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KRG

Shot with Mr Sparkman for the second time t'other day and what a lovely gent he is!

We had no set plan, the shoot was relaxed and fun! We ate homemade chilli and drank tea as well as working hard of course. This talented young man has soooo many fabulous idea ranging from awesome props to poses. An absolute pleasure to work with!

♥ Katie

Luna Sea

Jon was amazing, simple as. We had a great shoot and I am so so happy with the images that came from it. Happy to put up with my endless chattering and explain photography things to me when I didn't understand.

This was my first time working with any kind of camera that was not digital and the pictures are just great :) Some fantastic stuff to add to my portfolio and I would definitely work with him again!

Elysia Dessi said...

Jon made me feel comfortable on my first shoot with him. He was easy to get along with and gave me great direction. I am so happy with the images we captured & hope that we will have the chance to work together again in the future. Highly recommended :)

Ava Aviación

I had a really good shoot with Jon earlier this month. His pre-shoot communication was great, he was on time, polite and very friendly. Jon's photography is excellent, and he was kind enough to work with me on some more vintage flavour sets- which I really appreciated.

He got a contact sheet over to me very quickly, and the finished photos (digital, and film) were with me within a week- very efficient. The final images were fantastic.

Would highly recommend Jon to other models around the UK, he is worth travelling for!

Oryx

Fab, fab, fab! Shot with Jon yesterday, very briefly, after work. We've been trying to organise a shoot for ages, so it was a real pleasure to finally shoot something! Jon sent me some mood boards, brought along all his kit and got to work making some cracking images. Jon is laid-back, cool but very focussed on his composition and making his models look their absolute best (inc the cows and chickens who kept photo-bombing us). One to watch and certainly looking forward to working with him again. Highly recommended.

Rebecca Perry

Jon is very creative with many elegant ideas, He is professinal and very friendly, I would recommend Jon to others, I look forward to our next shoot.

Helen Diaz

I worked with Jon a few weeks ago- He was very kind to open an old Kodak Brownie that belonged to my family, which I was really excited about- but alas no film in it! :) However, we shot together for a few hours and the time flew by! Jon put up with my craziness, I could be my own crazy self 100% so I must have been comfortable! :P He is super creative and has a natural crazy creative eye! I love what we produced and I love shooting on film! Thanks so much and looking forward to working together again :) X

Kelli Kaleidoscope

One word. Amazballs.

I shot with Jon for the first time on friday. It was one of the most fun, relaxed, creative shoots I've done so far. It just felt so natural and easy working with him I could've happily shot all day. He even put up with my terrible taste in music and weird hats.

He has such a great eye for lighting and composition and thinks about little details that really make a difference. As for the the photos... there are no words. I can't recommend him highly enough and would absolutely work with him again. I award him 11 chicken crackers out of 5.

Berry said...

More photos from Sparkman - I NEED MORE!!!!

♥

Marmalade

I finally got to shoot with Jon at the weekend at some lovely locations around the Cheltenham countryside, and I can safely say he is one of the nicest people you will meet and so passionate about what he does.He took some amazing shots at a lovely little farm, despite the walkers and tractors and then pushed me right out of my comfort zone with some portraits and fashion shots. He is so relaxed and professional, even when struggling to find somewhere to shoot away from the walkers, and even gave me a lovely tour of Cheltenham racecourse. It was a really amazing fun day and I would recommend anyone to shoot with Jon if they get the chance.... Especially if like me, you have a passion for Helmut Newton ;)Thanks again for an awesome shoot!!!!

Helen x

RoughenedRoseBud

Had a shoot with Sparkman on Sunday and it just went so well!

Only had two hours to shoot which was plenty of time - we got a great variety of images.

He was amazing to work with and the shoot was so much fun.

If the get the opportunity to work with this guy then take it! I definitely hope to shoot with him again.

Terra Flare

Had a really awesome long awaited shoot with Sparkman yesterday!

Mr. Sparky was the last shoot of my Gloucester trip and we defintaly ended on a high note! Lovely afternoon posing in the park and then moving indoors for more shots later on. Really great shoot full of laughs (some of which are caught on camera!) And some awesome shots, great to try a lot of new stuff and creatively adapt to some experiments!

Would definitely recommend and would love to work with again! :)

Simmie said...

Third time working with Mr Sparkman, and this was by far the best shoot we've done. I don't think I've ever had that much fun on a shoot.

Jon is a brilliant photographer. He's not afraid to try new things; I love the work he produces and the way he changes his style constantly. On shoot, he makes me feel comfortable, even with all my wobbly bits out. I feel very lucky to have shot with this quirky, charming man as many times as I have. Here's to more in the future.

Highly recommended, of course :)

Leah_Axl

Loved working with this dude!

Sparkman is quirky, creative and talented and im really pleased with the images from our time at Rob Goldings workshop.

Looking forward to our next shoot!

Leah Axl

poppymclean

What a dude!! I had such a great shoot with Jon today :) I found him to be very comfortable to work with, gave great direction, had a keen eye in what shots we wanted.

Images looked awesome and I do hope I get the chance to work with Jon again!

Thank you :)

Poppy

Emmy said...

I had a very fun and relaxed shoot today with Sparkman. He made me feel comfortable, made sure I had everything I needed and he made me laugh. It was a joy to have someone so enthusiastic and fun to shoot with, it just put me more at ease. The images we created were fantastic and I can't wait to see them again :) he is very talented and certainly knows what he's doing, I will definitely recommend him, in fact i can't recommend him enough.

He is just a very relaxed guy from the moment you see him to the moment the shoot ends. We had great communication whilst organizing what we wanted to do before the shoot, during the shoot and after as well.

Thanks for a brilliant shoot, hope to shoot with you again soon :) your fantastic :)

Helen Diaz

I worked with Jon on Storms Workshop on 26th Jan in Wales. He is fantastic to work with, witty, intelligent with a fantastic creative eye, creating effortless shots. I really love his shooting style; its young, fresh with a lot of creativity thrown into it. Highly recommended and I hope we work together again soon! Helen x

Emma Jayne

I had a shoot with Jon yesterday and I am very happy with how the whole process went. He is very down to earth and puts you at ease so that you feel comfortable when posing and taking direction. He has lots of different amazing and unique ideas and the images that were produced were to a very high standard and his creativity is shown through the images that we produced. I really like how he captures such natural images, they really are beautiful. Where he lives is a wonderful place to shoot and the whole time I was with him we had a laugh and worked really well together. I can't wait to see the rest of the shots and I really hope me and Jon work together again! :)

OwenJames said...

I love Sparkmans work!!! He is such a nice guy and has helped me out with editing my work!

LucindaRosa said...

Jon moved into my house and made me pose for him. The pictures I got back were lovely but he made me make my own coffee.