Fitness Photo Gallery

What Is Fit­ness Photography?

The term “Fit­ness Pho­tog­ra­phy” cov­ers many pho­to­graphic styles.  There are out­door activ­i­ties cap­tured on film, and work­out pho­tographs with indus­trial gym looks.  There are live game shots and posed pho­tographs.  Extreme ath­letes, weightlifters and fit­ness com­peti­tors are all mod­els for the fit­ness pho­tog­ra­phy indus­try.  It encom­passes all seg­ments of fit­ness, and due to the var­i­ous mar­kets of fit­ness pho­tog­ra­phy, fit­ness mod­el­ing is a career that is grow­ing in demand.  But how do you become a fit­ness model? What does it take to suc­ceed in the indus­try?  What career track would be suit­able for an aspir­ing fit­ness model?  Here is a basic guide­line to help you decide if fit­ness mod­el­ing is for you!

What is a Fit­ness Model?

A fit­ness model is not your typ­i­cal edi­to­r­ial, fash­ion run­way model.   There are some sim­i­lar traits, includ­ing exhibit­ing good skin, tak­ing direc­tion well, being aware of what posi­tion por­trays your body in the best light, being pho­to­genic, and keep­ing reg­u­lar tally of your phys­i­cal mea­sure­ments.  How­ever, one of the major dif­fer­ences between the two types of mod­el­ing is in fit­ness mod­el­ing, you are encour­aged to accen­tu­ate your mus­cle def­i­n­i­tion and cel­e­brate the ath­leti­cism of your body in pictures.

Show­ing off your mus­cle def­i­n­i­tion is a plus in fit­ness mod­el­ing, and to be in the busi­ness you need to main­tain your health.  Watch what you eat, work­out reg­u­larly, and be ready for cast­ing calls at any moment.  There is no down­time from look­ing your phys­i­cal best.  You can­not slack off.  Do not miss a call­back due to not being in peak con­di­tion.  Fit­ness mod­el­ing is not like fit­ness com­pe­ti­tions where you have 4–6 weeks of down­time.  You need to be ready at a moment’s notice.  It takes much dis­ci­pline, but it is a very reward­ing career.  More­over, if you are already in shape, love to work out and wish to get into the fit­ness indus­try, fit­ness mod­el­ing is your way into a desired pro­fes­sion with end­less possibilities.

Who should be a Fit­ness Model?

Males and females are eli­gi­ble to be fit­ness mod­els.  Depend­ing on the type of fit­ness mod­el­ing, dif­fer­ent ages are appro­pri­ate for cer­tain pro­fes­sional shoots.  For instance, skate­board­ers pho­tographed are gen­er­ally around the teen age group.  Soc­cer play­ers are of any age, as well as swim­mers. Cyclists, on aver­age, are in the early 20s.  If you are search­ing for a sen­sual fit­ness photo shoot, then adults only are eli­gi­ble.  It solely depends on the impres­sion you are attempt­ing to achieve, your age group, and how intense your look is.  The mes­sage you wish to con­vey com­bined with your phys­i­cal appear­ance will steer you in a suit­able direc­tion.  But how do you know which course to fol­low if you have zero expo­sure to the fit­ness mod­el­ing world? Talk to a fit­ness mod­el­ing expert.  Make an appoint­ment with an expe­ri­enced fit­ness pho­tog­ra­pher and ask for his/her opin­ion.  Explore what fit­ness pho­tog­ra­phy cat­e­gory would be most prof­itable with your body type and over­all aes­thetic.  What type of fit­ness mod­el­ing would book you the most gigs?  Fire away numer­ous ques­tions until you are able to grasp a com­pre­hen­sive hold of what would work the best with your looks and goals.  Once you meet with a pro­fes­sional pho­tog­ra­pher, start dis­cussing your port­fo­lio book.

What is a Mod­els Portfolio?

A port­fo­lio is a book of pho­tographs taken by an expe­ri­enced fit­ness pho­tog­ra­pher that poten­tial clients will review.  Tra­di­tion­ally, you need to take a port­fo­lio on audi­tions.  The book reveals a diverse range of looks, fea­tur­ing your physique.  A suc­cess­ful port­fo­lio is the key to launch­ing a thriv­ing fit­ness mod­el­ing career.  Pay close atten­tion to it, and put lots of thought into poses.

Appeal­ing poses will land you the job.  Addi­tion­ally, poses are your chance for edi­tors to see you as the poten­tial model for the photo spread.  For exam­ple, if you are audi­tion­ing for a main­stream women’s fit­ness mag­a­zine, and your build con­sists of lean mus­cle, then con­sider includ­ing a yoga pose in your port­fo­lio.  Yoga poses are fre­quently used.  Thus, by show­ing a yoga pose in your port­fo­lio, you are fore­cast­ing the vision of you being the model for the fit­ness yoga story into the editor’s mind.  Fur­ther­more, gaze at the pic­tures printed in women’s fit­ness mag­a­zines and emu­late the style.  Try to include poses cur­rently pub­lished by oth­ers and incor­po­rate it into your own port­fo­lio.  In addi­tion, if you are a female weight lifter, glance at female nutri­tion and lift­ing mag­a­zines.  Imi­tate a famil­iar lift­ing pose that high­lights your mus­cles and body in a pos­i­tive, sexy, appeal­ing man­ner.  Just remem­ber to make the poses your own.  Find a pro­fes­sional fit­ness pho­tog­ra­pher to help you make the right choices for your fit­ness mod­el­ing book.

What Defines a Suc­cess­ful Fit­ness Photographer?

The key to launch­ing a thriv­ing fit­ness mod­el­ing career is to seek a pro­fes­sional, expe­ri­enced and accom­plished fit­ness pho­tog­ra­pher.  Find some­one who is a vet­eran in the busi­ness but still pro­vides fresh, inno­v­a­tive ideas and exe­cutes them to per­fec­tion.  Check ref­er­ences.  Look through his/her work.  Review before and after pho­tographs.  Dis­cover if the fit­ness pho­tog­ra­pher is an expert in Pho­to­Shop.  Ask if the price includes neg­a­tives.   Is there any charge for post-production edits?  How many fit­ness pho­tog­ra­phy shoots has he/she achieved dur­ing a career?  Are any of the clients work­ing fit­ness mod­els? Exam­ine if a pro­fes­sional makeup artist, hair­styl­ist and wardrobe con­sul­tant is pro­vided.  Ask around the local gym and see if any­one has used the pho­tog­ra­pher before.  Do not be shy. This is your port­fo­lio, which sets the foun­da­tion for your entire fit­ness career.

Then, when the moment arises to hire a fit­ness pho­tog­ra­pher, do not fret.  The cor­rect pho­tog­ra­pher will pro­vide ample knowl­edge to exe­cute your port­fo­lio pre­cisely, alle­vi­at­ing stress involved.  A pro­fes­sional fit­ness pho­tog­ra­pher will put you at ease, which will show in your pic­tures.  The more com­fort­able you are around the pho­tog­ra­pher, the bet­ter your pho­tographs will turn out.

Dis­cover if you have what it takes to be a fit­ness star by con­tact­ing Man­darich Mod­els.  Don’t wait to find out your poten­tial any longer.  Seize the moment, pro­duce your port­fo­lio and start book­ing gigs today!