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Yesterday I was lucky enough to photograph the man who started it all, Joe Weider. Just as enthusiastic as you might want to experience, Joe Weider recounted his early days seeing Muscle Beach, bringing Arnold to the United States and so very much more. His excitement to this day about bodybuilding and weight lifting is as much as it was so many years ago. As a matter of fact, Mr. Weider was proud to tell us that he himself still lifts daily and curls 25 pound dumbbells.

This is a project that I can’t tell you much about right now. But I can tell you that it is a big one and if were not for BodyBuilding.com it would not be happening. It might be a while, maybe as much as a year or so. But this will be something very great. And I am so very proud to be a part of it. I will tell you more when I can, but I bet you will hear about it.

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I do get asked all the time if I am a "leg" man or if I like other women’s body parts best. Guys get asked that! This may seem strange for a guy like me who specializes in photographing great bodies but my favorite body part is the face. I love faces! Women and Men! So whenever I do a photo shoot I always end up taking close up face photos.

Here is one from last week of our BodySpace most inspirational Tiffany Forni. I just love her face and I hope you do too…

And here is one more…

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You are right, the most inspirational, rising BodySpace Superstar, Tiffany Forni…!

In a long Photo Shoot day we spent time shooting on location…

And in the gym…

We had a lot of fun! You will be seeing more of Tiffany soon, not just here on BodySpace but in the magazines too, I promise! I hope you like the photos and be sure to tell Tiffany that you like them too! She worked pretty hard all day!

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Ok, no one has guessed who this is from my prior BodyBlog post. So here is another photo…

Any guesses? One of our top BodySpace members.

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Ok, I had a BodySpace member drop by yesterday for a long day of photo shooting. So you tell me who it is. Hint… She is pretty well known here on BodySpace…

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I have to Thank SuperVic2007 for coming on out to see me the other day from Las Vegas to Palm Springs in California. We did a photo shoot that you will be seeing in the next few months and we spent some time talking.

I must tell you that I was really interested in talking with Vic becuase I really wanted to know something. I wanted to find out how a guy, married with 4 kids at home, a senior executive at a good sized company, and a black belt in Tae Kwon Do, find the time to get to the gym and stay in shape. Well I found out.

First he owes a lot to his wife Kim, also here on BodySpace as vicsangelkim who is on this fitness journeyy in life with him. But then I can sum it up in three things… Motivation, Organization and Consideration. I am not going to explain it all to you right now, but I can promise you will be reading about it soon. Until then go visit Vic and Kim on their BodySpace and say Hi!

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So my last weekend was out of town shooting. I can’t tell you what it was for, too soon. But here are some behind the scenes photos. People you will recognize and be introduced to are Victor Martinez, Cathy LeFrancois, Jane Awad, Krissy Chin, Troy Johnson, Chris Tsugranes, Kris Murrell, Doug Brignole, Anthony Perez and Gustavo Ruiz. Busy weekend…

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As photographers there is perhaps nothing more than we appreciate more than a kind word about our work. BodySpace member "BodyAuditor” went beyond a kind word in his comment to one of my recent BodyBlog posts…

“You know what I think is so cool about your photo’s Ian? You go a step further than just showing off awesome muscles and well let’s be real here, hot chicks. Your shots cause us (me anyway) to ponder, to understand what may be going through a your subject’s mind, to feel the scene, dare I say, to feel a touch euphoric. The shot in this article of the bodybuilder going up the stairs watching the big screen is a perfect example of what I’m talking about. I can look at one of your shots one day and feel a certain way about it, then will look the next day and feel possibly the antithesis. Congrats on striving to be the best and for choosing to make a positive difference!”

This is the photo he was referring to specifically…

First, I cannot say Thank You enough! Then I will say that my own photograhpy endeavors are rooted in my own fascination with photographs of all kinds, from the earliest days of photography, to the famous fashion photographers like Helmut Newton and Richard Avedon and so much more. It is that fascination that makes me want to show more than just awesome muscles and hot chicks but the people themselves, what is behind their eyes, and sometimes to create my own art.

So BodyAuditor, THANK YOU THANK YOU!

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Not quite as glamorous as being interviewd on NBC Nightly News (actually I have done that), I was interviewed for the website of one of one of the top manufacturers of professional photography tripods and support equipment, Induro.

Although it is a little photography technical you will see some background photos and information behind some of the BodyBuilding.com photos of Jamie Eason and BodyBuilding.com magazine ads. So take a look right HERE! Let me know what you think!

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I thought some of you might find this interesting. Just recently on May 10th I did a BodyBlog post here about my photo shoot with Robert Hatch for one of the magazines. You can go back and take a look at those photos and see the originals that are now in this current issue of Planet Muscle and the cover…

So pick up a copy when you see it and take a look!

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