I frequently do stupid things and this shoot was no exception. I wanted to give 25-year-old, 1.72m (5-8?) personal trainer Chauncy Wilson a boost so he could climb up on a high school goal post. I tried to lift him by his waste and that didn’t work. Then i tried to lift him by having him step on my two interlaced hands…. a move that led to both of us flat on the ground. Finally I got smart and had him climb aboard my shoulders, and then lifted him up with my legs and my 1.93m (6-4) frame.
Sometimes, you have to work hard for an iconic frame.... other times you take them as test shots and somehow prove that you are really an idiot who occasionally gets lucky, as I did with this photo.
Credits: Make-up and styling by John Gress
