I wasn't going to turn down this opportunity to photograph a personal trainer and create some interesting new material for my portfolio. It was my first visit to the superbly equipped Oxford Atelier Studio and Marcin was a joy to work with. I've included a couple of images here. The first one shows Marcin in (simulated) mean mood. The clenched fists look good but I added a bit of extra drama with a Photoshop plugin called "Sandstorm"

The second image is pretty much unaltered. I asked Marcin to take a handful of chalk powder and clap his hands together, creating this dramatic cloud of chalk. Timing is key here, and the backlighting very effectively highlights the explosion of the powder.

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