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Akasha

Had an awesome shoot with the one and only Sparky at a hotel in Cheltenham for a couple shoot with Diego and myself. As we had time before going to the hotel I dragged Sparky up the hills in the Cotswold and he took some great images of Diego and myself.

John is just such a great guy to work with and in general. Very laid back and creative, brilliant sense of humour and tireless. Even got him to model for me and got some great shots of him. If you get the chance you must work with the guy. Great photographer and (he will hate me saying that) very talented model :).

Thanks for an epic shoot.

Akasha Van Eyke :) x

Hannah Foster

Had my first shoot with Sparkman at my home yesterday & it was great!! Jon is a really lovely guy and an amazing photographer.. He is one of the most creative photographers I've ever worked with, he had so many crazy ideas that were fab!

He is really considerate yet great fun to shoot with!!

If you want some different, creative and awesome shots you must work with him! Had great fun, highly recommended!

Hannah x

Rebecca Perry

I had such a fantastic shoot with Jon today, His communication was great, We shot In a very lovely location where we took some incredible shots He Is very friendly and is good at giving direction,Jon had some great creative ideas, and I love his photography style, I am very happy with the images I have seen, a top addition I Definitely highly recommend Jon to to others and I already look forward to our next shoot together :)

Jim Vincible

Another much anticipated, hugely enjoyable and highly productive shoot with the one and only Sparkman, this time setting foot in a studio and playing with gels, Polaroids, big fancy studio lights and of course the snazzy Hassy.

Jon's photography speaks for itself – it's VERY bloody good. But it's the bloke behind the viewfinder that makes these shoots so enjoyable; he knows exactly what he's doing and exactly what he wants you to do as well. His direction is concise without being stifling and he's plain and simple one of the best photographers that anyone could hope to work with.

Anodyne

As the 72 shining references below me state... had a nice relax with coffee and catch up before getting to business. Had a flick through some of his many fashion photography books for inspirado to have a good mental-visual bubble for what we were aiming for. Perfect direction and respect for nude work throughout (with awesome tunes), followed by a weirder set he gave me the absolute freedom to direct (though he kindly still helped with posing n shizzle). Always recommended, always a pleasure to shoot with :)

Jezebelle

I shot with Jon on Wednesday, pre-comms were perfect and a plan was made....the weather did not hold out for the outdoor part of the shoot, but we galavanted into the studio unperturbed - and my was it a fun & extremely active shoot!

Jon is a professional, not only with the camera, but also in his manner - he had me instantly relaxed, knew exactly what he wanted to capture, has an awesome lighting skill AND he blew my mind with his knowledge & passion for Photography:)

What a guy! Cannot recommend him enough, Em x x

RoughenedRoseBud

Absolutely love working with Jon, endless fun with great images at the end, he's just a brilliant photographer. Will definitely be working with him again at some point.

Cherry J

Have been wanted to shoot with Sparkyman for a long time now and I'm finally glad we did! :), had a great shoot at mine, very friendly, chilled fun shoot :), bounced ideas back and forth. Would highly recommend, the images are fabulous and quick turnaround time, Sparkman is friendly, fun and has great ideas to bring to the table. Hope to work with you again sooon! :)

p.s sorry about being ambushed by my dogs! lol! ;)

Alisa Rae

Coffee was drunk, chats were had and some pictures were taken.

A usual chilled out Saturday morning with Mr Sparkly.

Despite the short notice (we would should change that at some point) Jon created some stunning images whilst I pulled silly faces & shapes at his camera.

Great guy & talented photographer :)

Alexandra J

I was very happy to have shot with Sparkman on Monday - A truly fun, relaxed, energetic and creative day! I had been looking forward to it all week and by golly it was worth it. A quick turnaround of images & super cool ones at that. Sparkman is a brilliant photographer, full of ideas and enthusiasm, I hope there is another opportunity to work together again soon. Highly recommended :)

Mercia Storm

Finally got to shoot with Sparkman after much planning :)

Pre comms were great and I went to the shoot very comfortable that we were going to get some amazing images - I wasn't disappointed!

Highly recommended

Storm x

laurel darling

Wow sparkman what a dude ! Hard to find words that will do this man the justice he deserves .so happy to of got the opportunity to of worked with this gem of a photographer .arriving at my house with a cream cake and a cowboy shirt I knew instantly he was going to be a top fella !! The shoot was amazing and would certainly make it in my favourite top 5 shoots of all time even though I got bit by a chicken !the only negative I have about shoot is that it has turned me very vain as I can't stop looking at the photos he has provided me :) so hyped to shoot again with this legend thank you sparkman !!!

brunutty

I worked with Sparkman for the first time on a studio shoot. Pre-shoot comms were excellent and he is very easy to get along with. Sparkman was professional and friendly throughout the shoot. He had lots of awesome, creative ideas and knew exactly how to create fab images. I felt at ease and the shoot flew by with conversation and laughter. I highly recommend him to other models :)

Harris

Ah, that devilish rogue! I had a shoot with Sparkman last week after our first contact eight months ago and it was brilliant fun. He embodies creativity, has exceptional talent and is incredibly passionate about photography – I love the fact he isn’t swayed by what’s ‘fashionable’ and is always trying to challenge his own creativity.

On our shoot, he used a combination of two film cameras and a DSLR to shoot some fantastic fashion images both indoors and out (with the cows!), turned one image around very quickly as a sneak preview (he even printed it off for me).

Suffice to say, I absolutely loved our shoot and look forward to the next time!

Work with him if you get the chance!!

Arabella

Had an awesome shoot with Sparkman, the first of my Gloucester tour! We shoot at his and also a mini shoot outdoor at night! He was really chatty and friendly. We had many a giggle! :) we got some really awesome shots! And he certainly had some cool ideas about what he wanted! I would definitely recommend Jon to any model new or experienced! Really enjoyable shoot and he is a talented photographer! Thanks again! And hopefully we will get to shoot again in the future!

Thanks Elle X

DominikaW

It was a Big pleasure working with Sparkman!!! He is very talented professional photographer , very easy to work with and very friendly. Jon is very creative and have loads of fab ideas. I Loved the pictures we create and I hope to work with him again soon :) !!!!Thank you Jon !! Highly recommended indeed!!!

chatterley

Met the lovely Sparkman at the Gloucester social, less than 24hrs later we were shooting and it was fab!

Think I overwhelmed him slightly with all the wardrobe options in my car, but he coped admirably ;) He's a joy to work with, easy going, good company, intelligent and I particularly enjoyed the range of happy noises from behind the camera lol. Did I mention how brilliant his images are too? Very definitely recommended. Especially as he rescued me from the attack of the spiderwebs! *shudder*

Thanks Jon, would be wonderful to work with you again - come to Cornwall!

chatterley x

Hannah-Marie

HE MADE ME WALK FOR 20 MINS!......but I do love the photos so it's ok!

Haha I enjoyed my shoot with jon he's a total legend to work along side! Very chuffed with the images I have got back and looking forward to seeing more of them! I would highly recommend working with Jon, he's a great laugh and a really enjoyable person to be around. I felt comfortable around him and would love to work with him again if he could put up with me moaning about having to walk for 20 mins ;)

Jo Paul Model

I had an awesome shoot with Jon, he is a lovely guy, always making me chuckle !

we tried out so many ideas of his, all came out great!

Jon is obviously a very talented photographer and you should definitely work with him :)

Thank you Jon x

RoughenedRoseBud

I absolutely love working with Jon, we had our second shoot the other day and it just went so so well.

The shoots are always really fun, he has brilliant ideas and his work is stunning. I definitely hope to work with him again in the future.