This is the second half of the Gay Bowl 8 photo shoot.
We were fortunate to have a connection with iRock Fitness and we used their small gym as a location with my studio lights. I Shot with my Alien Bees softbox and honeycomb grid. The grids are brand new – I ordered them for this shoot specifically. I this shoot to rely on one source of light – with a second light as a multipurpose rim/background/fill light.
In processing these photos I wanted to go dark and contrasty – I used a photoshop action that helps simulate the movie 300. That gives many of these photos a burnt color and it looks awesome. And it helps when the models are patient and you can definitely see the dedication and hard work they put in at the gym – it always helps on camera.
I have a ton more photos – I am still working on the project and I may post more on my blog in the future. I will give a secret to a good photographer. Take a lot of photos and show only the best. These two shoots – about 940 photos and I weeded that down to 370 photos. Of that many I have 60 shots that I am focusing on.
