These dessert images were taken for the dessert company, Empress Sissy of Orlando, Florida, to be used for their website, by their food strategists, Coast to Coast Gourmet and the graphic designer, Felicia Rothburg of  pure & simple/graphics by felicia.

For over 26 years, the IDEA Health and Fitness Association has been the leading resource for fitness and wellness professionals worldwide. The awards distinguish the finest trainers with a mix of criteria that encompasses excellence in the profession as well as exceptional leadership, motivation and instruction skills, and the ability to inspire clients to greater personal growth and higher levels of fitness.  With over 21 years experience as a fitness professional that is exactly what you receive from owner and trainer Darla O’Brien whose motto at Designer Fitness is “perfect balance through exercise. As an IDEA Challenge Award recipient, O’Brien was presented with a medal and special recognition at the convention, which was attended by over 5,000 fitness experts from 52 countries. She was also granted substantial opportunities to meet with the convention’s celebrity presenters, including Elaine LaLanne, who was given an award honoring her late husband, Jack; Dr. Daniel Amen, author of “Change Your Brain, Change Your Life”; Apolo Ohno, eight-time Olympic medal winning speed skater; and Louis Van Amstel from “Dancing with the Stars.”

O’Brien will appear with other Challenge award winners in “IDEA Fitness Journal.”

Darla O’Brien has more than 25 years’ experience as a fitness professional. She opened Designer Fitness studio in Sarasota in 1989. O’Brien developed the ME System , a unique and individualized approach to achieving balance and fitness by engaging mind and body to make everyday movement a workout. Designer Fitness clients include professional athletes, physicians, celebrities and fellow trainers.

These images were shot on location in Sarasota, Florida for Vera Cole.  Her composite was prepared for modeling agencies.