References for Jonathan Frings

Nicky Phillips

I shot recently with Jonathan at his home. Jonathan is a brilliant photographer and a really good guy. He was very welcoming and had lots of ideas. We shot for four hours.

The images I have seen are incredible.

Nicky x

Rhianna Grey

I have had the pleasure of working with Johnathan on a few occasions in 2019 after being introduced to him by another photographer friend of mine. Johnathan is just a breath of fresh air to work with - His work is just captivating in every way and I always look forward to working with him - I just know we will get amazing results every single time! We have covered both studio, location at a beautiful abbey, and recently shot together at Pathways studio on myself and Dahlia Roses’ studio day in December where of course our themes were Christmassy... This was the shoot that really helped to push me into the Xmas spirit. We had Christmas songs on the go too, and Johnathan was Uber quick to deliver the edited images over the Xmas period. They put a big smile on my face and I sure had to share them right away :) They just looked stunning! Thanks so much Jonathan for some cracking shoots last year, and hopefully we can set another one up soon.

Highly recommended- you will not be disappointed.

Many thanks

Rhi

Keira Lavelle

After initially meeting Jonathan on another photography event: we then found the chance to work together one-to-one at his lovely home in Chester during a tour I was doing/on my way back up from after being in the South-West. This was my last shoot of the trip and it really made certain that my tour ended with a super productive bang! :)

In the short timeframe we had (we did things relatively last minute and based on my travels/Jonathan’s last minute availability) we completely nailed some highly creative concepts both in a classic studio environment with fun backdrops since Jonathan has his own space kitted out perfectly... But also more moody/boudoir style literally using available light from a tablet! Talk about really pushing the boundaries with what you can do with ambient light! Yes we were on a roll: a bit of elegance/classiness, mysterious portraits, some fun seasonal themes and then the creative set to finish. It was one cracking shot after another in the back of his camera! :D Jonathan has a lot of experience shooting models and a huuuge amount of artistic interest and enthusiasm to think outside the box and try stuff which might just give you a killer shot. He’s a very rewarding person to team up with actually because as a model, it’s always nice to try innovative and different ideas: so when a photographer has such a vision of such, it’s really cool to be involved in that and see how the results come out.

AWESOME photographer where knowing his stuff is concerned!!!! Going back to that last set we did; I am still totally blown that such crisp pictures could come out of a very dark room and tiny light source... But Jonathan just made it look easy as he pressed all the right buttons in camera. His sculpting of the image starts on the shoot for sure and he doesn’t mind taking the time/putting the effort in to get something quality. :)

I’m already looking forward to working with Jonathan again - and would certainly rush back to work at his place again in the future as I was so well looked after and met with the best hospitality imaginable from him and his family. He has a separate room where models can set up camp/do makeup adjustments and have privacy whilst they get sorted with outfits etc. Then the etiquette and professionalism was absolutely on-pointe; it was so easy to strike a good one-to-one rapport with him and the whole shoot was very chilled/not rushed. I was met with the offer of delicious tea upon arrival and even kindly offered accommodation - had I still been mid tour and not on my way home from this point I would have very happily snapped up this offer as Jonathan is a very safe and good-hearted photographer/person that I recommend exceedingly. :)

Watch this space for shoots to come!

Thank you so much Jonathan!

Keira

Elle J

I had a lovely great first shoot with Jonathan on my studio day at Pathway Studios. Pre comma were great, I knew what items to bring and we got on really well during the shoot.

He was friendly, chatty and professional. I really enjoyed working with him and I hope we get to work together again. Highly recommended from me. Thanks Jonathan!

JustTiana

I had the nicest time at Jonathan's with him and his lovely family. A right giggle! Jonathan is a true gent and I truly mean that. Love talking to him and working with him, his pre comms are always on point. Helpful as hes definitely more organised than me haha! I love the work we produce and even though I wasnt feeling 100percent the results of his talent truly speak for themselves. I have no doubt he will continue to amaze me and we will continue to work together creatively.

A huge recommendation!

Work with jonathan!!!

Inked barbie

I had the pleasure of working with Johnathan at Sandon studio on sunday.

Not only was he punctual, polite and very easy going, he was also full of ideas and all around fantastic to work with.

I would love to work with him again at some point and I would definitely reccomend working with him to anyone :)

Monika Lara Smith

I had a lovely shoot with Jonathan at Sandon Studio weekend and hopefully we will be able to work together again one day!

Jonathan is such a great photographer and an amazing person to work with! He is kind, polite, down to earth and so easy to talk to. He is great at what he does, I really liked his style and ideas he put into our shoot as well as his ability to adapt to my suggestions.

I would definitely recommend working with him.Thank you and looking forward to working with you again! :)

Keira Lavelle

This was to be my first time working with this lovely gent, and what a fabulous situation to do so where we had stunning locations at our fingertips in a really pretty part of the world (Glen Affric) on the Autumn Beauty workshop hosted by PhotoClassic. :D We hit things off very positively, and have since had our own one-to-one shoot which also went brilliantly (another essay haha!)

Jonathan had made his own way to the lovely hotel in which we stayed for the Autumn Beauty and was there before we were so it was great to be introduced properly before the full swing of the next few days. He’s definitely a well organised person and very passionate about photography - he’d driven up from Chester after all and was raring to go from the start! The event itself actually had a bit of a re-jumble because of the newest weather forecasts (which you never really know in Scotland until the last minute what it’s going to do sometimes!) so the shooting itineraries were brought forward/back and swapped to follow the sunshine which worked great: Jonathan was just super chilled, happy to go with the flow and got well and truly stuck-in even though the schedule that he’d been anticipating had changed. He’s just a very highly enthused person who grasps every creative opportunity with both hands and makes the best from it! And indeed he made some absolutely corking images too!

Myself and the other model (Jessica Taylor) were modelling a variety of different styles, as anticipated, in different locations as the days progressed. Sometimes it was the classic “art nude in a lovely scene” which we all love/works every time, then other times it was more conceptual ideas ranging from pretty dresses and smoke bombs/gigantanormous parachute skirts and even portraits! So amid the usual location challenges for photographers (balancing settings/light as it literally changed every 5 minutes or getting the right angle in the buzz of the moment), they also had it on there hands to set the scene as per the style with all this customisation going on for story-telling shots, simple or big and arty! Well Jonathan barely batted an eyelid... If it wasn’t already known then you would have thought he’d been on an event before because we was just cool as a cucumber as he excelled with every shooting opportunity there was, nailing quality shots that really did every element of the scene complete justice. On the down-time/after the shoot sessions Jonathan showed some of his work on the computer when he’d got chance to wire everything up back at base; and the excitement of seeing the fruits of everyone’s labour in full glory IS the very reason why I love this job so much. :) Total epic-ness!!!

So yes: dozens of lovely pictures came out of this first encounter with Jonathan... But so did many awesome laughs/chats and social value which is the other nice thing about a PhotoClassic trip because it’s got it all in one. :) We had dinner as a group at the wonderful restaurant attached to the hotel after each day, running over the fun that had been had in the hours previous: and generally chatting about everything and everything! A lot of the team had either been on such a trip before or were models/staff so we had that familiar rapport - Jonathan got totally in with the vibe right away even though it was his first time joining and the whole atmosphere was terrific. Jonathan is very confident and chatty so any model would easily be able to break the ice and fall into a positive working flow with him. His upbeat character makes that so easy. Not least his totally professional approach and respectful nature towards everyone on board for a shoot/event. This photographer really is one I very highly recommend therefore. :)

Thank you so much for a tremendous time Jonathan!

Keira

Mikaila

I had the pleasure of working the Jonathan when he was visiting Inverness a few weeks ago.

Thankfully the rain stayed off for our shoot and we made the most of the scenery. Jonathan was lovely to work with, very nice man and very talented.

The photos are absolutely beautiful. Thanks so much! Hope to work with you again.

Amber Lilly

Had a lovely afternoon last month shooting with Jonathan .He happened to be passing through Glasgow so I was very pleased to be able to set something up with him at my dance studio last min. Jonathan is very easy to work with , very Knowlegable and liked to experiment with different ideas . It was a very fun and pleasant afternoon . I had some finished shots back and I am very pleased with them . Highly recommend to any model .

Luisa-Maria

exceedingly good photographer! Jonathan happened to be passing by Carlisle and very lucky to have chance to work together.

We shoot range different styles

Jonathan has exceptional knowledge for lighting.

To summarise the shoot well mannered, professional, felt comfortable threw out the shoot.

Absolutely pleasure to work with.

Definitely recommend, hope work with Jonathan in the near future! :)

Aurora.

Had my first shoot with Jonathan during my tour up north recently. Jonathan is an absolute gentleman with a good sense of humor and lovely personality, and last but not least, an amazingly talented photographer! Pre-comms were great, and he picked me up on time on the day, made sure that I was well fed and it's not too cold for me, when we stopped on the way back to his place to do some fashion shots by the coast. Then at his home studio, we tried lots of different outfits with various backdrops, which looked stunning at the back of the camera. I felt very welcomed, and we had a lovely, relaxed shoot. At the end, Jonathan kindly dropped me off at the station.

I am really looking forward to see the images, and I hope to work with Jonathan in the future.

Highly recommended! :)

Tatiana96

I posed for Jonathan last night at Pathway Studios in Chester. He made me feel at ease and was pleasure to work with. We've done some great gothic fashion pictures with moody lighting, some lovely art nudes and lingerie with trainers (I love this unusual combination!). Do yourself a favour and pose for him :D I'm sure you will be glad with images he will took!

Splash Point Photo Studio

Jonathan's second time here at Splash Point. Again super friendly and easy to chat too. Nice an punctual... in fact he arrived just before we did! Always a pleasure. Recommended.

Tink Kaos

Jonathan is amazing to shoot with, a very chilled, friendly fellow, extraordinarily respectful and so many cool ideas -we shot for a day at his beautiful house in North Wales, got so many awesome images, shooting a mix of fashion, lingerie and nude, some beautiful natural light portraits, silhouettes, and so much more.

Jonathan is just so down to earth and awesome company, would highly recommend to all models and creatives, he's a top fellow!

Tink

Chloe Welsh

Worked with Jonathan on a group shoot. He quickly comes up with fresh ideas and is great fun to work with. Definitely recommend if you have the chance to work with him. You will not be disappointed.

Bobbi Castle

I had a great shoot with jonathan as part of my tour to chester. We where shooting for 4 hours and as usual when you are enjoying your self the time just flew by. We got on really well strait away and got some lovely images. I would recommend him and i would love to work with him again in the future. Thanks a lot for a great shoot.

Maria Jazmin

Had a fab first shoot with Jonathan at my studio day at HallamMill.

For a first meet he is such a lovely character. So easy to chat to and loved looking through his work before we began our shoot.

We focused on my dance and aerial and I believe we got a good mixture of everything. We even managed to experimented for a bit. From the look of the BOC there really are some stunning shots in there. We had a really creative 2 hours and lots off giggles while chasing the sun in the windows.

A talented photographer who I look forward to working with again :)

Thank you lots xx

Everly Rose

I had the pleasure of hosting the lovely Jonathan on my lighthouse studio day yesterday.

Jonathan is a dream to work with, a genuinely lovely man with a great eye for detail.

The 2 hours booked flew by and the images looked great, very easy to work with and a lot of fun. Highly recommended.

kayah louisa

This was my first one on one shoot with Jonathan, we had worked together at studio events previously, I replied to his casting pretty last minute (the day before it was due to take place) but we quickly came up with a plan and the shoot itself absolutely flew by.

Jonathan has a great home studio and plenty of ideas so it's so easy to work with him.

He has a good understanding of photography and made me feel very comfortable with him.

I will definitely be working with him again where possible and certainly suggest you do the same.