Location Photograher.

The assignment was to photograph these four people for the web site of Anytime Fitness.  I got there, set up two lights on stands using umbrella's and immediately felt trapped.  I love photographing people on location, in natural settings.  Having them pose together with their feet up on a bench  made much more sense to me.  To me it shows that they enjoy working out with each other and shows the tone of the facility.  While the "formal" shots worked, there was not that layer of naturalness that I look for in my work.  As soon as we hit the gym floor, the smiles got broader and the shyness of being photographed vanished.  Natural, comfortable photography.