Re-release: Choosing a creative life, with Viola Virtamo

In today’s re-release episode (81) of The EAT, CAPTURE, SHARE Podcast, I’m talking to Viola Virtamo, photographer, graphic designer, videographer, cookbook author, visual artist and director of Dream Cozy, a publishing company based in Finland. We chat about how to establish a successful career as a photographer, how to find your style, how to curate your Instagram feed and so much more. Here’s what else you can expect from today’s episode …   I share more about the advanced food photography retreat I’m teaching with Viola this summer! Viola introduces herself. Viola chats about what she’s been cooking in quarantine and how the current situation has positively affected her cooking skills. Viola outlines how she started her photography career and how she established her creative business. Viola describes when and how she fell in love with food and food photography. Viola shares her top food photography tips. Viola explains how she found her own unique style and how she’s allowed it to continuously evolve. We discuss what makes a great creative. Viola shares where she found the courage to pursue her dream of working in a creative field. Viola talks openly how she deals with creative set backs and rejections. Viola notes why it’s been so important to obtain inspiration from a variety of different sources and explore different visual mediums. Viola shares what her great sources of inspiration are. Viola spills the beans on how she approaches the curation of her Instagram grid. Viola outlines what her creative process is and how she tackles client projects. We discuss how best to plan a shoot.   LINKS MENTIONED: My book, Creative Food Photography is available HERE! It’s for food photographers who want to find their own unique style and up level their photography. Find out more about the advanced food photography and videography retreat Connect with Viola on Instagram or via her blog, Nordic Violet Find Viola’s latest book here and her publishing company, Dream Cozy, here Linda Lomelino Pinterest Film Noir Planoly