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Radical Pitch Idea
Question; how many model pitches to magazines start out with something like the following: I am so and so or I have done this and that or my blah or my blah blah. Would it be safe to assume that 99.9% of model pitches focus solely on the person sending it and thus are...
Meet the New Team
As we get rolling in 2017, the James Patrick Photography, LLC, FITposium, and Patrick Creative Media team has brought on a handful of new faces. We wanted to take a moment to introduce you to all our current and new team members that you will have the opportunity to...
Big Announcement for James Patrick Photography
With the New Year now upon us I am pleased to take the time to announce and unveil the new venture of the James Patrick Photography team. PATRICK CREATIVE MEDIA Patrick Creative Media is a one-stop collaborative firm providing photography, videography and graphic...
How to Deal with Self Doubt
People don’t really like to discuss their self-doubts with others. It leaves you feeling exposed and vulnerable. Acknowledging self-doubts is akin to admitting failure. I’ve been having these visceral dreams lately, almost on a nightly basis, where I am carrying this...
Unworthy of Radio Shack
I get an uneasy feeling when I’m told how lucky I am that I found and am able to do a career that I’m passionate about. I have to wonder if I was unlucky before that? When I was playing baseball and my batting average dropped to .061, was that bad luck? (For those who...
Attempting to Leverage Crisis for Gain
A message was sent recently in which an aspiring fitness talent wanted a discount on a photo shoot from a pair of photographers. The page long message went into very specific details on this person’s life, tragedies and most recent crisis they have been facing. When I...
What Does TFP Mean to a Professional?
It doesn’t happen often, but every now and then a model will send me a message to inquire if I am willing to offer them a TFP photo shoot. Their responses vary slightly calling it “Trade for Print” or “Time for Print” or “Trade for Photos” but the gist is always the...
Understanding the Value of Your Images
Last week I received an e-mail from an South Africa based music company who wanted the rights to use an image I did of a model for a 20-minute workout track they were releasing. The e-mail noted that my “photographs are amazing” and that they would credit me for all...
Top Ten Reasons I Won’t Ask Clients to Sign Exclusive Contracts
I have been seeing photographers within our industry attempting to encourage fitness modeling talents to sign exclusive contracts to them limiting their ability to work with other service providers. Here is why I will not be asking my clients to ever sign such...