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The Hidden Tax of Projects
Every project you take on has a hidden tax. It could be the client who allows their stress to roll down onto the people they hire. Perhaps it is the client who habitually allows projects to go over schedule. Maybe it is the client who tries to get far more services...
Dedication to being Nothing
I found a photographer on Instagram with more than 20,000 followers. However - the average number of likes on any one of their posts was somewhere between only 3-and-5 likes. That indicated to me that probably around 99.99% of their followers were fake or...
Things You Never Want to Hear A Photographer Say
Here is a list of things you never want to hear escape the mouth of a photographer on set. - Whoops - Well... that didn't work. - Don't do whatever you just did again. - You didn't want these photos did you? - I've been out all last night so can we get through this...
New Team Members
I am so thrilled to announce the news that we have two new people who have joined the James Patrick Photography team. Amber Blom has taken on the role as our new Production Manager and will be assisting on many of our commercial and editorial projects. She has a...
Operation Prevail
OPERATION PREVAIL: Celebrating Strength, Beauty & Survival In recognition and support of Breast Cancer Awareness month, James Patrick Photography, with support from Scott's Training Systems, is launching OPERATION PREVAIL: Celebrating Strength, Beauty and...
Most Embarrassing Photo Shoot Moments
In my meeting last night with our two new staff members someone brought up the question of most embarrassing photo shoot moments. On the drive home I was choked up with bad memories at some of my worst. 1. Forgot the Camera Batteries at Home When I was in college I...
Leveraging Exposure
We as independents (whether you are a model or a photographer) are often approached with the concept (sometimes the illusion) of "exposure" which will drastically benefit our careers. Basically free work. Do this project for us and you will get so much exposure. Shoot...
Calling Writers
For several years I've run the online show TheProExposure in which we discuss what talents should know to grow their careers in the modeling industry. We've had some fantastic episodes with talents such as Jamie Eason, Tiffani Bachus, Kim Dolan Leto and Felicia...
Dealing with No Response
I've written a lot about rejection in the past few years. How, as a talent, you can handle when someone says "no" to you. I wrote about how often as a photographer I am told "no" from clients. But that doesn't always happen, does it? When you as a model pitch yourself...