Leah O'Connell

Charlottesville family photographer

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Leah O'Connell Photography

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Education for lifestyle family photographers

With equal attention to art and business, I want to help you find clarity, peace, and joy through photographing families (and getting paid to do it).

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WELCOME TO Photo Fuel

Podcast for Family Photographers

Insightful, down-to-earth episodes about the swirl of vision, art, and business in the family photography genre. Between solo teaching and guest interviews, you'll pack your creative toolbox with confidence, skills, and inspiration to fuel your work and your life. 

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I've spent the last 20 years building a business I'm proud of. I love what I do, how I do it, and who I do it for...and that's the gold I want to pass on to you, too.

With a masters degree in education, I’m as equally obsessed with teaching as I am about art. My goal is to help other photographers cut through the clutter and feel on fire about their work all around.

"quiet marketing"





 underground strategies that get you booked without shouting in the void 

Sustainability




building pricing, collections, and workflows built to support your strengths, personality, and lifestyle

In-home lifestyle photography



develop your skills - from the technicalities of lighting and posing to prepping and engaging with clients for relaxed, timeless vibes amidst the unique challenges of home sessions

- Paige, Sundayvibes Photo

Leah's bedside manner as a mentor is perfect! She blends honest feedback with a warm and encouraging presence. She's incredibly insightful and helped me identify blind spots in my business and mindset that were holding me back.

I loved that in our mentoring time, we tackled everything from workflow, creative inspiration, client experience, pricing, website design, portfolio review, and marketing. I needed a high level audit of my whole business to make sure I was moving in a healthy, sustainable direction, and that's exactly what I got from my time with Leah. 

  • Two 90-minute recorded calls within 6 weeks

  • Written recap/action plan after each call

  • Unlimited Voxer support in between calls 

1:1 Mentoring

$1500

bonus:
  • Access to my client prep guides for families and newborns
  • My 'launch a new thing' (for new or adjusted collections, products, or services)
  • Price increase email templates (for how to break the news to past clients and bring them along seemlessly)



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Lydia - Apolo and Ivy

"If you need guidance, whether it's artistic guidance for the actual photography or the business backend, Leah delivers it. You'll feel supported and well cared for throughout your engagement, since communication continues on Voxer between calls (and her responses are really well thought-out, so you know she's not just riffing to check "reply to this person" off her list).

Mentoring with Leah is an experience that will help you not only build and grow your business, but also your self-confidence"

“I was feeling burnt out and discouraged but was too overwhelmed to get started. [leah] laid it all out in such a clear and concise way."

- Alima

Stay in touch

Choose from a selection of free downloads I've made just for you to support you, from vision casting your business to upleveling your skills in home sessions. And you know the drill - I'll stay connected from there will first updates on new things, podcast episodes, offers, and general virtual encouragement. 

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