This is a recent promo I sent out for my work as a men’s fitness photographer (women too! But the promo was obviously a male fitness model). This was from one of my favorite fitness photoshoots, taken on top of a mountain peak and looking over the entire continental divide.
Muscular male fitness model doing a streatch routine on top of a mountain - copyright Mark Stout
Over the last while I have been updating my website, gallery by gallery. I have just completed the new layout with the fitness photographer gallery. I have several fitness photo shoots scheduled in the near future, so be sure to keep an eye on it for updates.
New Fitness Photographer gallery - copyright Mark Stout
Personal trainer, Braelon McMullon, wanted to update his portfolio and flew out from Atlanta to work with me. I was quite impressed with how easy he was to work and get along with on a shoot. We are still going through images from this shoot, but I wanted to share one of the photos from the shoot with you. You can find out more about Braelon at www.b-fitathletics.com/
Also be sure to check out more of my fitness photography.
Fitness Photography – Copyright Mark Stout
This is a portrait I shot a while back of a male bodybuilder. I stumbled upon it again tonight and there is something in the mood that draws me to it. I thought I would share it with you.
Portrait of a muscular male bodybuilder – Copyright Mark Stout
This is one of my men’s fitness or male physique photos that I have added to my website recently.
Men’s Fitness Photography – copyright Mark Stout, no free use allowed
This photo is available for licensing on my stock photography website. Visit my men’s fitness and male physique photography portfolio.
This is an outtake from fitness magazine shoot I did with Danny Apollo Bruce. Danny is a celebrity fitness trainer, and has a stellar record of success for his clients. I will be telling you quite a bit more about Danny in the near future.
Please visit my fitness photographer gallery on my website for more info and to book a shoot.
Outtake of Danny Apollo Bruce, celebrity fitness trainer. Copyright Mark Stout, All rights reserved.
I have always considered photography like in the image below to be fitness photography, but I have come to realize it would be more appropriate to call it male physique photography. Either way, it is an art form.
I shot the initial modeling portfolio for this model several years ago. He became quite successful and moved out to Miami. We got the opportunity to work together again a few weeks ago.
Contact me to book a fitness or physique shoot.
Sexy men’s physique photography, copyright Mark Stout. NO FREE USE ALLOWED.
I have been referred to both as one of the top fitness photographers in the business and as “an internationally acclaimed and sought after fitness photographer.” I got away from fitness photography for a while when many of the fitness publications adopted policies that were not in the best interest of photographers, but have recently done several fitness photoshoots.
This is one from a recent shoot in LA. The sun setting behind the palms made the perfect backdrop to show of the physique of this NPC bodybuilder. Visit my fitness photographer gallery to see more of my work.
Note: This is a copyrighted image. If you like it feel free to link to this page and tell people to come here to see it. That is ethical sharing. Reposting the image, or using it in any other manner without written permission is a violation of copyright law.
Physique photo of an NPC Bodybuilder against the palms, copyright Mark Stout, no free use allowed
It is amazing just how much can TRY to go wrong on a photo shoot. When we planned the shoot, the weather forecast for the location was warm and sunny. Come the day of the shoot, it was 70 percent chance of light rain and snow. We discussed it and I said I just had a feeling that if we went ahead with the shoot we would end up with fantastic shots. Halfway to the location, we were in a downpour of rain. Hardly what I would call light and I was starting to question my judgement.
We exited on the road to the spot and hit a barricade across the road. It is closed, no reason given. The only alternate route I knew of would mean doubling back about 60 miles and coming back up on a two lane road. Not an option.
I knew an area where the weather seemed to always “bypass” it and we headed there. Sure enough, we got there and the downpour was only a light drizzle and we found a spot where I could set up the lights and shoot from under a shelter and the model could appear to be out in the environment. The shots were better than we hoped for with the original location. Then the sun came out. The shot below is one of what we got.
We wrapped up the shoot and headed back down to Denver. About 2 miles from our spot, we were back in the same downpour. I guess sometimes you just have to trust your intuition. Had I relied on anything else (other than planning and bringing gear that would help in just such a wet situation) we would not have gotten some fantastic shots.
Men’s fitness photo shoot, magazine cover, copyright Mark Stout, all rights reserved
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I have worked hard to become one of the most creative and professional photographers in the business. This has meant not only working on mastering all the technical apsects of photography… and the creative… but improving myself as a person as well. I’ve learned that when your head is in the wrong place, when you don’t treat others as you want to be treated, and deliver your best at all times in all areas of your life, for some funny reason your creativity vanishes.
It is something I work on every day, but it has paid off. Asian Photography Magazine did an eight page interview and layout of my work in which they referred to me as “an internationally acclaimed and sought after fashion and fitness photographer.” I sort of downplayed it at the time, but it is true. I’ve had clients and fitness and fashion models fly from all parts of the globe to work with me. Likewise, I have been published all over the globe. It’s an honor, a thrill and a responsibility to live up to the expectations that gives to my clients.
I’ve recently done some updates to my fitness photography portfolio. Please take a minute to check them out and do click the “Like” button if you like the work.
Fitness Photographer, copyright Mark Stout, all rights reserved
This shoot was actually published a few months ago, but I haven’t had time to get it posted. It was a shoot I did with celebrity fitness trainer, Danny Apollo Bruce and women’s fitness model Noora Kuusivuori for an article in Fitness Trainer Magazine.
Both Danny and Noora are superstars in their fields, and it was a great honor to work with them. One remarkable thing I noticed about them both is how real, how sincere about helping others they both are.
Here are a couple of pages from the spread in Fitness Trainer magazine. To commission a fitness photo shoot, visit my fitness photographer gallery.
Photo of Danny Apollo Bruce for Fitness Trainer Magazine, photo copyright Mark Stout
Photo of Danny Apollo Bruce and Noora Kuusivuori for Fitness Trainer Magazine, photo copyright Mark Stout
I spent several years shooting for several of the major fitness magazines including Men’s Exercise and Fitness for Men. So I guess that it is only natural that fitness photography remains such a part of my work.
This photo with Raffi Cote was taken last fall. On the day of the shoot a major snow storm moved in and it looked like we were going to have to postpone or move it into the studio. I told him I knew of a spot near where we were planning to shoot where the storms seemed to jump over it.
Driving there it seemed we were nuts. It was nasty, snow, icy roads, winter. I really began to doubt my intuition. But a mile before our exit the storm let up and in the small mountain town it looked like a beautiful fall day.
Seems life can be that way too. On your way to your objective every reason to doubt yourself will appear. If you carry on, you reach your objective. Take one of the doubts too seriously and it becomes the end point of the goal instead of the original goal.
Speaking of reaching your goals, Raffi has really stepped to the forefront. We have recently had two magazine covers come out with Emage Magazine and a third on the way… and a few other exciting things about to happen.
Men’s fitness photographer, copyright Mark Stout
When male fitness trainer and model Raffi Cote and I did our last shoot, there were two photos we almost didn’t take. But we did. They were clearly the best two shots of the entire shoot. Then we hesitated to release them. I mean they were too sexy… and they were also too good. And I think any artist, photographer or celebrity knows what I mean when I say something can be too good. The better the work, the more criticism it draws.
We released one of them a few months back and it was an overwhelming success and ended up on the cover of a magazine as a result. But we held off on this one. Until now. And folks, this is a copyrighted image. I had better not see it popping up on any trashy blogs (or any blogs for that matter) or anywhere else without your first having contacted me for a license to use it.
Fine art male nude with Raffi Cote, copyright Mark Stout, all rights reserved
Personal trainer, Braelon McMullon, wanted to update his portfolio and flew out from Atlanta to work with me. I was quite impressed with how easy he was to work and get along with on a shoot. We are still going through images from this shoot, but I wanted to share one of the photos from the shoot with you. You can find out more about Braelon at www.b-fitathletics.com/
Also be sure to check out more of my fitness photography.
Fitness Photography – Copyright Mark Stout
