Models In The Sun
I am always considerate with my models about being in the Sun. Especially here in Palm Springs. After all, it is a desert resort. Aristodeme photographed with a classic Polaroid Land Camera on Instant Film from FujiFilm.
Mr. Natural Olympia And The Iron Guru
From our photo shoot, my friend John Hansen featured in the book “Vince’s Secret Locker” by Karl Coyne. The story of the “Iron Guru” from the Golden Age of Bodybuilding, Vince Gironda. Vince’s Gym was central to the world of bodybuilding and among the people you could find in that gym in North Hollywood were Cher, Denzel Washington, Clint Eastwood, and James Garner. Vince Gironda will be posthumously inducted into the real Muscle Beach Hall Of Fame on Labor Day this year on September 5th.
John Hansen himself a legend in the world of bodybuilding, the very first Mr. Natural Olympia. Recognized as an eminent bodybuilder and historian of the world of bodybuilder.
Phil Collen, Def Leppard And Me!
One of the coolest things I have done as a bodybuilding and fitness photographer. Photographing Phil Collen, of the legendary rock group Def Leppard. And yes I wrote the story too!
Valet Park Or Not?
A very custom paint job on this Bentley parked in front of the Palm Springs Convention Center during the Fine Art Fair for Modernism Week.
Fine Art Samurai
Samurai sculpture by Marek Zyga at the Evan Lurie Gallery display. A powerful force at the Palm Springs Fine Art Fair yesterday. For Palm Springs Modernism Week.
Presidential Uber
President Obama in a motorcade of Chevrolet Suburbans about to drive past me in Palm Springs this morning. Funny thing is that here in Palm Springs the “Uber Black” choice of vehicles seems to be mostly the Chevrolet Suburban. Maybe he could have just gone Uber.
President Obama in a motorcade of Chevrolet Suburbans
Air Force One Is Here
President Obama arriving on board Air Force One this morning at 11:30 here in Palm Springs on a very warm, bright sunny, blue sky day! Very Fun!
President Obama arriving on board Air Force One in Palm Springs
On The Go!
What better than to be on the go! Good that I can get my models to carry something to help out. Good that I carry the camera to capture the moment!
Model Aristodeme Photographed On Hasselblad. Only The Best!
Rescue Ready!
A Coast Guard helicopter overhead. Had one of my models needed a rescue out of my swimming pool during a photo shoot we are ready!
Art Is On The Street
Sometimes the art is on the street, you only have to see it. I wonder what people 100 years from now would think of this scene in the photograph. That seems interesting to me. On Highway 62 in Joshua Tree CA.
On the street at Art Queen in Joshua Tree CA
Photo Shoot Vehicle
How about this for a photo excursion vehicle! Plenty of room for lots of gear, wardrobe changing or just a few guys out on a Route 66. Maybe the rest of the time I could be an Uber driver with it!
Thunderbolt Tomorrow!
Check out this P-47 Thunderbolt flying tomorrow at the Palm Springs Air Museum! 2300HP, a top speed of 433mph and a service ceiling of 40,000 ft. You have to go see this airplane! Do you think the person in the back seat got photos as detailed as my photo of them taking photos?
P-47 Thunderbolt over the Palm Springs Air Museum
Must Be Some Nice Shirt!
I have received a few e-mails from people I know this week about an ad running for Inside Fitness Magazine looking for “Inside Fitness Ambassadors”. All asking what I thought about it. So I will let you tell me what you think about it.
Let’s start with the “Benefits” all directly quoted from them…
- Opportunity to be a part of the Inside Fitness Women’s Team of ambassadors
- Exposure at Inside Fitness Women’s events, trade shows, OPA shows as a brand ambassador of Inside Fitness Women
- Exposure on Inside Women’s social media
- Opportunity to appear in the Inside Fitness Women’s Magazine
- Potential to appear on the Inside Fitness Women’s website
- IFM Shirt
Then “Duties Of An Inside Fitness Ambassador”…
- Be a part of Inside Fitness Women’s team and help push an active lifestyle brand to women across the globe
- 1 -2 post a week on Social media sharing or promoting Inside Women’s content. Sample post ideas: share specific article from print or digital, post about them doing a workout, post of them making a recipe from the magazine, etc.
- Send us photos of you training based on an article in the magazine or website, recipes you have made from the magazine or website, competing, wearing Inside Fitness Women’s gear/with the magazine
- Be available to cover OPA shows at Inside Fitness booth
- Be available to cover trade shows and Inside Fitness events specific to your region
- Potential to be a part of online content collaborations Inside Fitness Women’s social media (Instagram, guest blog posts, Pinterest, YouTube etc.)
- Create 1 monthly video on a certain topic that will be edited and potentially posted on the Inside Fitness Women’s website
- Add ‘IFM Ambassador’ to social media feeds
- Potential to be part of Inside Fitness events, be part of and promote seminars, IFM events and boot camps at the Inside Fitness Centre
And what do you get for all this work? … Nothing, Zero, No Money.
And what do you get for all the money you spend to do all this? … Nothing, Zero, No Money.
And what do you have to do for them? … A Lot!
Oh wait… You do get the shirt!
What does Inside Fitness get? A lot of content, free labor, your money making the content, your hopes and dreams and hard work.
What else does Inside Fitness get? The opportunity to sell advertising and pay all of their salaries and expenses, meals and trips, drinks at the bar (the best drinks), buy their cars and travel nicely and stay in nice hotels. Of course while you are standing in their booth at some shows in your high heels for 9 hours. And in some ways you are working for it and financing it for them.
But you get the shirt! Must be some nice shirt!
What do I think Inside Fitness Magazine should do? Pay people! If you don’t have the money, go get a loan at a bank, borrow on your house, sell one of your cars, get out your credit cards. Do not be scamming these people into working for you for free and putting up their money with your vague representations about potential, opportunity and exposure. Wear your own shirt!
Making The Pit Look So Good!
Just perfect! My best buddy Maria Bertrand making the “Pit” at Muscle Beach look so good!
Maria Bertrand In The Pit At Muscle Beach
Hiking Wear
My friend Sherry Goggin with her selection of desert hiking wear from her own designs at FitGirl Wear at http://fitgirlwear.com/ So remember to wear the right clothes and bring water! Let me know and I will photograph you too!
Sherry Goggin In The Desert near Palm Springs
Another T-34 For Now
So much fun and so many great photos yesterday at the Palm Springs Air Museum watching the T-34’s fly! So here is one more for now!
Lots Of T-34’s
Beechcraft T-34 “Mentor” military training aircraft at the Palm Springs Air Museum.
T-34 formation flying over the Palm Springs Air Museum
Iron Man Naturally Championships Competitors
Some great competitors who crossed my lens on stage at the Iron Man Naturally Championships 2016 at the FitExpo Los Angeles last weekend.
Jim Clifford at the 2016 Iron Man Naturally Championships
Lene Alexandre at the 2016 Iron Man Naturally Championships
Derrick Cole at the 2016 Iron Man Naturally Championships
Alexis Donahoe at the 2016 Iron Man Naturally Championships
Grace Marlin at the 2016 Iron Man Naturally Championships
Johanna De La Vega at the 2016 Iron Man Naturally Championships
Charlisa Nicole Villar at the 2016 Iron Man Naturally Championships
That Was Me
Thank You to so very many for your kind words in the last few days about my bodybuilding and fitness show photography. Not a new thing for me to shoot shows.
Actually I am the photographer who was very first credentialed for Bodybuilding.com to shoot their very first Olympia coverage about a dozen years ago. That’s right! Before me Bodybuilding.com never was allowed a photo press credential for the Olympia.
I went on to shoot over 20 shows per year for them all around the country including the Arnold, other pro shows and the bigger amateur shows. Remember when you would get up in the morning and see the show photos from the night before on the Bodybuilding.com website. That was me shooting the show, staying up all night along with one person back at Bodybuilding.com headquarters getting that all online. We pioneered that along with many other show reporting innovations. I could tell you some great and fun stories for sure about those times.
Of course you have seen my show photos in the magazines and on the magazines covers along the way too. But my favorites have always been the advertising, both online and print ads for Bodybuilding.com. Even Jamie Eason was first seen for Bodybuilding.com when I photographed her for them for the very first time.
This is a computer wallpaper that was done back then. There was one of those done weekly and for a few years almost all from my photos. It was all great fun and I still love doing it! Thanks Again!
Winners!
From just this last Saturday, the Winners of the 2016 Iron Man Naturally Championships at the Los Angeles FitExpo. From left to right… Takeshi Kanemoto, Corrina Bailey, Melyssa Wacker, Prince Bada Lekan, Evina Del Pizzo Luna, Anthony Kurup, Victoria Gusto! A big round of applause well deserved. These people look outstanding. There is a lot of hard work for you! Thanks!
The winners of the 2016 Iron Man Naturally Championships. From L-R… Takeshi Kanemoto, Corrina Bailey, Melyssa Wacker, Bada Lekan, Evina Luna, Anthony Kurup, Victoria Gusto
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