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Kitty Dawson

I had a shoot with Sam yesterday after we were arranging for a while, so we were defiantly excited :).

Sam is kind, creative, polite, punctual, caring and I enjoyed our chats on our breaks, he is a lovely person too.

He offered me tea and let me have my e-cig vape break outside for a few minutes, which shows he cares about the models wellbeing and calmness.

It was fun shooting with him and I tried out a few poses I have never tried before from his inspo books. It's always great fun trying new poses, as well as some postures too that I know.

Sam can direct me if he wants a specific pose/'s in mind, or I can direct myself.

We worked very well together.

Highly recommended :)

Angharada

My second shoot with the lovely John at Shadow Studio in Gloucester.

I’m so happy I managed to fit in another shoot with him before I leave the country ! He’s so lovely, bringing along biscuits to the shoot as well! Any treats are a sure way to make any model happy 🤣 He’s laid back, caring and always have flowing, interesting conversation, sharing passions about travel and food, And of course, photography!

John picked me up from the station and dropped me off again and he really is everything you want in a photographer- plenty of breaks for a drink and biscuit and communicating ideas and direction whenever needed for an easy going shoot. He really captivates the raw beauty of the female form and we tried some creative ideas with some tube material and rope. This sheer tube material is usually used to polish cars but it’s fantastic to be inside it! Writhing and rolling around in it- what an amazing prop to bring to a shoot! And I had so much fun.

Usually on any of my shoots, one of my favourite parts is the socialising and getting to know who I work with- and John really is a sweetheart. If you’re lucky enough to shoot with him, take it! I would happily work with John over and over again!

Angharada x

KatyB (Katex)

Always a pleasure working with Samthedog, this must have been my 4th shoot with him in around 10 months! I always know what to expect with John.. well, I know to expect good manners, respect, fab images.... but I cant say I know what to expect in what madness he'll want to create next!! :P

Me and Talli were booked by John around 3 months in advance, and all of us kept in great communication and knew what to expect. He was very understanding to me arriving 10 minutes late for something which was out of my hands. Hes great company, and genuine man and a joy to work with.

Highly recommended, as always!! Look forward to another messy and gungey shoot together!

KatyB

Rachel Rose

I had my first shoot with John yesterday at NLS. It went really well, he is a genuinely nice guy. He gave good direction and I believe we got some amazing pics too!

Talli Lyndsey

I recently had my first - and very long awaited- shoot with Samthedog at Natural Light Space studio!

Modelling alongside KatyB for a creative afternoon of Art Nude duo images and performative work involving a lot of Gunge!

Communication over the last few months was fantastic and on the day myself & Samthedog were well prepared. As for on set - he was completely accommodating and respectful, ensuring myself and Katy were allways in good health and comfortable.

It was fabulous working with Samthedog and I cannot thank and recommend them highly enough!

I very much look forward to working with them again!

Talli Lyndsey 😊

Angel Black UK

John and I shot for the second time today at Full Moon Studios. He was relaxed and easy going, making our 3 hour shoot fly by. Communication is always excellent between us and we knew exactly what we were doing bang on time. Highly recommend John. The images are always beautiful and I can't wait to see the results from today! He's a perfect gentleman the entire time, 10/10 recommendation from me!

Rebecca Perry

Had my sixth shoot with John today at Shadow Studio in Gloucester. & What a pleasure it was! I cannot recommend John enough! Fantastic pre shoot communications, everything planned/organized smoothly.

Also very personable on the shoot and we had some fantastic conversations during the session which helped keep things relaxed. If you shoot at John you will get 1.An enjoyable fun shooting! 2. Great comms, 3. Excellent on set experience, 4. Great value 5. Excellent images John is very respectful and a lovely person What a pleasure it is to meet him!, Thank you for a perfect photoshoot!

www.rebeccaperry.net

chloesul

Had my first shoot with samthedog on my studio day at Joel hicks!

Samthedog arrived on time and came with a book of ideas on what we would like to achieve.

Me and the samthedog got chatting straight away and we began making some creative art nude shapes and sets!

My shoot with samthedog flowed nicely and was very creative.

Highly recommend

Little Egypt

I had my first shoot with John at Shadow Studio and what a delight it was. We began by chatting through concepts, ideas and shapes he wanted to work on-flicking through his book of images and making conversation along the way. I instantly felt totally at ease, and we merged ideas into what turned out to be a fantastic session of shapes, quirky concepts and hidden treasures.

He works very well with natural light, and is talented at understanding composition and angles.

I really hope to work with you again soon!!

Thank you

LE xx

Eryn Rose

This was my third shoot with John and as always he was a perfect gentleman and very enjoyable to work with.

As I was introducing him to the world of shibari on this occasion he gave myself and the rigger a lot of freedom with the direction of the shoot and made us both feel our creative input was really valued. The rigger (not on Purple Port) even came away saying what a lovely chap he was!

He also brought a fantastic fabric tube to experiment with which I absolutely loved playing around in. As always, a lovely shoot with John and I look forward to working with him again soon.

KatyB (Katex)

It's an absolute pleasure every time I work with John, we did our 3rd shoot together a few days back at Shadow studios.

We always have great, easy and interesting conversations together and get on great in eachothers creative company.

There's nothing John could suggest that would surprise me or anything that's too whacky.. We've passed that point! Haha.

I'm always excited to shoot with John as it's so clear he's in it purely for the art and to create the images he has in his mind.

He is very talented with natural light and thinking up different ideas, I would recommend him to any model!

Thanks,

Katyb

The Old Chapel Studio - CLOSED

John arrived at the studio in good time for his slot and took advantage of the natural light.

Its always a pleasure to see John in the studio and is recommended by us

Tania Aresti

Had such a great shoot with samthedog! He’s a lovely man, was friendly and 100% proffesional. He has some great ideas for art nudes and his lighting skills were exceptional. I love the photos that were created. We also had a great chat during the shoot. Would highly recomend and would work him again.

Angharada

I absolutely loved working with samthedog ! We shot at Pozers Studio on my weekend in Swindon and looking at his portfolio before our shoot, I knew I was in good hands ! His work is STUNNING! And amazing images were brought along for inspiration too. I loved our relaxed shoot where we got chatting a lot and talking about topics I LOVE, so refreshing to have some meaningful, stimulating conversation and getting to know each other. I felt comfortable at all times and really enjoyed the session. I felt very much in my element, great company and great art being made ! I loved all the poses I got to do and challenging my body to get the shot. Thank you !! I really hope we get to work together again in the not too distant future, your work speaks for itself and I’m so happy you booked me for this visit. Absolute pleasure xx

PoZersPhotography

Finally I have got to work with the phenomenal photographer “Sam the Dog”... John and I briefly met when I first opened PoZers, so having him at the studio last weekend was so lovely. I don’t need to mention Johns photography skills, just look at this amazing portfolio, and you’ll be lost in some of the most beautiful art nude images ever taken. John booked the wonderful Model, Angharada, and of course took some amazing images, this collaboration was made in heaven.... John is a total delight to work with, he knows what he wants from his shot every time, and doesn’t complicate the lighting, whilst nailing every single stunning pose. John is so kind and caring around the Model, giving Angharada a break after her extreme yoga posing, making sure she’s okay, and takes things at a nice relaxed pace throughout, maintaining 100% professionalism through the shoot. I really can’t recommend John enough, to all genres from the industry, from studio owners, models, muas, stylists etc. As he’s a total dream to work with abs I hope John comes back to PoZers again, his company was great and so easy to get on with. Shoot with John... 5 star gentleman with a 1st class attitude to this creative industry. Thanks John. :)

Far Forest Studio

We were pleased to welcome Sam to our studio today for his first visit and hopefully it won't be his last.

He arrived on time and well prepared for the session.

He was professional and courteous throughout, great company away from the camera and knowledgable as he worked.

All in all the perfect visitor who we would highly recommend to any model or studio.

Victoriah

I worked with Sam today at far forest studio

What a lovely man it was our first shoot and he had a great moodboard and was very easy to work with the shoot flew by

I would highly recommend him as a person and a Photograoher

He gave me a lift back to the station too wht a gent

And look forward to working with him again

StudioA

Sam showed up on time and was very relaxed about the images. Used a lot of natural light as well as flashes, having some specific ideas to work with but also leaving room for improvisation.

Ivy Emma

I had a wonderful shoot with Sam and really enjoyed it.

We tried lots of different things and he also brought

an inspiration album with him, where we looked at,

and created those aswel. He is really nice and works

really quick and gives good directions.

I cant wait to see the photo's!

Recommend ofcourse

PoeticMinx

Brilliant shoot! Excellent communication, relaxed and creative atmosphere, lovely chats... It was one of my first shoots in U.K. on my second modelling tour here and it really made my creative juices flow! I was given a lot of freedom to pose and create shapes, which John captured spectacularly. Marvellous experience and would gladly repeat it anytime!