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Aerlise

It's taken 8 years but I finally got to shoot with Jon! The shoot was very laid back with a lot of wondering to find the best locations, even squeezed in a trip to the pub to refuel. Communication was great, bouncing ideas of each other. The images are fab and I'd love to work together again. Jon is highly recommended.

Helen Diaz

Jon dropped me an email and asked if I would be interested in a Wedding shoot with his team for his website and publication. I said "YES!" :) My groom was the super talented Cocaine James. The makeup artist, videographers and assistants were wonderful and the venue was absolutely perfect.

It was a very well organised day with lots of fun and laughter. Jon was also super kind to share the images with me from the day which were wonderful quality and a real credit to the team.

Thank You so much for an enjoyable day and hope to work together again soon, highly recommended to all! Helen x

Shannie

I had a lovely message from Jon asking if I was around for a shoot while on his travels, and luckily I was! We had a couple of ideas floating around and once he got to mine, we were able to come up with some different and cool natural light shots!

Jon said he hadn't shot a model for nearly 2 years so he said he was a little rusty, but he seemed to know what he was doing still ;) The hours flew by as we chatted, ate the Jaffa cakes he kindly brought, and chatted. I love the back of camera shots and cannot wait to see the final results.

As always, highly recommended and will shoot with again and again!

Shannie :)

Helen Saunders

I spent a very enjoyable evening with Jon and fellow photographer Rugglez. I found it fascinating to watch as the scene was set and the lighting perfected for each shot, and the back of camera images that resulted look superb. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Jon as someone to work with as he has respect for his models, is excellent at explaining the concept behind what he's trying to create, and has a superb sense of humour; he's a great photographer to boot.

Shannie

I had met Jon at a Bristol social event a while back, so when I saw he was coming down my way, I had to have a shoot! Excellent communication, and despite the traffic etc on the day, we still managed a few hours at my home, and can't wait to see the results! Easy to work with, and a great laugh, I highly recommend Jon and hope to work with him again some day!

Shannie :)

Amanda Chalmers said...

Our pre shoot comms were very good and Jon had an excellent lookboard which helped me to choose the correct outfits. He knew the images he wanted to create and we were able to work together to achieve those. He gave good direction when needed.

He was a pleasure to work with , always courteous and good fun.

I would have no hesitation in recommending him .

Thank you so much Jon.

Shan Louise

After meeting this splendid young man a number of times at photography/model socials, we finally set up a shoot together!

It was absolutely terrific to shoot with Jon, he has some phenomenal ideas for his work, and together with exemplary direction, he never fails to produce an astounding set of images.

It was effortless to gel with this man; a bona fide collaboration allowed for us both to get plenty of pieces to choose from.

Jon has a superb knowledge of lighting and is able set up a shot expeditiously and efficiently; thus giving the maximum amount of time to shoot. He is delightfully professional and has a magnificent turn around for images.

I undoubtedly hope to have the opportunity to shoot with this marvellous fellow again in the future!

Very highly recommended to all. :)

BarbieGoneWrong

Finally arranged a shoot with Jon! Absolutely awesome bloke

Had a great laugh.

Jon has his own style of photography which was a lot of fun to be a part of

Diego said...

Jon .... what can I say? He's Jon!

Always a clear idea of what he wishes to capture he roped Face for Radio, Barbie gone wrong and myself (with flat) in for a shoot that was one of the most hilarious and random affairs I've ever had the pleasure to be involved in.

Awesome images as always

highly recommended.

Hannah Frith

My first shoot with Jon today and it rocked!

Professional, creative and very arty.

Would recommend him to anyone, especially those looking to add something different to their portfolio.

Livvie May

I thought I had already left Jon a reference! Wonderful direction and personality, great communication and ideas, I would definitely work with Jon again!

Livvie :)

April Blue

I had my second shoot with Jon last week and again an absolute pleasure. We decided to include my little boy into the narrative theme and Jon handled it so well letting my son set off the flash gun, taking selfies and having plenty of patience. We also got some really cool images too! After the shoot Jon very kindly took some "normal" images of my son and I which he really didn't have to do and we played around with some other styles of shooting too. Jon is a very talented photographer, easy to work with and has a sick sense of humour. I'd gladly work with him any time and highly recommend him to any other models.

April Blue

I attended a group shoot that Jon had arranged at a local bowling alley. We only had an hour to get the right shots but the entire experience was relaxed and great fun. Jons style of work is just beautiful and it was a pleasure to work with him. As expected the images are fantastic and something a little bit different. Highly recommended and looking forward to our second shoot this week!

Alisa Rae

Worked with Jon again a few weeks ago & as per usual I would recommend :)

He turned up with lasagna, biscuits & good company.

We took a few photos & made some pretties!

If you're looking for something different he's the photographer for you :)

Jezebelle

I got to shoot with the fab Sparkman whilst I was visiting the shire last week and had a wonderful shoot, doing some different ideas - this dude just seems to get better & better!

I've shot with him quite a few times and his style has evolved into a fantastic blend stunning styles which just blow me away - he's definitely one of the best photographers I've worked with & I simply cannot recommend Sparkman enough, if you have the chance to work with him, take it :)

Em xx

Aries said...

After talking about it for AAAAAGGGEES, I finally dragged Sparkman up to Welsh-land to help me with a very special project.

I asked him to help me create a series of images that would allow someone to see inside life on a daily basis for someone with mental health conditions, and how we function. It was a tough thing to communicate, but I really think we absolutely nailed the story, using 'a day in the life of' as a basis.

He arrived bang on time, he was polite, a lot of fun, great conversation, and he worked so well with my daughter, who was part of the shoot as well. I am beyond pleased with the images I have seen so far, and cannot wait to see the remaining ones when they are ready.

Very highly recommended, and hopefully we can work together again soon!

I promise, there shall be more bacon nachos!!

Jezebelle

I shot with Jon in his fabulous place of simplicity and varying levels of light last week & it was fun to say the least!

He is an extremely creative photographer who thinks outside of the box, so he used the space in an amazingly simple but effective way, with weird and wonderful angles & stunning framing to boot.

Jon is a fantastic photographer, one of the best I've worked with and I can't recommend him enough, so beautifully creative is heeee :)

Em x

Rebecca Lotus

Had an awesome shoot with Jon today, he really enjoyed that I had a cat as well which is always good.

We worked well together, quickly and communicated well and from what he showed me of the back of the camera, we got some incredible shots.

Comms before the shoot were great and I felt totally comfortable, cannot wait to see the final products.

Thanks love!

Neeve Kelly

I highly recommend this blokey type person, I do!

His project was to shoot people being awkward, well awkwardness comes naturally to both the Helenator and me, so he choose his models very well!

I like him, he's a good at this photography lark.

would I work with him again? Hell yeah!

Dana Cressida

Me and Jon had been wanting to shoot for a while now so I was happy to finally book something in and create some magical artwork with this genius!

Our base was the Mason mansion were we got some lovely images in the garden. We then headed upstairs to get some images for Jon's uni work but ended up taking crazy shots in a bathtub with bubblewrap! We also headed over to some long grass to get some scenic pictures!

All in all we had a very busy but productive day! Jon is so much fun to work with, I cannot wait to organize another mad shoot!

Thanks again Jon!

Dana :)