How To Prepare For A Fitness Photo Shoot

Being that I've photographed hundreds of fitness shoots over the last 6 years, part of my job is to help my individual session clients be prepared for the big day.

"What do I need to bring? What do I need to wear? Is there anything I need to do???"

These are all questions I've heard a million times and wanted to create a simple resource to help people find their answers.

I've developed a list of major points that will help anyone plan and be ready, whether it's your first time or if you're an experienced fitness model.

Christian Guzman Photoshoot with Brandon Wells

I recently had a shoot with Christian Guzman at Alphalete Gym in Houston. 

Christian and I wanted to get together to create some unique shots in his gym using fire & smoke, in a way that hasn't been used before, especially at Alphalete.

Here's an awesome behind-the-scenes video of our shoot filmed by Lawrence Lee:

Had a great time and was excited with what we created. Here's a few select favorites:

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Using a Rain Machine with Fitness Photography

I've been wanting to create a series of some athletes training outdoors, while battling Mother Nature herself. 

My idea was to construct a rain machine, so that I could execute this idea the most efficiently. I partnered up with the good people over at FringeSport to make this happen.

In Texas, the weather can be all over the place. 9am could be a beautiful morning with a blissful sunrise, and by 1pm there's a storm. So I knew I had to create the environment with what was available to us.

I planned this shoot around the weather to the best of the forecasts abilities. We settled on a week in mid April, where it was supposed to be overcast/raining for the entirety of the week. Unfortunately, the day we picked just happened to clear up within an hour of setup. 

I ended up having to do some work in post to pull the images to life, but I still quite enjoyed the turnout.

Thanks to Nick Bare and Taylor Dayne for modeling this shoot!

Nick Bare

Taylor Dayne 

Here's a short drone clip from the how we executed the first shot above (notice the daylight):

Shane Fazen of Fight Tips

Shane and I have been meaning to shoot for a while, and our schedules finally aligned to make it happen. 

Shane recently reached a HUGE benchmark of 1 MILLION Youtube subscribers and also created a fight scene project, breaking a world record of an ongoing choreographed fight scene length of over 7 minutes total. 

It was a pleasure to shoot with him down in Redondo Beach, CA. I hope you enjoy what we created.

Vernon Williams WNBF/IFPA Pro

Here's a handful of images I photographed of Vernon Williams for Barbell 1 Apparel.