When I'm in a gym, I work out, but tonight I spent several hours shooting Monique who is competing in a couple of weeks in a professional figure contest. This is not body building but figure and that doesn't mean glamor, it means fitness. This required lighting and I use Profoto and Elinchrom Ranger Quadra lights. Both are outstanding, the Elinchrom which performed wonderfully are also more portable. I used an Elinchrom Octabank, two 1X4 strip lights, and a softbox, but not all at the same time. Most of the shoot involved the Octabank and another softbox. I used the strip light down low when she was in a push-up position, with a grid(photo's to come but not today).
Enough technical stuff, I will write about the lighting in another blog, giving all the details, it's late but I did want to post one of the images. To say she is buffed, is an understatement. She is a professional trainer, and spokesperson for weekly videos promoting fitness. This contest requires a super human regiment of training- two and one half hours a day, plus a strict diet. It pays off as you will see in this image. More to come on the shoot, technical stuff, and fun stuff that it is very interesting. I'm writing this in hopes she will love her images; otherwise, as this image shows, she will kick my butt! AND, I barely escaped this punch, my cat like reflexes are failing me.
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