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PAFC 4 Posters - The Third Batch

Third batch of posters for PAFC 4 at the London Music Hall on August 13. Thanks to Platinum MMA for letting us shoot the fighters for the promotional images. This is going to be a packed card and the fighters came in looking great 4 weeks out, they are going to be ripped come fight night. I know tickets are completely sold out for the event and pay per view is the only way to see it. That night the 145 and 205 belts will be handed out. I will be photographing the show.

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BTS Video - Men's Fitness with Damiano

Here's a behind the scenes video we shot for a men's fitness shoot. The video was shot on location at Powerhouse Training Systems in London, with OPA competitor Damiano out of Toronto. The video was produced by Lucky Horseshoe Films.

Shooting men's fitness shoot with OPA athlete Damiano Gruppuso. We shot at Powerhouse Training Systems in London, ON. Many thanks to Lucky Horseshoe Films for putting this together.
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PAFC Posters - Video

This is a short video of me taking pictures for the fight posters for the PAFC event in August. Black Ties and Black Eyes presented by Prospect Amateur Fighting Championships with take place August 13th at the London Music Hall. Tickets are basically sold out, but the event will be broadcast live on Pay-per-view. I'm photographing the last of the fighters this weekend.

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Going to be Shooting with Kristy (Fitness)

I've shot with Kristy a bunch of times now and this Thursday she's driving down from Oshawa to shoot with me again. We'll be shooting at Old East Village Fitness, a great place to shoot and to train. If all goes well we'll be shooting for an ad for one of her sponsors tomorrow. She's a great model to shoot with and has become a friend over the course of the last couple of years. Kristy is next competing at the OPA Natural Provincials in August. We're going to try and bring her passion for fitness to life in the photos. Makeup will be done by Melissa O'Leary.

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Fitness Shoot with Eden at FlexPlex

I had a great shoot Saturday morning. Women's fitness with Eden at FlexPlex. She was great and hit all of her exercises perfectly. She trains under Brian Fletcher at Adrenaline Training Centre. We purposely kept the weight lighter than what she's used to for training so we could hit the poses and hold them longer. The pictures and video turned out great. Here's a few teaser images and a behind the scenes video.

I wanted to show the iron dedication the model has for working out and fitness so we needed an intense image.

An edited image from the camera vs. the video below. (Squats and photography)

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Sparring at Boomerz

I dropped in at Boomerz Boxing Club in London, ON tonight to check out sparring. It was a quiet night so I got lots of opportunity to talk with Lawrence Boom about all things boxing. He's a man that has seen it all in the sport. He was the first gym owner to welcome me in to shoot pictures of his boxers and facility and I've come in many times over the past couple of years. Everyone at Boomerz is extremely welcoming. My friend and insanely talented photographer April Hutchinson came with me. It is always a pleasure watching her work.

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PAFC 4 Posters - The Second Batch

Second batch of posters for PAFC 4 at the London Music Hall on August 13. Thanks to Platinum MMA for letting us shoot the fighters for the promotional images. This is going to be a packed card and the fighters came in looking great 7 weeks out, they are going to be ripped come fight night. I know tickets are almost completely sold out for the event and pay per view might be the only way to see it. That night the 145 and 205 belts will be handed out. I will be photographing the show.

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PAFC 4 Posters - First Batch

PAFC 4 - Black Ties and Black Eyes / August 13th / London Music Hall / Live on Pay per View

Prospect Amateur Fighting Championships are going live on pay per view on August 13th. Thanks to Platinum MMA for letting us shoot the fighters for the promotional images. This is going to be a packed card and the fighters came in looking great 7 weeks out, they are going to be ripped come fight night. The venue for the fights is the London Music Hall. I know tickets are almost completely sold out for the event and pay per view might be the only way to see it. That night the 145 and 205 belts will be handed out. I will be photographing the show.

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Upcoming Fitness Shoot with Marcin

Last year I had to opportunity to shoot with fitness fanatic and personal trainer Marcin. This Sunday I'm going to shoot with him again. I'm excited to see the results with an additional year of bulking and training.

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Fitness Shoot with Mary Valid

Mary is going to the 2016 IFBB International Events Qualifier through the CBBF. Best of luck to Mary, who is an awesome person and fierce competitor. I can wait to hear that she's punched her pro card. She came down from Toronto to shoot with me at Old East Village Fitness and we got some great images. I can't wait to work with her again soon. In addition to her big muscles being huge and defined, it was her small connecting muscles which really stood out for me. She's going to bring a really great package this weekend in Moncton, best of luck.

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Men's Fitness Photo Shoot with Brent

Brent came out to help get some men's fitness lifestyle images. I was impressed with his athleticism and his functional strength. These were shot at Old East Village Fitness.

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Women's Fitness Photo Shoot with Jodian

I had a great time shoot with Jodian at Old East Village Fitness last week. We shot some really nice fitness lifestyle shots.

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BJJ Shoot with Chris Lee Byrne at Munda Jiu Jitsu

I had an opportunity to shoot with pro MMA fighter Chris Lee Byrne at Munda Jiu Jitsu last night. Chris recently got his brown belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and will be fighting next week on the Global Warriors 3 card in Brantford. It was a very cool night.

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