In this week’s episode (46) 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 this week’s episode …

Viola introduces herself
Viola shares what life in quarantine in Finland has been like for her
Viola chats about what she’s been cooking in quarantine and how the current situation has positive affected her cooking skills
Viola outlines how she started her photography career and how she established her creative business
Viola described 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:

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
Onourcreativetable hashtag collaboration
Find out more about my online food photography and visual story telling ecourse
Listen in on my podcast interview with Julian Angel from Historias del Ciervo
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Find the full show notes HERE