Author Archives: James Patrick

FMI Roundtable Recap: Personal Website Marketing Efforts

This article is part 2 of 4 which recaps the roundtable discussion that were held at the recent FMI conference in Scottsdale, Arizona. After splitting the attendees up into four groups, we assigned each a separate topic for them to discuss. … Continue reading

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May 2012 Featured Talent Interview with Teri Simmons-Crenshaw

It does not take one long to recognize how insanely smart fitness talent and business owner Teri Simmons-Crenshaw is. I’ve had the opportunity to meet and work with Teri on several occasions and have always been impressed by her tenacity and drive … Continue reading

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FMI Roundtable Recap: Blogging and Sharing Websites

At the recent FMI conference in Scottsdale, Arizona I had the opportunity to present on how talents can market themselves through a variety of online channels. On Day 3 of the conference I split the room up into four groups. Each … Continue reading

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Managing the Post-FMI Whirlwind

This past weekend the James Patrick Photography team had the opportunity to be a part of an event which is illustrating what is important in our industry, FMI. Fitness Model International is a regular conference hosted to help educate and … Continue reading

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Jamie Eason Shares Her Most Important Lesson Learned

Recently while in Los Angeles I was able to meet and talk to fitness talent Jamie Eason as we interviewed her for two episodes of The Pro Exposure podcast. After the interview was done, I was able to get a … Continue reading

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What physical training can teach you about business

I can still vividly remember my first intense workout on my journey to do a men’s physique competition. It was a vigorous session with my trainer which left me barely able to walk afterwards. Despite all the pain, it felt … Continue reading

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April 2012 Featured Talent Interview with Dave Dreas

It was not more than a few months ago that I had the opportunity to meet up and coming fitness talent Dave Dreas. I was shooting on the beach in Los Angeles and unfortunately; it was not what you would … Continue reading

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Interview with the Editor in Chief of Iron Man Magazine

It is my pleasure to introduce you all to Steve Holman, the Editor in Chief of Iron Man Magazine. I’ve had the pleasure of having a few shots appear in the publication and working with Steve briefly over the past year and … Continue reading

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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 … Continue reading

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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 … Continue reading

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