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What is Acceptable to Ask
QUICK IMPORTANT NOTE: The e-book I've been mentioning over the last few months is no complete! Stay tuned as it will be released in just a week! I received an e-mail from a young male fitness talent. He expressed zero interest in booking my team and I for a photo...
Fight Being Comfortable
At the end of 2013 I was doing my annual review and I took a moment to look back at the work I had created in the past 12 months. A chill creeped up my spine. I realized - looking at my work from a bird's eye view that I was keeping it fairly safe. Meaning I was...
Checking Agency Background Before Representation
In response to a recent casting call we put out, I received a message from a person claiming to be a local talent agent here in Arizona. They wanted me to check out their agency, the talent they had to offer and hopefully hire one of their models for my project....
Handling Online Haters and Dealing with Negative Comments
It was about a week or so ago that I posted an image I photographed of a female fitness talent on my Facebook Page and received the following comment. "Too skinny. But for some reason this is what all woman are suppose to try to represent. Needs more photoshopping on...
Defending Property
Imagine for a moment that you wrote a book. Then, someone came along, took it and republished it. Only they used their own name and not yours on the cover. Would this make you happy? Would you feel honored that your work was published? Would you feel privileged that...
I’ve Been Made Public Enemy Number 1
Recently I was doing a photo shoot with a fitness talent who asked me if I know of a certain person. I hadn't heard of them and inquired who they were. "Oh, just this photographer." I shrugged "Sorry. Not sure I've heard of them." At this point the model laughed...
May 2014 Featured Talent: Natalie Hodson
I had the pleasure of meeting Natalie Hodson and her daughter Phoenix last year in Las Vegas. Since that time I've watched Natalie not only grow, but exponentially grow her following. We spoke a few weeks on on the phone for what seemed like 15 minutes, but was well...
What Success Will Not Do
Quickly think of three fitness photographers other than myself. Got their names in your head? Good. Now – would you say that these people have become successful in their careers? The answer is most likely yes if their names popped into your head quickly. Now I have...
Job I’ve Had That Sucked
I once worked on a farm. My job was to move bails of hay from this flatbed truck to a barn on the other side of the property. Since we couldn't get the truck near the barn, due to the layout of the property and the size of the truck, we had to exert twice the effort...