BTI #303: Resilience Through Rejection with Kimberly Lynn
Release Date: 11/03/2021
Best Photo Lighting Equipment for Location Shoots
Beyond the Image Podcast
I get asked (a lot) about my recommendations for lighting equipment. For most of my career, my answer has always been "just buy whatever you can afford." And more than two decades into my career, my stance on that has not changed. Get what you can afford and you will find ways to make it work. Also, gear does not make the photographer nor improve the shot if not used correctly. That being said - I recently have found myself only using a few pieces of gear every single time I shoot on location. In fact, I am using these pieces so often and enjoying them so much that I've actually started to...
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Top 10 Predictions for the Photography Industry in 2025: Trends, Teach and Opportunities
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The photography industry is evolving rapidly, and 2025 promises groundbreaking changes! In this episode of the Beyond the Image Podcast, host James Patrick breaks down his top 10 predictions, highlighting key trends shaping the future of photography. Discover how AI-enhanced portraits, vintage aesthetics, and mixed-media film are transforming creative expression. Learn why commercial campaigns with bold contrasts and vibrant colors are rising, while paid editorials are on the decline. Explore how 360-degree immersive content, VR integration, and video add-ons are reshaping client expectations,...
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Rejected or Accepted? Results of 100 Publisher Pitches
Beyond the Image Podcast
I had, what I believed to be, a good idea for a new book. Unlike my first three books which I self published and self produced (two of which became best sellers), for this book concept I wanted to go the traditional publisher route. So I crafted a full length proposal and sample manuscript that detailed out the focus of the book, why it was unique and relevant in the marketplace as well as a multi-faceted marketing plan for the launch of the book to ensure its success. I then took that proposal and I sent it out more than 100 times. I sent it off to book publishers as well as to a bevy of...
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No BS Approach to Business Development with Vanessa Joy
Beyond the Image Podcast
Business development is likely the most stressful element of a photographer's career. Having to market and sell while navigating the relentless fear of rejection is what separates those who are able to successful grow their careers from those who continue to struggle. Well, let's fix that, shall we? My guest today on the Beyond the Image podcast is Vanessa Joy. She has worked with thousands of photographers not only in mastering their craft, but to actually build a sustainable business. Vanessa is a Canon Explorer of Light and has generated a multi-million dollar photography business working...
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[FREE GUIDE] Legacy Planner Annual Goal Strategy Guide
Beyond the Image Podcast
The last planner you will ever need! Plan out your year, months, weeks and days with The Legacy Planner to get more done, stay on track and chart out your most successful year ever! Why do some individuals seem to possess the capacity to consistently achieve great things in their lives, while others tend to struggle? Perhaps you have wondered the same thing and questioned what specifically separates the two groups. If we are to believe musings from the infinite parade of social media memes, then each of us are already abundant with endless potential. Yet despite that potential, for some...
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I Got Scammed
Beyond the Image Podcast
Early in my career I got scammed by a client who hired me to photograph an event for his company, and then never paid me. His company eventually disappeared and two decades passed until I came across him again. He had relocated, launched a new company and was on the cover of a pay to be featured magazine. What happened next with the magazine was really interesting. [NEWS] The Legacy Planner is newly updated for 2025! Get your copy now at
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Your Watermarks Suck
Beyond the Image Podcast
The last time I dared talk about photographers using watermarks, I got a few (okay, a lot) of angry messages. But I hope this time you hear me out on why watermarking your photos is a futile effort that only satiates ego and does nothing to actually help your brand or business. https://jamespatrick.com/
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Getting Fired by Clients
Beyond the Image Podcast
By default we only want to share our wins and successes. The fear is that if we are open and honest about projects that don't go well or client experiences that are not stellar that it will somehow reflect negatively upon us. The truth is, when we only share the positives about our careers, it gives a false aspiration of what a creative career truly looks like. Throughout our careers we will lose more work than we will ever win. That is the simple math of it. And once we acknowledge that reality - we can begin to look at losses as not failures but as opportunities to learn and improve our...
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Photographers Give Terrible Advice
Beyond the Image Podcast
When I am in the mood to torture myself, I hop over to Photography Facebook Groups and read the comment sections whenever a photographer asked for help, support or advice. The inevitable result is a barrage of awful keyboard critics giving the worst advice pretending they are being altruistic and supportive - but in reality just trying to keep others out of the industry they believe they are at the center of. In this episode I discuss what happened when a photographer made the mistake of asking for help. https://jamespatrick.com/
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Nightmare Photo Shoots **Halloween Special!**
Beyond the Image Podcast
I selected 13 (of course) of the most terrifying photo experiences I've had in my 20+ year career. Everything from having people physically assault me to say I'm too young to be a photographer. Enjoy my awful memories while I go into an anxiety attack reliving these horrific experiences. https://jamespatrick.com/
info_outlineEntrepreneurs are not given a roadmap, a guide, or list of things to do with what to expect in order to succeed. What we end up with instead is an open landscape and we don’t know which direction to go, nor which obstacles we are going to encounter until we are already in the midst of it. All of us entrepreneurs had to deal with this over the last 18 months with everything we went through in 2020, going into 2021.
What I really want to dive into in this conversation is what this unknown journey looks like as an entrepreneur and how we have to dig deep to find that perseverance, to find that grit to not only survive, but to set ourselves up to thrive.
My guest today is Kimberly Lynn. She is a nationally certified personal trainer. She’s also the founder and owner of the Sweat Fitness Bootcamp, which is a physical gym in New Mexico.
“You have to keep changing with the times.”
IN THIS EPISODE
- How Kimberly dealt with the shutdowns in 2020 and being forced to shut her doors.
- Saying “nothing is going to stop me” but really meaning it and living it.
- Turning rejection and pain into resilience and success.
- The importance of mindset and self-talk.
- Going above and beyond for your clients and why it will lead to your success.
- Giving your clients what they need right now.
- Why asking for help is okay.
- Getting clients that are loyal and with you for the long run.
- Being okay with changing and not settling.
Connect with Kimberly
Website: Fitness | SWEAT Virtual Trainer
Instagram: @kimberly_sweatfitness
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