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Bad Dolly

Shooting with Greg is always more than a pleasure, his passion and energy are contagious and his clear love of photography is obvious from each set.

Every time I shoot with Greg I have a brilliant time, he's got so many great ideas and ways of achieving new and unusual shots.

Pre communication is great, Greg's home studio is brilliant and the whole experience is wonderful!

Thanks so much Greg and hope to see you on my next tour! Xx

Victoriah

I shot with Greg yesterday at his studio and what a lovely guy he is. The shoot was fun and well arranged he had everything one could need and was a great photographer and gives great direction. I really enjoyed workin with Greg and can't wait to work with him again

Hannah Foster

Yet another fab shoot with Greg today, but this time at his studio which was great! As usual, shooting with Greg is always a pleasure. He's respectful, chatty and a real down to earth guy. He always ensure the model is fed and warm enough! His studio was great, lots of different set ups available, with lots of different lighting and props. Greg is also a talented photographer who is great at letting you do your thing but helps to perfect things by giving good feedback.

Couldn't recommend any more! Thanks Greg :)

Hannah x

Keira Lavelle

Greg and I met and had a wonderful first photo making session (first of many more, I so hope!) on my most recent tour of the South where our paths crossed at Curiosity Studio's. :)

It was so lovely because Greg had an idea of the different sets he wanted to work on and explained his ideas with perfect detail for me to style the looks; then what was so brilliant was the fact that we both could switch between working styles to get wonderfully varied results! In one breath, Greg was directing we with superb care to nail the most beautiful shots from his perspective and played an active roll in shaping the shot he wanted to achieve - then he would allow me to go for it with my repertoire to get a good mix of each others work coming alive in the shots. I cannot give Greg enough credit for how alert he is when watching for creative and beautiful details, he works at creating a "wow" image so effectively and of course is multitasking at the same time whilst perfecting the lighting setup to compliment the image. We got some seriously lovely images in the bag and also complete variation which was fun! The "elegantly glamorous" Keira and then the "creatively wacky" Keira :D Greg photographed both of these to perfection!

A first shoot together is often the shoot when you gel with each others work styles and get to know how one another works; getting a rapport flowing with Greg was so easy as he is a polite and lovely character with a lovely respectful temperament and before long we were laughing and chattering away and just generally having a blast getting the shots done. I have always found that when a shoot seems to fly by then it's a sign of a positive session with prolific image-making and a good bounce between model and photographer... And what I have just said sums up our shoot completely! :) Greg is a fantastic photographer who is clearly so passionate about working with his models to get the best out of a shoot. From a models perspective - good positive vibes make every ounce of difference and hence I can't stress enough how much of a pleasure it was to shoot with Greg. He's a truly professional person.

The images are certainly speaking for themselves; they also show how fabulously fun it was working on the various looks! If you're a model currently making arrangements to shoot with Greg, you can take my word for it that you will have an unmistakably enjoyable shoot. :)

Thank you for your brilliant shoot-tastic company Greg!

Keira

Rachelle Summers

I adore working with Greg!

I cannot believe we have only shot twice, it feels like I've been working with him for years! We got on like a house on fire and I love how laid back he is and gives you plenty of breaks. He was also kind enough to bring along food for me so I got to eat before we started :)

He's also a perfectionist which I LOVE as I am too and love the fact he will let you know if something isn't quite right so that you can perfect the pose/look rather than just taking it. It's a great way to collaborate and get the best possible shots together :)

Highly recommended by me and can't wait to work with him again!

UkCuteGirl Lucy

Had my first shoot with Somersetman this week. It turned out to be a really fun shoot! He has a lovely, well equipped studio and had some really great ideas. Communication was great before the shoot and the studio was easy to find. He gave awesome direction throughout the shoot and i'm excited to see the pictures as I think they will be great!

Over all Somersetman is a really friendly, genuine photographer who knows his stuff and has clearly had a lot of experience. I highly recommend working with him :)

Louisa3

I shot with Greg for the first time today at asylum studios in Weymouth.. It was a fab shoot.. So many different places for us to shoot.. Greg was fab to work with.. Friendly and chatty.. With lots of great ideas.. He even got me stood inside a barrel.. and posing in front of cob webs which I hate .. :0

I highly recommend and definately would work with Greg again in the future

Thanks for a great shoot

Louisa x

VictoriaSummers

I had another fantastic shoot with Greg we shot at a Cider Barn and our most recent shoot was at Art Asylum in Weymouth.

I always really enjoy working with Greg he knows exactly what he wants to achieve and we work so so well together :)

I always look forward to our shoots :)

Greg is always friendly chatty and a lovely guy!

Thanks so much for another two amazing shoots and thanks for dinner :)

I cant wait till next time :D

Highly Recommended x

Beverley

Had another wonderful shoot with Greg today at my home. I have worked with Greg so many times now he is like an old friend, and he is always a pleasure to spend time with. He will spend as long as he needs to to get the perfect shot, make every effort to make every detail right and he will indulge my sometimes rather questionable ideas and make them turn out fantastically. An absolute dream to work with and just an all round lovely guy.

Jezebelle

I got to shoot again with this awesome individual recently and had a fabulous time!

He is a very professional individual, with an amazing sense of humour which had me giggling throughout - his creativity is so fun to work with, ideas popping up all over the place and capturing the beautiful light perfectly all through the location....

I can wholehearted recommend this wonderful photographer to all, what a fun day it was :)

Em

Carla Monaco

I had a wonderful shoot with Greg at my home location a couple weeks back. Greg shared the shoot with Graham (Georgian Historian). I found Greg to be...friendly, easy going and professional throughout the shoot. Greg is very easy person to get a long with and he put me at ease right from the start.

We shot in my local woodlands most of the day, producing some wonderful images using the most of the natural environment/daylight.

Overall the 4hrs just flew by and I had a lovely time working with Greg.

Looking forward to the next time.

Thank you

Carla x

Artemis Fauna

I had a great day shooting with Greg and Graham (Georgian Historian) just yesterday.

They both came over to my place in Bedfordshire to shoot for the day and we all had a wonderful time!

Greg and Graham worked with me separately and both had lots of ideas to work on through the day.

Greg and I worked our way through loads of ideas- making the most of the natural light and windows in my place. We covered glamour, art nude, bridal and portraits!

Greg was so enthusiastic it was lovely to work with him! We chatted loads in-between the sets too and all had a great time.

We finished up using Greg's 85mm 1.2 and got some cracking shots. Can't wait to see them go up and hopefully work with Greg again!

Thank you, Greg :)

Bad Dolly

Last week I had my second shoot with the lovely Greg and it felt like we'd known each other years!

Firstly I have to say Greg's enthusiasm and passion is contagious, the thought and creative process that goes into creating each image is just fantastic. It's a real treat to work with someone as passionate as Greg and he has so so many great ideas.

He is super friendly and relaxed and we chatted and giggled the day away between tea drinking and awesome shots! Some of the pin up style shots we tried were just awesome from the first shot!

I had a fantastic day with Greg and if you're looking to expand your portfolio with brilliant shots and work with someone fun and professional Greg is the man for you!

Thank you so much! xx

sharon

I had an hour with Greg on my model day at upper mills studio,

he has a fab smile ,warm,welcoming and considerate,

we worked really well together and created some great images,

i couldnt stop smiling,

highly recommended,

i truelly hope we can do it again soon

Thankyou

Sharon

JustynaZ

It was really nice Shoot with Greg :) I had pleasure to work with him at studio11. Was really nice and we had good fun. Pictures are really cool. He is very friendly and funny- the same very easy to work with... :) 100% recommended :) Hope see you again

Thank you!!

Rachelle Summers

I really cannot recommend Greg highly enough!

After a rather stressful situation arising with less than a week to go to my tour, Greg stepped in and saved the day which he didn't have to do, genuinely such a lovely guy and extremely kind :)

Not only that but on the day itself he looked after me incredibly well, constantly making sure I was warm enough, fed and watered and happy throughout :)

Was a very pleasant afternoon and hope to work with him again in the future!

Highly recommended :D

xxmrmthxx - Mel Tongue

It was a great pleasure to shoot with Greg this morning on my tour.

He turned up on time, was friendly and easy to work with. We shared ideas and had a great time shooting! I can't believe how fast the 2 hours went! I enjoyed every minute of our shoot and I really hope we get to shoot together again!

Very highly recommended!

Claire L

I had a 30 minute shoot with Greg at the end of my photo shoot with another photographer. He gave great direction along with a funny little doodle of stick men posing haha :D short and sweet but I got a good feeling about him and could tell he is one of the good ones :) Thank you Greg, I'll look forward to a future shoot. Claire Topaz

V*

I had the pleasure of shooting with Greg at Maunsel house and it was such a fantastic day!

Greg was friendly,professional and gave great direction and feedback throughout the shoot and came up with some brilliant ideas which produced some really beautiful images! I really hope I get to work with him again soon! :)

Best wishes

Vic x

Snaps Studios

Greg came for a mammoth shooting weekend with his good friend and regular studio visitor Georgian Historian. A really nice man and a photographer with a keen eye it was a pleasure to have him at the studio for two days. Very appreciative towards us and his models I cant speak of and recommend him highly enough.

Thank you for visiting and we look forward to you coming back again any time.