October was a busy month for Musclehead Graphics. We shot two competitions, Josh Miller's Bluegrass Bodybuilding Championship and the Tricky Jackson Classic. Shots from the competitions are at our SmugMug site. If you need the passwords, contact us here. We also and spent an awesome day shooting a new model, Branden Channel. This guy is great and a couple of his shots are on the Portfolio page. He will be featured early next year. In November, we've got the Kentucky Muscle to shoot -- a huge, two day event at which we'll be set up backstage. If you are competing, find us there. We've also got physique competitor Mike Smith scheduled for a shoot later in the month and will be updating the portfolio of one of the best models we've ever shot, Kyle Alexander. Lots happening and thanks for stopping by.
Doug Richardson Featured, Derek Bedry, Quinn Campbell, and Ray Barnett Coming Soon
We're happy to feature bodybuilder Doug Richardson this month. Doug has been competing for over ten years and has made amazing progress over that time. He's done some modeling and is interested in doing more. Hope you enjoy his portfolio and interview. We've got a busy couple of months coming up as we'll be shooting Josh Miller's tested natural fall show in Kentucky as well as the Tricky Jackson Classic this month. The huge Kentucky Muscle follows in November. It's going to be a two day event this year, which is a real good idea. Keep an eye out for new postings in the coming months including Quinn Campbell and Ray Barnett. Thanks for stopping by.
Mercedes Thomas and Joseph Mata Featured, Jeshua Smith and Quinn Campbell Coming Soon
We are really happy to feature fitness couple Mercedes Thomas and Joseph Mata -- both terrific competitors and promising models. They recently relocated to Georgia from Tennessee and will be competing later this year. Enjoy their interviews and galleries. We shot recently with two new models, Jeshua Smith and Quinn Campbell. Jeshua has a cool look and is interested in giving modeling a try. Quinn recently competed in his first physique competition and plans to continue to pursue it. He also was the first Musclehead Graphics model to do a shoot with us for Gorilla Warfare, so look for his shots both here and on their site in the near future.
Shomo Das featured, Doug Richardson coming soon
We are really happy to feature an amazing fitness model and bodybuilding competitor, Shomo Das, this month. Have a look at his page and interview -- great future here and there is a truly beautiful limited edition print of the model in the Fine Art Prints section on the Torso page. Also, we recently shot Doug Richardson, a bodybuilder and model with a cool look. He'll post soon and there's a preview in the Portfolio.
Real sorry to say that we will not be shooting Gene Goode's Kentucky State this year -- not our choice, but hope to be back next year. Thanks for checking in.
Ryan Stafford Featured, Derek Bedry, Joseph Mata and Mercedes Thomas Coming Soon
We're finally featuring the incredible Ryan Stafford -- took a while as we've shot quite a few people recently and created a backlog. You'll enjoy his interview -- this is not only a great model, but a great guy as well. Happy to say that there are some terrific postings in the Musclehead Graphics pipeline. Shomo Das will appear next month and, recently, we shot with a wonderful couple who are aspiring fitness models. Joseph Mata competes in Physique and his partner, Mercedes Thomas does Bikini. They both are outstanding. Finally, on a recent trip to Vancouver, we worked with Derek Bedry -- an experienced fitness and fashion model with a fantastic look. Check out the Portfolio Page for a preview of these three models as well as Shomo.
Davin Greenwell Posted, Shomo Das Coming Soon
Check out Davin Greenwell's page -- this guy has gone through an amazing transformation since we worked with him back in 2007. We're also very happy to announce that bodybuilder Shomo Das will be posting here soon -- amazing competitor with a killer look. Also, we will feature the incredible Ryan Stafford next month -- believe me, the wait was worth it. His images are astounding. Check out the Other page in the Fine Art Prints section to see a wonderful triptych of Ryan that is available.
John Michael Embs posted.
Real happy to feature an amazing new model this month, John Michael Embs. Check out his interview and gallery on the Featured Model page. We shot backstage at the Derby Festival competition last weekend in Louisville and worked with some great competitors -- hope to have the chance to work with some of them in the studio soon. It's been a really busy month as we shot Josh Miller's Kentucky Natural Classic and an NANBF show in Northern Kentucky the weekends before the Derby -- all really good shows. Davin Greenwell, Ray Barnett and Ryan Stafford will post soon and we've added two incredible fine art prints featuring Ryan and Ray in the Other category. Thanks for stopping by.
Kentucky Natural Classic 2015
Had a great time shooting Josh and Melissa Miller's KNC 15 last weekend. John Michael Embs, a new model for Musclehead Graphics won the Overall Physique Class and is now an NGA Pro -- pretty incredible for a first time competitor. He also placed second in a very tough lightweight division which was won my Paul Tokko, who also won the Overall in Bodybuilding. There will be some shots from the show on the Portfolio shortly and look for John Michael to be the Featured Model soon. Shots for purchase are available at our SmugMug site, Contact us here for the password. http://muscleheadgraphics.smugmug.com/
Chris Meadows Featured John Michael Embs, Ray Barnett and Davin Greenwell Coming Soon
March was an amazing month for Musclehead Graphics. We shot with an incredible new model, John Michael Embs. He will do his first show in April and will post here soon. This guy is amazing and is doing both Physique and Bodybuilding at Josh Miller's Kentucky Natural Classic. We also worked with Davin Greenwell. We'd shot with him years ago, but saw him again at the Kentucky Muscle last year and recently did an update -- amazing progress. He'll post next month. Finally, last weekend we shot with Ray Barnett in St Louis. Ray was a week out from a show and looked great. There will be previews of Ray, Davin and John Michael on the Portfolio welcome page soon. We also were contacted by Underwear News Briefs about posting some shots of MHG models. Kyle Alexander will lead off and we had a great shoot with him for the posting. Also, they did a nice feature on Musclehead Graphics. Here's a link: http://www.underwearnewsbriefs.com/2015/03/unb-photographer-profile-jc-norton-of-musclehead-graphics/
Jay Harris Featured Matt Meyers Coming Soon
This month's Featured Model is NPC physique competitor Jay Harris. This is a real promising model and an inspiring individual, being active military. He is about to launch his own clothing line and training business, so stay tuned.
We shot yesterday with Matt Meyers, another NPC physique competitor and a great, great guy. Really enjoyed working with Matt and he will be featured next month.
New Year and Kyle Alexander Kicks it Off
We had a really good year in 2014 at Musclehead Graphics, shooting a bunch of shows, selling quite a few images to competitors and working with some outstanding models. We just posted Kyle Alexander, the last model we shot in 2014 and he is absolutely great, so check out his page and interview. With a few breaks, this guy could have a future in this. Also posted is Cody Matthew Yaney, a great competitor with a cool look.
Austin Peckham
We just posted our Featured Model for December, NPC Physique Competitor, Austin Peckham. Check out his shots and interview -- great guy and super promising model.
KY Muscle 14
We had a great time at the Kentucky Muscle 14 earlier this month -- shot some awesome competitors and saw old friends. As always, Brent Jones put on an amazing show and, next year is expanding it to a two day format. There were about 750 entries this time and that made the show run pretty late, both prejudging and evening show. Really looking forward to next year. Our shots are on our SmugMug site, www.muscleheadgraphics.smugmug.com If you want to see them, hit contact us and we'll get you the password.
Lenny Diggs Featured, Calendars Available
The site has been updated with Lenny Diggs' photos and interview on the Featured Model page. Check out this great natural bodybuilder who just won his class at the NGA Show in Peoria Illinois -- awesome work, Lenny.
Also, the Musclehead Graphics Calendars for 2015 are now available at Lulu. Here's a link.
http://www.lulu.com/shop/search.ep?keyWords=musclehead+graphics&type=
Kyle Alexander
Had an incredible shoot today with NPC Physique Competitor, Kyle Alexander. We met Kyle at the Tricky Jackson Classic last year and shot him again at the Kentucky Muscle in 2013. He'll be competing again in that show in a couple weeks and should make some noise. He's put on about 40 pounds of muscle and looks fantastic. We'll have a few shots in the Portfolio shortly and will post his full page soon.
Austin Peckham
Had a great shoot yesterday with NPC Physique Competitor, Austin Peckham. He'll be featured here soon and we've posted a couple shots on the Portfolio page as a preview.
Tricky Jackson Classic 14
Shooting the Tricky Jackson Classic today -- looking forward to seeing some friends and shooting some great competitors.
Cody Yaney and Sam Ross
We're featuring NPC Physique competitor and fitness model, Cody Yaney for October. This is a great, great model with good instincts in front of the camera and a killer physique. He's been winning his class routinely in competitions and will end up with a pro card, no question.
Also, we have updated the portfolio of Sam Ross with images from our shoot earlier this month. This is another outstanding model and competitor who is a pleasure to shoot. There a real positive future ahead for Sam and we're happy to have been involved at the start of his career. We will be shooting with him again early next year.
Sam Ross
Just had an amazing shoot with Sam Ross today. We got some terrific outdoor images as well as studio work. We featured this great bodybuilder and model a few months ago and will be updating his page soon, so stay tuned.
Lenny Diggs and Morgan Marcum
Had an amazing shoot today with Lenny Diggs. He'll post here soon and there are a few shots from an earlier competition shoot on the Portfolio Page. He's a fantastic photographic subject, totally comfortable in front of the camera. We got amazing stuff. Stay tuned.
Morgan Marcum is now posted -- super model and a new NPC Bikini competitor. We'll be working with her again, no question.
We had planned on posting Cody Yaney this month, but had to hold off. He'll be on here soon.