References for Gary Smithdale

Meg Ledon

This was my second shoot with Gary as a part of a group shoot at the Pit.

Gary is fun to work with and is open to new ideas. He is a relaxed photographer, which makes you feel relaxed whilst shooting with him.

He had some great ideas whilst shooting and had already found areas around the building he wanted to shoot.

Gary id a great photographer, with amazing communication. Highly recommended.

Dasvidanias

Had a fantastic, long awaited 2nd shoot with gary :)

As always his pre comm's were to perfection, he arrived on time,prepared and ready.

He was even brave enough to try my cooking, so theres certainly trust there!

We had a great time experimenting with light and multiple exposures, and Gary has a clear idea of what he wants from an image, even when we're making shadow puppets :p

Once again I thoroughly enjoyed shooting with Gary, hes a kind, passionate and funny person.

I would not hesitate to recommend him to others, and I cannot wait to shoot with him again :)

Camy

What a great photographer! Gary booked me on my tour to Peterborough last weekend, good communication before the shoot,he is a very social and friendly person and he brought sweeties! yum!

We shot on location as well as indoors, came with some lovely ideas to shoot with the steam train and he always made sure I was nice and warm during the shoot.

I absolutely enjoyed the day shooting with Gary and can't wait to see some of the images on here :)

Looking forward to my next shoot with him in the future!!

Highly recommended !

Thanks,

Camy xx

Arabella

Had a fantastic location shoot with Gary this Sat.... we had the shoot organised well in advance after speaking about setting something up.... The comms were great, we spoke about arrangements and details and it was so quick and easy to organise something!... We settled on a location shoot and Gary kindly agreed to ferry me to and from the shoot! :)....

Gary trusted me in recommending a location, (thankfully it worked!)... He picked me up well on time, greeting me with a smile!... He was chatty and friendly from the go... and immediately made me feel relaxed and comfortable!... The journey was full of discussion and giggles....

It was great to spend the day shooting with Gary, he was very relaxed and always looked for the details to get awesome shots!... And I really love the shots we got!... I don't think we got a bad one!... :)

We then decided to shoot some portrait stuff at my home studio as the weather went weird!....

Again we had a right good giggle and Gary worked really well with the lighting and we got some awesome shots! :)....

I would certainly recommend Gary to all he's a lovely guy, very genuine and funny!... And a really awesome photographer who will definitely take awesome shots of you!...

I loved my shoot with Gary!... Thank you again & I do hope to work together again!!!

Arabella X

Becky Kvittems

If Gary contacts you asking to work together then do not refuse.

I had two delightful shoots with Gary early in the year. Kind of casual shoot/hanging out. I'm becoming old a decrepit and don't take on many modelling projects, but do hang out with people I like who happen to have cameras.

We had a lovely day doing a whistle stop tour of old Trafford, Salford quays and Manchester. We got a lot of fabulous pictures that can be seen in an album on my portfolio. Gary has a fantastic knack of getting a lot of depth of field, throwing out the back ground and getting some great bokeh effects.

The second shoot was in Alderley edge in the snow. We just had an hour of chatting and rambling. Then went for some food to warm up.

As a person Gary is curtious, understanding, enthusiastic and just a decent person. He will allow you to have breaks, see the back of the camera and just have a laugh.

He is far too modest though.

I'm sure we will 'work' together in the future.

Becky

Rebecca Lotus

Gary is a lovely gentleman I've had the pleasure of working with, a genius at catching the exact moment when I blink as well as capturing some of my giggles.

He was courteous, talkative and gave good direction when needed, otherwise he left me to move freely. We got some beautiful shots, despite being told off by Cabot Circus security and being asked to have my picture taken with some local fans. He's eager to learn, and exchange ideas as well.

Gary's comms before the shoot were great, couldn't recommend him highly enough.

Dasvidanias

Yesterday I had the pleasure of shooting with Gary and he is an absolute star ♥

First off, we went to McDonald's, so I naturally was won over straight away ;)

Considering how busy our location was at times, we got great shots (and videos) and the whole day was full of hilarity and good chatter!

I can't fault Gary at all, was like talking to someone I've known all my life!

Gary is a friendly,keen and creative person, who's also rather hilarious and fantastic at what he does. Was a pleasure to work with him.

I can't wait until our second shoot,especially after what we've already discussed and I'm so happy with the results from our first :)

Fully recommend Gary to spend the day with! He's fantastic!

Sinopa Rin

I've just got home from an awesome full day with Gary (that ran over by about 2 hours because we were talking too much!). I'm afraid this reference is going to be rather boring because I can't fault him at all: pre-comms, punctuality, attitude and work ethic are all brilliant. He gave me a few ideas of what to bring but was happy to let me do my own thing, and gave me enough time to change my look and chill out between sets. He also bought me lunch - what a gent! I thoroughly enjoyed working with Gary and know we created some wonderful work together, in between lots of laughs. Very highly recommended and I hope to work with him again.

Louise Pierced

Well what can I say about Gary?

First off he's a genuine and really lovely guy. Loads of pre comms meant that I was confident and happy with plans as the shoot approached. On the day he was punctual and curtious. We had ideas of what we were after on the day so I was prepared with some horror make up prior to his arrival. When that was finished we had a relaxed day on the road stopping at some great local locations on route and armed with outfit changes we got some truly outstanding images including some hilarious out takes :)

Would highly recommend this truly lovely photographer to all!

Thank you Gary :) x

Meg Ledon

I shot with Gary for the 1st time as a part of a group shoot at the Pit Studios.

Gary was great fun to work with and he had some awesome ideas! We managed to get a vast number of shots throughout our time together and had a laugh along the way.

He was great at giving direction when needed, but was also happy to let me loose. Gary is great fun to work with and he has some brilliant concepts for shoot.

I cannot recommend him enough, great fun to work with and I'd love to work with him again in the future!

brunutty

I worked with Gary for the second time, this time as part of a group shoot. Gary very kindly gave me a lift there and as ever, was professional and respectful. He had good pre-shoot comms and I had fun working with him. There was lots of conversation and laughter :) Gary had some great ideas to try and was open to my crazy ideas too. I recommend him to other models and hope to work with him again soon :)

Catalina Love

I had my second shoot with Gary as part of a group shoot. Comms prior to the shoot were good and ideas based around the natural light were discussed in detail.

Gary is a lovely guy to work with, always the gentleman.

He was open to my suggestions for particular shots as well as offering direction.

Gary has some very imaginative ideas and I look forward to working with him again.

Definitely recommended!

Dag Nammett

I worked with Gary on a two-photographer/three-model location shoot day, and found him to be very friendly with some great ideas and a thorough approach to get the shots that he wants. He has a willingness to try new things, works well with people he's not worked with before, and copes well with the challenges of natural light location shooting. Definitely recommended!

Catalina Love

I had my first shoot with Gary at Spode Factory in Stoke on Trent, as part of a two photographer/ three model shoot. Gary was professional and friendly right from the start and he knew what he wanted image wise in each of the areas we worked in. Gary showed me the images he had shot throughout the shoot and was happy to try out different ideas.

Gary was very enthusiastic and eager to try out new ideas that came with the challenge of working in a disused building.

Already planning our next shoot.

MissyLiss

Had my 1st shoot with Gary as part of a two tog/ 3 model location shoot.

I really enjoyed shooting with Gary as he let me be creative and make suggestions. He was willing to try out things I suggested and was good at giving me direction when needed.

Gary is also a very nice, kind guy who I felt completely comfortable and safe with at all times. He was a real pleasure to work with and will work with him again.

Harley Monster

I shot with Gary on a group shoot this weekend and it all went really well. He was friendly and professional throughout and really open to ideas for shots. A very easy guy to work with :)

brunutty

I worked with Gary for the first time today on a shoot at my home. We tried some portraits, fashion and lingerie. Gary was very easy to get along with and professional at all times. The shoot flew by with lots of conversation. He was very kind and also bought cookies! He knew what he wanted to achieve lighting wise and was happy to listen to my advice. I would recommend Gary to other models and I hope to work with him again :)

JasmineJoLouise

I had my third shoot with Gary a few weeks ago (apologies for the late reference! ) at Gordon Millners studio.

We had a fantastic shoot, as always Gary is a pleasure to work with, enthusiastic, chatty, and keen to try different things and learn.

He is a lovely person and works hard to get the lighting right and get the best possible shoots, he is constantly improving and we got some stunning shots which really flattered my figure with the lighting.

100% would reccommend Gary to any Model and i do hope i get to shoot with him next time i am back up North sometime.

Thanks alot for another great shoot Gary! :)

JasmineJoLouise

I had a great shoot with Gary last Sunday at my home studio. He turned up on time and was friendly and enthusiastic.

He is relatively new so was a little nervous to start with but after having a chat over a cuppa and doing some warm up shots he soon got into the swing of things.

He was keen to experiment with different lighting set ups and open to listening to my ideas as well as his own.

The time flew by and i would happily reccommend him to other Models and have already been in discussions about another shoot.

Very friendly and respectful, thanks for a great shoot :)

Jess Lucy said...

I met gary at a lighting workshop on sunday where I was modelling, was great working with gary, he was very friendly and chatty and was great at directing me but also letting me do my own thing too! I really liked the images I received and will hopefully get to work with gary again! Recommended!