July 2021 – Powerlift Media

2 Weeks to GO

23 July 2021 Owen Crisp Comments Off

Had my second to last session on the weight releaser squats today- finally. As good as they are for confidence, in the moment they are terrifying. The weight feels so heavy and….. BAM there they […]

Powerlift Media recently shot content for Leeds based powerlifter Owen Crisp. Owen wanted to increase his library of media to allow him to promote his PT training services. We spent 2 hours one Saturday July […]

Photographer Blog – Owen Crisp Media Shoot

21 July 2021 marksims Comments Off

A few weeks ago I was contacted by Owen Crisp, a powerlifter based out of Leeds and asked if a video and photo shoot could be arranged in the excellent Ultra Flex Gym in Rotherham. […]

Photographer Blog – Gym Setup

18 July 2021 marksims Comments Off

This weekend has all been about powerlifting! I spent Saturday with a great enthusiastic Uk lifter on a media shoot (a separate blog post will be posted for that) and to while away the time […]

Video – Stephen Fraher – 2021 BPU Rotherham Qualifier

15 July 2021 marksims Comments Off

Video of Stephen Fraher on his last deadlift attempt at the 2021BPU Qualifier held at Rotherham. We met at the competition by chance as I was covering the Phoenix Performance team. We got talking and […]

To The Wall

14 July 2021 Owen Crisp Comments Off

“To the wall”? Let me explain: I never came from a sport background. I never really enjoyed PE at school, and I didn’t follow any popular sports like football/rugby etc either so this is a […]

Images – Light & Contrast

14 July 2021 marksims Comments Off

Another image from the Rotherham 2021 BPU qualifier. Dave Gould in the frame again. For this image I wanted to use a black and white format. The use of contrast rather than colour allows the […]

Images – Lines & Angles

13 July 2021 marksims Comments Off

My main aim with photographing a completely different sport is to try and get something different from the usual images you see across the internet. The problem with powerlifting is that generally the platform is […]

Hey there! Owen here…

11 July 2021 Owen Crisp 1

Hey guys! Just a quick intro from myself: My name is Owen, I’m 22, and study a masters degree in business development and entrepeurship at Leeds Beckett University. By profession, I am also a fully […]