Photo Fuel

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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Recent Episodes
  • Spring Checkpoint (+ a podcast update)
    Apr 14, 2025 – 19:31
  • Help clients decide what to wear (without being a stylist or stocking a client closet).
    Apr 7, 2025 – 34:56
  • Extended Family Sessions: My Approach & Tips for Success
    Mar 31, 2025 – 29:10
  • Building a Bold Brand & Exceptional Client Experience with Christine Dammann
    Mar 24, 2025 – 35:19
  • One Year of Photo Fuel: A Candid Q&A on Business, Conferences, Balance, Social Media, and more
    Mar 17, 2025 – 34:53
  • Why I switched to Honeybook : takeaways from my migration + how it's going so far
    Mar 10, 2025 – 20:55
  • The Booking Call Debate: Pros, Cons, and Alternatives
    Mar 3, 2025 – 33:27
  • The 4 Stages of a Connection-Driven Client Experience
    Feb 24, 2025 – 16:50
  • Crafting a Client Experience That Works No Matter Where You Are with Natasha Sewell
    Feb 17, 2025 – 38:40
  • 3 times family photographers should shoot for free (+ a case for generosity)
    Feb 10, 2025 – 16:28
  • What every family photographer needs to know about "conveying value"
    Feb 3, 2025 – 17:47
  • History of Pricing Part II : Growing a business and babies, my biggest game-changers, & where I've landed
    Jan 27, 2025 – 37:55
  • History of Pricing Part 1
    Jan 20, 2025 – 28:45
  • Adopting a 'why not' mindset
    Jan 13, 2025 – 08:38
  • What I'm working on in slow season : a peak into how I organize projects and make plans
    Jan 6, 2025 – 24:29
  • 3 Methods of Journaling | Increase your Noticing Power and better your photography, business, and life
    Dec 30, 2024 – 25:17
  • 3 Big Picture Questions to Center your Goals for the New Year
    Dec 23, 2024 – 14:45
  • The 5 Most Influential Books for my Photography Business Journey
    Dec 16, 2024 – 15:51
  • My 3 part process for holding an end-of-year meeting with myself | reflection, goal-setting, metrics and more
    Dec 9, 2024 – 32:35
  • Photographing your holidays and making personal "work" more fun
    Dec 2, 2024 – 16:08
  • Your End of Year Investment Plan (+ an exercise to make smart choices)
    Nov 25, 2024 – 32:00
  • My Story: the roots, experience, failures, & inspirations that shaped my photography business + paying it forward
    Nov 18, 2024 – 46:22
  • Discovering Your Strengths, Why Client Love Isn’t Enough, and the Impact of Support with Lydia Fine
    Nov 11, 2024 – 35:26
  • 4 ways to build momentum when you’re *not* busy in the fall
    Nov 4, 2024 – 17:22
  • Photography Business Fears and Horror Stories 🫢
    Oct 28, 2024 – 16:08
  • Seasons of Business, Marketing with Intention, & Choosing Education Wisely with Sabrina Gebhardt
    Oct 21, 2024 – 35:32
  • Beyond the discounts : Navigating Black Friday as a Family Photographer
    Oct 14, 2024 – 20:10
  • A Pre-Shoot Pep Talk / Meditation (Recenter yourself for your best work)
    Oct 7, 2024 – 08:41
  • Why (and how) I Changed My Business Name
    Sep 30, 2024 – 20:45
  • Get Discovered and Grow your Business in a New Place Using SEO with Melissa Arlena
    Sep 23, 2024 – 45:51
  • 4 Simple Copy Tips to Elevate your Family Photography Website
    Sep 16, 2024 – 21:35
  • 6 Unique Ways to Nurture Your Family Photography Clients
    Sep 9, 2024 – 27:43
  • Back to School Reboot | Business Q&A
    Sep 2, 2024 – 31:12
  • The benefits of being an introverted photographer, switching careers, shooting multiple genres, and more with Caitlin Alohilani Photography
    Aug 26, 2024 – 49:23
  • 4 Tips for How to Shoot in Any Home (In-Home Photography Series Part 3)
    Aug 19, 2024 – 13:33
  • What's in my bag (In Home Photography Series Part 2)
    Aug 12, 2024 – 18:00
  • If you're nervous about light, try this! (In-Home Photography Series Part 1)
    Aug 5, 2024 – 17:07
  • Why I Don't Do Fall Minis (+ what works for me instead)
    Jul 29, 2024 – 25:23
  • Pursuing a love of art, business, and people with Rachel Larsen Weaver
    Jul 22, 2024 – 51:28
  • Newsletters : What I learned from One Year of The Firefly Letters
    Jul 8, 2024 – 24:50
  • Discovering what you were created to create with Morgan Williams
    Jun 24, 2024 – 37:12
  • Website Work
    Jun 10, 2024 – 20:32
  • Connecting with clients by owning your story with Mary Catherine Wickman
    May 27, 2024 – 33:30
  • Resetting inspiration in your personal life (when you don't feel like shooting)
    May 13, 2024 – 24:33
  • Marketing, Privacy, and Social Media with Morgan Miles
    Apr 29, 2024 – 44:27
  • The key ingredient to your success
    Apr 24, 2024 – 18:28
  • 6 shifts that helped me grow my family photography business
    Apr 1, 2024 – 30:38
  • Betting on yourself
    Mar 18, 2024 – 23:13
  • The Senses Checklist
    Mar 18, 2024 – 12:35
  • Uncover your mission and values as a family photographer
    Mar 18, 2024 – 20:45
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