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www.MOSTmag.com || FITNESS MAG A ZINE || 61another fitness shoot, which led to another brand which led to another supplement company until I got contacted by the magazines to start doing some work. That was when I started shooting for top fitness magazines and that spread my name a lot in the industry to the point where now I%u2019m inundated with work, pretty much booked all year round and absolutely loving it.FMM: Where do you find inspiration as a fitness photographer?CB: I guess the same place as a lot of people do. I train a lot myself, so obviously take a lot of inspiration from things that I see in the gym, and different things I see people doing. If I see somebody working out who is in good shape, I pick up certain moves that I see them doing and thinks that looks really good and that it brings out glutes really well, or something and you sort of take a little note in your head. Other inspiration can come from anywhere, like movies: when you%u2019re watching certain movies you may see a certain scene and like the lights in it and think you can try it yourself and see if it works. Any sort of media really, like go through magazines and nowadays it%u2019s more about what you see on the internet. People often bring me their own inspiration if it is a personal shoot, and show up with an iPad full of Pinterest pictures or motivational pictures and say I want this shot or to try and do this shot, and you take that and do your own style and see what comes out. Usually it%u2019s pretty good, and sometimes it%u2019s better than the one they brought.FMM: How do you describe your style?CB: My style has developed quite a lot recently. I obviously have learned from my favorite photographers, which like in my era and like any other artist you pick different things from people who inspire you, and then you put them all together in a pot and mix them up and eventually you develop your own style based on things you%u2019ve looked up to in the past. There are numerous photographers in many different areas that have inspired me, and I think it%u2019s just doing a little bit of each until you discover your own style. I don%u2019t really know how to describe my style, but I guess it%u2019s kind of edgy, very sharp, and I try my best with colors. But I just experiment really. FMM: What are your go-to cameras, lenses, or gear?CB: I%u2019m a canon man- I used to shoot with EOS 1Ds Mark III which is a really nice camera. But the camera I%u2019ve used mainly the past few years is the 5D Mark III, and I%u2019ve absolutely loved it so now I%u2019ve got the new 5D S, which I%u2019ve heard is very similar to the 5D3 which would be perfect for me but much higher resolution and sharper images. I use mainly prime lenses, for shooting; I%u2019ve got a case full of lenses which I keep telling myself I should narrow down. FMM: Do you prefer studio or location, and why?CB: Location-I used to have a studio for nearly 4 years, which was in my hometown. It was a nice little studio, but it just wasn%u2019t getting used. It served its purpose at the time and probably paid for itself. Location wise, I%u2019m pretty much in gyms most of the time. Probably the best location shoot was last year when I was shooting for the Olympia, and I took a bunch of British athletes out into the desert for a certain alternative location shoot for a fitness magazine. That was pretty cool, and I hope to do that again this year. >>>