Fitness
- December 25th, 2009
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Model = KjLyn
My single-source and sharp-angle lighting techniques are drawn from ballet and modern dance where the purpose of the lighting is to show off the body, not light up the face. My fitness photography is very distinctive and not at all like the “swimsuit model” images that are so common. Single-source lighting is both flattering and unforgiving: It highlights every contour of muscle on your body, accentuating muscle tone and the contour of the body.
My approach to fitness photography is very different from the norm. Where traditional photographers seek to portray fitness models as “sexy”, I choose to present them as “powerful”. A woman who can bench press twice her weight, run a marathon, or go 15 rounds in the ring shouldn’t need to put on a bikini and a cheesy smile to be seen as beautiful.
Fitness photography should be able to portray the models as powerful, confident, and beautiful–without having to rely on swimsuit-model cliches.
