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Rachel Smith
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Making your photo taking time as SIMPLE as possible.  Find a good location and set up an easy, repeatable method for consistent photos.  My most basic guidelines:

We’re going to make this as easy and repeatable as possible by setting things like similar to how I show it in the photos below.  The very simple process:

As easy as that!  The samples at the bottom of this page use different lighting/setup techniques and that’s fine – experiment, but use this method if you just easy, fast, and good!

Use the standard quarter turn poses shown below.  Pay attention to foot positioning and how your arms are placed.  You may have taken photos differently in the past or seen other poses elsewhere, ignore those.  These are the poses I want to see – give it your best effort.  If this is new, the poses will be rough and that’s fine – don’t chase perfection right now.

Contest prep clients, feel free to include category specific poses as well if you know them.


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Topic starter Posted : 18/03/2026 2:04 am
Rachel Smith
(@rachel-smith)
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Making your photo taking time as SIMPLE as possible.  Find a good location and set up an easy, repeatable method for consistent photos.  My most basic guidelines:

We’re going to make this as easy and repeatable as possible by setting things like similar to how I show it in the photos below.  The very simple process:

As easy as that!  The samples at the bottom of this page use different lighting/setup techniques and that’s fine – experiment, but use this method if you just easy, fast, and good!

Use the standard quarter turn poses shown below.  Pay attention to foot positioning and how your arms are placed.  You may have taken photos differently in the past or seen other poses elsewhere, ignore those.  These are the poses I want to see – give it your best effort.  If this is new, the poses will be rough and that’s fine – don’t chase perfection right now.

Contest prep clients, feel free to include category specific poses as well if you know them.


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Topic starter Posted : 18/03/2026 2:04 am
Rachel Smith
(@rachel-smith)
New Member

Making your photo taking time as SIMPLE as possible.  Find a good location and set up an easy, repeatable method for consistent photos.  My most basic guidelines:

We’re going to make this as easy and repeatable as possible by setting things like similar to how I show it in the photos below.  The very simple process:

As easy as that!  The samples at the bottom of this page use different lighting/setup techniques and that’s fine – experiment, but use this method if you just easy, fast, and good!

Use the standard quarter turn poses shown below.  Pay attention to foot positioning and how your arms are placed.  You may have taken photos differently in the past or seen other poses elsewhere, ignore those.  These are the poses I want to see – give it your best effort.  If this is new, the poses will be rough and that’s fine – don’t chase perfection right now.

Contest prep clients, feel free to include category specific poses as well if you know them.


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Topic starter Posted : 18/03/2026 2:04 am
Rachel Smith
(@rachel-smith)
New Member

Making your photo taking time as SIMPLE as possible.  Find a good location and set up an easy, repeatable method for consistent photos.  My most basic guidelines:

We’re going to make this as easy and repeatable as possible by setting things like similar to how I show it in the photos below.  The very simple process:

As easy as that!  The samples at the bottom of this page use different lighting/setup techniques and that’s fine – experiment, but use this method if you just easy, fast, and good!

Use the standard quarter turn poses shown below.  Pay attention to foot positioning and how your arms are placed.  You may have taken photos differently in the past or seen other poses elsewhere, ignore those.  These are the poses I want to see – give it your best effort.  If this is new, the poses will be rough and that’s fine – don’t chase perfection right now.

Contest prep clients, feel free to include category specific poses as well if you know them.


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Topic starter Posted : 18/03/2026 2:04 am
Frances Marsh
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weekly check-in: down another 1.5lbs and vascularity is peaking


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Posted : 18/03/2026 4:04 am
Frances Marsh
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weekly check-in: down another 1.5lbs and vascularity is peaking


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Posted : 18/03/2026 4:04 am
Frances Marsh
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weekly check-in: down another 1.5lbs and vascularity is peaking


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Posted : 18/03/2026 4:04 am
Frances Marsh
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weekly check-in: down another 1.5lbs and vascularity is peaking


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Posted : 18/03/2026 4:04 am
Mary Jones
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your strength levels are holding up incredibly well for a cut


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Posted : 18/03/2026 4:04 pm
Mary Jones
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your strength levels are holding up incredibly well for a cut


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Posted : 18/03/2026 4:04 pm
Mary Jones
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your strength levels are holding up incredibly well for a cut


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Posted : 18/03/2026 4:04 pm
Mary Jones
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your strength levels are holding up incredibly well for a cut


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Posted : 18/03/2026 4:04 pm
Andrew Reyes
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the accountability of keeping a log on this forum is a game changer


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Posted : 20/03/2026 12:04 am
Andrew Reyes
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the accountability of keeping a log on this forum is a game changer


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Posted : 20/03/2026 12:04 am
Andrew Reyes
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the accountability of keeping a log on this forum is a game changer


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Posted : 20/03/2026 12:04 am
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