us to shoot, made it impossible, the rain poured, thunder, nearly 100 times we died of different ways the world tried to make us have a bad day. But IT WAS THE BEST DAY!

Even though we had a lot of set backs with weather etc, we worked with the rain. Found some car park shelter and gorgeous light.. and bam! We smashed it on the first set of images...

It just got better throughout, we did some lovely and elegant images around Cambridge & had some quirky sets that we found on the way around town!

He was easy going, super relaxed and came across rather confident (though I don't think he would say the same) he is confident!

He knows light, his images were stunning

The coffee breaks were super & I feel genuinely honoured to have modelled for such a lovely and talented photographer

I'm literally buzzing for the images to be posted

I want them ALLL

My favourite images to date perhaps!!! I think so!

Highly recommended

Let's get more dates set up! Woooo

Arabella

Another absolutely awesome shoot with Gary, I believe this was our third shoot!

Have loved all of them and this one was no exception!

I had mentioned a new urbex location on my radar and Gary got in contact for a rather last minute shoot whilst he was on his holidays. As usual comms were brilliant! We had a rough plan of what sort of thing to shoot, I have no idea if we stick to it... But I do know we got some awesome images anyway!

The space was completely new to Gary but he just went for it and really worked with ideas and the environment, we tried a couple of things that were new for the both of us and I loved the results!...

I even pushed Gary's levels!... We tried some art nudes and found the images we created were so effective!.... Again we had lots of chat and giggles!...

Love working with Gary, always feel comfortable and safe around him, he's friendly, relaxed, chatty and just so genuine!... A really truly talented photographer also, who always produces images that I'm surprised of, he seems wonderful framing and composition :)

Thanks again Gary!

Arabella

Helen-Rose

One of the most enjoyable, fun and generally awesome shoots I've had to date! Gary and I made our way down to Rottingdean and shot some fantastic beachey goodness, including rockpools, waves and also managed to get a bit of fashion in too! Gary is so easy to work with, afternoon flew by and we got some really great shots (and outtakes!). I would happily work with Gary again, and am so glad we arranged to shoot together. As well as being great fun he's also a great photographer - bonus!

Highly recommended

Thanks

H x