Photo Fuel
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<p>This is a podcast for family photographers 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.<br /><br />Free, full, and fun family photography education every Monday - grab your Photo Fuel and let’s get creating.</p>
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Recent Episodes
July 6, 2026
Putting in the website work to get found online with Jamie Bugbee
What business owner doesn't want to get found through Google and AI search? Jamie Bugbee spent over 20 years as a dental hygienist before postpartum depression led her back to a camera and a way to come home to herself. And once she put herself fully into learning and tackling SEO for family photographers, she was able to grow her photography business by 400% and leave her day-job to go full-time. Jamie is a Portland-based family, maternity, newborn, and brand photographer who now teaches photographers how to grow through their own websites. We talk about the practical side of getting found online without leaning on social media: on-page and off-page SEO for family photographers, backlinks and local citations, and how to blog in a way that's actually built to be found - not just written and forgotten. We also cover the tools Jamie uses to track what's working and what's not working, silent killers to your page speed and searchability that might be working against you, and more. Find It Quickly: 2:20 - From dental hygienenist to photography5:00 - Picking up a camera again after having kids12:00 - The mentorship that finally clicked14:20 - The bones of modern SEO for family photographers21:00 - Blogging effectively 27:30 - Tools for tracking what's working and what's not30:15 - Jamie's Photo Fuel Mentioned in this Episode: Keywords Everywhere White Spark, Google Search Console SEO Edge Microsoft Clarity Free Guide from Jamie: Luxury Client Journey Connect with Jamie Portland Oregon family photographer (Jamie's website) Jamie's Instagram for photographers The PhotograpHER Podcast: The Booked Photographer (course) Connect with Leah Leah's website: https://www.leahoconnell.com Leah's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leahoconnell.photo Learn Page with free resources + stay connected : https://www.leahoconnell.com/learn
June 15, 2026
Falling for Lifestyle, Session Prep, and Playing the SEO Long Game with Becca Lueck
Becca Lueck has been photographing families in the Portland, Oregon area for 16 years, but she didn't find lifestyle photography until year seven. Once she did, everything changed. We talk about the before and after of learning to fall in love with the work you're doing, how it changes, and how to keep it interesting. Becca is the founder of Becca Jean Photography, a membership for family photographers, and a suite of courses covering everything from business systems to video. She's also been blogging and building her SEO for years, to the point where she can now publish a post and rank on the first page within days. In this episode, we talk about how she got there and how things look now. We also get into her video workflow — how she moves between photo and video inside a family session without losing momentum — and her honest take on where new photographers should put their energy. Find It Quickly:3:30 - Getting started7:00 - Mini sessions and slow early growth12:00 - Discovering lifestyle photography in 201720:00 - Client prep: email sequences other tools27:00 - Styling guidance and client closets30:00 - Adding video inside a family session37:00 - SEO over Instagram41:00 - Becca's membership44:00 - Photo fuel: in-person events Mentioned in this Episode:Becca's Membership: https://courses.beccajeanphotography.com/p/family-photography-collective Style and Select: https://styleandselect.com/ Becca's CRM: https://17hats.com/ How Becca edits film: Adobe Premiere Pro How Becca edits photo: Imagin AI Tristin Tracy: @tristentracy_photography Connect with Becca: Education: https://beccajeanphotography.com/education Instagram: @beccajeanphotography Connect with Leah:PhotoFuel Retreat and Mastermind: leahoconnell.com/retreatFree resources: leahoconnell.com/learn
June 1, 2026
Guide to In-Home Family Photography Part 4 - 8 Tips for What to Do When You're Stuck
You're halfway into a session, things are flowing, and then — nothing. The energy drops, your brain goes blank, and you're thinking - WHAT NOW. This is the final part of the four-part in-home family photography series, and I'm giving you eight specific moves to pull out when a session stalls or you need to jolt yourself in to a new perspective. Stay to the end for a preview of what's coming this summer! Find It Quickly:2:56 - 1: Three focal ranges 4:37 - 2: Shoot through something nearby5:34 - 3: Doorways6:41 - 4: Invite music7:55 - 5: Invite play9:00 - 6: Look for the moment, not the space10:57 - 7: Use furniture in non-conventional ways11:38 - 8: Let the mess be the story13:10 - Recap 13:43 - Series wrap-up + how to get the field guide 14:52 - What to expect next on the podcast Mentioned in this Episode:In-Home Session Field Guide (free): leahoconnell.com/home-fieldguidePhoto Fuel Retreat and Mastermind: leahoconnell.com/retreat
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- What is Photo Fuel?
<p>This is a podcast for family photographers 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.<br /><br />Free, full, and fun family photography education every Monday - grab your Photo Fuel and let’s get creating.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
This podcast updates daily.
- Where can I listen to this podcast?
This podcast is available on 7 platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. You can also use the RSS feed directly.
- Does this podcast accept guests?
Yes, this podcast regularly features guests.
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