My First Published Cover Photo

"Weston, can you do this?" The question I've been waiting to answer for a long time.  

We have a photographer on retainer at Austin Fit Magazine who I've been asking photography questions like a boy to his parents when first experiencing the world every time we produced a photoshoot together. Over those 8 years, Brian Fitzsimmons has been mentoring me to the point that AFM would have the trust to ask me to photograph a high-profile person who would grace the cover of our September 2017 Body Issue. It was Outdoor Voices founder Tyler Haney. You see, the scheduling of a business owner can be quite challenging. At one point, Brian was able to shoot, and then he wasn't able to because he was out of town. Once the date was settled, and it was me who was asked to shoot, I knew that this was perhaps the only chance that I get to show what I'm best at: bringing out your true smile.

My answer to the question: "YES." :)

The team chose my photograph, and since I design the magazine, I went in knowing how I wanted the cover to look. This content production journey is something that I could have never dreamt, but I am surely enjoying this ride on Cloud9. 

Here's Tyler Haney's Instagram Post:

Cool to be part of @austinfit body issue talking OV's mission to get more people moving and feeling good by stripping away the pressure to perform and making activity about doing it for the fun of it. 🏄🏽‍♀️🏊‍♀️⛹🏾‍♀️🏌🏻‍♀️🤾🏼‍♀️🎯 We at OV believe the future of athletics is not about being there first, but about being there most frequently. If there's one thing I'm committed to leading in this world it's getting more people #doingthings because being active really isn't about working out for the best body or the win - it's about moving because it's fun, it helps you think clearly, you can do it with friends, it gives you confidence, it showers you in endorphins and ultimately makes you a happier, healthier, much nicer person. We all could use more #doingthings 😊

1,292 Likes, 54 Comments - Tyler Haney (@ty_haney) on Instagram: "Cool to be part of @austinfit body issue talking OV's mission to get more people moving and feeling..."