References for Its all about the Light

Helen Diaz

I worked with John and the Artist "Beardmore" (Mike) at the lovely Fareham Studios during my travels recently and had an absolute blast!

It was our first time working together as a small group so I am always a little nervous, but from the offset the shoot was full of laughter and banter, with great conversation and tons of creativity!

John is a very fun, down to earth character, with a real passion for photography (plus the most gorgeous green eyes I have seen!)

John and Mike make such a great partnership together with John photographing and Mike directing the poses and drawing/painting from these photographs. There was never a dull moment, I was thoroughly entertained and kept on my toes! I absolutely loved the art work that I was given on the day which was beautiful.

John also gave great direction and I really loved the costume changes and props they both bought to the shoot.

I would absolutely love to work with John again and can highly recommend to all models and creatives. Thank You for such a fun, creative shoot! Helen x

kayleigh mcginley

Done a bridel shoot with john and it was great as normal. Was a lot of fun and laugh at fareham studio.

John is a fantastic guy and a photographer great communicatiin arrived on time and new exactly what he wanted from our shoot

Would highly recommend him and i cant wait to work with him again

kayleigh mcginley

Had a photoshhot with john and as normal it was fantastic a bit cold but was lots of fun.

We wanted to do a night time shoot with playing with the lights which ive never done but he made me feel comfortable.

Cant wait for our next shoot and like always is really highly recommanded

Injee Smith

I just have had a great shoot with John recently, he showed up on time as we were agreed. He was extremely organised that he emailed me and described me all the process properly before the shoot day. He was clear with the instructions guided me during the shoot and very creative full of with lots of different ideas. Made me very comfortable and relaxed on the shoot, I cannot wait to work with him again.

kayleigh mcginley

Had a shoot with john today for a family Christmas shoot and it was fantastic as always love working with John

Would definitely recommend him and can't wait to work with him again

Callie

Sorry had a a shoot about a week ago with jonh was lovely as always I love working with him xx

Lots of laughs and had a great time and got some great images

Great to work with again:)

kayleigh mcginley

I had a shoot with john again and as normal it was fantastic new exactly what we both wonted and got some get photos from it.

He is a great photographer and I would definitely recommend him and I hope to work with him again in the future

JR69

I had my first shoot with john this morning. Pre communications were excellent leading upto our shoot.John arrived on time along with Mike the artist. We had a quick chat and got started doing the 50s theme first. John and Mike brought a selection of other props which was so much fun and brought something different to my shoot. I haven`t laughed so much in a shoot as i did this morning haha Thank you so much John and Mike for a cracking shoot.Looking forward to working with you again soon ;)

Jackie X

tigerbelle

This was shoot number three for John and myself.

John caught a ferry over to the Isle of Wight again and we headed off to a different location.

As usual, John's pre-shoot communication was great so I was able to pack what was needed for our shoot.

John had plenty of specific ideas and we worked through them during our time together, he even brought costumes and props with him! :)

John is fab company , just brilliant for location shoots.

Thank-you for another brilliant shoot, John. :D

Elle Black

John is a sweet, genuine, down-to-earth friendly bloke, and also a very creative photographer. We had an absolute laugh and the time just flew by, as well as creating some really cool and interesting shots together. Certainly highly recommended, should you be lucky enough to get the chance!

RJ0316

I had a great shoot with John on Saturday. He arrived on time and bought plenty to the shoot. He had me do different poses and work, which was really good fun.

We did a studio and outdoor location shoot. We created a variety of images. I enjoyed the shoot and I would highly recommend him.

RJ0316

I had a great shoot with John today. He arrived on time, was funny and a great company. The proofs I saw was great and I cannot wait to see the finalised images.

The shoot was fun and professional. We also worked with Mike (Beardmoore). Both of them were funny, but professional as well. I hope to have shoot with both of them again in the future soon.

I would recommend John and I hope I have the chance to work with him again soon.

Nikki Norcott

Had an amazing shoot with john, had a little chat to get to know each other, had a really good shoot really enjoyed it,, had a really good laugh and felt really comfortable around him,, 100% recommend john and already planned another shoot with my snakes :)

Jenni JJ

Just enjoyed a very happy and fun shoot with John.

Pre-comms were excellent and I knew exactly what we were going to be working on.

John was friendly and fun to work with. He was respectful and good company and I enjoyed working with him. We worked well together, sometimes he would direct me and other times he was happy to let me pose and work without direction.

He has interesting ideas and brought some fun props. I highly recommend him and look forward to working together again.

Jenni xxx

Aya

I had a brilliant, fun first shoot with John with David51 and Mike(Beardmore) as an artist.

Pre-shoot communication was great and everything was planned perfectly including, location(John sent me some images in advance where we are going to shoot so it was very helpful to understand!), props(John bought a pair of nice wellington boots for the pond shoot and a unique and nice fish and new towel for me to clean my feet after the pond shoot!) , clothes, meeting place...everything!!!

John was very creative with great ideas and I was very happy to be involved to make two of his shoot ideas come true which he wanted for more than 3 years.

John's behaviour is very professional and friendly at the same time so I thoroughly enjoyed and felt relaxed. Thank you for the great shoot.

Highly highly recommended and looking forward to the next one!!!

David51

Had a great shoot with Aya and photographer John and his artist friend, Mike. John is super organised, great pre shoot detailed comms: directions, what to bring, what will happen etc. so we arrived well prepared; excellent direction during the shoot, attention to health and safety; brilliant composition ideas which had been thoroughly thought through; he is also really easy to get on with. So in an action packed 3 hours we achieved a lot and enjoyed ourselves. Highly recommended!!

Livy

I had a great shoot with John. He came to pick me up and drove me back! We had a really good time even with the weather. He made me feel comfortable and gave a lot of guidelines that will help a lot with further shootings.

Johannah

I have been working with John to record my physical development from weight training. Still a work in progress but Johns work has been hugely helpful. He's has produced some really lovely images and been such confidence boost. I highly recommend Jon to models of all types and abilities. He is full of ideas and provides props and clothes and communicates really well. Images are available really quickly, often the following day. Although I'm moving out of area I will definitely pop back to work with John in the near future.

Natural Happy Woman

John and I had a lovely chilled relaxed shoot time walking in the nature reserve while he tested some new gear and I wasn't needed for most of the shots but was effectively the bird-watching assistant which is pretty awesome if you ask me!

I was concerned about him appearing to change the goalposts on what we had agreed the night before the shoot, but he offered immediate apologies and reassurance and I was able to attend the shoot feeling confident about his aims. He was totally respectful to me on the shoot.

John was relaxed and easy to spend time with and I would be very happy to shoot with him again. I managed to persuade him he should pose in my hat which was fun! Thankyou John!

Johannah

I had my fourth shoot with John, some of the time is spent tracking my progress with body conditioning and some with more imaginative work led by John. As always lots of fun, very relaxed and some really great pictures that I am incredibly pleased with and encouraged by.