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3 Shoots Last Weekend

This past weekend I had the privilege of photographing 3 different women. All 3 were in different areas but they all shared common traits. Discipline, toughness, strength and drive were all shown by these women. One is a personal trainer, one a physique competitor and one a decorated amateur boxer turning pro. It is always humbling to see how hard these people work to make themselves better.

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Top 5 Things I Say to Boxers That Would Get Them Killed in the Ring

I shoot a lot of fighters and I'm always telling them to do things that looks good in pictures but would be really bad for the ring / cage. If you've ever shot with me you've probably heard me say a couple of these things at least. 

  1. Plant you feet.
  2. Leave your hand low
  3. Chin up
  4. Punch in a slow predictable rhythm
  5. Put you feet facing the side and twist around to me
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Fitness Workshop with Pamela

I went to a fitness photography workshop last night for a couple of reasons. One, to get a bit of practice in for a couple of fitness shoots this weekend. Two, to see some different lighting setups. I met some nice people and got some good images.

Pamela Leather, flexing in workout wear.

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Destiny Fights

Saturday I traveled to Toronto to shoot Destiny Fight Productions' Muay Thai show. Muay Thai fighters are as tough as they come, always in great shape and never back down. As always Destiny put on a great show in front of a nearly packed house where the crowd cheered as loud for the knock outs as it did for a well executed wai khru (the traditional ceremonial movements of the fighter preceding the fight to pay respect to their teachers). I basically only had house lights to work with for this extremely fast moving sport so my shooting had to be done at F2.0, 1/500th of a second, ISO3200, which is far from ideal. I hope to shoot more Muay Thai in the future.

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PAFC 3 - Fight Pictures

PAFC 3 was a great event at Cowboys Ranch. 10 entertaining fights. I love shooting fights.

To see all of the pictures click here.

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PAFC 3 - Weigh Ins

I shot the PAFC Weigh Ins at Cowboys Ranch tonight. Pretty standard fare but it's always nice to connect with some of the fighters and other photographers. I'm excited for a number of the fights tomorrow night.

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PAFC 3 - Two Days Out

Posters are done, tickets are mostly sold, fighters are ready. It is shaping up to be a great night of fights at Cowboys Ranch with PAFC. Thanks to Jamie Champion for having me out, we've worked together a bunch of times over the last 2 years and he was the first promoter to get me to shoot his show.

  • 155lb Title Fight
    Adrian Brown vs Adam Weber
  • 145lb Title Fight
    Shane Monaghan vs Kyle Brockett
  • Scott Lamont vs Calvin Riddick-Primo
  • Brandon Collings vs Sean Meade
  • Randi Field vs MacKenna Van Boekel
  • Tyler Prudhomme vs Micheal Gigglioti
  • Nate Grotenhuis vs Jeremy Fuchs
  • Michael Guermoudi vs Mateo McFarland
  • Jesse Vigario vs Kyle Kerr
  • Jack Le vs Jamie Flick
  • Gino Ghalapardez vs Kris Archer

It was fun designing and shooting the posters. Always great to meet the fighters.

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Maple City Cagefighting 2

Saturday night I got to shoot the Maple City Cagefighting 2 event in Chatham, ON. 11 fights including the 155 title fight. MCC always puts on a great show and this is there second consecutive sell-out. Looking forward to shooting their next show on June 4th, which also promises to be a sell-out.

Matt Dawson choking out his opponent on his way to the 135 title fight.

Matt Dawson choking out his opponent on his way to the 135 title fight.

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Fitness Shoot with Chelsey

I had the opportunity to shoot with Chelsey yesterday, the co-owner of Powerhouse Fitness Training Systems. This is my second time shooting with her and she always brings a tonne of energy to the shoot. She's insanely strong, as evidenced by her holding 225 lbs and laughing about it. Her personal best is much, much higher. Its always great to work with someone who knows so much about functional athleticism.

Chelsey deadlifting 225 for fun.

Chelsey deadlifting 225 for fun.

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Marko Szalai

When shooting with Kyle Millette on the weekend I also had to opportunity to shoot some frames of the boxer he is training, Marko Szalai. Marko is originally from Hungary but now fights out of Niagara Falls, Ontario. Marko is currently 1-1 as a professional and has a big fight planned for March 11 in Alberta. Best of luck to Marko.

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Print Copy Arrived

My print copy of Supplementaire arrived today. Great job on the printing and the art work is terrific. I'm very happy to have had my set with April Hutchinson published.

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Shoot with Kyle Millette

I had an opportunity to shoot with Kyle Millette, a freelance boxing coach out of London, ON. Kyle is completely obsessed with boxing, is in great shape and an awesome trainer. We did a bunch of promo shots for his company, CK Boxing. I always enjoy shooting at Boomerz Boxing Club.

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PAFC Ring Girls

In addition to shooting the fighters for the PAFC promotional materials, I got to shoot with the ring girls for the event. Thanks to Jamie Champion for letting me get involved with the photography and design for PAFC 3 on March 5th.

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Detroit Brawl

On Saturday Feb 6th, I got to go over to Detroit to catch some boxing at the beautiful and historic Masonic Temple. The show was put on by Salita Promotions. It was a good action packed card with lots of local flavour. A really nice touch was the promoter, Dimitri Salita came over and spoke to everyone in the media section after the fights, a real class act. I love shooting fights in Detroit, it is a special, crazy atmosphere in the Motor City. Below are some of the good ones I captured.

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