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Beyond the Image Podcast

Apr 30, 2025

I want to be clear, right off the top, that I have personally made every single one of these mistakes myself in my 20+ year career.

The goal is not to shame photograpehrs for making the mistakes that all of us have made - but to shed light (that is a well-placed pun) on these misconcepts, misunderstandings and mistakes...


Apr 23, 2025

You were asked by a client to bid on a project and either intentionally or unintentionally they did not give you all of the information you need to accurate prepare an estimate that fully reflects your services and value.

Bluntly - you underbid.

So what do you do?

In this episode of the Beyond the Image podcast, host...


Apr 16, 2025

Photographers - there are two types of clients we need to STOP chasing.

  1. Clients who don't have money.
  2. Clients who don't want to spend money.

Instead - let's focus on how we find clients who do have the purchasing power and purchasing assets to support our creative endeavors.

https://jamespatrick.com/


Apr 8, 2025

Social media was never particularly easy - but it sure was a lot simpler. The way to achieve engagement has completely shifted (and we've lost count how many times that has happened).

In this episode of the Beyond the Image podcast - we dive into what needs to happen on your social channels now based upon how audiences...


Apr 1, 2025

If all you are sending a prospective client is an estimate sheet - then you are drastically under-selling yourself as a creative.

In this episode of the Beyond the Image podcast - I dive into my strategy for crafting and desgining well curated proposals that I send to clients when bidding.

https://jamespatrick.com/