Still Focused Blog

1. Yoga Pieces

   Leah M. Ward is a local Yogi. Yes, she is a Gym owner, Business Coach, Life Coach, and brand ambassador for yoga clothing, but she is still a cool local Yogi.    Livingwild.yoga  There is no fancy funShua reasoning behind this shoot; I just wanted to photograph her creating shapes with…

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2. Types of Fitness Photography

   There are many different techniques in fitness Cardiovascular trainingStrength trainingFlexibility trainingHigh-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT)Functional TrainingBalance trainingCore trainingetc…….How about Fitness Photography?! Well, as a fitness photographers, we have to: Understand your client / subject / theme ( a mood board works) —PinterestHelp Decide on an appropriate locationDecide on a shot listDiscuss…

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3. Jason and the Shadows

    It was Sunny out, but the temperature did not rise in the time of our shoot. Jayson is a former semi-pro football player and was willing to tough out the cold, but there was no need. There was a perfectly good location inside Raleigh Union Station.  I’ve been photographing fitness…

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4. Winter in June

                        I wanted to photograph Winter-Marie for her Yoga thing. My idea was to go down to the  Raleigh Union Station. Winter is a Yoga Instructor and owner of Barre-Up Raleigh. I knew she had a fair understanding of yoga poses and, knowing her, she would ensure the poses were done…

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5. Smoke Bomb Beauty

   It’s nothing new to use smoke bombs in photography, but I thought I’d give it a shot. I went to Savannah in early April, and on my way back I picked up about $100 worth of different colored smoke bombs from one of the many fireworks places along the route…

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