It has been four years since I last shot with Rachelle in Jacksonville. This time, Rachelle came to Gainesville for a studio and outdoor fitness shoot. Rachelle is a fitness trainer and former college basketball athlete based in Jacksonville, Florida.
We started in my newly painted studio and then moved outdoors for an industrial and sporty look. I'm really impressed with how hard Rachelle worked for this shoot! Don't forget to tap the LIKE button to show some love.
I recently had my studio repainted with black and white backgrounds. This saved me a ton of time on setup and added a few more inches of space.
The studio gave me an opportunity to create images for Rachelle's fitness training business. I definitely had to incorporate a basketball.
After we wrapped in the studio, we transitioned outdoors and started in our first location at a new industrial-like park near Downtown Gainesville.
After a quick outfit change, Rachelle and I moved around the park shooting on the new concrete streets. It was the start of fall weather so the trees gave off beautiful color.
Rachelle switched into another outfit and we found these unique metal cages that looked like houses.
We moved to a park with two basketball courts. Rachelle switched into her final outfit. I was really looking forward to this part of the shoot.
It's not often you get to shoot a former college basketball athlete in their former sport. I definitely had a ton of fun.
Thank you to Rachelle for all the hard work and another fun photo shoot. I had a blast working with her and I'm already planning our next shoot together.
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