Wednesday, November 29, 2006

A Season For Ad Shoots



Ho Ho Ho, it's the season for advertising shoots. Not just bodybuilding competitions or weddings, my time is very much filled with advertising photography. Ad shoots are comprised of much more than just showing up and pushing the button on a camera. It is also being a producer, a director, communciating and translating the ideas of an art department into the scene, staffing, casting, lining up props and locations. Then there is having the right equipment on hand and any number of other things that pop up.

This is a background scene shot by my second shooter, Nancy Nimmons, live at an ad shoot just the other day. In the scene is the very famous BodyBuilding World Champion and my friend, Bob Cicherillo. Bob was on hand to help out with some of the logistics and to provide some very helpful creative input. I can't show you more of the actual shoot until it is released and in print. But it was one of the more fun, creative and unusual shoots you will ever see in the bodybuilding business. Keep coming back for more fun stuff, Thanks!

Sunday, November 19, 2006

Back from Miami...



On assignment for BodyBuilding.com, the largest bodybuilding and fitness resource in the world, I was in Miami for 4 days covering the "Nationals" which is a professional level qualifier and the last major show of the year. Since returning I have been updating the coverage and preparing for a number of ad shoots coming up very quickly in the next few weeks. So here are a few photos from Miami for you to enjoy and please check out my Blog at BodyBuilding.com for more. SecondFocus BodyBlog

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Tuesday, November 7, 2006

From Boise To Miami


I just returned from Boise, Idaho meeting with my client BodyBuilding.com, the largest bodybuilding and fitness resource in the world. The purpose was to do planning for next year to provide them with new content, compeititon coverage, ad shooting and special features. In addition there will be new multimedia projects coming from SecondFocus. By the way, Boise is a really nice place. I am looking forward to my return trips.

Next I will be leaving on Thursday for Miami to cover the NPC National BodyBuilding & Fitness Championships. This is the last major bodybuilding competition of the year and there will be a lot of athletes. This is also a pro qualifier so the competition will be top level.

One of the top rated competitors will be heavyweight, Lionel Brown. Known as the L-Train, I just saw him a couple of weeks ago when he was the guest poser at the "Border States" competition in Anaheim, CA. I can tell you right now that the L-Train is going to draw a lot of attention when it rolls into Miami. See you in Miami!