461: Building a Career as a Photographer and Storytelling Through Visuals with Alanna O'Neil

Developing a photography portfolio, growing a career in photography, and the importance of telling a story through your photographs with Alanna O'Neil.

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Welcome to episode 461 of The Food Blogger Pro Podcast! This week on the podcast, Bjork interviews Alanna O’Neil.

Building a Career as a Photographer and Storytelling Through Visuals

Alanna O’Neil has been a photographer for almost as long as she can remember. Despite starting her career in fashion, she took a risk and moved to Hawaii to start a career as a photographer, and hasn’t looked back.

In this interview, Alanna shares more about building a career as a freelance photographer, developing your skills as a photographer, building a portfolio, and the importance of storytelling through visuals.

She has an incredibly calming and inspiring energy, and this interview will give you a lot to think about as an entrepreneur, creative, and photographer. Don’t miss it!

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• How Alanna first got into photography (spoiler: it involves a horse barn and a dark room in her childhood home)!
• How she makes time and space to make big life decisions (like moving to Hawaii and changing careers).
• How she started her career in food photography.
• How she built her photography portfolio and why working for free is underrated.
• More about the program she is developing for new photographers.
• Her actionable tips within business, mindset, and photography for someone trying to build a photography business.
• Her recommendations for improving your photography.
• Why you should think about telling a story with your food photos.
• How she minimizes comparing herself to other creators.

Resources:

• Alanna O’Neil
• Pinch of Yum
• Humans of New York
• Two Huge Chocolate Chip Cookies
• The Gap and the Gain
• Follow Alanna on Instagram
• Join the Food Blogger Pro Podcast Facebook Group

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