When photo website SmugMug decided its company gym would be a lot cooler if it were filled with photos, President and co-founder Chris MacAskill asked Von Wong to do the job. Although MacAskill said he wanted simple black-and-white shots, Von Wong had other ideas.
After asking for volunteers, Von Wong transformed SmugMug employees into fitness models by using $20,000 worth of lighting equipment, a homemade rain machine and absolutely no Photoshop.
"This wasn’t a professional athlete photoshoot. We were taking average people who hardly have any photoshoot experience and trying to make them into something more," Von Wong said in an interview with SmugMug. "The true magic of the shots comes from people doing something they had never imagined they would before."
Von Wong and MacAskill weren't the only ones who loved how the portraits turned out; the models were also thrilled.
“I’m a 62-year-old grandma. And still, somehow, he manages to make me look great!” one participant said, according Von Wong's post on Medium, while another said, “When people saw the photos it was a lot of shock and awe. I didn’t even think I looked like that.”
"There are no rules if the only requirement is to make people look awesome," he writes on his blog. "Don’t limit yourself to the same safe shots, try different things. You never know what you’ll discover."
Check out some of Von Wong's portraits, below:
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30 Day Fitness Challenges (iOS, Android)
This is the app for those that want to comprehensively put two fingers up at the gym obsessives. It's a fully fledges workout program for your arms, core and legs. Inside each section are 20 challenges, each one tailored by and expert and lasting, you guessed it, 30 days. The app handily reminds you when you need to exercise and with challenges lasting 1-5 mins the old 'I don't have time excuse' won't fly. £1.99 IiOS, Android
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Endomondo is all about community spirit. Tracking a multitude of sports and activities it's a seriously capable fitness tracker and thanks to regular updates it's no battery-drainer either. Where it comes into its own though is on the community side; Endomondo has a large user base and they're all very vocal. Thanks to regular community challenges and the increased features found in 'Pro' mode you'll be chasing after other people's personal bests from all over the world. £Free (Premium: £20.99 per year) IiOS, Android
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Nike's running app is a simple, effective and driven app experience. It's all about the running and making sure you're constantly challenging yourself. Take on other runners and see unique 'heat maps' which show your route and how intensive each part of the run was. Social media is a big feature as well with Instagram filters creating unique templates for each run so you can share both your achievements and what you saw along the way. £Free IiOS, Android
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Run Keeper is similar to Endomondo but where it differs greatly is in integration. This app can pair up with over 70 other health and fitness apps and products making it the Swiss army knife of running apps. Able to communicate with health and fitness services like Withings you'll be able to see a much broader picture of your health. £Free (RunKeeper Elite: £27.99) IiOS, Android
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Zombies, Run! is, if you hadn't already guessed, unlike anything else on this list. If, like us, you're struggling for motivation when you run then this app handily provides an incentive: escaping a giant horde of zombies. With a full-blown storyline written by award-winning novelist Naomi Alderman the app takes you through 'missions' as you run for your life. Create your own playlists within the app and look back on your finest escapes. Think of it as the ultimate game. £2.49 IiOS, Android
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