References for John Gleeson

Arrow Photography

John attended one of my group mentoring sessions today and I have to say I was flattered as considering how long he's been doing this his work is already of a high standard!

Such a great person to spend a day with too. Totally respectful of the two models and generally just a decent, honest and normal bloke!! (not too many of those left!)

While I lot of my ideas are a bit whacky he applied himself with gusto to everything we did today and got some amazing results

Awesome fella and highly recommended!

Piggy Mouth

I had a home shoot today with John - he showed up with breakfast which is always a good start for me!

We had already discussed the shoot before hand and he came well prepared. We were having a peak at the shots as we went on and I can't wait to see the final result!

Had an absolute blast in the shoot - really easy to get on with and a complete gent. If I didn't have to get to my day job I'm sure we would have been shooting for ages!

Highly recommended!

Sophia West

I am once again absolutely blown away from my shoot with John.

He organised a horse shoot for me as i have always wanted to do one! It was AMAZING!!! He made sure I could find the place ok, brought heaters, a dressing gown, lunch and coffee!!

I was treated so well, I could definitely get used to this. John also organised a make up artist who was fantastic. I absolutely loved my make up.

The shoot went so well, we were so lucky with the weather. Beautiful day, beautiful horse!

I can't explain well enough how nice John is. He is so thoughtful, your friend and works so hard to get the best pictures. I really appreciate having someone like John who I get the privilege of working with often :) Absolutely loved my day. It's definitely at the top of my list!! :)

Thank you once again John. Such a good day!!

Highly recommended

laurabmua

Had the absolute pleasure of working with John yesterday, which was actually my first shoot using purpleport! Was really excited about this shoot when he approached me about it a few weeks ago.

He was super helpful throughout the day and extremely organised for the shoot, making sure I was ok and even helped me when I was a little bit lost at finding the location.

Honestly one of the kindest photographers I have worked with in a very long time, knew exactly what he was doing and what he wanted to achieve from the shoot - definitely goes above and beyond to make sure everyone is happy!

Will definitely be happy to work with John again on any further shoots and would highly recommend him, had a fantastic day.

Sophia West

I had a brilliant shoot with the lovely John today. Wow what can I say. I have never laughed so much on a shoot, it was brilliant!!!!

Johns pre shoot communications are out of this world. Top notch stuff. Everything you could imagine is planned and organised for you. I arrived and had a MUA which started off the day really well. We covered a couple of completely different genres and I absolutely adored each one. We did an autum type shoot then onto a pool shoot. Both of which I haven't done before. I loved working on both.

John is the nicest person I have met and also so thoughtful. He made sure I was fine throughout and even heated my towels for me after the pool. The organisation and thought that comes with these shoots really are the best. I love working with John.

Great day once again.

Thank you John!!!!!

Kate Chalkley Makeup

John was professional and friendly from the very start when organising this shoot. He was very clear in his ideas, but allowed me to be creative with my artistry which was a lot of fun!!

He really is the kindest photographer to work with, and would go above and beyond to make sure everyone he is working with is happy!

He got me the unedited images to have by the end of the day aswell which was unbelievable timing!

I would really recommend John as a photographer and someone to work with and I would definitely work with him again!

AlexaRose

I was fortunate enough to shoot with John at a Studio/apartment in Southend On Sea yesterday.

Pre shoot comms were spot on.

John is just one of those guys that instantly puts you in a relaxing mood. He is a lovely lovely man!!

That aside he is also an excellent photographer.

He had some great ideas & gave super direction & made the whole shoot thoroughly enjoyable.

I really cannot wait to see some images as they are gonna be knockout.

Recommended to all models. I really hope we get the chance to shoot together again soon

Thank you John

Alexa x

Leanne

Despite being relatively new to model photography, John was professional, punctual and was happy to try out different styles.

Preshoot communications were 100% and he was easy to work with.

Would recommend and work with again.

Robyn_Rose_xo

I had my first shoot with John on Tuesday and it went very well. We went to a really interesting location and got some great images. As soon as I met him I felt at ease as he is very professional and communicates very well.

I would like to work with him again and is highly recommended! Thank you for a lovely day and was a pleasure working with you!

Bodypaintart

I had another superb share shoot with John yesterday with the inimitable Sophia West and Mervo and of course Zeiss57 (Paul) all working as a team.

John's enthusiasm, preparations and total commitment to the day were absolutely fantastic and boy was there some commitment going on there! Probably the hottest day of the year so far, and John worked so tirelessly to either assist everyone else or when taking his own fantastic concepts he had so brilliantly prepared for. Where he gets the energy from I just don't know! Where I was wilting, John was still rocking!!

In all seriousness, it was an absolute pleasure to work with John again and I sincerely hope there will be many more collaborations together in the future.

On a side note, any model worth their salt would be crazy not to want to work with John. Not only is he down to earth, a great character and good laugh, he is also very talented and extremely respectful at all times of the model/models he is working with. A rare breed in these days of internet modeling where the pitfalls are many and the great and good are so few. John is in the great and good bracket make no mistake on that.

Cheers again John, and I will look forward to the next epic day (hopefully not so hot next time lol) when we get it sorted.

Zeiss57

Today I got the opportunity to work with John. I had heard so many positive things from Sophia & Martin who both have worked with John before and I was not disappointed. John is a larger than life guy with an infectious positive attitude to his photography and photo shoots.

He has the most amazing ideas and backs them up with action. The amount of props and equipment he brought along on the day was phenomenal.

For an onlooker it would have looked like we were making a Blockbuster Movie.

He is so easy to get on with and is totally professional in all aspects of the shoot. From the images I saw on the back of his camera he has great eye for an image.

I really look forward to seeing the edited results.

I highly recommend John 100% and I personally liked the way he was keen to learn and share his experience with all involved on the day.

We have already discussed working together on other projects and I`m really looking forward to our next extravaganza !!.

Thanks John

Sophia West

I had my second shoot with John yesterday on location and WOW!!!

The ideas this man has is amazing but the effort and extra work he does before the shoot really is incredible. Bearing in mind we were on location, John brought everything you could imagine to add that wow factor to the shot. Even the small details of bringing a chair for me and a cooler box for drinks on the hottest day of the year. I was absolutely blown away by the effort and commitment for the shoot.

John is one of the nicest people I have met. He is so caring and kind being professional the whole shoot. It really is a pleasure to work with him and there will be many shoots to come no doubt about it.

Thank you again John for all your preparation and commitment. Second to none.

Highly highly recommended!!!!!!!

Sinopa Rin

It's days like today that make me think I've got the best job in the world. John contacted me about shooting in a stunning apartment 29 floors over Canada Water in London; all his pre-comms were spot on and he collected me from the nearest tube. The location itself was glorious but John was in no rush - he gave me sufficient time to touch up my make-up, take breaks and change my clothing. Considering his limited experience, John certainly knows what he wants from an image and also gave some great direction, as well as taking on some suggestions from me. John is a genuinely lovely guy; easy to talk to, considerate, funny, highly professional and even shares some of my questionable music tastes! Very highly recommended and I look forward to next time.

LMT

John contacted me regarding a shoot whilst I was in London. His pre communication was on point and he travelled for 2 hours to work with me from my friends home where I was staying. He made excellent use of the space and time and I really enjoyed the shoot. What a breath of fresh air it was to meet and work with such an enthusiastic and chatty individual. One of the most genuine and nicest people I have had the please of modelling for. I shall look forward to our next shoot and also seeing the finished images from this one. I cant sing John's praises enough. Highly recommened!!!!!!

Bodypaintart

I did a "share shoot" alongside/with John yesterday, working with the inimitable Sophia West from here at her second home! ( abandoned site that is a photographers disney world!) and have to say, hand on heart, it was an absolute pleasure to meet and work with him. Although far too modest to say/know himself, John is already extremely accomplished at working with models and bar a few VERY minor details I pointed out to him as we worked throughout the awesome days shooting, he is superb working outside. We had planned to do some studio work too, but with the site being just so amazing, we stayed there all day instead!

As a person John is just so brilliant to get on with, full of stories and great humour, and once again, an absolute pleasure to work with. It felt as though we had known each other for years and done countless shoots together even though this was our very first time.

I sincerely hope we collaborate together on shoots many more times in the future.

***HIGHLY RECOMMENDED**

Sophia West

I had the absolute pleasure of meeting and working with John today. He arrived early to our location and had already got to know the place. He came well prepared and full of ideas.

John is such a down to earth guy and so friendly. He makes you feel at ease straight away and it really was a pleasure to work with him.

John is absolutely fantastic at giving directions and praise. I felt great about every shot we did and I cannot wait to see the results. Time flys when your having fun and my god did it fly by today!!! Thanks again John!!!

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

Natalie Gavin

I had my 1st shoot with John on Friday at the HSF Lingerie Workshop and I must say he was a pleasure to work with.

He was very professional and very easy to work with.

He was great at giving direction.

I highly recommend him and would love to work with him again.

Thanks John x

Diamond Doll27

I had my first shoot with John today and what an amazing shoot we had !

There's not a lot I can say that hasn't been said in previous references but il give it a go 😀

John arrived nice and early for the shoot and came fully prepared ! Communication prior and on the day of the shoot was spot on and we clicked instantly and got on like a house on fire !

The shots were amazing and I found John great to work with , he was a complete gentlemen and I was relaxed through out the shoot

I hope to work with John lots in the future and can't wait to see the final results 😍

I highly recommend all to work with John and can't sing his praises high enough

Thanks so much John

Silver xx

GlossyPinkLipstick G.P.L

John attended my latest lighting workshop basic studio lighting aimed at beginners to the genre and working with nude models including etiquette and behaviour.

In my opinion their work was already fairly accomplished and the day was a chance for them to bolster their knowledge and possibly learn some new stuff they didn’t know.

They were attentive and eager to learn and did so from the start to the finish.

Mixed well with the group and shared ideas and experiences.

Their company was valuable and they made a great day for me and their peers.

John has soaked it up like a sponge and is really keen to take his work to the next level.

I look forward to seeing their continued growth and their work based on what they learned from me.

Recommended.

Lucy Auger-Forbes

Have just had a shoot with John and it was fantastic.

He made me feel so at ease straight away and came well prepared with a. Clear idea of what he wanted to achieve.

John guided me throughout the shoot and was extremely complimentary. I can not wait to see what images we have captured; I feel sure they will be fantastic.

I look forward to working with John again very soon. I really can not recommend him highly enough.

Thank you so much John, I look forward to working with you soon.