Behind the Scenes Video from The Dominican Shoot

behind the scenes

Here’s a small behind the scenes video from my latest trip to the Caribbean. Special thanks to Pouyan Fard for doing such an amazing job. If you like it, feel free to share it on Facebook.

Fitness Modeling vs Fitness Competitions

Oxygen 2 page spread by paul buceta

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 [...]

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

Valeria Nova

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 [...]

Sarah Blackwood Caribbean Photo Shoot

Sarah Blackwood - Beach 2

I had the good fortune of working with Sarah Blackwood at my last Caribbean pool party. She had come down with a few of the peeps from the Walk Off The Earth clan to shoot some videos, some yoga, get some pics taken, and just plain old have tonnes of fun. She had just wrapped [...]

Random Pictures from a Photographers Cell Phone

Las Vegas Pool Party - Maryse Ouellet - Kim Gunther and patness 1

I had over 3000 pictures stored on my iPhone and it was getting pretty hard to find anything. So I finally made the difficult decision to download everything off my phone. I say difficult because I love having immediate access to everything – I guess I’m a picture hoarder.  Be sure to scroll to the [...]

My First Motorcycle

Disassembly

I’ve always thought motorcycles were be cool but I never suspected I’d have one. My good friend George owns KREATER Customs. It’s a really cool custom motorcycle shop where they build some crazy bikes! Check them out for yourself. Their logo is pretty kick ass too, and I’ve been aggressively hinting I want one of [...]

The Pool Party Officially Announced

SESSIONS Cover - Ashley Byford

It’s official, I just bought my tickets and finally have the location and resort selected. I’ll be going to The Dominican Republic and enjoying the lovely beaches of Punta Cana. I’ve managed to get a pretty good deal for a one week all inclusive at under $950 – Taxes included. Please be advised that prices [...]