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Maple City Cagefighting 5 - The Action

Fight photography, its a great way to spend a Saturday. Always great sitting cageside watching these athletes lay it all on the line. MCC always puts on a good show for the crowd. Below are a couple of selects from the night of fights.

- Mark Ruddick Photography is a full service London, Ontario photographer who specializes in fitness, boxing and mma photography

- Maple City Cagefighting: To provide the most prestigious amateur mixed martial arts events that give local fighters a place to start building their career with integrity and fairness.

Fight #413

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Maple City Cagefighting 5 - The Winners

Saturday I went down to shoot Maple City Cagefighting's 5th event. Thomas Armstrong puts on a good show and the Chatham crowd is always rowdy and ready to watch some fights. Great action and two titles were decided.

- Mark Ruddick Photography is a full service London, Ontario photographer who specializes in fitness, boxing and mma photography

- Maple City Cagefighting: To provide the most prestigious amateur mixed martial arts events that give local fighters a place to start building their career with integrity and fairness.

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PFC 6: Promotional Posters

It's about that time when the MMA season gets underway. For Prospect Fighting Championships I have design the last 4 posters for their events. Below are the lasted ones. Tickets are sold out and only Pay-per-view is now available. There are some fantastic fights on this card, don't miss it.

March 18th @ The London Music Hall

- Mark Ruddick Photography is a full service London, Ontario photographer who specializes in fitness, boxing and mma photography

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Athletic Nudes with Jesse

Amateur boxer, clothing line owner and part time model Jesse Cronk dropped by the studio last week. He wanted to shoot my Athletic Implied Nudes project. Jesse who excels at pretty much everything killed it. His dedication to fitness is really impressive considering how busy he is.

Jesse owns Cronk Lifestyle Clothing - check them out.

- Mark Ruddick Photography is a full service London, Ontario photographer who specializes in fitness, boxing and mma photography

- CRONK is a lifestyle fashion brand designed for every athlete and fitness enthusiast... For those with the motivation to succeed!!

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Athletic Nudes with Sebastian Part 2

I won't write a lot about this shoot, but I wanted to share a few more images from it To read more about how the shoot came together, click the link below.

Part One: http://www.markruddick.com/blog/2016/12/16/athletic-shoot-with-sebastian

The lighting for this shoot was pretty simple. 2 softboxes to the rear providing rim light and a beauty dish to the front, high and pointed down for muscle definition. 

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Creative Makeup Shoot

Adelaide came to me with an idea for a shoot last November, a makeup creative. The idea seemed interesting and she put together a team and we photographed the project. It ended up being a great and creative team. I really enjoy stepping out of the comfort zone occassionally.

Model #1: Adelaide Chapman
Model #2: Sarah Leach
Hair & Makeup: Jess Camboia

- Mark Ruddick Photography is a full service London, Ontario photographer who specializes in fitness, boxing and mma photography

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Fitness Shoot with April (part 2)

Finished off the edits from last month's shoot with April. She's only been lifting heavy for the last few months and has made a lot of progress in a short time. BF% is down and the weight is up. She looked great and more importantly is feeling great.

- Mark Ruddick Photography is a full service London, Ontario photographer who specializes in fitness, boxing and mma photography

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Fitness Shoot with Rohan

Rohan of ReForm Fitness came by for a fitness shoot last year. Rohan has brought his clients to my studio before for fitness photography and this time it was his turn. He did great and has a real style about him in addition to his powerful physique. 

ReFormFitness is committed to changing your perception about your health and fitness journey. We recognize that this is not only a physical change, but your decision can be an emotional one. We aim not to be dictators and drill sergeants,  but to work with you to customize and tailor your needs. We offer both online and exclusive one on one private sessions that we take pride in catering to you. Everything is customized! No 'cookie cutter' or 'one size fits all' approach. We encourage communication and accountability.

Mark Ruddick Photography is a full service London, Ontario photographer who specializes in fitness, boxing and mma photography

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Dress Photo Shoot

Julia from Shine the Light On Events came to me with an idea late last year about hosting a dress photo shoot with local models, a couple of local dress stores and some hair and makeup people we've worked with before.

 

Makeup by Kasia Farhat: 7,8,9,12,15,16
Markup by Melissa O Makeup: 1,2,3,4,5,6,10,11,13,14

Hair for all: Jessica Marie Hairstyling

Dress by Garbers Bridal: 1,3,5,7,8,10,12,13,15
Dress by Elle Couture: 2,4,6,9,11,14,16

Models can be contacted through Shine the Light on Events
Sarah: 1,2
Amanda: 3,4
Emily A: 5,6
Emily F: 7
Innes: 8,9
Jade: 10,11
Julia: 12
Maggie: 13,14
Melanie: 15,16

Special thanks to my assistant for the shoot, Mel.
 

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