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My fitness journey
It was Saturday night around 8:30pm. For the past 15 hours I was barely getting by on eating cold tilapia and brown rice cakes without water. I stood shirtless in my red board shorts amongst a group of men’s physique competitors just off the main stage; just moments...
March 2012 Featured Talent Interview with Chelsea Cruz
In October of 2011 I was working at the FMI Conference in Los Angeles and during the process of photographing various talent's headshots I kept seeing this one person out of the corner of my eye. She was assisting another photographer who was shooting nearby; but...
Three Simple Steps to Crush Your Competition
Special Note: Before you read this post, please refer to my earlier posts about how competition can (and should) be a good thing. There is The True Definition of Competition and Why You Should Want to See Your Competition Do Well. The spirit of the article below is...
It would be easier if…
It was one of the hardest weeks I’ve had in recent memory. I had been putting all of my energy into winning a certain job. I crafted what I felt was the perfect proposal detailing my unique project approach, my creative vision and what my team and I brought to the...
Doing work that matters
It was a pretty late work evening last week and I was in the middle of trying to knock out a few client deadlines while getting invoices sent out and doing all the things a business owner needs to do to stay afloat. A friend of mine messaged me on Facebook and asked...
The magic solution to become more successful, more in shape, better looking, richer, more respected and leading an all-around more epic lifestyle
Okay so that is the most misleading title I could ever have used for this blog article. Permit me to explain with the following story to illustrate my point. A few weeks ago I had a model from another city contact me to commend me on my work as a photographer in the...
February 2012 Featured Talent Interview with Parker Cote
For my second interview, I chose to talk to Parker Cote. I first had the opportunity to meet and work with Parker in Los Angeles at the 2010 FMI conference. We shot together again when FMI came out to Scottsdale. It was shortly after that when we worked together yet...
Get This, Clients Are Also Humans!
I was recently having a conversation with a fellow service provider who will remained unnamed. However they have the same job that I have. In this conversation they began a venting campaign against a recent client of theirs, who will also remain unnamed. At this...
How to Develop Successful Client Relationships
Unfortunate in our industry we are always seeking the next new project; typically with a fresh client. However this can create an endless feast and famine cycle in your business as a model, as a photographer or even as a personal trainer. Most businesses have...