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Testimonials!
9/6/09 Ken, the
magazine photos you shot are amazing!!! We are extremely impressed with
your work. I want you to know how grateful we both are to know you.
We appreciate you going to great
lengths to walk us through every
step in this process. It's rare to find such great people so willing
to share their knowledge and experience in this business and help to
open doors. My words can only say a genuine "Thank You," but our hearts
say so much more. We really appreciate everything!
Mark Tilden "Mr Exercise" fitness
model and Allison (wife)
"
Exercise for Men Only" Sept 2009
6/26/09
"Camera $5,000, Round trip to San Diego $475, Grilled chicken
salad (double meat) $9.95, Shooting with Ken of Serg Studios… priceless!
Thanks for my first Cover, practical business advice and a great working
environment.
Luke Guldan-
cover model - March 2009
6/11/0
"Thank you sooooo much!!! We are thrilled.
I want to also thank you for your professionalism and especially your follow
through. I really enjoyed working with you and look forward to future endeavors.
I will also recommend you as much as I can, you really are GREAT!!"
Carolyn Brumfield-
RKCII Russian Kettlebell Certified, NASM Certified (Consultant)
12/17/08
"I first met Ken at a bodybuilding competition in NYC in September where
he was judging and taking photos. I immediately realized that he was much
more than a photographer-- he really cares about his subject, and does everything
he can to help out. He is very generous with his time and the sound advice
he offers. Thanks
to Ken I already have 2 magazine spreads!"
Adi Shein - fitness model
10/21/08
"Hey Ken,thanks for the great photoshoot in San Diego! Your work is truely
some of the best out there and you have a way of making a model feel really comfortable.
Your professionalism and passion for photography are evident in your work. The
images that we created were truely some of the best I ever did. Also the connections
I made through you were extremely helpful in propelling my modeling career. I
owe you a lot. Your covers keep getting better and better all the time. Next
time I am in San Diego I want to shoot with you again. You ROCK Ken!!!!!"
Julian Fantechi - "superstar" (Ken's
word not Julian's)
10/13/08
"Ken, it was fantastic being able to talk to you this evening. I perused
again your site and you have such a great body of work. Many years ago I used
to work for Getty Images in Seattle, so I know a good photo when I see one!"
Dave - boyRio clothing
10/7/08
"Ken, wow...I had such a great time shooting with you over these past few
days! The results are phenominal!! You are a great artist and photographer
and it was very easy and rewarding working with you! Thank you for being there
for
me and helping me establish so many different connections. You went above and
beyond my expectations and helped me to no end. Thanks, your friend, Simon
Dexter" - cover model
10/6/08
"Hey Ken, words cannot emphasize enough the degree of appreciation I have
for you. Thanks very much for helping reach my goals in such an uncomplicated
and simple way. Shhoting with you was a thrill, the experience was a dream, you
are an amazing photographer!"
Rony Moutran - Fitness Model - Beirut Lebanon
10/3/08
"I really appreciate everything you've done for me Ken and everything you're
doing. I love working with you. It was great. Carla was great. The experience
was great. The photos came out awesome. So, I look forward to seeing you again
Ken. Take care."
Simon Dexter - cover model
9/17/08
"Ken, I couldn't be more thankful to you. You're an outstanding
photographer with a very creative mind that will surprise anyone. The
entire experience
of
flying
to San
Diego
and meeting you was something I will never forget. From the moment
I met you until the end you made the experience very comfortable
and enjoyable. You are a professional whom I had a privilege of working
with and would recommend anyone who wants to truly work with someone
who know the fitness industry to excellency."
Alex Carneiro (Exercise for Men Only magazine - 12/08 "New Year
New Body"
4/28/08
Thank you for all the expertise and guidance that you shared with me
throughout the course of my photoshoot with you in San Diego for EMO
(Exercise for Men Only). As a model, I am still learning about the
business of sports and print modeling and your wisdom and opinions
have helped
answer a lot of the questions that I had with the industry as well
as shape the avenues that I have since pursued. I would like the opportunity
to shoot with you again if it arose. You attention to detail and ability
with keeping the model comfortable helped make it a fund and memorable
experience for me. I look forward to seeing you soon.
Best Regards,
Zeke Samples
4/8/08
Thank you Ken for such a great shoot this weekend! You made me feel
very comfortable as a guest in your home, and that same comfort
level transitioned into the images. You were great at motivating and
posing me as a model
and the
results show this very concept. Shooting with you was incredibly fun,
and the
steps you took to ensure everything was in place contributed to the success
of
the shoot. You treated me very professionally and gave me awesome advice
as to
how I may improve both physically and professionally in my career as
a model. You were a great guy to hang out with when we weren't
shooting and to talk to
about different subjects that came about in conversation. I would not
hesitate
to recommend you to other models as my weekend was incredibly smooth
and the
results hold promising for my future. I look forward to future projects
with
you and our continued success. Thank you Ken! Sincerely,
Kevin Craig
3/24/08 Ken, My shoot with you remains one of my best overall experiences. You seemed
to take a personal interest in the process and treated me with the utmost
respect. Your excitement (in particular with the last shots) left me
with a sense that we had done something important.
I’ve been lucky enough to work with great people. I don’t
mean to discredit any of those photographers. I’m grateful for
all the opportunities that I’ve had. Still, many photospheres give
the impression that you’re an inconvenience and/or barely human.
I’ve been on shoots were I felt like a prop. Even worse, I’ve
left shoots feeling like the experience did not matter to anyone involved.
Regardless of how the pictures turn out, I think that the process of
creating them is a big part of making art. I think you’ve found
a way to capture beautiful images in a way that makes people look and
feel their best. To me – that makes you one of the best photographers
out there.
Justin - fitness
model
6/25/07
"I always have to give credit to... Ken of Serg Studios for getting me my
first fitness cover." (ohlalamag) "I
also loved shooting with Ken Serg as he knows the perfect poses and angles to
make your build look big and lean. You can clearly see years of experience and
talent in these photographers..." (connex247)
James Ellis - cover model
5/11/07
"Hey Ken, I just had to drop a note to say that you're a very talented photographer,
who also happens to be sincere and professional, which can
be
hard to come by! As you know I've done a lot of covers with a variety
of
photographers ranging from Men's Health and Maximum Fitness to others in
between. So I genuinely mean it when I say that, to me you clearly
possess
the right combination of skill and commitment to excel as a
photographer.
And your connections in the industry and coaching support have
definitely
helped models find success. You were able to get me a 3-page fold-out
poster inside 'Exercise for Men Only' magazine, as well as personal
profile
of me as a pilot and fitness model. Wow, the effort to make that happen
on
the active and highly secured ramp of a JetBlue flight at the San Diego
airport with limited time counted in minutes was intense pressure. But
your
professionalism combined with skill and talent showed that not only were
you
incredibly prepared, but you knew how to work with everyone and
immediately
captured some rare and spectacular shots. I'm honored to have shot with
you, and to know you, and hope that we can shoot again."
Your friend - Max
Max Wettstein - Fitness cover model, and Airbus 320 Captain - Jet Blue Airways
"Your Abs Expert"
4/10/07
Ken, thanks again for doing the personal shoot of me. I was honored that you
agreed to it and genuinely impressed with the whole thing. From the start you
treated
me like I was one of the stars you regularly photograph. The time, direction
and patience you
gave
me both in advance and during the shoot really made all the difference in creating
pics that exceeded my expectations. Thank
you
Ken!
Sincerely,
John C
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