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Testing New Equipment

I bought a fog machine the other day. I lost the use of one when I moved studios. Matt from London Muay Thai came over to test the setup. We got some great pictures, Matt has good technique.

Matt delivers the standing knee.

Spinning kick

Teep

Matt gives a flying knee

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PFC 9

Saturday night, Prospect Fighting Championships put on a great card. I had the opportunity to hang out and shoot the event.  Great pictures and great people.

Benny and Matt from London Muay Thai

Cody taking the fight to his opponent

Gord Cunningham winning the light heavyweight title.

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Fitness Shoot with Sara

Sara was the last customer I had at the old studio. We had shot together before while working with VVV Fight Co. Sara is a blue belt in BJJ under Topp Performance. Sara wanted to show off her strong, maintainable, athletic physique. So has a good combination of muscle, cardio and flexibility.

Great v shape.

- Mark Ruddick Photography is a full service London, Ontario photographer who specializes in fitness, bodybuilding and fight photography

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Athlete / Trainer Derick Mitchell

Trainer Derick Mitchell came into the studio for some fitness photos and to show off his crazy athleticism. He had an incredible combination of strength, flexibility and motion. We got some really dynamic shots and plan on more shoots in the future. Derick is a super high energy guy who worked hard in the high heat. Here's a quick look at a couple night of pictures.

Trainer Derick doing a superman push up. I left the shutter open for 2 seconds and triggered the flash twice to get the double exposure and motion blur.

Super flexible

- Mark Ruddick Photography is a full service London, Ontario photographer who specializes in fitness, bodybuilding and fight photography

Blurry photos are your worst enemy. It never fails to happen, everything is going great, and you are loving what you are getting. Then You Load the Images on Your Computer and Are So Disappointed: check out this blog post by Pixpa on motion blur featuring tips on managing shutter speed and camera shake to get the best blurry photos.

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Men's Fitness with Tony

Tony came into the studio want to get a variety of pictures done, the start of a modelling portfolio. We used a bunch of different backgrounds, wardrobe and lighting to get a wide array of images for him.

Head shot.

- Mark Ruddick Photography is a full service London, Ontario photographer who specializes in fitness, bodybuilding and fight photography

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Fighter Pictures with Frank

Frank is a member at Warrior's Boxing and Fitness, where my studio is located and he wanted some simple fighter pictures for his social media. So I went out into the gym and we shot some of him working the heavy bag. Frank really hits the bag hard and there were a lot of frames of him bending the bag.

Frank bending the bag with a punch.

- Mark Ruddick Photography is a full service London, Ontario photographer who specializes in fitness, bodybuilding and fight photography

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Women's Fitness with Courtney

Courtney, a figure competitor came in the day after her competition. She won both of the categories she was entered in that day. We got lots of images showing off the physique she worked so hard for.

Makeup: Melissa O Makeup

Courtney showing off her muscles during a pull up.

My favourite pose for showing off the back and shoulders.

- Mark Ruddick Photography is a full service London, Ontario photographer who specializes in fitness, bodybuilding and fight photography

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Sparring at Warriors' Boxing and Fitness

I went down to Warriors Boxing and Fitness this morning to shoot some sparring so I can get my timing back for next weekend's show. I wasn't going to go, but I kicked my ass and went down there. I had a chance encounter with Alysha Sopoco and she gave me some great kicking pictures. In addition there were a lot of people at sparring this morning. Thanks to everyone who was out.

Flying side kick

Rob and Calvin Caron

Frank crushing the bag.

Leo waiting to get back in the ring and spar.

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Women's Fitness with Cindy

Cindy, who is "just getting back into fitness" came in for a shoot and really it looked like she never left. She was really strong and was a pleasure to work with.

Makeup: Melissa O Makeup
Hair: Jessica Marie Avolio

Showing off shoulders, arms and back on a pull up.

- Mark Ruddick Photography is a full service London, Ontario photographer who specializes in fitness, bodybuilding and fight photography

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Clothing Shoot with April

Last night April and I shot some images for Titika Active Couture. Here's some quick previews of the shoot. April and I have shot many times together.

Model: April Hutchinson
Hair: Jessica Marie Avolio
Wardrobe: Titika Active Couture
Photography: Mark Ruddick
Lighting Assisant: Mauricio Rodriguez

April taking a drink during a break from the heat of the gym.

April and I after the shoot. - Photo by Mauricio Rodriguez

- Mark Ruddick Photography is a full service London, Ontario photographer who specializes in fitness, bodybuilding and fight photography

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Mother / Daughter Fitness Photoshoot

I've worked with Michelle Goldrick and number of times now. This time we brought her daughter in for a mother / daughter shoot. Her little one is so cute and photogenic. We did some studio work and then went to the park. There were great pictures at each location showing off fitness and fun.

Mk at peace while mom is working hard.

Cute picture of mother and daughter in yoga clothes.

Playing at the park.

- Mark Ruddick Photography is a full service London, Ontario photographer who specializes in fitness, bodybuilding and fight photography

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Detroit Fights - Motor City Casino

A good night of fights in Detroit last month. Lots of great fight photos. Tonnes of pro boxers in attendance at the Motor City Casino. Thanks to Carlos Llinas for having me out.

Professional Boxer Anthony Barnes

A shot of the glove table before the event.

Everlast gloves, the weapon of choice

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Athletic Nudes with Michelle Goldrick

Michelle and I have worked together several times now and we decided to shoot some implied athletic nudes. Michelle always arrives in great shape and really poses well on her own. During this shoot I decided to change things up a bit and shoot some of the set on white. I was really pleased with the results.

- Mark Ruddick Photography is a full service London, Ontario photographer who specializes in fitness, bodybuilding and fight photography

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Athletic Nudes with Nate and Tania

Fitness couple Nate & Tania came into the studio for the Athletic Nude Series. Shooting couples is always more challenging, making sure everyone is flexed, posed, covered up and properly lit. However when done right the pictures have a great energy about them. 

Both of these competitors came in, in great shape and could really pose.

- Mark Ruddick Photography is a full service London, Ontario photographer who specializes in fitness, bodybuilding and fight photography

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