Def Leppard's Phil Collen at FitExpo!

Def Leppard's Phil Collen meeting and greeting fans at the Iron Man Magazine venue at the Los Angeles FitExpo this past weekend! And to his left, Jean Carrillo, world famous Muay Thai kick boxing trainer, martial artist, international law enforcement trainer and celebrity personal trainer.

The guys also spent time at the Bodybuilding.com center at the FitExpo but even better, I got to spend the time with them too. Always great fun! I did a feature story and photos with Phil and Jean in Iron Man Magazine last year that was really great. More soon!

Find Me At The Los Angeles FitExpo!

The FitExpo at the Los Angeles Convention Center is this weekend! Be there, I will! Over 300 booths from your favorite companies, bodybuilding and fitness to the max! MMA, power lifting and much much more. Celebrities from Jay Cutler to Mike Tyson and my good friend Phil Collen, lead guitarist and singer with the world famous rock group Def Leppard. Too much fun!

If you want to catch up with me at the FitExpo and chat, talk, shake hands, send me a note. Over the weekend do not message me here but check my "About" page for my contact info and use my cell for voice or text at 213-712-1929 or e-mail at SecondFocus@mac.com. Thanks!

And here is a $5.00 off coupon from my good friends at Bodybuilding.com!

No Horses At The FitExpo!

No horses at the FitExpo at the Los Angeles Convention Center this weekend. But you will find Victoria Kirsanova walking around. Maybe with me too! Just one of those perks of being a photographer of beautiful women!

By the way, Victoria is not only a champion fitness bikini competitor on the stage but also a top personal physical trainer and a professional horse trainer. A circus performer her whole life in Russia, Europe, Asia and the USA, she is one of the most intriguing women I know. Victoria Kirsanova!

I Have A Confession To Make...

I have a confession to make... I spend my life in the company of beautiful women, photographing them. Yes I do, don't hate me for it.

Among the beautiful, Maria Yvonne Bertrand. A model who has travelled the world being photographed for the most prestigious magazines and fashion houses. She has also been seen in many a movie opposite some of the biggest stars.

Spending more time as a fitness consultant you might see Maria tomorrow walking around the Los Angeles FitExpo. You might even see her with me some of the time. Told you, that's my life!

It's All Bodybuilding!

It's bodybuilding, it's muscle building, it's health and fitness building. That's why we go to the gym. And it's fun! And that is why I personally have been lifting in the gym for 50 years. Jade Parnell in our photo shoot however is building better than most!

It Is Such A Small World!

It is such a small word! I first met this beautiful young model on this photo shoot and needless to say she was very impressive. Her name is Emma Baker.

Flash forward and Emma is a working professional model and featured in the beautiful fashions of the now very successful Lauren-Elaine Designs. What is interesting is that Lauren at one time did a national ad shoot with me in her time as a model. Lauren is also herself an exceptionally beautiful woman! I love seeing it when people I know become successful! It makes life so very fun!

Strong and Beautiful!

At once both strong and beautiful! It never ceases to amaze me that our world of bodybuilding and fitness brings us some of the most extraordinary women in the world. Figure competitor Sasha Brown from one of our photo shoots.

Words Are Not Enough!

I find it completely impossible to find enough words to describe Cara Jo Basso here in one of our past photo shoots.

Here are a few anyway... Beautiful, unique, stunning, creative, fun, talented, optimistic, chameleon, enthusiastic, adventuresome, intelligent and so very special! My buddy Cara Jo Basso...!

I Used To Dress Better!

I am often asked how long have I been a photographer. Well I guess this early photo of me at work might answer that question! It looks like I used to dress better too LOL!

She Is A Mom Of Six And A GrandMa!

Amy is my hero! She has been, going back to when I first selected her as an Iron Man Magazine BodySpace Physique of the Month. Actually before that because she was one of the most admired and enthusiastic people in the BodySpace community on Bodybuilding.com.

To start out, she is the Mom of 6 and a Grandma! She went from very not fit to fit. When she did her photo shoot with me for the feature, I learned what gracious and kind person she truly is. She overcame quite a lot in her life and wen on to stand on stage at the National level USA NPC competition in 2010! A truly great person who knows that lifting works! Amy Sedlatschek, a friend to huge numbers of people on BodySpace as AmySuds!

Wasn't Me!

No I was not the photographer for this ad... LOL! I doubt that many of you remember ads like this. As kids we would see these in the back pages of comic books. This one is coincidently from 1962, the same year I started lifting weights. Yes... 50 years ago!

Other 1962 milestones in the world of bodybuilding... It was the year that Arnold says he started lifting seriously at the age of 15. It was the year former Mr. Olympia Dorian Yates was born. And it was the year Olympia legend Lenda Murray was born. Wow! Too fun! And I am still lifting big!

It's Starting!

It is starting! I can tell from all the phone calls and e-mails I am getting from competitors getting ready, scheduling photo shoots with me and kicking it up into high gear! The year of bodybuilding and fitness shows is on the way. The Los Angeles FitExpo is only 10 days from today and then the Arnold is around the corner. Very exciting!

This photo is from the last Iron Man Pro a couple of years ago. Backstage waiting and watching! Next!

Makes Me Smile!

Makes me smile and laugh! IFBB Professional Bodybuilder Tina Chandler in an out-take during our photo shoot. So often when we do photo shoots in the gym we typically go for the almost erotic. But this photo reminds me of why so very many of us go to the gym. We have fun! We love lifting weights, we love the environment being around other people who lift, we love the challenge!

And few represent rising to the challenge as much as Tina Chandler! You will see her soon again at the upcoming Arnold, Ms. International Competition in Columbus Ohio! Makes me smile!

 

Been Working On Facebook!

I have been absent from my own Blog here as I built up my Facebook page and following. I will say that it has been a successful endeavor. I have over 4500 friends, it has been noticed so much that I am being featured in Shutterbug Magazine in a feature about using social networking for professional photographers. And I received a note from a community college instructor of photography telling me that he uses my Facebook page as an example of how photographers can use Facebook also to build their business and following. Very Cool!

So I will be back to work here too, hopefully sharing interesting aspects of my photography. And be sure to check in on my Facebook page too! Thanks!