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DO Boxing Show

Dameon Okposio of the DO Boxing Show came down last week to shoot with me bringing boxers Andre Pena and Tyrone Bradshaw. Video was shot!

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PAFC 4 - VS Posters

I did a series of VS posters for PAFC's upcoming sold out event on August 13th at the London Music Hall. The event is available on Pay-per-View. I'm pretty stoked for some of these fights and I highly recommend buying the PPV.

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Pro Boxing with Lee Baxter in Toronto

I had a great time in Toronto last night at the Danforth Music Hall watching Lee Baxter's show. It's always good to see so many friends at these fights. I'm looking forward to the next show in this series. I might have taken a couple of pictures while I was there too.

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Pro Boxing in Toronto - Lee Baxter

Tonight I'll be shooting Lee Baxter's show in Toronto at the Danforth Music Hall. The images below are a throw back to Lee's last show featuring Samuel Vargas and Brandon Brewer. Tonight's fights feature Steve Wilcox and Tim Cronin. It should be a good night and I'll see you ringside!

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DO Boxing

The other night Dameon Okposio of DO Boxing and Below the Belt Magazine came down to the studio to shoot with boxer Andre Pena and boxing coach Tyrone Bradeshaw from UFC Gym in Mississauga. We had a great time shooting photos and videos and then went out for dinner afterwards. It is always good to see Dameon and we're always trading business ideas. Below is a video Dameon shot from his DO Boxing show.

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Athletes and Models Magazine

Athletes and Models Magazine published some of my photos of fitness competitor Ilona. We shot in May just after here show. (I mean just after, she came from the show to the studio) It was good shoot and she had a surprising amount of energy for just having competed.

Summer Issue

Model: Melissa Vienneau Photographer: Healthy Vision Photography

These images are the ones I took of Ilona.

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Future Combat Stars - MMA

I went down to Windsor, ON to photograph the fights at Future Combat Stars #7. It was an enthusiastic crowd in Windsor. They really seemed to know their MMA. 8 fights took place including a couple of exhibitions. There were no slow fights and everyone came to bang. Technically is was the most challenging lighting I have ever shot in. The in fight pictures were shot at ISO 5000, which is not ideal, but you soldier through. Below are a few of the good shots from the day. The event ended at 6PM and the images were done and delivered at 12 Midnight, including a 2 hour drive back to London.

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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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