I Explore The Strength, Flexibility, And Power Of Human Body In These Portraits (NSFW)
The Athletic Implied Nudes series is an exploration of the human body under muscle stress— understanding the athletic body’s strength, flexibility, and power. Clean backgrounds, hard lighting, and black and white photos work together to eliminate distractions and highlight the muscle groups and the beautiful body of my subjects.
Beginning with Mixed Martial Artists and Boxers, I have developed my studio photography technique to capture rapidly firing muscle groups at high speed in front of the lens. The resulting instinct for timing fight photography has lead to an ability to freeze these professional athletes at the peak of their motion. Discovering a better understanding of the human form and body types with this project has transitioned into my commercial fitness work, maximizing composition, and positioning to best showcase the human form.
I have been working on this portrait photography project slowly over the last couple of years and have met incredible people from all over. I am a photographer working out of London, Ontario, Canada and I primarily photograph fitness and fights.
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It's more the strength of the whole body. Toe shoes are specialized, there's a block of wood in the toe so the dancer is not balancing on the tips of their toes but is standing like anyone would if they went up on their toes to reach something. It's also incredibly damaging to their feet. It looks beautiful though!
Load More Replies...Personality to match, she was great to work with.
Load More Replies...Ok I thought about this last night... I work out everyday, I look NOTHING like these beautiful bodies. This is so hard to get this chiseled look . These models are absolutely perfect to me, I want this so bad.... these photos inspire me to work harder. Thank you they are all amazing shots.
The big difference comes with a really regimented diet before the shoot and some of the athletes do a water cycle as well to really dry out.
Load More Replies...Look like a climber. Such strong arms and back! Beautiful to watch ^_^
This is the same woman as number 18; definitely not too skinny. Maybe it's just the pose, but she is pure muscle and perfection
Load More Replies...No, he could kick the heavy bag all night. Experienced guy. He was going all out to bend the bag.
Load More Replies...Woman, clearly. Man would have longer torso, broader shoulders.
Load More Replies...Interesting. Of course, this only works with athletes. You have to be able to SEE the muscles at work. Wonderful photography.
Thank you. Yes, all athletes but not all of them are super lean, if you put the body under enough stress the muscles come out.
Load More Replies...Amazing! The light and composition, the moment of contraction or strech of the muscles is mesmerazing
Wonderfull pictures! Next time, explore Ehlers -Danlos syndrom, we are good athletes in flexibility lol 20180402_2...1ae5b2.jpg
did people understand sarcasm and humour here? no obviously
Load More Replies...i wonder how these would look in colour and if they'd have the same impact? something about black and white images that removes the some times distraction of colour and leaves behind the true subject matter.
That was the plan with the black and white and the plain background.
Load More Replies...For some of the images yes, for some no.
Load More Replies...Interesting. Of course, this only works with athletes. You have to be able to SEE the muscles at work. Wonderful photography.
Thank you. Yes, all athletes but not all of them are super lean, if you put the body under enough stress the muscles come out.
Load More Replies...Amazing! The light and composition, the moment of contraction or strech of the muscles is mesmerazing
Wonderfull pictures! Next time, explore Ehlers -Danlos syndrom, we are good athletes in flexibility lol 20180402_2...1ae5b2.jpg
did people understand sarcasm and humour here? no obviously
Load More Replies...i wonder how these would look in colour and if they'd have the same impact? something about black and white images that removes the some times distraction of colour and leaves behind the true subject matter.
That was the plan with the black and white and the plain background.
Load More Replies...For some of the images yes, for some no.
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