Fitness Modeling vs Fitness Competitions

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I’ve often heard models mention they’ve invested a lot of time, effort and money entering competitions for the purpose of getting into magazines.  I find this to be common within the industry.  Somewhere along the way, however, the line between publishing and competitions got blurred - mixed into one, and now, the two seem to be intertwined. This is a regretful and [...]

Oxygen Tear Sheets March 2012

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Below are my tear sheets from the latest issue of Oxygen Magazine.

Shit Fitness Models Say

Shit Fitness Models Say

I wish I could take all the credit for this but I can’t. Lori Fabrizio and Valeria Nova came up with the idea after the latest trends in the, ‘Shit People Say’ genre of entertainment. Sarah Scotford and Rita Catolino happily joined  in. They were going to do it themselves, but I agreed to step [...]

Oxygen Behind The Scenes With Michelle MacDonald

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I gave Lori Fabrizio a camera and asked her to take some behind the scenes pics of today’s shoot for Oxygen. On set  was Rachel Crocker, Erin Smith, Valeria Nova, Lori Fabrizio, Michelle MacDonald and I. Valeria Nova on the phone. Rachel ‘I will NOT leave my pen behind again’ Crocker : Oxygen’s Fitness Editor [...]

Red Series Continued

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I had started a ‘RED’ series a little while back and have added a few more to it. (Seen Below) You can see and read more about this series here. These two are with Annette Milbers. I’ve worked with Annette on a few occasions and owe much of my success to her. She pretty much [...]

Oxygen Tear Sheets Featuring Cover Model Erin Stern

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Vanessa Pipoli won the recent Oxygen talent search and as such, got an amazing spread in this months issue. Congratulations Vanessa! You can see some behind the scenes pics from the cover shoot here.

Latest Oxygen Cover With Fitness Model Erin Stern

Oxygen Cover with Erin Stern

I never tire of shooting fitness covers. In a way, they’re like the cornerstones of the fitness industry. They set a standard to which many observe, follow and one day dream of achieving. Here’s my latest cover for Oxygen Magazine featuring Erin Stern. Make up and hair by Lori Fabrizio.com We shoot this cover in [...]

Oxygen – January 2012 Tear Sheets

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Here are my tear sheets from Oxygen’s January issue with Tosca Reno on the cover.