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Ilvy Kokomo

I had the pleasure of working with Jonathan during a remote shoot at Sapphire Studio in The Hague, owned by the wonderful Zoi. From start to finish, the collaboration was seamless and enjoyable.

Jonathan is an easy-going, creative, and patient photographer who clearly has an artistic vision. The results of our shoot were stunning—his passion for art truly shines through in his work. It was evident from the way he directed and composed the shots that he has a strong background in figure drawing, which added depth and uniqueness to the final images.

I would be thrilled to work with Jonathan again, whether remotely or in person. Highly recommended!

Alice Fox.

I had the pleasure of doing a remote with Jon assisted by the black team and Antonia Jay.

He was very good, kind and funny. Very professional, he cared a lot for me to feel comfortable and everything was perfect.

It was really great working with him, I can’t wait to do another shoot together.

I absolutely recommend it

Alice XX

Team Black

Jonathan worked with Alice Fox remotely through us and was once again fabulous to host. His pre shoot communications with us were clear and concise and during the shoot he made a real effort to communicate with her in Italian.

Jonathan's always got a clear vision of what he wants to shoot and does a great job of making it happen during the shoot. He's respectful of the model at all times and remains polite and professional throughout. Jonathan has a natural ability to get along with anyone and we always have a good laugh.

Thankyou for another great shoot!

Team Black :)

Iris Rosa

I had the pleasure of working with Jonathon via remote with team black events and Angel Black.

Jonathon was very kind and chatty while shooting and gave good direction throughout and had cool ideas i really enjoyed the shoot and recommend to other models.

Iris

Team Black

Another wonderful remote shoot with Jonathan, this time facilitating his remote shoot with Iris Rosa during her visit to the UK from Italy!

Jonathan's communications prior to shooting are exceptional and this carries through to the shoot. He directs well and knows what he wants. He has a wonderful ability at envisioning what he wants and then striving to make it happen. He was polite and respectful of Iris throughout the shoot and also tried hard to speak to her in Italian (which he did wonderfully!).

It was wonderful to host him again and the images looked great. We would happily recommend Jonathan to other creatives and look forward to welcoming him back.

Thankyou for a great shoot!

Team Black :)

Helen Diaz

I worked with the wonderful Jonathan again recently! This time on a very special maternity shoot at my home studio "Heavenly Bodies studio, shooting remotely with "RogerMore" assisting with lighting⭐

It was so lovely to catch up with Jonathan who is such a pleasure to work with; respectful, kind, professional and a joy to be creative with! Remote shoots can be challenging but Jonathan always makes them super enjoyable and conversation flowed freely, with plenty of laughter in between sets! :)

We explored a wide range of fashion, sheer, art nude and using a different array of fabrics to showcase the "bump" and I greatly enjoyed the shoot! We achieved so many beautiful photos in the time we had together and I really look forward to the uploads!

I really hope to get the opportunity to work together again in the future and can highly recommend Jonathan to all models and creatives! Thankyou for a lovely day American cousin! :) Helen x🌹

Saracen House Studio

A lovely experience working with Jim on a remote shoot into Saracen House with Shannon recently.

Jim had excellent ideas as inspiration shots and was friendly and easy-going throughout the shoot.

Looking forward to our next one!

Team Black

We've hosted Jonathan on a number of remote shoots, the most recent was with Mya Chan and as usual his communications with us were excellent. He always explains what he's looking to capture in great detail and uses reference photos as well.

Throughout the shoot Jonathan was polite, professional and friendly, making the shoot run really smoothly. Despite a couple of technical hiccups Jonathan was super patient and the shoot went by super fast.

Jonathan has a great eye for photography which is very apparent and its clear he has a real love for it too. He was respectful of Mya throughout the shoot and was happy to direct but equally happy for Mya to free pose.

Happily recommended by us and will always host him!

Thankyou for another wonderful shoot!

Team Black :)

J Black Photographic

Jonathan was wonderful to host remotely during a remote shoot day with Mya Chan and communicated everything with me well. He was polite with the model and is enthusiastic about photography, working hard to get great shots.

It was wonderful to watch Jonathan's work flow and the interaction between him and the model was superb. He was easy to chat to and we captured some lovely shots.

Happily recommended from me! :)

J Black

Mel_C

On July 18 I had a remote shoot with Jonathan. This was my first remote shoot, so everything was still new to me, but Jonathan guided me very well. Both prior to the shoot (through multiple messages and an introductory conversation via video calling) and during the shoot. He was very sweet and patient and he gave very good instructions. There was a very nice atmosphere during the entire shoot. We were able to take a lot of photos and Jonathan always immediately sent photos so that I could also admire the result. I really enjoyed working with Jonathan. He is enthusiastic, professional and extremely friendly. Definitely recommended!! Thank you Jonathan!!!

Shazzaa

I really enjoyed my remote shoot with Jonathan at Saracen House this week. It was my very first remote studio shoot (I had previously been a little skeptical about them), first time shooting with Jonathan, and I had so much fun!

His pre comms are excellent and he was very communicative about exactly what he wanted to achieve throughout the entire process. After having arranged a good time that worked for both our time zones, selecting the perfect studio and deciding on looks, the shoot day finally came and it was such a great experience all round, and much easier to navigate than I’d ever expected.

Jonathan is polite, professional, friendly, and brings a lot of enthusiasm and good energy to a shoot. I really appreciated how he continually checked in with me to make sure I was comfortable and how courteous he is. We captured so many lovely images; I was really impressed with all the shots he took straight out of the back of the camera, and super happy to have received some edits shortly after our shoot.

If you get the chance to work with Jonathan, I would highly recommend that you do - I certainly hope to do so again too!

Thank you once again Jonathan for making my first remote shooting experience so enjoyable :)

Laetitia

It was our second shoot together with Jonathan...and it was so good!

We went "with the flow" and created so many outstanding images!

Really happy!

I highly recommend to any model to work with Jonathan :)

Looking forward to next shoot!

www.laetitiamodel.com

LEnza

Finally we got to shoot remotely together!!

Jonathan and I have been in touch for a while and finally last week we managed a 2 hours remote shoot at PGD studio in Leicester with the assistence of Garry.

Pre communication was great, jonathan explained what he wanted to achieve. On the day we produced not only many different images with different style and set uo but also we had great fun and laughs.

I like his enthusiasm and great energy during the shoot. Together we went through the images after the shoot. Happy with them and the final edits he sent!

Thank you so much Jonathan for the experience and I hope we can shoot together again and who knows.. maybe one day in real life!

Reccomended !! Grazie mille!!! a presto

Valentina

Angel Black UK

Jonathan and I have known about each other for a couple of years now, and he's worked with models through me remotely, but this was our first remote shoot together and it was a total joy! Jonathan's pre shoot communications were excellent, well thought out and well explained so I knew what to expect ahead of time.

During the shoot itself he was polite and professional. He was so good at making sure I was okay throughout the shoot, encouraging me to take breaks to rehydrate. The back of camera shots looked amazing and the edits I received shortly after were lovely.

Thankyou for a lovely shoot!

Angel x

MarynaSedin78

Another fantastic shoot with Jonathan, it went really well. I am happy I have an opportunity to shoot with Jonathan remotely as it’s always such a fun and it’s only way I can shoot with Jonathan giving the distance between Chicago and London.

Pre-communication was on spot as always and Jonathan let me know what outfits preferences he has and he also discussed the details of our shoot with a studio owner so we were all ready to shoot.

As always we had plenty of laughter, fun and creative enthusiasm and Jonathan was giving me some great directions so photos look just amazing.

Jonathan is always professional, respectful and dedicated to what he loves photographer and I am happy to be a part of his art.

Thanks Jonathan, I am looking forward to shooting with you again

Highly recommended,100%

Hattie Grace

I had the pleasure of working on a remote shoot with Jonathan for the first time at Team Black’s house and I thoroughly enjoyed it. He was very professional, respectful and friendly. Pre-communications were excellent beforehand too and I knew the styles/levels we would be shooting. We managed to fit in many different looks in the time we had and Jonathan gave me excellent direction but also allowed me to give some input and ideas too. The images he took are amazing and I would happily recommend him to other models. Thank you again for a great shoot :D

Hattie x

Team Black

We hosted Jonathan remotely for his remote shoot with Hattie Grace and from start to finish he was polite, professional and friendly.

His pre shoot communications were excellent, well thought out and planned well. This meant he was able to execute his ideas well.

Jonathan was clear with his instruction throughout the shoot, directing me as he wanted in order to achieve the images he wanted to. The back of laptop shots looked amazing and the edits I've seen so far are beautiful.

It was a pleasure to host you!

Team Black:)

Sophia gray

Jonathan is super laid back, easy to get on with, fun, and very kind.

This was my first ever remote shoot which was such a cool experience, Jonathan was patient with me and had lots of creative ideas to capture some beautiful shots.

We’re already discussing our second shoot!

Highly recommend xx

Jasmine High

My first time working on a remote shoot with Jonathan and first time at PGD Studios. I enjoyed our shoot I think we worked well together to achieve some great shots.

I really like Jonathan style he captured me in my best light and I would happily work with him again. We got through a lot of sets in the 2 hour booking and utilized the space, making most of the time we had.

Jonathan was easy to work with and he clearly knows what he is doing with lighting with a vision of what he wants to capture which is refreshing.

Thank you so much for a brilliant shoot and hopefully we will work together again at some point soon :)

-Jasmine

MarynaSedin78

I am very happy with my second remote shoot with Jonathan, we had a lot of laughter and fun again. Pre-communication was on spot, Jonathan told me what he is after and we exchanged some ideas and discussed the outfits. Jonathan is a very dedicated photographer,who always makes sure his photos are different from everyone else’s and he indeed took some amazing shots . I am always happy to discover with Jonathan new ideas and aspects of photography,results are really great. Thanks Jonathan,looking forward to shooting with you again

Highly recommended,100%