Fitness Model Photography of Tristin Johnson in Chicago

Fitness Model Photography of Tristin Johnson in Chicago

My friend and fellow Chicago photographer Jeff Haynes tried to get me to join Instagram over two years ago, but I didn’t and boy was I wrong! That’s how I met Fitness model Tristin Johnson, who was the first person I worked with from the platform.

Comp card photography for Chicago Fitness Model Matthew Cuff

Chicago Fitness Model Matthew Cuff by photographer John Gress on a Gravity Backdrops

The first time I worked with fitness model and personal trainer Matthew Cuff it was to help him develop his first comp card and I’m pretty sure he was about 21 at the time. Cuff, now in his late 20’s, is an Asics sponsored full time personal trainer, working all over the US, and hes looking to update his comp card.

Basketball Portraits at Panini’s NBA Rookie Photoshoot

Chicago Sports Photographer photo ofchicago bulls denzel valentine poses for a portrait by LA photographer John Gress

It was another star studded jam packed day photographing the top 40 NBA draft picks for Panini America at the New York Knicks training facility in Tarrytown, New York. And just like NFLPA Rookie Premier, I set up two lighting setups on the same set so I could take more portraits in the same amount of time.

Sports Lifestyle Advertising Photographer: T2 Campaign

Chicago Sports Lifestyle ad campaign

I’m so glad that I can finally share these images with you now that the ad campaign has been released!

At the end of winter, on a day when the temperature didn’t reach 10 degrees, I needed to create an ad campaign to promote an organization that competes in summertime athletic events to raise money for charity. Even though it was sunny on the day of our shoot, if I dared take the athletes on location, in no time at all it would have resulted in frostbite and frozen pained expressions.