I managed to shoot with this lovely gentleman during a recent tour that I did to the South Coast - it was a real gift that our diaries matched with availability because he really was a fabulous person to work with. And a great host too! :D
It was the first significant tour that I had done since everything had gone crazy for 2020 as we know it... As a result, I was trying to be very careful and take all the relevant safety precautions to work safely on my travels with everybody who had booked shoots with me - Johnny made this very easy because he was exceptionally mindful and weary of everything himself with a very sensible and down-to-earth attitude. I felt very safe working with him both when we were on set and in down-time back at his place too. He is, in general; a very professionally-minded person who strives to make models feel 100% happy and comfortable when they some to shoot with him. I found his etiquette extremely reassuring and positive... This in-turn meant that we also had a great day shooting with a great stack of productivity coming out of the shoot. :) Yes, we certainly did well.
Johnny and I had discussed the shoot ideas and concept very in-depth before working together. He communicates very eloquently and covers all the important stuff so that you know exactly what to expect when the day comes around. 5 stars for pre-shoot communications! :D We planned to shoot with his gorgeous motorbikes (some of which feature across his portfolio) and he literally could not have been more better prepared. Fortunately, we were blessed with the most lush weather for this time of year: so Johnny knew exactly which locations to use to get the best of the sunshine light... He had everything set ready beforehand (including outfits that he provides for shoots too) and this meant that we got on a roll straight away! A rapport formed with absolutely no effort at all, and the shoot was spent bouncing off each other. :) The nice thing about working with Johnny is that he knows exactly what he is looking for in his pictures: but he also knows that each model will bring their own posing and creative abilities to the shoot, therefore the process is very teamwork driven.
Fantastic photographer! Knows all the tricks in the book to make those bikes POP in images, and also make the models look fabulous. :D He totally bossed the light to make the pictures glow with beauty... And had all the patience in the world when the clouds appeared every now and again to mess up the settings. :P Nothing phases him! We also had the opportunity to try something very different: one of the locations we visited was a place where wild horses go to drink! It was so emotional just to be there and see them... But then when this crazy model decided to chance some nudes with the magical scene - Johnny was straight on it like a flash of lightening getting those pictures in the bag fast before we got disturbed! It seems like you can throw this man into any scenario and he will just rock it! :D
We also enjoyed a very high-spirited atmosphere as we worked and did a whole lot of chatting with a very relaxed pace. Johnny is definitely not the kind of guy to rush/exert pressure! His kindness and thoughtfulness is beyond credible: always making sure I had everything I needed and even cooking me a wonderful hot dinner/making plenty of tea for me. I think we had a laugh too which is always nice as it makes a day more fun... We finished up the day by shooting at the beach - even getting to go for a swim which we had been chatting about before the shoot with a mutual love for the sea! It's possibly my only chance to swim in the sea that I going to get this year - so I am so very grateful to Johnny for getting to go to the beach during our shoot! It also meant that we got some absolutely sublime images with the sun dropping out of the sky! :D Not a single creative opportunity was missed that day!
Thank you very much for everything Johnny! High recommendations from me obviously.
Keira
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