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Flo X

This was our 2nd shoot since our 1st last May.

On the eve of my 40th, the perfect way to celebrate my last day as a 39 year old, experimenting with partial portraiture & nudity. Showing more of myself to his lens this time.

John is gentle and patient as always. We worked beautifully together yet again.

John sent me the entire shoot on Dropbox and of the 600 or so shots he took, I downloaded over 100 I loved onto my own laptop to keep. This says enough already.

The delicate poses I did for John were perfectly captured. Some were taken as always in his beautiful sepia lens. Even left just as they are they are special.

My boyfriend told me I should be very proud of these portraits. He loved them too.

There is a beauty in our portraiture and it is very hard for me to have to narrow it down to a couple of dozens even, but each set we did had its share of gems. Some beautiful just as they are and I am not even sure some need editing. Time will tell as we experiment with that side of things.

Someone asked me once 'Who shot your best work'? Apart from my own self-portraiture, the right answer isn't about who did their best shots of me (up to them to decide) but who managed to capture my sensuality best, framing it and finding the right tones to celebrate my figure, my profile, my strength and vulnerability...my essence.

John took some of my favourite shots last year, because they captured me so simply.

'To capture, encapsulate', absorb'... 3 key words to aim for when capturing any model. And not many have but John did all 3 with me. And my face is on quite a few of those new captures which for me is encouraging as it is the final part of my journey.

Thank you John for letting my face speak to you and celebrating my being.

frenchchloe

I worked with John for so many years that i lost account of how many shoot we did together at home and in different studios around the country , John is such a fun , friendly person to be around .

He is very good photographer , just look at the reference i dont even need to mention that ,but he is very creative too , always bring something different to your pictures , great to bright up your portfolio , i highly recommend you to shoot with John , the shoot will be fun and creative and you will get some fantastic imagines for you to keep .

Belle Noire aka Black Beauty

To say we've only had a couple of shoots it's like we've known each other years.

We began with a drink and a quick chat and again started creating some amazing images. The time flew by.

You're friendly, professional and I felt at ease.

Get a shoot in with the guy. Highly recommended to all xX

K.model

Just had my second shoot with John Yday, again I couldn't recommend enough, such a lovely photographer to work with, know's exactly what to do and works at a remarkably quick and convenient pace, you can tell he has perfected his skill. We produced great photo's with the help of the amazing SS creative studio.

natural__expression

Had a wonderful shoot with John, he was on time and open to ideas. Great communication and really enjoyed our conversations. Hope to work with you again soon :)

frenchchloe

I have been working with John for years and it is always a great pleasure to shoot with him, he is gentle , easy going and so much fun, we shoot a variety of pictures with great creativity , i will be using those pictures for my portfolio , thank you again

K.model

I had a fantastic shoot with John!

So refreshing to work with a photographer who knows exactly what angles and lighting to use to achieve the perfect shot. I am so pleased with the images we created that I cannot wait to work with John again.

I haven't worked with many photographers that offer a lot of direction and suggestions.. however, John is really good at communicating what I ought to be doing to get that fantastic shot.

Thanks again John!

Debz1972

Had my first shoot with John after I had to cancel due to my kidney problems,

But thankfully John was very understanding and patient with me to rearrange

Very easy to get along with, and an array of cameras and lenses

Plenty of tea & chatting lol

Was great fun thank you look forward to shooting again

Debi

Luna Rose

I want to thank John for working with me again and say that he comes extremely highly recommend. He is patient, a lovely person and I felt like he helped me learn a lot on our shoot; I hope I can continue learning more. I like that he can use a variety of set ups. And while they were not involved in he shoot, I really like his interest in film photography and strange lenses.

Looking hough the pictures I love so many of them and it is genuinely hard to pick favorites. He is understanding and willing to help people which is the kind of person we always need more of.

Soria

I had a lovely shoot with John, he is a great person and I had fun through the whole shoot. We covered a lot of themes and he had some very interesting lenses, it was a very creative and fun shoot :)

Highly recommended :)

New Upper Mills Studios

I was delighted to host John and his model Soria in the Studio this week. They knew what they wanted to achieve and made the best of the facilities and the available natural light and from what I saw created some lovely images. John had a great rapport with his model and I have no hesitation in recommending him to both other studios and other models alike. A gentleman personified who knows what to do with his camera!

Vampire princess

I love working with John. A great shoot today with John and Dave at catfish studio, absolute pleasure to work with and great photographer and tutor. Ive been working with John for a while now and would happily recommend to all

DaveEd

I had the pleasure of working with John on a Joint shoot with the very lovely Vampire Princess as our model. I have worked with John on several occasions before but each time with John wearing his tutor's hat (he's an excellent tutor,see his JD tuition port).

It was great to see John wearing his photographers hat,(not literally of course, no real hats were involved).

John is a remarkably talented and knowledgeable photographer. It was fascinating watching him work. The images he produces "in camera" are amazing and his ability to find the "right shot" is enviable. He is very kind and considerate, both with the models he works with and other photographers. offering helpful advice and suggestions when needed and giving everybody time to achieve their individual goals.

Read some of Johns other reviews, they all agree, he's a really kind intelligent, generous, thoroughly likeable gentleman.

Don't hesitate, if you have the opportunity to work with him, grab it.

Effortless recommendation and Im looking forward to our next adventure.

Dave.

Kym Williams

I love working with John because not only is he a great Photogarper he’s also a great person. He always make me feel at ease and makes sure I’m ok and fully comfortable (getting me lunch, making sure I’m warm enough and supplying me with coffee!) he’s also super creative when it comes to shots and every set we’ve done is different and fun!

I’m so excited to work with John again :)

Chelz is that incredibly crazy chick☯️☯️☯️☯️

Another superb shoot with John today . However extremely cold in the studio John had booked . It got to the point where I was way to cold to pose .

We did a number of sets which I thoroughly enjoyed. The images I’ve had back so far have been awesome.

Thanks again John 😊😉👍

See you soon

Chels

Belle Noire aka Black Beauty

Getting these tagged images excites me.

You arrived at my home on time, with numerous cameras and various lenses, the conversation flowed easily, I felt at ease, you had original and creative ideas, the time flew by! Our next shoot is booked!

Recommended to all xX

violettacurves

Highly recommended!

I had my first shoot with John, he made me feel very welcome and comfortable.

We chatted before the shoot, of what we both would like to achieve.

Johns eye detail for the camera was excellent! Using very professional equipment.

He is highly professional, and down to earth! With great skills in his photography.

John very dedicated to every shoot he took! Takes good direction, takes amazing photos.

He makes every pose, even more worth while! And his ideas are always flowing.

I’m very impressed with the results- great work John.

Thankyou for a great shoot, and see you again soon.

Violettpettal8

Tink Kaos

Had a shoot with John recently - the first of many I hope - in the Thatcham area, shooting in the forest, and inside the rather quirky house he occasionally shoots from. What a wonderful shoot!

John is very chatty, creative, funny and honest - found him extraordinarily comfortable to work with, and he made sure I was warm, keeping the coffee and biscuits refilled. The images look incredible too! Had such an awesome time.

Highly recommended to all models.

Thanks again for an excellent shoot John, until next time!

Tink

Kym Williams

Who knew wet clay could be so fun!

John messaged me about a wet clay shoot and of course I said yes! I love anything a bit different!

Johns pre coms were excellent and we had a great plan of how we were gonna spend the day,

The shoot itself was excellent we did a few portraits first and John showed me one of the old cameras he used and spoke me through it. I learnt a lot about how cameras work and lighting that day to.

We then went on to the wet clay.

During the time John made sure I was ok and warm enough all the way through it! John made

Me feel so comfortable during the whole process to.

If you want a fun shoot that’s something a little bit more fun and out there I can’t recommend John enough!

And I can’t wait to create some more

Magic with him soon! :)

Amethyst .

Had a fun shoot with John. Very laid back with plenty of energy and creative vibes. I really enjoy a shoot when the photograpber creates the effects in camera and with that John has plenty of lenses to bring something new to a shoot.

John is kind, intelligent and a gent, thank you for seing me home safe. 100% reccomended from me

Until next time

Amethyst