by Leah O’Connell
This is a podcast specifically for family photographers all about the swirl of vision, art, and business. Through stories, interviews, and nearly 20 years of experience in the family photography industry, host Leah O’Connell will help pack your creative toolbox and build confidence to fuel your sessions, your business, and your life. We’ll tackle family photography education with topics around the logistics and the skills, along with mindset, marketing with alignment, and more. This podcast will help you fan your own flame towards doing more of what you love and loving how you do it. Free, full, and fun family photography education every Monday - grab your Photo Fuel and let’s get creating.
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April 14, 2025
We’re now over 50 episodes into the Photo Fuel Podcast, and I’m coming to you from the messy middle with some real talk. In this episode, I’m sharing a big update on the future of the podcast and why I’m choosing to step back from weekly episodes—for now. If you’ve been tuning in regularly, you know I’m all about sustainable business practices and aligning your creative work with your actual life. In this episode, I take you behind the scenes of my own quarter-end reflection around creating educational content and the red flags that have me pausing. + 5 questions you can add to your own regular checkpoints to make sure you're growing in the right direction. Whatever your dreams and visions were for the first part of the year, I hope you'll give yourself grace to consider the full picture. // LINKS MENTIONED // Episode 6 - The Key Ingredient to your success Episode 8 - Resetting your inspiration when you don't feel like shooting The Shop - https://www.leahoconnell.com/shop Learn Page - https://www.leahoconnell.com/learn // CONNECT WITH LEAH //Website: https://www.leahoconnell.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leahoconnell.photo The Firefly Letters: https://www.leahoconnell.com/newsletter
April 7, 2025
One of the biggest questions that comes up for clients when preparing for their session is "what do I wear?" As the photographer, it's good service to help them with that! But that doesn't mean you have to become a full-on stylist, stock a client closet, or put them in a cookie cutter formula of "what looks good." Of course, full styling is an option that serves some photographers and clients very well! It's all about your goals and the type of images you're marketing. But if you want to empower your clients to make clothing choices that feel natural and genuine to their actual style and make them feel great just being themselves... this episode is for you. I'm coming in with 6 tips to help your clients decide what to wear without *TELLING* them what to wear. This episode is quick and actionable to encourage you that providing great customer experience can look a lot of different ways (and so can your clients!). // LINKS MENTIONED // connect with Leah: www.leahoconnell.com 1:1 mentoring: https://www.leahoconnell.com/mentoring THE SHOP: https://www.leahoconnell.com/shop IG: https://www.instagram.com/leahoconnell.photo
March 31, 2025
Extended family sessions can feel like a whole different ballgame compared to standard family shoots—more people, more potential, and more opinions! In this episode, I’m sharing why I actually love extended family sessions and how you can approach them with confidence and creativity. We’ll cover: Why photographing at home makes a difference and how to make it work My philosophy on pricing extended family sessions Balancing posed portraits with candid, natural moments Navigating group dynamics, including when tension arises Activities that help families relax and connect naturally Tips for keeping it fun, intentional, and drama-free Whether you already love extended family sessions or they make you nervous, this episode will give you practical strategies to create beautiful, meaningful images—no matter the size of the group. // LINKS MENTIONED // THE SHOP: https://leahoconnell.myflodesk.com/wnln59l5yj Blog posts about extended family sessions: A backyard large extended family session Extended family photos at home with all adults An extended family session at home (with Thanksgiving dinner + backyard baseball!) // CONNECT WITH LEAH // Website: https://www.leahoconnell.com/education Learn for free: https://www.leahoconnell.com/learn IG: https://www.instagram.com/leahoconnell.photo
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