Kits Beach in Vancouver, Canada is home to several VERY popular beach volleyball courts. With a backdrop of the city this was the chosen location for a volleyball shoot i had in mind. So the only way that we could shoot this without having anyone around was to get up early and head down before sunrise. Not having woken up this early ever in Vancouver it was an awesome view to see the sun rise over the mountains with a beautiful pink, orange, yellow and then blue ski.

Stephanie Manou and her partner Brendon Rolfe were the willing athletes for this shoot. Stephanie is a registered Kinesiologist and Fascial Stretch Therapist and Brendon is an Elite Personal Trainer and together they run Rawe Health Solutions. Rawe Health Solutions is a health and wellness company based out of Vancouver, BC.They offer an array of personal training and stretch therapy services to clients of all ages, sizes, and fitness levels. At RAWE Health, they strive to always bring you the latest trends and techniques to always give you the leading edge in health and fitness.Their staff aren’t just “trainers” but are athletes, alumni, neighbors, and volunteers. They are a piece of the Vancouver community and are open to share their knowledge and enthusiasm for fitness to help Redirect Athletic & Wellness Evolution.

www.rawehealth.com

All set up on the beach with the sun rising, we started off with so portrait and lifestyle shots. With the day along with ourseves warming up we moved onto the action shots. Diving around on the sand and jumping and spiking at the net made for some great shots.

2 days after Christine Chou won the Canadian Nationals in Masters Figure Tall, i was lucky enough to organize a shoot with her.

Christine is an astonishingly dedicated and focused athlete who works incredibly hard to achieve the body she has. Months before her next competition her diet alters to get the most out her body and fitness schedule jumped up. Obviously what she does is working and i’m really happy to have had the opportunity to shoot with her.

The idea of the shoot was to show her physique in a more moody and grungy look than the standard oiled up smiling bikini look. The location was a dark underground car park chosen for it’s great textured walls. The image of Christine working out on her own using her own techniques of a set of tires and basketball gave the shoot the small story i was looking for.